¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico! (Today is linguistic Monday!)
La fecha es el veintisiete (27) de julio del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is July 27, 2026.)
La letra de la semana es z. (The letter of the week is z.)
In this round of the Spanish alphabet, we review alimentos (food).
Alimentos que inician con la letra Z (foods that start with the letter Z):
| 1 (uno) – | zacahuil | (a giant tamale from Huasteca, Mexico) |
| 2 (dos) – | zamburiña | (variegated/black scallop from Galicia, Spain) |
| 3 (tres) – | zanahoria | (carrot) |
| 4 (cuatro) – | zapallo | (pumpkin; squash) |
| 5 (cinco) – | zapote | (sapote) |
| 6 (seis) – | zapotillo | (sapodilla fruit) |
| 7 (siete) – | zara | (Indian corn) |
| 8 (ocho) – | zarandaja | (hyacinth bean; Egyptian kidney bean) |
| 9 (nueve) – | zarangollo | (a dish of eggs, zucchini, and onions from Murcia, Spain) |
| 10 (diez) – | zarzamora | (blackberry) |
| 11 (once) – | zurrukutuna | (a Basque bread and garlic soup) |
For a refresher on pronunciation rules, refer to pages 12-18 and 30 of You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1.
¡Que tengas un lunes lozano! (May you have a glowing Monday!)
L. A. Feliz