¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico! (Today is linguistic Monday!)
La fecha es el dieciocho (18) de abril del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is April 18, 2022.)
El fonema de la semana es rr. (The phoneme of the week is rr.)
While rr is not officially considered a letter in Spanish, it does represent a distinct sound from a single r. While a single r is rolled at the beginning of words, it is not rolled when it is in the middle of words. So, when rr appears (which only happens in the middle of words), it’s a clue to roll your r.
Siete (7) palabras con el fonema rr (7 words with the phoneme rr):
| 1 (uno) – | burro | (donkey) |
| 2 (dos) – | carro | (car / cart) |
| 3 (tres) – | guitarra | (guitar) |
| 4 (cuatro) – | jarro | (jug / pitcher) |
| 5 (cinco) – | párrafo | (paragraph) |
| 6 (seis) – | perro | (dog) |
| 7 (siete) – | tierra | (earth) |
Practice saying one word each day of the week.
¡Que tengas un lunes lingual! (May you have a lingual Monday!)
L. A. Feliz