¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico! (Today is linguistic Monday!)
La fecha es el veintiuno (21) de abril del año dos mil veinticinco. (The date is April 21, 2025.)
El fonema de la semana es rr. (The phoneme of the week is rr.)
Ciudad, república, provincia, departamento, and estado are some divisions used to distinguish different places in Spanish-speaking countries. To practice reading and preparing for travel in Spanish-speaking countries, we will learn the names of places that contain rr.
Sitios que contiene el fonema rr (places that contain the phoneme rr):
1 (uno) – Cerro Cama, Panamá
2 (dos) – Barranquilla, Colombia
3 (tres) – San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela
4 (cuatro) – Ibarra, Ecuador
5 (cinco) – Ferreñafe, Perú
6 (seis) – Rurrenabaque, Bolivia
7 (siete) – Cerro Corá, Paraguay
8 (ocho) – Villarrica, Chile
9 (nueve) – San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
10 (diez) – Barros Blancos, Uruguay
For a refresher on pronunciation rules, refer to pages 12-18 and 30 of You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1.
¡Que tengas un lunes irreal! (May you have an unreal Monday!)
L. A. Feliz