¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico! (Today is linguistic Monday!)
La fecha es el veintiuno (21) de septiembre del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is September 21, 2026.)
La letra de la semana es b. (The letter of the week is b.)
To celebrate the World Cup and to prepare for your next partido de fútbol in Spanish, we are learning soccer terms in this round of the alphabet.
Frases de fútbol que inician con la letra B (soccer terms that start with the letter B):
| 1 (uno) – | balón | (ball) |
| 2 (dos) – | banca / banquillo | (bench) |
| 3 (tres) – | banda | (sideline/ touchline of the field) |
| 4 (cuatro) – | banquillo de reservas | (substitute bench) |
| 5 (cinco) – | bandera / banderilla / banderín | (flag) |
| 6 (seis) – | barrera | (defensive wall) |
| 7 (siete) – | botas / botines de fútbol | (soccer shoes) |
| 8 (ocho) – | bolea | (volley) |
| 9 (nueve) – | bombazo | (rocket; long-range shot) |
| 10 (diez) – | buscar | (to look for) |
For a refresher on pronunciation rules, refer to pages 12-18 and 30 of You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1.
¡Que tengas un lunes laborioso! (May you have a laborious Monday!)
L. A. Feliz