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¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico!     (Today is linguistic Monday!)

La fecha es el seis (6) de enero del año dos mil veinticinco.     ​(The date is January 6, 2025.)

La letra de la semana es d.     (The letter of the week is d.)

Ciudad, república, provincia, departamento, and estado are some divisions used to distinguish different places in Spanish-speaking countries. To practice reading and preparing ourselves for travel in Spanish-speaking countries, we will learn names of places that contain D.

Sitios que contienen la letra D     (places that contain the letter D):

1 (uno) – Madre de Dios, Pando, Bolivia

2 (dos) – Distrito Capital, Paraguay

3 (tres) – Durazno, Uruguay

4 (cuatro) – Mendoza, Argentina

5 (cinco) – Diguillín, Chile

6 (seis) – La Libertad, Perú

7 (siete) – Santiago Domingo de los Tsáchiles, Ecuador

8 (ocho) – Córdoba, Colombia

9 (nueve) – Mérida, Venezuela

10 (diez) – Darién, Panamá

For a refresher on pronunciation rules, refer to pages 12-18 and 30 of You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1.

¡Que tengas un lunes lúdico!     (May you have a festive Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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