¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico! (Today is linguistic Monday!)
La fecha es el nueve (9) de noviembre del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is November 9, 2026.)
La letra de la semana es d. (The letter of the week is d.)
To celebrate the World Cup and to prepare for our 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 D (soccer terms that start with the letter D):
| 1 (uno) – | defensor | (defender) |
| 2 (dos) – | delantero | (forward; striker) |
| 3 (tres) – | delegado | (team manager) |
| 4 (cuatro) – | derbi | (clásico; derby) |
| 5 (cinco) – | despeje | (clearance) |
| 6 (seis) – | director técnico | (coach) |
| 7 (siete) – | disparar | (to shoot) |
| 8 (ocho) – | doblete | (brace) |
| 9 (nueve) – | dorsal | (shirt/squad/jersey/kit number) |
| 10 (diez) – | driblar / driblear | (to dribble) |
For a refresher on pronunciation rules, refer to pages 12-18 and 30 of You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1.
¡Que tengas un lunes ledo! (May you have a pleasant Monday!)
L. A. Feliz