Spanish words of the week: marea or mareo?

This week we look at the feminine 'marea' and masculine 'mareo', which mean very different things Read More

‘and I’ or ‘and me’?

When two pronouns or a personal noun and a personal pronoun are the joint subject of a verb, the subject form of the pronouns must be used. Avoid the common mistake of saying, for example, ‘Jerry and me are…’ or ‘Me and Jerry are…’ Jerry and I are going to paint the… Read More

French word of the week: personne

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French word 'personne'. Read More

Learning French: statements and descriptions

Time for a new instalment of our Learning French blog, which this week focuses on statements that describe people and things. Read More

Spanish words of the week: suelo or suela?

This week we look at the masculine 'suelo' and feminine 'suela', which mean very different things Read More

Learning Italian: Writing emails and letters

There will likely be times when you need to send an email or letter in Italian, whether it’s contacting the hotel you are staying at, drafting an email to a work colleague, or sending a letter to a friend. This blog gives you some useful phrases to use to do… Read More

French word of the week: régler

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French verb 'régler'. Read More

Reported speech

When you use reported speech, the words put into the reported clause do not exactly match the words spoken. ‘I’ll leave at 8.30 on Friday.’ à She says that she will leave at 8.30 on Friday. ‘I’m looking forward to seeing you.’ à She says she’s looking forward to seeing us. Pronouns and possessive… Read More

Spanish words of the week: peso or pesa?

We look at another pair of Spanish nouns whose meanings differ depending on whether they are masculine or feminine; 'peso' and 'pesa'. Read More