French word of the week: quelque
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 'quelque'. Read More
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Spanish word of the week: coma
The Spanish word 'coma' can be masculine or feminine depending on meaning. Read More
French word of the week: rappeler
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 'rappeler'. Read More
Making sure you’ve understood
If you do not understand what someone has said, use I don’t understand. Sorry, I don’t understand. I didn’t understand what you said. Please could you repeat that? I didn’t understand. You can also express any uncertainty about what someone has said by using I’m not sure … Sorry, I’m… Read More
Spanish word of the week: orden
The Spanish word 'orden' can be masculine or feminine depending on meaning. Read More
French word of the week: bref
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 'bref'. Read More
Saying goodbye
In most circumstances, you can use Goodbye when you leave a person or a place, such as a shop or bank, etc. If it’s nighttime, you can use Good night. Goodbye, Helen! Thanks for coming. Thanks for all your help. Goodbye. Good night. See you in the morning. Goodbye is… Read More
Spanish word of the week: cometa
In another in our series of blog posts on Spanish nouns whose gender varies according to meaning we look at cometa. You can listen to the pronunciation of cometa in the audio clip below: You’re most likely to see un cometa (masculine) at night, since it… Read More
Learning German: Saying what you like, dislike and prefer
Whether you’re visiting galleries and museums, sampling German cuisine or simply chatting to your German-speaking friends, you’ll probably want to talk about what you like and dislike. There are several different ways to do this in German. To say what you like, use ich mag (I like) and ich mag…… Read More