Learning French: meeting and greeting
Our new series of French conversation blogs will look at some of the basics of conversing in French, starting with greeting others in French. Read More
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Spanish word of the week: quedarse
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'quedarse'. 'Quedarse' is a verb that means 'to stay'. Read More
Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing To agree to do something or give someone something, use Yes or OK. To make yes more polite or enthusiastic, add of course. ‘Will you come with me?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Could you help me with my bags?’ ‘Yes, of course.’ ‘Can I have an ice cream, Dad?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Can you… Read More
Spanish word of the week: seguir
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'seguir'. 'Seguir' is a verb that means 'to carry on, to go on'. Read More
French word of the week: vous
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 pronoun 'vous'. Read More
Asking for permission
It’s very useful to know how to ask for permission to do something in English. There are a number of phrases you can use. The most general way to ask for permission is to use Can I … or Can we …? Can I pay by credit card? Can I… Read More
Spanish word of the week: introducir
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'introducir'. 'Introducir' is a verb that means 'to introduce, to bring in; to insert'. Read More
French word of the week: nouveau
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 adjective 'nouveau'. Read More
How to complain in English
There are some situations where things are just not up to what you expect, and you want to let people know or complain about it. If you want to say that something is not good enough, you can use I’m not happy with … or I’m disappointed with … I’m… Read More