Learning French: filler words in French
Right, well...time for a new Learning French blog, eh? We take a look at the filler words that crop up often when conversing in French. Read More
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Spanish words of the week: cinto or cinta?
It’s time to disentangle two more similar-looking and potentially confusable Spanish nouns. These are cinto (masculine) and cinta (feminine). Read More
Months and Dates
In order to talk confidently about your plans in English, it’s useful to know some essential phrases that relate to months and dates.
The months of the year in English are:
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Read More
French word of the week: arrêt
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 noun 'arrêt'. Read More
Spanish words of the week: marco or marca?
So which potentially confusable Spanish nouns are up for anaIysis this week? Marco (masculine) and marca (feminine) are in the frame. Read More
French word of the week: entrer
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 'entrer'. Read More
Formation of past and present tense of English verbs
The present tense of a regular verb is the same as the base form of the verb, except that an -s is added to the verb when it has a noun or he, she, or it as a subject. This form is called the 3rd person singular form. I live in the country. He likes his job. The window looks… Read More
Spanish words of the week: tejo or teja?
Time to separate the wood from the trees with another pair of potentially confusable Spanish nouns… Join us as we look at tejo and teja. Starting with tejo, you can listen to its pronunciation here:… Read More
French word of the week: carte
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 noun 'carte'. Read More