Learning French: making a purchase
Our Learning French blog is back, and we're taking a look at the French phrases that'll come in handy if you're popping out to the shops. Read More
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Spanish words of the week: paso or pasa?
It’s that time of the week when we step into the world of potentially confusable Spanish nouns and separate out how a particular pair is used. Today it’s the turn of paso (masculine) and pasa (feminine). Read More
French word of the week: instant
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 'instant'. Read More
How to use ‘Used to’
The verb used to is a ‘marginal’ modal verb. Unlike the other modal verbs, it is only found in the past tense. Therefore, when it is used with do to make negatives and questions, the form of the auxiliary verb is always did. Used to is used as follows: to describe an activity or a state that… Read More
Spanish words of the week: palma or palmo?
It’s that time of the week when we seek to get the measure of two more similar-looking Spanish nouns and how they are used. These are palma (feminine) and palmo (masculine). Read More
Use of Shall and Will
The normal way to express simple future time in English is using the modal verb will followed by the base form of a main verb. The modal verb shall can be used with the pronouns I and we, especially in questions, but is not used very much in modern English. Shall I bring you some tea?… Read More
French word of the week: monter
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 'monter'. Read More
Spanish words of the week: rueda or ruedo?
Time to separate out another pair of potentially confusable Spanish nouns… Join us as we set the ball rolling with ruedo (masculine) and rueda (feminine). Starting with the feminine rueda, you can listen to its pronunciation here: You’ll usually find four ruedas on a car, two… Read More
French word of the week: nul
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 'nul'. Read More