Language Learners

Learning German: Wishing others well 

When you want to wish someone all the best, you’ll need to know what to say and when in your conversations with German-speaking friends. This blogpost covers some of the phrases that might come in handy when wishing others well.  Some German phrases aimed at wishing others a good… Read More

French word of the week: voir

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 'voir'. Read More

What’s the difference between outdoors and outdoor?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: outdoors and outdoor. outdoors Outdoors is an adverb. If something happens outdoors, it does not happen inside a building. He spent a lot of his time outdoors. School classes… Read More

Texting in Italian – sound like a native!

Texting in Italian is a great way to learn the language while making friends. To text somebody is mandare un SMS (esse emme esse) a qualcuno, or you can say inviare un messaggio su WhatsApp/Messenger/Instagram, depending on your social networking preferences! Much like in English, Italian text messages use abbreviations… Read More

What’s the difference between late and lately?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: late and lately. late Late can be an adjective or an adverb. If you are late for something, you arrive after the time that was arranged. I was ten… Read More

French word of the week: tourner

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 'tourner'. Read More
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