Learning Italian: Wishing someone something

Like all languages, there are certain sayings that people use for special occasions or to simply wish someone well. Knowing how to say these in Italian will prepare you for every occasion and help you to sound more like a native speaker! Have a nice…! To say you hope someone… Read More

French word of the week: propre

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 'propre'. Read More

French word of the week: tour

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 'tour'. Read More

What’s the difference between indoors and indoor?

This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: indoors and indoor. indoors Indoors is an adverb. If you go indoors, you go into a building. It started to rain, so we went indoors. If something happens indoors, it… Read More

The holly and the ivy: wonderful words for Christmas plants

Which plants I wonder, gentle reader, do you associate with Christmas? I strongly suspect several of this week’s Collins Word of the Day will spring to mind. IYAM, certain plants just shout ‘Christmas’, don’t they? Well, perhaps some are a bit shoutier than others. The traditional holly, ivy, mistletoe and… Read More

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
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