Laura K. Lawless's Blog: Lawless Languages, page 11

Accents

Accents may look strange to anyone whose native language doesn't have any, but they are extremely important in Spanish. Leaving off the accent on a word is a spelling mistake, and may cause confusion. There are three different Spanish accents.

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Pas mal

The French expression pas mal has quite a few meanings, which isn't bad.

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Le 14 juillet dans mon village – Present Tense Quiz

Test yourself on present tense with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

   Le 14 juillet dans mon village

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The Best Concert Ever – Writing Challenge

Practice your Spanish translation and writing skills with this intermediate-level writing challenge:

   The Best Concert Ever!

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Hard and Soft Vowels

Italian vowels are divided into two categories: hard and soft. Hard vowels (A, O, U) cause the consonant that precedes them to be pronounced with a hard sound, while soft vowels (E, I) are preceded by a soft sound.

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Drapeau bleu, blanc, rouge

Why is the French flag blue, white, and red? Find out in this animated video.

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Introductions

Learn how to introduce yourself and others with this lesson.

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Adverbial Pronouns / Pronominal Adverbs

As you might guess from their name, adverbial pronouns are caught between two worlds: they are pronouns in the sense that they replace nouns, and at the same time they are adverbs representing a place, a quantity, or the object of a proposition. French has two adverbial pronouns: en and y.

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C’est la vie

Don't be fatalistic, learn how to use the French expression c'est la vie.

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Plans pour la soirée – Aller Conjugations Quiz

Test yourself on aller and the near future with in this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

   Plans pour la soirée

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