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March 29, 2024

Avoir une dent contre

Avoir une dent contre







Learn to hold a grudge with the idiomatic French expression avoir une dent.


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Published on March 29, 2024 07:00

March 28, 2024

Dimanche à Chartres

Chartres







Test yourself on passé composé vs imparfait with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:


   Dimanche à Chartres


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Possessive Adjectives Quiz

BirthdaySpanish quizTest yourself on possessive adjectives with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:


   Cumpleaños de Tomás


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March 27, 2024

In bocca al lupo

In bocca al lupo







Wish someone luck the right way with the Italian expression In bocca al lupo.


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Published on March 27, 2024 07:00

March 26, 2024

Equestrianism

French equestrianism







Equestrianism, more commonly referred to as horseback riding or horse riding, refers to the use of horses for work, transportation, and sport. There are many equestrian sports, from racing to show jumping, and some have been part of the Olympics for over 100 years. Whether you like riding, racing, or watching, here's some French vocabulary to help you make sense of everything.


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Published on March 26, 2024 07:00

March 25, 2024

Colors

Spanish colors







What do buying clothes, talking about art, and shopping for fruits and vegetables have in common? Color! If you want to make sure to buy red tomatoes and critique an artist's use of green, you'll need to know the Spanish colors.


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Published on March 25, 2024 07:00

Future Tense

French future tenseIn English, we use the modal "will" plus a verb to talk about actions that will take place in the future, but in French there's a future tense with a full set of conjugations for every verb. The uses of these two constructions are very similar.


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Published on March 25, 2024 07:00

March 22, 2024

Au cas où

Au cas où







Maybe you already know the French expression au cas où, but here's a lesson, just in case.


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Published on March 22, 2024 07:00

March 21, 2024

Venir – to come

Venir - to comeVenir means "to come" or "to happen" and is a common irregular Spanish verb.


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Published on March 21, 2024 07:00

Donjons et Dragons – Dictée

Donjons







Practice your French listening comprehension while playing D+D in this intermediate-level dictée:


   Donjons et Dragons


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Published on March 21, 2024 07:00