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Ello – Neuter Tonic Pronoun

Ello is the Spanish neuter tonic pronoun, used to mean "it" or "this" after a preposition when referring to something non-specific, such as a situation or idea.

Published on Lawless Spanish

           

Games, Sports, Hobbies

Even if you love working on your French, sometimes you just need to play! Learn the French equivalents of your favorite games, sports, and hobbies and the verbs to use with them.

Published on Lawless French

         

Envoyer sur les roses

Learn how to use the informal French idiom envoyer sur les roses before it sends you packing.

Published on Lawless French

         

Weekend in Lyon – Writing Challenge

Practice your French translation and writing skills with this A2-level writing challenge:

   Weekend in Lyon

Note: You must be logged into your Progress with Lawless French account to do this exercise. If you don't have one, sign up - it's free!

Published on Lawless French

         

Hanukkah Menorah

A tiny Spanish challenge every day of Hanukkah - translate each seasonal term to light the candle.

Published on Lawless Spanish

           

Verb Timeline

This table shows how all 24 French verb tenses and moods fit together. Click any link for a detailed lesson on that tense-mood combination.

Published on Lawless French

         

Ropa de invierno

Practice your advanced Spanish listening skills with this winter wardrobe workover.

Published on Lawless 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 Italian colors.

Published on Lawless Italian

         

Verlan

Verlan is a particular type of French slang with reversed syllables. It's easy to make verlan words, but not always so easy to understand them. Take a look at this article about verlan and check out the video for some favorite terms.

Published on Lawless French

         

Aphereses

A few dozen French words have a shortened form called an apheresis or aphaeresis, which is created by dropping one or more syllables at the beginning of the word. Some of these are further modified by adding an extra sound to the end.

Published on Lawless French