Laura K. Lawless's Blog: Lawless Languages, page 99

Never and Ever

In English, there's no risk of confusion between "never" and "ever," which have opposing though not quite opposite meanings. In French, however, both terms can be translated by jamais.

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Bonne fête Maman ! – Vocab Quiz

Test yourself on some French vocabulary for Mother's Day with this fill-in-the-blanks quiz:

   Bonne fête Maman !

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Dans son assiette

Learn how to feel normal with the informal French idiom dans son assiette.

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Hospitalité française

Pendant les plus de cinq ans que mon mari et moi avons vécu dans le Midi, à Hyères et puis à Menton, nous avons déjeuné ou dîné chez des amis une quarantaine de fois.

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Nicaragua

Learn and practice Spanish listening, grammar, and writing with these Nicaragua-themed exercises from Progress with Lawless Spanish.

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Weather

Understanding Italian weather terms is useful for deciding what to wear, planning what to do, and, of course, making small talk.

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Une bonne explication – Dictée

Practice your French listening comprehension with this B2-level dictée about a woman wondering why she hasn't heard from her date again:

   Une bonne explication

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Fête surprise !

Practice your French listening comprehension as Cyril's friends organize his surprise birthday party.

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Redundant Object Pronouns

In Spanish, an object pronoun, either direct or indirect, is often used in addition to the actual noun that it would normally replace. In some cases, this redundant object pronoun is required, while other times it's simply stylistic.

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Tenir – to hold, to keep

Tenir is an irregular -ir verb with a multitude of meanings. The most common are "to hold" and "to keep."

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