Il 2010 è vicino ed è tempo di pensare ai propositi per l’anno nuovo (2010 is near and it’s time to think about our resolutions for the new year). When we were children sitting around the table eating lunch on new year’s day, my mother used to ask me and my brothers: “Avete fatto i [...]
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Spanish Idiom December 26, 2009
A brave person made be said “to fear nothing and nobody”. A Spanish equivalent is “no temer ni rey ni roque”, which means “to fear neither king nor rook”.
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Haber Often Used for ‘There Is’ and ‘There Are’
Haber is one of the most unusual verbs in Spanish. It is perhaps the only verb whose meaning can change depending on which conjugation is used. In the third-person singular, for example, it can be conjugated as either ha or hay, and the two aren’t synonymous.
Haber Often Used for ‘There Is’ and ‘There Are’ originally [...]
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The へ Particle
The へ particle indicates that one is heading or setting out to head towards a goal or direction. The へ particle is often confused with the に particle and for a good reason. The へ and に particle can somtimes be interchangeable and yet produce a slighly different meaning. に is used when the destination [...]
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French expression: C’est cadeau
What does the idiomatic French expression c’est cadeau mean? Click the link above to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts.
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French expression: C’est cadeau originally appeared on About.com French Language on Friday, December 25th, 2009 at 06:00:05.
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