In my ‘Colloquial Italian’ blogs (see: Colloquial Italian – 1 and Colloquial Italian -2) I choose words that we Italians use all the time in everyday speech, but which are often overlooked in language classes and text books. Here then are another three words that you will hear a lot in Italy, and which, if you learn to [...]
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Jan
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Spanish Interpreter/Translator Challenge #1
So you think you know the subtleties and nuances of idiomatic English. Here are som USA based idioms derived from cities. Let’s see how many you get right.
New York minute
Philadelphia lawyer
Politics Chicago style
Baltimore chop
Boston marriage
Jan
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There’s Almost No Use for Apostrophes in Spanish
Apostrophes are one of the most misused punctuation symbols in English, but you don’t have to worry about them in Spanish: About the only time you’ll come across them is in imported words, often brand names. As our lesson on the Spanish apostrophe explains, apostrophes were once used in poetry to indicate the existence of [...]
Jan
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French quiz: Ordinal numbers
Test yourself on ordinal numbers (first, second, third…) and fractions (half, third, quarter…) with this quiz, or take a look at the lesson to review. More French Tests
Mot du jour: zone Learn a new French word every weekday! More: French vocabulary | Daily French
French quiz: Ordinal numbers originally appeared on About.com French Language on [...]
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Introducing Jan
Hi everybody,
my name is Jan and I´m one of the new bloggers for transparent language. As a blog contributor I´ll provide you with frequently blog posts and hope to wake your interest about German language and culture! So I would be pleased to read some feedback of you…
Some words to my person: Well, meanwhile I´m [...]