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May 2010

May
31
2010

Meet the Volver Family

May
29
2010

French expression: Au pif

 What does the French expression au pif mean?
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French expression: Au pif originally appeared on About.com French Language on Friday, May 28th, 2010 at 06:00:12.
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May
29
2010

DMCV… Alors on danse!

Bonsoir! (Good evening!) J’ai une histoire vraie à vous raconter—I have a true story to tell you. Ce matin (this morning), j’étais sur le quai du métro (I was on the subway platform), attendant mon troisième train pour aller au travail (waiting for my third train to go to work). Mon trajet à Brooklyn prend [...]

May
29
2010

Spanish Idiom May 28, 2010

When a person is “clueless”, one might say “no sabe ni papa”. The literal translation is “he doesn’t even know potato”. Another word for potato is “patata”, and it’s what the photographer asks you to say in order to elicit a smile.

May
29
2010

Llamar Is Calling You

If you’re a beginning Spanish student, chances are that you have used the verb llamar in asking people their names, or you will soon: ¡Cómo te llamas? What’s your name? But llamar also has some other uses, most of which are much like
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Llamar Is Calling You originally appeared on About.com Spanish Language on [...]