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August 2010

Aug
31
2010

How to express the future in Spanish – Advanced uses

We don’t always need to express the future in Spanish using the Futuro de Indicativo (hablaré, cantarás, etc.).
When we want to express plans and intentions we can use the indicative present form of ir (voy, vas, va, etc.) + a + infinitive of the main verb. We can also use the Presente or Imperfecto of [...]

Aug
31
2010

Reflexive Form May Bring Subtle Change in Meaning

Sometimes when you see a reflexive form of a verb in use, it may be hard to tell how its different in meaning from the standard form of the verb. The fact is that sometimes, as explained in our new lesson on the difference between caer and caerse, the change in meaning sometimes isn’t much.

Aug
30
2010

Top 1000 German Words

Need a quick review of German vocabulary before fall German classes begin? Why not see if you know the meanings of the words found in our 1000 most frequent German words list…
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Aug
29
2010

French expression: Au fait

 What does the French expression au fait 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: Au fait originally appeared on About.com French Language on Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 06:00:56.
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Aug
29
2010

Je neux veux pas travailler… mais j’adore les CONCOURS !

DMCV: Dieu merci c’est vendredi ! Ce vendredi, we’ve got a contest with a special prize. Read to the end…
I don’t know about you, mais j’adore les week-end. Sometimes I even wish it were the weekend during the week! And at those times, j’écoute:
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“Sympathique.” C’est une chanson d’un [...]