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Sep
30
2010

French class game: Jeopardy

Sometimes a little fun is just what students need to be reinspired, and games can be an excellent way to learn, practice, and review French in interesting and creative ways. Jeopardy, based on the American game show, is an easy game because you don’t need a lot of props.
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Sep
30
2010

Madame JE-SAIS-TOUT (and more of the ABC of French Slang!)

After “illico presto” and other argot words and expressions starting with the letter ‘I‘, here comes the turn of la lettre ‘J.‘

Pour rappel (as a reminder), if you have missed them, here are les liens (the links) to the previous posts of le B.A.-BA de l’argot (the ABC of French Slang), each corresponding to a letter of the alphabet.
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Sep
30
2010

Spanish Lesson Advanced 5 Expresiones latinas que se usan frecuentemente en español

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¡Hola! ¿Qué tal os va todo?
En esta clase vamos a ver algunas expresiones latinas que usamos frecuentemente en español. Son expresiones que forman parte de nuestra lengua cotidiana.
Vamos a ver lo que significan:
Ipso facto: Inmediatamente, ya
Tu jefe te dice: “quiero que termines este informe ipso facto”
A grosso modo: [...]

Sep
30
2010

Spanish Idiom September 29, 2010

“Me quedé sopa” literally translates to “I remained soup”. The idiomatic meaning is “I fell asleep”. Reminds one of “I fell asleep in my soup” to convey being really tired.

Sep
30
2010

Just Say No?

No is one of those Spanish words that can be deceptive. You know what it means, because it’s the same as the English word. But the word is used in ways that aren’t
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Just Say No? originally appeared on About.com Spanish Language on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 at 09:30:52.
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