Are you struggling with your avere and your fare, or your a and your in? Idiomatic expressions in Italian can be tricky. We offer you some tips for improving your Italian in no time. The Prepositions a and in The prepositions a and in both mean in, at, … Continue reading
Several languages mark for gender, meaning the language distinguishes the gender of nouns and their corresponding adjectives. This doesn’t mean an object is inherently male or female, but that the word itself is. About 25% of languages use grammartical gender; … Continue reading
Visible leagues away from land and sea, the Mont Saint-Michel rises amidst the vast bay bearing its name, alternatively surrounded by miles of treacherous sand or fast marées (f.) (tides), giving it an aura of legend as the succeeding layers … Continue reading
In this post, our e-Tutor Sev completes his tips on French verbs and their prepositions. You can read the first to parts to this post here: Part I and Part II An important special case is the verb penser. It can be used … Continue reading
Looking for some tips on improving your French? Our e-Tutor Sev is here to help you with the tricky problem of verbs and their prepositions. In Part I, I wrote about the importance of knowing the correct prepositions associated … Continue reading
Looking for some tips on improving your French? Our e-Tutor Sev is here to help you with the tricky problem of verbs and their prepositions. A recurrent, thorny problem among French learners is remembering that a number of verbs come … Continue reading
Often times, the simple, everyday expressions in a language are also the trickiest to use. Choosing between C’est and Il est is one of these problems. A recurrent instance is: ‘C’est difficile’ vs ‘Il est difficile’ Here is a breakdown … Continue reading
If you’re a student of Spanish, you may have noticed that there is a lot of variety in the way the language is spoken in different parts of the world. (With over 500 million speakers across the globe, it’s no surprise!) Regardless … Continue reading
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri recounts a novel experiment in language learning. Driven by her long-standing passion for the Italian language, the bilingual Bengali-English speaking author moves to Rome with her family and completely immerses herself in the language: … Continue reading
Below are 5 of the most frequent mistakes made by learners of Japanese. If you want to sound like a native, be sure to follow these tips to avoid them! Continue reading