After covering the present simple tense in one of my last articles, it’s only right that we proceed with its little brother – the present continuous tense. However, this article …
Italian Conjugation Made Simple
Italian conjugation may give you a real headache! Especially if you look at all the forms and tenses you don’t know as a beginner. It’s enough to make you feel …
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Chinese Phrases for the Advanced Traveler
I’m lucky to have done a fair bit of traveling in and around China. Twice now I’ve stayed the maximum length allowed on my tourist visa, and that’s not even …
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Japanese Particles: an Introduction
Japanese is a language that is not dependent upon sentence structure so much as it is dependent upon particles (in Japanese, joshi, 助詞). Particles are characters that relate a noun …
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Find Yourself Au Courant with French Prepositions of Place
If the thought of memorizing pages of French prepositions (along with all their exceptions) is exhausting, why not focus your efforts on the prepositions that will get you the most …
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Adding More German Phrases to Your Repertoire
One of the most terrifying feelings when you have a conversation with a native speaker is when they use words or idioms that you don’t know. For me, this can …
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English Past Tense Verbs: Decoded
If we could argue that most areas of English make complete sense and have a certain set of rules to follow, then the past tense verbs are the one area …
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Get An Authentic Russian Accent with These 10 Tips
To sound authentic a good Russian accent is of paramount importance. No matter now proficient in a foreign language you are, it is pronunciation that makes the first impression on …
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The Easiest Way to Learn Spanish Reflexive Verbs
Spanish reflexive verbs are verbs that we use when talking about actions that we do to or for ourselves. They are often common Spanish verbs that are used in our …
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Use Italian Pronouns to Form Reflexive Verbs
Even someone who knows very basic Italian is already familiar with reflexive pronouns (i pronomi riflessivi). How come? The first sentence most students of this language ever learn is: Mi …
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