10 Expressões Comuns no Inglês Britânico
Muitos leitores dizem que aqui no Inglês na Ponta da Língua dou muita ênfase ao inglês americano. Portanto, para não parecer que não ligo para os pedidos, decidi escrever esta dica com 10 expressões...
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"You'll live."
Your son falls down and hurts his knee while running. He's crying. You look at his knee, and it's a little scratched but not bleeding. You'll live.
View ArticleTHE GRAMMAR OF DIALECTS.
Arika Okrent has another mental_floss post just as good as the last one (see this LH post): "The Grammar Rules Behind 3 Commonly Disparaged Dialects." She starts off:Linguists are always taken aback by...
View Article8/3/13 - moil
1. To toil or labor, to work hard, to slave at something. 2. To churn, roil, be agitated, be in turmoil. 3. (British dialects) To wet, dampen, muddy, or soil.
View ArticleCartoon: Hotter Than Africa
BACKGROUND Britain will be hotter than Africa today with the second summer heatwave likely to rage through August. The extreme weather is down to hot air from the Continent. Experts also said the surge...
View ArticleJam-makers beware!
Both Italian and English borrow lots of words from other languages. It adds colour and interest, but we need to learn how to use foreign words appropriately. We also need to be careful to avoid literal...
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The List of School Supplies in Spanish That Needs to Go Back to School
The post The List of School Supplies in Spanish That Needs to Go Back to School appeared first on Speaking Latino. For your spanish dictionary go to SpeakingLatino.com.It’s back to school time! During...
View Article1724 – Navigateurs polynésiens (Polynesian navigators)
Learning Guide | PDF Transcript Deux canoes sont retournés en Nouvelle Zélande après un voyage épique vers l’île de Pâques par deux navigateurs … Learn French now ! Listen to today’s lesson :
View Article1725 – Morts dues à l’alcool (Alcohol deaths)
Learning Guide | PDF Transcript Les morts dues à des maladies liées à l’alcool sont en augmentation chez les jeunes femmes… Learn French now ! Listen to today’s lesson :
View Article1726 – Vulnérable (Vulnerable)
Learning Guide | PDF Transcript Une faille dans les cartes Sim des téléphones portables fait courir le risque à des millions de gens d’être espionnés … Learn French now ! Listen to today’s lesson :
View Article1727 – Le hurlement des loups (Wolf howl)
Learning Guide | PDF Transcript Les loups sauvages peuvent être reconnus individuellement avec certitude en écoutant simplement … Learn French now ! Listen to today’s lesson :
View Article1728 – Real Life French: on ne peut plus fumer
Real life French Guide Welcome to your lesson of Real Life French. Each lesson we take a simple situation you may encounter in everyday life in France. Learn French now ! Listen to today’s lesson :~
View ArticleJapanese Fluency is not a Race
There always seems to be a race to finish the JLPT, to get to N1 as soon as you can. The idea is to get it out of the way and move on with your studies. For example, some people might need it for a...
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German Sounds Harsher Than Other Languages, And Here's Why (VIDEO) -...
German Sounds Harsher Than Other Languages, And Here's Why (VIDEO)Huffington Post"When people talk about 'harsh-sounding' languages, they're usually referring to languages that have sounds made in the...
View ArticleO que significa spiffing?
Essa dica é para você que gosta do inglês britânico. Nela você aprenderá o que significa spiffing e também como usar ou não usar essa palavra ao falar inglês britânico. O significado de spiffing é...
View Article学语言为什么那么困难？
多数人从来没有成功的学会另外一种语言。他们没有这个经验 也没有把握。怎么办呢？ 你得相信学习过程, 而想办法享受学习过程, 要采取积极的态度, 花足够的时间，就会成功. 以后学另外一门外语就会容易得多. 有乐趣。
View ArticleO que significa bloody?
Se você é fã do inglês britânico, tem de aprender o que significa bloody, uma das palavras mais britânicas que existe. Claro que você pode pegar um dicionário e ler que bloody significa sangrento; mas,...
View ArticleGOGOL'S OLD-WORLD LANDOWNERS.
I've finished Gogol's "Старосветские помещики" (Old World Landowners; see this post), and once again I'm bowled over by what an amazing writer he was. The story itself is a trifle, barely a story at...
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"What's all that racket?"
You're in the kitchen. You hear some loud noise from another part of your house, where your kids are playing with their friends. You want to know what the noise was, so you call out this. What's all...
View ArticleAbout learning Mandarin
Mandarin is difficult because of the need to learn so many Chinese characters, and the tones. However, there are aspects of Mandarin which make it easier then many European languages. The rewards of...
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