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French

French Expression of the day “Cracher dans la soupe”, in English “Being ungrateful”

November 26, 2013 · 1 min read

“Tu craches dans la soupe” means “You are being ungrateful”. Although it literally means “You are spitting in the...

French

French Expression of the day “Voler de ses propres ailes”, in English “To stand on one’s own two feet”

November 15, 2013 · 1 min read

“Voler de ses propres ailes” means “To stand on one’s own two feet”. Although it literally means “To fly...

French

French Expression of the day “ça ne tient pas debout”, in English “It doesn’t make any sense”

November 12, 2013 · 1 min read

“ça ne tient pas debout”, means “It doesn’t make any sense”. Although it literally means “It doesn’t stand...

French

French Expression of the day “Coup de foudre”, in English “Love at first sight”

November 7, 2013 · 1 min read

“Coup de foudre” (the “p” is silent!), means “Love at first sight”. Although it literally means “a flash of...

French

French Expression of the Day: “Ça marche!”, in English “that works”

November 1, 2013 · 1 min read

“Ça marche!” means “that works”(like “my car works” or “this plan works for me”). Although it litteraly means...

Japanese

learn greetings in Japanese with Shige!

November 1, 2013 · 1 min read

Want to say Hello, good afternoon, or even “what’s up?” in Japanese! Watch our new video lesson to...

French

French Slang Lesson “Tiens” – How to use “Tiens” in French

November 1, 2013 · 1 min read

This lesson was brought to us by Guylaine. Many of her students had issues when using this expression...

kids

Learn the Colors of the Rainbow in Mandarin Chinese (for kids!)

November 1, 2013 · 1 min read

Looking for a fun lesson on the colors of the Rainbow in Mandarin Chinese? Watch our video below...

Globalization

The Ten Worst Airports in the World (Jalopnik)

October 29, 2013 · 6 min read

The Ten Worst Airports In The World It’s okay to complain about airports. Between the TSA, the incomprehensible...