French

Fransızca Haftanın Günleri, Aylar, Mevsimler ve Bunların Kısaltmaları ve Türkçe Karşılıkları

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Fransızcada haftanın günlerinin, ayların ve mevsimlerin nasıl söylendiğini biliyor musunuz? Peki ya günlerin ve ayların kısaltmalarını? Hemen panik yapmayın, bu kısa blog yazısıyla birlikte hepsi hakkında bir fikir edinecek aynı zamanda Türkçe ile ne gibi benzerlikler ve(ya) farklılıklar taşıdığını göreceksiniz. Fransızcada haftanın günleri nasıl yazılır ve nasıl okunur? Pazartesi Lundi (lan-di) Salı Mardi (mar-di) Çarşamba … Read more

Which Languages are Spoken in France?

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France’s national language, French, is one of the most spoken in the world. But did you know that between Metropolitan France and its overseas territories, there are, in total, 82 ‘languages of France’? In this post, we’ll take a look at languages spoken in France, which versions of French are spoken overseas and the state … Read more

Valentine’s day – a day for declaring your love in any way you can.

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Valentine’s day – a day for declaring your love in any way you can. But love can often be more tortured than a simple declaration. As Alfred de Musset said in his book “On ne badine pas avec l’amour”: “We are often deceived in love, often wounded and often miserable; but we love, and when … Read more

Le Musée de l’Homme – Paris

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7000 languages, 7 billion people – one museum’s answer The word of God, children’s novels, recipes, drunken talk, rumours or political promises: everything is about speaking. It’s estimated that there are 7000 spoken languages in the world and a billion different ways to say all those things. This uninterrupted discussion among people of generations started … Read more

uTalk enters the classroom via Kahoot

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uTalk has launched 10 free language quizzes on popular game-based learning platform Kahoot. The fun and addictive quizzes are based on the free Starter Words in our utalk.com/app and covers core languages in the curriculum (list). There’s even a Learn English from Spanish quiz specially designed for the US where Spanish is the second language. The quizzes were … Read more

Putney teacher honoured in new memorial fund to help schools compete in national Junior Language Challenge

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Organisers of the uTalk Junior Language Challenge have announced the launch of the Laetitia Collender Memorial Fund, a special bursary set up in memory of a popular teacher from Putney in West London who was a passionate supporter of the national language competition. The Junior Language Challenge (JLC) is an annual competition for primary school … Read more

You speak more French than you think

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So you think you can’t speak French? You may not realise it but if you’re an English speaker, you probably know more French than you think. Just take a look… Biscuit A common snack or treat in the UK and the US, there are so many options to choose from. But did you know that … Read more

Stop thinking about it and get going!

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In the spirit of ‘Linguists Anonymous’, I am Felicity Jones, 45, and I am mildly addicted to learning other languages. I speak French, German, Spanish, Italian and some Mandarin. I have used uTalk to learn some Danish, and my January challenge is Greek. Even as a child I would listen under the bed cover to … Read more