Browsing Category

Languages : Society & Culture & Entertainment

Today in Francophone History

Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.

Ça va

What does the French expression ça va mean?

French Future Tense

The French future tense talks about upcoming events. While the French future tense has a full set of conjugations, the English equivalent is just the modal verb "will" + main verb.

How to Translate English Writing to Thai

Learning how to write in Thai can be challenging because the letters and words are not written in the "ABC" alphabet that many countries use. There are 44 consonants and 15 vowels that make up the Thai abugida. If you're looking to translate English text into Thai, there are a variety of ways to do

How to Study the Polish Language

The Republic of Poland, in the center of Europe, is home to over 38 million residents. Polish is the national language. Due to its rich history, Polish contains words from a number of languages, including German, Russian and English. The Polish alphabet contains six more letters than the English alp

vachement

What does the French word vachement mean? How is it pronounced and used?

un champ

What does the French word champ mean? How is it pronounced and used?

tarabiscoté

What does the French word tarabiscoté mean? How is it pronounced and used?

How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs

The key to reading Egyptian Hieroglyphics was discovered by Pierre François Xavier Bouchard, the head of demolition for the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's army during operations in Egypt in 1799. A broken piece of black granite was covered with the same text written in three languages: a

Today in Francophone History

Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.

How to Address a Friar

Originally, friars were a special kind of monk. Rather than secreting themselves away in a monastery, they lived and worked in the secular world. They were a member of one of two Roman Catholic orders of monks -- the Dominicans and the Franciscans. Both orders were founded on the ideals of poverty a

Games That Help Baby Learn Chinese

Play is an important part of baby's learning about the environment, relationships and cognitive development. Besides learning, games are a great way for baby to bond with the family.