In the final lesson of this season of TwitterLearn Spanish, you’ll learn some phrases which will help you improve further in Spanish. Listen here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
estoy aprendiendo español – “I’m learning Spanish”
¿me puede ayudar? - “can you help me?” (formal)
¿me puedes ayudar? - “can you help me?” (informal)
quisiera mejorar mi español – “I’d like to improve my Spanish”
If you would like to improve your Spanish further, why not check out our other Spanish courses? The perfect continuation of TwitterLearn Spanish is our award-winning course Coffee Break Spanish. This is made up of 80 lessons, each lasting 15-20 minutes in which Mark (the host of TwitterLearn Spanish) teaches student Kara. Don’t forget to use the coupon code which was provided via @learnspanish if you would like to purchase the premium version of Coffee Break Spanish!
In the final lesson of this season of TwitterLearn French, you’ll learn some phrases which will help you improve further in French. Listen here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
j’apprends le français – “I’m learning French”
pouvez-vous m’aider? - “can you help me?” (formal)
tu peux m’aider? - “can you help me?” (informal)
je voudrais améliorer mon français – “I’d like to improve my French”
If you would like to improve your French further, why not check out our other French courses. The perfect continuation of TwitterLearn French is our award-winning course Coffee Break French. This is made up of 80 lessons, each lasting 15-20 minutes in which Mark (the host of TwitterLearn French) teaches student Anna. Don’t forget to use the coupon code which was provided via @learnfrench if you would like to purchase the premium version of Coffee Break French!
In the final lesson of this season of TwitterLearn Italian, you’ll learn some phrases which will help you improve further in Italian. Listen here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
sto imparando l’italiano – “I’m learning Italian”
mi può aiutare? - “can you help me?” (formal)
mi puoi aiutare? - “can you help me?” (informal)
vorrei migliorare il mio italiano - “I’d like to improve my Italian”
If you would like to improve your Italian further, why not check out our other courses? One Minute Italian provides an alternative short course to the language and is hosted by Lorraine and native speaker Gian Luca. Alternatively, you can try My Daily Phrase Italian, hosted by Mark (the host of TwitterLearn Italian) which provides a more in-depth study of the basics of Italian in 100 5-minute episodes. Don’t forget to use the coupon code which was provided via @learnitalian if you would like to purchase the premium version of any of our Italian courses.
When you’re talking with native speakers sometimes you may not fully understand. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
non capisco – “I don’t understand”
può parlare più lentamente, per favore? - “can you speak more slowly, please?”
Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
When communicating with French speakers you may find that you don’t understand things. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
je ne comprends pas – “I don’t understand”
pouvez-vous parler plus lentement, s’il vous plaît? - “can you speak more slowly, please?”
Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
When you’re using your Spanish skills with native speakers you may find that you don’t understand some things. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
no entiendo – “I don’t understand”
¿puede hablar más despacio, por favor? - “can you speak more slowly, please?”
Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
Now that you can tell the time in Spanish, you’ll learn to put it to practical use in today’s show. Listen here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
¿a qué hora…? – “at what time…?”
¿a qué hora abre el banco? - “at what time does the bank open?”
¿a qué hora sale el tren? – “at what time does the train leave?”
¿a qué hora llegamos? – “at what time do we arrive?”
a las siete – “at seven o’clock”
a las ocho menos veinte - “at twenty to eight”
Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
Now that you know how to tell the time in Italian you can put it to practical use. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
a che ora…? – “at what time…?”
a che ora apre la banca? - “at what time does the bank open?”
a che ora parte il treno? - “at what time does the train leave?”
a che ora arriviamo? - “at what time do we arrive?”
alle sette - “at seven o’clock”
alle otto meno venticinque - “at twenty-five to eight”
Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
You can now put your knowledge of telling the time in French to practical use. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
la banque ouvre à quelle heure? – “at what time does the bank open?”
le train part à quelle heure? - “at what time does the train leave?”
nous arrivons à quelle heure? – “at what time do we arrive?”
à quelle heure - “at what time”
à sept heures - “at seven o’clock”
à huit heures moins vingt – “at twenty to eight”
Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
Today you’ll learn how to give more accurate times, eg. “it’s five past four”. Listen here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
il est quatre heures cinq – “it’s five past four”
il est quatre heures dix - “it’s ten past four”
il est quatre heures vingt – “it’s twenty past four”
il est quatre heures vingt-cinq - “it’s twenty-five past four”
il est cinq heures moins vingt-cinq - “it’s twenty-five to five”
il est cinq heures moins vingt - “it’s twenty to five”
il est cinq heures moins dix - “it’s ten to five”
il est cinq heures moins cinq - “it’s five to five”
Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
Sometimes you have to be more accurate when telling the time. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
sono le quattro e cinque – “it’s five past four”
sono le quattro e dieci - “it’s ten past four”
sono le quattro e venti – “it’s twenty past four”
sono le quattro e venticinque - “it’s twenty-five past four”
sono le cinque meno venticinque - “it’s twenty-five to five”
sono le cinque meno venti - “it’s twenty to five”
sono le cinque meno dieci - “it’s ten to five”
sono le cinque meno cinque - “it’s five to five”
Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
In today’s lesson you’ll learn how to tell the time more accurately, using phrases such as “it’s five past four”. Since the words and phrases in today’s lesson vary in pronunciation between Spain and Latin America, we’ve provided two versions of today’s lesson.
If you’re interested in Spanish for Spain, listen to today’s show here:
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If you’re interested in Spanish for Latin America, listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
son las cuatro y cinco – “it’s five past four”
son las cuatro y diez - “it’s ten past four”
son las cuatro y veinte - “it’s twenty past four”
son las cuatro y veinticinco - “it’s twenty-five past four”
son las cinco menos veinticinco - “it’s twenty-five to five”
son las cinco menos veinte - “it’s twenty to five”
son las cinco menos diez - “it’s ten to five”
son las cinco menos cinco - “it’s five to five”
Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
In the final week of this season of TwitterLearn Italian, we’ll be completing our discussion of time and learning some useful phrases to help you move forward learning the language. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
undici – “eleven”
dodici - “twelve”
sono le undici – “it’s eleven o’clock”
sono le undici e mezza - “it’s half past eleven”
mezzogiorno - “midday / noon”
mezzanotte - “midnight”
è mezzogiorno / mezzanotte - “it’s midday / midnight”
Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
In the final week of this season of TwitterLearn French we’ll be completing our discussion of time and learning some useful phrases to help you move forward learning the language. Listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
onze – “eleven”
douze - “twelve”
il est onze heures et demie – “it’s half past eleven”
midi - “midday / noon”
minuit - “midnight”
il est midi / minuit - “it’s midday / midnight”
Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
In the final week of TwitterLearn Spanish we’ll be completing our discussion of time and learning some useful phrases to help you move forward learning the language. Since the words and phrases in today’s lesson vary in pronunciation between Spain and Latin America, we’ve provided two versions of today’s lesson.
If you’re interested in Spanish for Spain, listen to today’s show here:
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If you’re interested in Spanish for Latin America, listen to today’s show here:
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Today’s words and phrases:
once – “eleven”
doce - “twelve”
son las once y media – “it’s half past eleven”
mediodía – “midday / noon”
medianoche – “midnight”
es mediodía - “it’s midday / noon”
Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.
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