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TwitterLearn French – Season 1 – Day 25

radiolingua — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:30:54 +0000

It’s the end of week five and it’s time to pay for your shopping! Listen to today’s show here:

Today’s words and phrases:

où est-ce qu’on paie? - “where do I pay?” (literally, “where does one pay?”)
je peux avoir un reçu, s’il vous plaît? - “can I have a receipt, please?”

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

TwitterLearn Italian – Season 1 – Day 25

radiolingua — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:30:03 +0000

This week we’ve been learning some useful language for going shopping in Italian. Today it’s time to pay! Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tli-01-25.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

dove si paga? - “where do I pay?” (literally “where does one pay?”)
posso avere una ricevuta, per favore? - “can I have a receipt please?”

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

TwitterLearn French – Season 1 – Day 24

radiolingua — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:30:57 +0000

Today we’ll learn how to ask where you can buy something. We’ll use the example of buying postcards and stamps. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tlf-01-24.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

où est-ce que je peux acheter… - “where can I buy?”
où est-ce que je peux acheter des cartes postales? - “where can I buy postcards?”
vous avez des timbres? – “do you have any stamps?”

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

TwitterLearn Spanish – Season 1 – Day 24

radiolingua — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:30:49 +0000

It’s useful to be able to know where you can buy something in particular. Today we’ll look at the language you need, taking postcards and stamps as an example. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tls-01-24.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

¿dónde puedo comprar…? - “where can I buy…?”
¿dónde puedo comprar tarjetas postales? - “where can I buy postcards?”
¿tienen sellos? - “do you have stamps?”

Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

TwitterLearn Italian – Season 1 – Day 24

radiolingua — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:30:00 +0000

It’s useful to know how to ask where you can buy particular items. We’ll learn the language you need for this today, using the example of buying postcards and stamps. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tli-01-24.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

dove posso comprare…? – “where can I buy…?”
dove posso comprare le cartoline? - “where can I buy postcards?”
avete francobolli? – “do you have stamps?

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

TwitterLearn Italian – Season 1 – Day 23

radiolingua — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:30:43 +0000

Sometimes if you’re shopping for clothes you may want to try something on. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tli-01-23.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

posso provarlo? – “can I try it on?”
si - “yes”
no - “no”
lo prendo - “I’ll take it”

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

TwitterLearn Spanish – Season 1 – Day 22

radiolingua — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:30:38 +0000

Today you’ll learn to ask the price of things! Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tls-01-22.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

¿cuánto cuesta? – “how much is it?”
¿cuánto cuestan? - “how much do they cost?”
¿me lo puede escribir? - “can you write it down?

Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

TwitterLearn Italian – Season 1 – Day 22

radiolingua — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:30:06 +0000

Today you’ll learn to ask for the price. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tli-01-22.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

quanto cost? – “how much is it?”
quanto costano? - “how much are they?”
può scriverlo, per favore? - “can you write it down, please?”

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

TwitterLearn Italian – Season 1 – Day 21

radiolingua — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:30:16 +0000

In week five we’ll be learning some useful words and phrases for going shopping in Italian! Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tli-01-21.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

posso aiutarla? – “can I help you?”
sto solo guardando - “I’m just looking”

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

Lesson 25 – Coffee Break Spanish

radiolingua — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:30:27 +0000

In this week’s lesson of Coffee Break Spanish, Mark and Kara head to the shops and Kara learns the language required to try on clothes and buy souvenirs.

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