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Employer - to use

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Learn how to conjugate employer, a stem-changing French verb.

A Classic Essay on Happiness

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Happiness, says Mark Rutherford, is the one thing worth having, and low or high, if it does no mischief, is better than the most spiritual misery.

Customs of the Hindu Festival of Lights

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The Hindu festival of lights, known as Diwali, is one of the biggest holiday celebrations in India, and is also celebrated by Hindus throughout the world. The five-day festival is observed with a variety of customs, which can vary from region to region.

Dr. King's 'I Have a Dream' Speech

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In August 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the great march on Washington, where he delivered this memorable speech in front of 200,000 people.

Videos

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Most language teachers find that there is a bit of dead time during class. This may occur at the beginning of class, as the students are arriving; at the end of class, as they are thinking about leaving; and right in the middle of class, when transitioning from one lesson to another. During this dea

Kinky Friedman's Interior Monologue

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In these two paragraphs from "Armadillos and Old Lace," Friedman indulges in an interior monologue (that is, he talks to himself) "on the subject of loners."

French Kisses

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French has a number of different words for "kiss," which, though not surprising for such a romantic language, can be confusing for French learners. The most common are bise and bisou, and while they have similar meanings and uses, they're not exactly the same.

The Year of the Horse

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2014 is the year of the horse. The Japanese word for "horse" is "uma". There are quite a few expressions including horse.

Thai Love Sayings

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Thai is a tonal language, meaning that words can have different meanings depending on how they are pronounced.Thailand image by askaja from Fotolia.comThe Thai language is spoken by an estimated 55 million individuals, the majority of whom reside in the Southeast Asian country of...

Qui and Que - French Relative Pronouns

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Que and que are the most often confused relative pronouns, probably because one of the first things French students learn is that qui means who and que means that or what.

What Does Canned Mean in Railroad Terms?

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The adjective, canned," has acquired several different meanings throughout history. While it originally described a food item preserved in a can or jar, it has come to be used as a slang term that can mean anything from dismissed from a job (fired) to intoxicated.

French Pronouns

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Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns. There are many different kinds of pronouns, but they can be divided into two main categories: personal and impersonal. This summary will give you an idea of the different kinds of French pronouns; click the links for detailed lessons and examples.

Denglish (Denglisch)

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A mixture of English and German vocabulary commonly used in German-speaking countries.