Category: culture

• How to sound like a Brazilian: 13 key expressions

  

  Become the hilarious gringo with these 13 Brazilian expressions that’ll have you sounding like a native in no time.

  Lucy

  January 17, 2023

  culture, Portuguese

  A1 Portuguese, A2 Portuguese, B1 Portuguese, brazil, brazilian, brazilian sounds, comedy, culture, how to sound like a brazilian, language tips, learning strategies, porta dos fundos, Portuguese, tom jobim

• Netflix French series: what to stream and what to skip

  

  Netflix and other streaming services have changed the game in terms of our exposure to foreign language films; where before, lots of anglophones found watching subtitled films a bit of a drag, doing so these days has become fairly commonplace. The day that Netflix made it possible to filter shows and films per language was…

  Lucy

  January 8, 2023

  culture, French

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• San Sebastian tapas to impress: 8 show-stopping nibbles for your next drinks party

  

  Ditch the Kettle Chips and hummus for these 8 impressive nibbles for your next drinks party!

  Lucy

  January 4, 2023

  culture, Spanish

  basque, cooking, culture, drinks do, drinks do snacks, drinks party food, food, pintxos, san sebastian, side dishes, Spanish

• “Why are the French so rude?” They’re not, you’re just doing it wrong | 14 tips to decode the French

  

  Do you feel like the French are frosty no matter what you do? They’re not, you just don’t know the codes yet. Follow these 11 tips and you’ll be golden.

  Lucy

  December 28, 2022

  culture, French

  are the french rude, culture, French, french manners, language, manners, social rules

• 14 must-watch French films to improve your French

  

  If you want to improve your French, you’ve got to understand the French, and there’s no better way to do this than with cinema, and with these 14 films.

  Lucy

  December 7, 2022

  culture, French

  A1 French, A2 French, B1 French, B2 French, cinema, colette, culture, film, French, french films for learners, french films to improve your french, intouchables, jusqu'a toi, l'ascension, la vie en rose, le brio, le retour du heros, les choristes

• Netflix Italian series: what to stream and what to skip

  

  Tap into the Italian life with these 5 Netflix series, and get tuning that ear to the lovely melody of the language.

  Lucy

  December 4, 2022

  culture, Italian

  active listening, culture, curon, from scratch, generation 56k, Italian, italian series for learners, learn italian on netflix, more languages, series, tv, walter presents

• 7 Spanish and Latin American TV series worth watching

  

  Get exposure to a variety of accents in Spanish with this list of must-see series from Spain and various countries in Latin America.

  Lucy

  December 3, 2022

  culture, Spanish

  1994, culture, hispanophone, narcos, Netflix, Spanish, Spanish series, spanish tv series, tv, tv programmes for spanish learners, tv series for spanish learners, valeria, wrong side of the tracks

• 7 essential Spanish and Latin American films worth watching

  

  Go on a tour of the Spanish-speaking world with these 7 incredible films that I would watch time and time again.

  Lucy

  December 2, 2022

  culture, Spanish

  1985, argentina, culture, film, films for spanish learners, films to improve your spanish, motorcycle diaries, ocho apellidos vascos, pan's labyrinth, roma, social commentary, society of the snow, Spanish, spanish films for learners, tambien la lluvia, volver

• 16 French TV series worth watching for learners of any level

  

  There are many tv series worth watching across all streaming services, it’s just a question of finding them. Here are 16 gooduns for top learning opportunities.

  Lucy

  December 1, 2022

  culture, French

  A1 French, A2 French, B1 French, B2 French, call my agent, culture, French, French tv series, french tv series for learners, lupin, the 7 lives of lea, the hook up plan, tv, tv programmes for french learners, tv shows to improve your french, walter presents

• 5 brilliant websites for French news and history to improve your listening and reading (A1-C1)

  

  Keep up with French news with these 5 dynamic websites that’ll have you chatting like a français in no time.

  Lucy

  November 29, 2022

  culture, French

  7 jours sur la planete, A1 French, A2 French, B1 French, B2 French, brut, C1 French, culture, French, how to improve my reading in french, karambolage, le media positif, learning strategies, News in Slow French, resources for improving my french listening, resources for improving my french reading, should I change my computer to french, un jour un actu, websites for learning french