If you are looking for a more intensive learning experience, then a French Immersion course could be perfect for you. GoLearnTo.com have a unique range of French immersion courses that offer a chance to live-in with your teacher to really accelerate your learning. Immerse yourself in local culture and speak only French and by the time [...]
Spain are in the final of the World Cup on Sunday and won their place by playing what looked like simple and effortless football but wasn’t. They played as a true team should, running selflessly off the ball, understanding angles and passing quickly and cleanly despite a good solid performance by the German team.
The Spanish way [...]
If you are hungry in France (and there’s really no excuse here in foodie heaven), here’s some top tips to blend in with the locals…
Je mangerais un bÅ“uf (*) literally means – I could eat a bull
The equivalent of the English expression ‘I could eat a horse’, except in French it’s a bull – perhaps [...]
Top 10 phrases to get by in holiday French…
French for Travellers – Le Voyage
Learn some basic French vocabulary related to travel
1. Excusez-moi sil vous plait… Excuse me
2. Combien coûte… ?   How much does … cost?
3. Pouvez-vous maider ?   Can you help me?
4. Je voudrais une chambre…  I would like a room…
…pour une / deux nuits  …for one night / two [...]
Here’s my pick of the weird and wonderful and slightly mad Italian phrases…
1. Una cenetta con I fiocchi – (lit. a meal with bows on) a meal with all the trimmings
2. Mi fa venire il latte alle ginocchia- (lit. makes milk go to my knees) watching paint dry
3. Una buona forchetta – (lit. shes a good fork) someone [...]
Heres my pick of the weird and wonderful and slightly mad French phrases…
- Entre chien et loup : (Lit. between the dog and the wolf) the time between day and night where – youre not sure which is which (it is hard to tell whether a dog is a wolf, or a wolf is a [...]
Here’s my top 5 phrases to pull out of the bag when in Italy to sound like a ‘cool’ Italian
1. Andiamo prendere un boccone – lets go get a snack
2. Costa un occhio della testa – It costs an arm and a leg (lit. an eye from your head)
3. Che cavalo!? – What on earth (lit.- what the [...]
Vibrant cities, stunning beaches or lavender fields – whichever you prefer we have a French course in France for you.  Here’s a run down of the the best value for money French courses in France for 2010…
Romantic Paris – Learn French in Paris
1 week course of 20 lessons £249
1 week course of 20 lessons with accommodation [...]
It was that typical September feeling in the U.K, summer was over (but then again, did it ever start?), the kids were back in school and now everyone was bracing themselves for the winter. Rubbish weather, possibly snow, starting and finishing work in the dark and feeling like you have only experienced 15 minutes of [...]
Japan – home to sushi, geishas, sumo, samurai, karate, hello kitty and ultra modern high-technology mixed with the traditional. See the famed cherry blossoms in the spring or ski the Japanese Alps in the winter.Â
Indulge in Japanese cuisine and buy your alcohol from vending machine! Admire the many temples and shrines devoted to the two [...]
