Italian Language Game: 8 Colors - Basics

Quick Italian Language Game: 8 Colors - Basics
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 1/2 minutes

Play this fun interactive Italian game to pronounce, learn and write the names for 8 common colors.
Some colors end in -o, for example "rosso" (red). When used with a singular masculine noun, as in "the red book", the ending stays -o: "il libro rosso".
But when the same color is used with a singular feminine noun, as in "the red car", the ending is -a: "la macchina rossa".

Other colors do not end in -o. When these are used with a singular noun, they do NOT change.

As you play, say the words OUT LOUD and imitate the Italian pronunciation.

8 Italian Colors

• rosso/ rossa - red (m/f)
• bianco/ bianca - white (m/f)
• nero/ nera - black (m/f)
• giallo/ gialla - yellow* (m/f)
  
  
• marrone - brown
• blu - blue**
• verde - green
• arancione - orange
  
  

*Note: In Italian "un giallo" or "un libro giallo" also refers to a detective novel, film or story.

**Note: Italian has another word for the color "blue": "azzurro". This is the color "light blue" or "sky blue". It's the color of the national men's football team, who are known as "Gli Azzurri" (the Blues), and of the women's national soccer team, known as "Le Azzurre".

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More than an Italian Language Game

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Dutch Language Game: Days of the Week

Quick Dutch Language Game: Days of the Week
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 2 1/2 minutes

For English speakers, Dutch days of the week are challenging mainly because of pronunciation.

In this game you'll practice the Dutch "g", (as in "-dag")
Other common words with "g": "gaan" (to go), "graag gedaan" (you're welcome), "goed" (good), "gezellig" (cosy, pleasant), "gisteren" (yesterday), "gracht" (canal), etc.

You'll also practice the Dutch "ij" (as in "vrijdag").
Other common words with "ij": "mij" (me), 'jij" (you, informal), "zij" (she, they), "hij" (he), tijd (time), etc.

Note: Dutch days of the week are not capitalized.
They are all "common gender": de maandag, de dinsdag, etc.

Dutch Days of the Week 

• maandag - Monday
• dinsdag - Tuesday
• woensdag - Wednesday
• donderdag - Thursday
• vrijdag - Friday
• zaterdag - Saturday
• zondag - Sunday
• de week - the week

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French Language Game: Prendre - Present Tense

Quick French Language Game: Prendre (to take, have [eat or drink]) - Present Tense
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 minutes

A fun online game to learn and practice the present tense of the verb "prendre"  (to take).

You'll also put together basic sentences with the Word Invader game using different forms of the verb.

The verb "prendre" (to take) is useful for everyday conversations.
Note that "prendre" can also mean "to have", in the sense of "to have" - meaning to eat or drink.
At a restaurant, a friend might ask you: "Qu'est-ce que tu prends ?" - What are you having?

Prendre - Present Tense

• je prends - I take
• tu prends - you take (familiar)
• il/elle/on prend - he/she/one takes
• nous prenons - we take
• vous prenez - you take (formal & plural)
• ils/elles prennent - they take (m/f)

Vocabulary

• le bus - the bus
• le train - the train
• la valise - the suitcase
• le livre - the book
• Nous prenons un café. - We're having a cup of coffee.
• Tu prends le bus? - Are you taking the bus? (familiar)
• Il prend sa valise. - He takes his suitcase.
• Ils prennent un taxi. - They take a taxi.
• Vous prenez le train? - Are you taking the train? (formal)
• Je prends le livre. - I'm taking the book.

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French Language Game: Maintenant, Bientôt

Quick French language Game: Maintenant, Bientôt (now, soon ...)
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 3 minutes

Add 4 common adverbs (now, soon, today, tomorrow) to your vocabulary and practice your pronunciation with this quick language game.
You'll first play Memory, Car Race, and Word Shoot - to practice the four common adverbs.
Then you'll build and practice short sentences with them, in the Word Invader game.
Repeat the words aloud and try to imitate the sound and rhythm of the speaker.

4 Common Adverbs

• maintenant - now
• bientôt - soon
• aujourd'hui - today
• demain - tomorrow

Vocabulary and Sentences

jamais - never
Maintenant ou jamais. - Now or never.
prêt - ready
Le dîner sera bientôt prêt. - The dinner will be ready soon.
il fait beau - it's nice weather
Il fait beau aujourd'hui. - It's nice weather today.
je vais - I go, I'm going
Demain je vais à Paris. - Tomorrow I'm going to Paris.

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In it you learn and practice all the words, phrases and sentences you also hear in the podcasts.
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"The Story" and easy games will let you forget that you are actually learning French!
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Spanish Language Game: Hacer - Present Tense

Quick Spanish Language Game: hacer (to do, make) - present tense
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 4 minutes

Play "hacer" to learn and practice the present tense of the irregular Spanish verb for "to do, make".
You'll practice the personal verb forms and make easy sentences with them.
Note that pronouns (yo, tú, él, etc.) are often dropped in Spanish, except when they are needed for clarity or emphasis.
In this game, we first include the pronouns in the Word Shoot Game, for the conjugation. We then drop the pronouns in the Word Invader Game, for the easy sentences.

Present Tense of "hacer"

• yo hago - I do, make
• tú haces - you do, make (familiar)
• él, ella hace - he, she does, make
• Usted hace - you do, make (formal)
• nosotros/as hacemos - we do, make (m/f)
• vosotros/as hacéis - you do, make (pl, m/f) [Spain]
• ellos/as hacen - they do, make (m/f)
• Ustedes hacen - you do, make (pl) [Latin America]

Vocabulary and Sentences

• los deberes - the homework
• el trabajo - the work
• las compras - the shopping
• la pregunta - the question
• Hace muchos deberes. - He does a lot of homework.
• Hacen mucho trabajo. - You do a lot of work. (pl) [Latin America]
• Hacen muchas preguntas. - They ask many questions.
• Hacéis muchas compras. - You do a lot of shopping. (pl) [Spain]
• Haces muchas preguntas. - You ask a lot of questions. (familiar)
• Hacemos mucho trabajo. - We do a lot of work.