French Language Game: Tutoyer - Using "tu"

Quick French Language Game: Tutoyer - Using "tu"
A quick online game where students first use "vous" and then "tu".
Daniel meets Mathilde and her sister Virginie. He politely starts out using the formal "vous" when he's introduced to Mathilde. But Virginie tells him that he's being much too formal.
Shadow the French OUT LOUD after the speaker! You'll improve your pronunciation.
There are a couple of very useful phrases in this conversation. Practice them until they become automatic.
You can clicking on the French sentence to have it repeated.
Our games work best for mid-to-high Beginners who want to learn and review conversational French.
Play on a Computer or Tablet.

Using "tu" or "vous

"Tu" is the singular familiar word for "you".
Use it with family, children, good friends, classmates, some colleagues.
Using "tu" suggests that you know each other well, are the same age, have equal status, etc.

"Vous" is the singular formal word for "you", as well the plural for "you", familiar or formal.
Use it with older people, in business and professional situations, with strangers.
Using "vous" shows respect and/or distance, and should be used when in doubt.

Phrases in French Language Game

• bonjour - hello
• enchanté(e) - delighted (m/f)
• la connaissance - the acquaintance
• Enchanté de faire votre connaissance - Delighted to meet you. (formal)
• ne sois pas - don't be ... (fam.) [être]
• si formel - so formal
• tutoyer - to use the familiar "tu" with sb.
• vous - you (sing. formal and/or plural form/fam)
• vous pouvez vous tutoyer - you can use "tu" with each other
• déranger - to bother, upset
• Ça ne te dérange pas? - You don't mind? (fam.)
• Bien sûr. - Of course.
• Bien sûr que non. - Of course not.
• entre étudiants - among students
• nous - we, us, to ourselves/each other
• nous nous tutoyons toujours - we always use "tu" with each other

Ne sois pas

Note: Here, "Ne sois pas ... !" (Don't be ...!) is an imperative form of "être".
(tu) sois ! - be!
(nous) soyons ! - let's be!
(vous) soyez ! - be!

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German Language Game: Modal Verb "Können"

Quick German Language Game: Können - Present Tense (can, to be able)

Level: Elementary (A1)
Playing Time: 3 1/2 minutes
(The picture: Können Sie Taekwondo?)

A fun interactive language game to learn and practice the present form of "können" (can/to be able)
Present Tense: stem vowel changes: singular = "a"; plural = "ö" (including the formal "Sie")
This game is also a good way to practice pronouncing German "a", and "ö".

Können - Present Tense

Note the change in the stem vowel: singular "a", plural "ö"

ich kann - I can
du kannst - you can
er/sie/es kann - he/she/it can
wir können - we can
ihr könnt - you-all can
sie/Sie können - they/you(form.) can

You'll find more in our post: How to Use the German Modal Verb "Können"

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Spanish Language Game: Claro que no

Spanish Language Game: Claro que no (Of course not ) 
In this quick online game, learn and practice 10 Spanish phrases with a 34-word mini-story.
1. Identify key phrases.
2. Hear the mini-story.
3. Build the sentences with Word Invaders.
4. Test yourself with Flashcards.
5. Listen to the story again without translating.

Always say the Spanish OUT LOUD. Click on the sentences to hear them again.

The context: David is at his friend Daniel's apartment in Granada.
He meets Daniel's girlfriend Rosa and introduces himself to her sister Ana.
Will he use the formal form of address, or say "tú" to her?

Words in Spanish Mini-Story Language Game

• ¡Hola! - Hello! 
• Encantado de conocerle. - Pleased to meet you. (formal)
• David, no seas tan formal. - David, don't be so formal. [ser]
• tutear - to say "tú", use the informal form of address
• ¡Que os podéis tutear! - You can say "tú" to each other.
• ¿No te importa Ana? - You don't mind, Ana?
• Todos los estudiantes - all the students
• nos tuteamos - we say "tú" to each other
• ¿Estudias aquí? - Do you go to university here?
• en Granada - in Granada
• No, estudio en Sevilla. - No, I go to university in Seville.
  
  

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In the 36 scenes of the course you learn and practice 750 useful words.
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Practicing with mini-stories is a great way to get more familiar with natural-speed Spanish pronunciation and idiomatic expressions.
Note that in Spanish, personal pronouns (I, he, she, we, etc.) are often dropped unless they are needed for clarity or emphasis.

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German Language Game: Jetzt sollten wir...

Quick German Language Game: "Jetzt sollten wir..." - (Now we should...)

Level: A2 Elementary
Playing Time: 3 1/2 Minutes

A quick game to practice the German Conditional form "sollten" (should).

This quick language game also gives you some practice with simple German Word Order.
Playing this game won't make you a word order expert, but it will certainly help you understand basic patterns.
Even if you know the word-order "rules", using them while you talk takes plenty of practice.

Basic word order patterns

Renate;;Jetzt sollten wir ans Mittagessen denken.
Karl;;Ich sollte eine Pizza bestellen.
Michael;;Claudia, du solltest den Tisch decken.

Jetzt sollten wir ans Mittagessen denken.
(Now we should think of lunch.)
Note: In a basic German sentence, the verb is in 2nd position, vs English.

Ich sollte eine Pizza bestellen.
(I should order a Pizza.)
Note: In German, the "infinitve" goes to the end of the sentence, vs English.

Claudia, du solltest den Tisch decken.
(Claudia, you should set the table.)
Note the position of the German infinitive, vs English.

Words in German Language Game

• wir sollten - we should [sollen] 
• jetzt - now
• ans Mittagessen - (think) about lunch
• denken - to think
• ich sollte - I should
• eine Pizza- a pizza
• bestellen - to order
• du solltest - you should (familiar)
• den Tisch - (set) the table
• decken - to set 

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English Language Game: Pick "at" "in" or "to"

Quick English Language Game: Pick "at" "in" or "to"
A fun interactive online English Language Game (ESL) to learn and practice basic situations for using the Prepositions "at", "in", and "to".
The best way to learn a Grammar item is to do it little by little, ALOUD, with short sentences that you can remember.
"At":
He gets off at Union Square. (place: at subway or bus station)
My last class is at five. (point of time)
"In":
Are you in New York? (place: a city)
I think, in about 45 minutes. (amount of time in the future)
"To":
I normally add 15 to 20%. (range of amount)
It's not open to visitors. (idiom: open to "persons")
Once you've practiced these sentences, try using sentences like it in your conversations.