This compact and up-to-date, two-way dictionary provides a comprehensive and modern vocabulary, containing 85,000 headwords and phrases. Features include: a guide to Swedish pronunciation and inflexions; important grammatical information - gender, plurals, past tense; meaning and usage clearly signposted; expressions and idioms of current written and spoken language; extensive coverage of colloquial and slang registers and full coverage with simplicity and clarity.

An important language resource that helps intermediate nehiyawewin learners begin to understand more advanced grammar of the language. Building on maci-nehiyawewin / Beginning Cree, Solomon Ratt's first influential Cree language resource, ahkami-nehiyawetan / Let's Keep Speaking Cree helps intermediate nehiyawewin learners begin to understand more advanced grammar of the language. The textbook is more than a language textbook though: it includes a series of the author's original stories written in Cree, complete with comprehension questions, making it ideal for self-study as well as classroom use.

A Primer of Pastoral Spanish is designed to provide religious and non-religious alike with the linguistic and cultural tools to minister in Spanish. This primer is modeled after Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish (1953), whose author, Margarita Madrigal, bases her methodology on creating with the language instead of memorizing it. Previous knowledge of Spanish is not necessary, although, as you will discover, you already know thousands of words in Spanish. The vocabulary you know in English is the foundation on which you can build your knowledge of Spanish vocabulary. There are thousands of English words that become Spanish words if you can recognize the slight change that takes place from one language to the other. For example, you will learn how to conjugate a verb in Spanish to the first-person singular of the past tense by dropping a letter from its translation in English and adding an accent. There are 40 units in this primer. If you were to study each unit 20-30 minutes a day throughout Lent, for example, think about how far you could progress. Each unit consists of four sections: Vocabulary, Prayer or Culture, Cornerstones, and Vocabulary Review. There are four units called Check Your Progress. These units consist of Challenges based on the grammar, vocabulary, and culture you learned in the previous units. The answers to the Challenges are at the end of the units.

A"TA1/4rkisch fA1/4r DummiesA" bietet einen leichten Einstieg in die tA1/4rkische Sprache. Los geht's mit einer EinfA1/4hrung in die Besonderheiten der tA1/4rkischen Sprache, in die Betonung sowie in die Grammatik einschlieA lich der FAlle. Dann wird es auch schon praktisch: Jedes Kapitel beschAftigt sich mit einer Alltagssituation: Sie lernen, wie Sie sich auf TA1/4rkisch vorstellen, Small Talk fA1/4hren, telefonieren und vieles mehr. Dabei lernen Sie die wichtigsten SAtze, Umschreibungen und Begriffe, die Sie im Alltag benAtigen und bekommen nebenbei viele Informationen zu Alltag und Kultur in der TA1/4rkei. Im Anhang des Buches finden Sie Verb-Tabellen und ein kleines TA1/4rkisch-Deutsch-/Deutsch-TA1/4rkisch-WArterbuch. Auf der beiliegenden CD gibt es die SprachA1/4bungen aus dem Buch zum AnhAren und Nachsprechen.

He's as independent as a hog on ice!

Where did expressions like this come from anyway?

Now finally we'll know what "letting the cat out of the bag" or "going on a wild-goose chase" refers to. In this fun collection of more than 400 curious expressions and sayings, Dr. Funk explains the meanings that we use in everyday speech without even thinking about it. He has traced them back through the years -- in some cases centuries -- in an effort to determine their sources, to find out what the original allusions were, or at the very least, to give us his expert opinion when facts cannot be traced.

Reading Japan offers the student readings on geopolitics, education, language, Japanese-ness and ethnicity, gender and history, with the dual aims of broadening students' understanding of Japan and of providing opportunities to read authentic Japanese texts. Each chapter contains an essay in English, a selection of readings in Japanese, comprehensive vocabulary lists, discussion questions and a list of sources and additional readings. Pitched at Intermediate to Advanced and B1-C1 level, this reader is not simply a language textbook; it offers students a chance to learn and think in depth about Japan as they build confidence in reading real-world Japanese texts.

Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas Level: A-level Subject: French First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2017 (AS) Summer 2018 (A-level) Make French grammar second nature with this trusted reference book containing over 300 activities - now completely revised in line with the new A-level specifications. - Supplement key resources in class or encourage independent practice at home, with clear explanations of the grammar points needed at A-level and knowledge-check exercises throughout - Prepare for assessment with longer application activities focused on developing writing skills such as translation and summary - Build confidence as exercises get increasingly more challenging to mirror students' advancement throughout the course - Check students' progress with regular grammar tests and all answers supplied online

Used today by approximately 12 million people in Haiti and by the population of the Haitian diaspora across the Caribbean, France, and the United States, Haitian Creole is an essential language to understanding Haiti's social, political, and cultural history. The language is fast becoming the favored medium for Haitian literature and media, and travelers to Haiti are likely to find books, newspapers, radio shows, and television programs produced in Haitian Creole. This dictionary provides the traveler, businessperson, or aid worker with all of the fundamental words and phrases needed to communicate practically and effectively in Haiti. Includes over 15,000 entries, including part of speech, alternate words, and phonetic pronunciation, plus an introduction to the Haitian Creole language, pronunciation, and grammatical basics, and a glossary of practical Haitian legal terms.

Packed with contemporary dialogue, engaging readings, active vocabulary, and an assortment of hands-on activities, NEUE HORIZONTE, 8e skillfully instills both communicative and grammatical competency using a diversified methodology that adapts well to a variety of teaching and learning styles. The new edition combines a vibrant new four-color design with its signature clear grammar presentations, practical vocabulary lessons, beautiful prose and poetry, and more. Immersing readers into a complete language-learning experience, its unique integrated treatment stresses a balance of communicative competence, cultural awareness, and mastery of language structures.

First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.