Posts Tagged ‘courtesies’
Jun
Jun
Lithuanian courtesies
In anticipation of a coming trip to Lithuania this fall, I wanted to learn a little about the language. I decided this would be a good opportunity for me to put my list of the 10 most important things to know, to get by in any language to the test.
Last week, we learned some…
Jun
Jun
Italian courtesies
We’re coving the 10 most important things to know to get by in Italian. Monday we looked at Italian greetings. Today, we’ll look at what I call the common courtesies.
2. Italian courtesies
When I use the term common courtesies… here, I am referring to the basic courtesy phrases we all learn as children.
Sep
Sep
Learning how to say thanks
One of the simplest things I do in foreign languages also happens to be the one that people seem to find most impressive: simply saying “thanks”. The trick is, doing it in their language.…