Hello there amazing individual! How are you today? We hope you’re in the mood to have some fun because we have a game planned. Boggle is a word game; you have to make as many ...
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Friday 13th and English expressions on luck
G’day mate! (that’s “hello” in Australian English). So last Friday was Friday the 13th, a day that is unlucky in both Western and Eastern cultures. But why? The origins aren’t perfectly clear, but we do know ...
Read More »What shapes our language?
Halló! (that’s “hello” in Icelandic). We found this beautiful infographic on how new words are born, and we wanted to share it with you. Below you will find the text and more information on what ...
Read More »English Vocabulary: “What does the fox say?”
Buenas, (that’s “howdy” in Spanish). Maybe you have heard the new hit sensation on the radio, maybe you haven’t. The song “What does the fox say?” has become very popular over the last couple of ...
Read More »English Vocabulary: Interesting Idioms with Cats.
Sain baina uu! (that’s “hello” in Mongolia). English-speakers love idioms. And so do we, here at ABA English. Why? Because they are so descriptive and there is a perfect idiom for every occasion. To check ...
Read More »English Expressions: “Mind your P’s and Q’s”
Hello beautiful souls, Soul – the spiritual part of a person that is believed to give life to the body and in many religions is believed to live forever. So remember last month we spoke about ...
Read More »The Origin of “Please”
Welcome! Remember last week we spoke about saying “thank you“? Well today we will continue with the mini lesson in politeness. “Please” is short for “if you please”. For example, in the past we would ...
Read More »The Origin of “Thank you”
Well, hello! Let’s start today’s mini lesson. English people are famous for being polite. And one way of being polite is to always, always, always say “please” and “thank you”. In English, “thank you” derives ...
Read More »11 Untranslatable Words from Other Cultures
Good day! Welcome to our little corner of the Internet. This article is from the Huffington Post but we had to share it on our blog, because it’s so awesome to remember all of the ...
Read More »Sneezes of the World
Good day to you all. An onomatopoeia is the creation of words that imitate natural sounds. For example, in English the sound snakes makes is called a “hiss”. Why? Because to us, that’s what it sounds ...
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