In your word for the day (French) you have given the following example: "Il connaît bien son code de la route mais il a raté son permis de conduire encore une fois." and explained that it means "he knew ..." I am a little confused. Isn't "connaît" conjugation in present tense

 http://www.bitesizedlanguages.com/wod/r/french/2011/10/31

Eu acabei meus estudos na Universidade em 2006 e em outubro fui para o Brasil.Audio I finished my studies at the University in 2006 and in October I went to Brazil - does this give the sense of returning to Brazil of going there as a foreigner

How do I subscribe for bitesized Italian

in today's bitesized german they translate "Ist das dort Ihr Freund" as friend, but shouldn't it be boyfriend

what are the consonants and vowels in mandarin

please give me the mandarin vowels and consonants together with its meaning and how to write it...thank you...

how do i SAY DOG-LOVER IN ITALIAN

Today's word: why is the definite article used when referring to Rafael's friends?

Today's word sentence was: Janete estava cozinhando enquanto Rafael estava bebendo com os seus amigos

In today's free word why "no telefone". Why not "ao telefone"?

Eles estão falando no telefone, abaixe a TV por favor!

do you recognised the name saracomoffsky as being russian

We have the name Semion Paulovich Saracomoffsky in our famioly and don't know why the child born in 1866 in Edinburgh was given that name. We wondered if it was of Russian origin. The spelling is as copied from the birth certificate.