Please Read French with Me Would someone be willing to read with me in French for free, on Skype? I am a native English speaker from New Jersey, and want to learn French.

Saying ...Love... in Your Culture

Is it common in your culture, to say 'I Love You', to friends, family and co-workers?

 

How often do you hear 'I Love You', on the TV, in music or in public where you live?

Porteghal in Persian I know Porteghal in Persian means 'orange' in English, but what are the additional meanings? For example, like in this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdp3QUshpEY Please answer in English, thanks.

Conversational Phrases

What are some conversational American/British phrases or questions, you would like to learn in your target language?

 

For example:

That happens to me often.

The item was on sale.

Which national holidays do you celebrate in Egypt?

What did you learn in school about Napoléon Bonaparte?

a or o heladas...? Why does 'heladas' have an 'a' and not an 'o', at the end? Salí afuera sin guantes y ahora tengo las manos heladas.

Porque ¿ Does anyone know why or how the ¿ originated in Spanish? Is it from Latin or borrowed from Arabic, or somewhere else?

World Talk Radio Does anyone know of a web site that broadcasts various Talk Radio in many different languages? A friend gave me http://www.europe1.fr this is great, but it's only in French. I'm looking for one site, rather than bookmarking one site for French, one for Italian, one for Arabic, etc.. Cheers...This site works with FireFox and has every language for Talk Radio - http://streema.com

English alphabet Arabic... I want to search for a book written in Arabic and using the English alphabet. Is there a word for writing Arabic using the English alphabet? For example: هو دعانى للفيلم (Ho daany llfilm)