Target Language French and Spanish Tutoring

20/09/2026

Interesting!

Another pair of false cognates: words that look related but aren't.

English "much" and Spanish "mucho" have very similar meanings, but seem to come from totally district origins.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Much is from the Proto-Indo-European root *megh2 meaning "big" or "great", via Proto-Germanic *mikilaz meaning "great", "much", and "many". It's related to Latin "magnus/magnum" and Greek "mega". Northern English and Scots "muckle" and "mickle" (large amount, much, big) stayed closer to the Old English form.

🇪🇸 Mucho is from Latin "multus" meaning "much" or "many", and is therefore related to English "multi-" (a Latin borrowing). The earlier origin is uncertain but it is suggested to be related to Ancient Greek "mala" ("very", "very much"), from the PIE root "mel-.

20/08/2026

How did you do?

16/06/2026

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20/05/2026

Je croise tous mes doigts pour vous! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

30/03/2026

It's Easter break in the UK for the next two weeks. Most GCSE and A level students have their Speaking exams in the first or second week after break. This is the perfect time to get some extra revision sessions in. I've got openings during the daytime and some evenings if your child would like to work on their Speaking exam skills (or anything else!)

Message me or send me an email at [email protected].

25/12/2025

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03/11/2025

First day of teaching online while on holiday in Istanbul has been a success! Lots of Turkish tea, delicious miniature cakes and an occasional naughty cat! 😹😹

23/10/2025

From Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to rainbows and A-level Spanish writing about the 1992 Olympic Games, it’s been a busy week! Here’s some of the students’ work they’ve done.

14/10/2025

Let me know if you’ve got any questions! 🙂 🇫🇷🇪🇸