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To most English speakers, Irish name pronunciation seems completely nonsensical. That’s probably because they’re largely of Gaelic origin. For most Irish people however, they’re a part of everyday life – they can’t be phased by some funny spelling! Test your Irish-ness with this quiz about Irish name pronunciation! If you’re interested in learning more about […]Read More
European Languages are pretty interesting Languages are an awesome thing. They are not only the way to communicate between humans but such an interesting topic. You will always have something new to learn and they’ll never fail to surprise you. Of course, in a continent with such a huge variety of languages as Europe, there […]Read More
One of the greatest Romance languages on Earth. French has certainly captivated the entire planet. From its countless depictions in film and literature, to it being the only language besides English that is currently taught in all countries. Today, we want to share with you some fun facts about French language. Far from being a […]Read More
European Languages has its fair share of untranslatable words Do you remember our 15 European Language Facts article? Fact #7 was the Georgian untranslatable word; shemomedjamo. Here are 13 words from different European languages that just like shemomedjamo can’t be translated into English. 1. Utepils (Norwegian) Who doesn’t like to drink a beer outside? Norwegians love this activity so much […]Read More
In polyglot heaven, the language-to-person ratio isn’t necessarily a symmetrical one. Ok, no idea what that means, but the truth is while there are so many languages spoken in the world, research shows that only half of the world is bilingual. So if you’re wondering how to be someone who speaks the most languages, you’ll […]Read More
Idiomatic Expressions: Languages can be tricky sometimes… Idioms can be confusing for language learnings as their direct translations can have little meaning to anyone who’s not a native. They are defined as “expressions whose meaning cannot be predicted from the meaning of its individual parts“. They’re also pretty funny as they often seem very nonsensical, […]Read More
The Most Common Mistakes in English Non-native English speakers have it tough. The English language lacks consistent rules and has a structure like none other. Often, there are phrases that exist structurally in many other languages, and that non-natives transfer into English. But these most common mistakes in English, that non-native speakers use time and […]Read More
Do you speak Spanish and English? Maybe you've been mixing up these words! Polyglot problems...Read More
Only 10% of people can get more than 5 on this Guess the language quiz! Learning languages is great, especially when you realise it can help you learn other languages! But then…. you realise that actually it can get kind of confusing and your Spanish becomes Italian and your Italian becomes French. If you can […]Read More
Are you fluent in British Slang? Learning a new language is hard enough with all the grammar, idioms and accents – but if you want to become truly fluent, you might want to learn some local slang. These can be useful in everyday conversation… but maybe don’t use these phrases in a job interview! Try […]Read More
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