How to Say Hello in French: 12 Useful French Greetings Beyond Bonjour
Bonjour, mon ami francophone! (Hello, my francophone friend!) I’m glad to see you love the French language as much as I do! In some of the previous lessons, we’ve talked about French phrases, French movies and the best way to learn French, but for today’s lesson it’s time to go back to the basics and …
This Is the Perfect App to Learn a Language Before a City Break
Every city break is magic. You vibrate together with the city, the stories, the people, you fall in love with their culture and language. And more often than not, you decide to come back home, learn the language and visit again soon. But your experience would be a million times even more awesome if you’d …
The Best Way to Learn Korean Online – 6 Brilliant Resources
The Korean language is the 13th most spoken language in the world today with roughly 77.2 million native speakers in North Korea, South Korea, China and some areas from Japan and Russia. According to the Foreign Service Institute of the US Government, a native English speaker would need around 2200 hours or 88 weeks of …
A Quick Guide to Mastering the Turkish Alphabet
The Turkish language (or “Türkçe” – as the Turkish people would say) is the most widely spoken Turkic language with around 80 million native speakers all around the world. Turkish is a part of the Oghuz branch of the Turkic language family together with Azerbaijani, Turkmen, and Qashqai (a language spoken by the Qashqai people). …
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This Is the One Corporate Gift That Everyone Will Love
Employees are a company’s greatest asset. You know it and that is exactly why you are looking for corporate gifts ideas right now. Christmas is right around the corner and you want to celebrate one more amazing year full of great achievements with more than just a simple “thank you”. You want a thoughtful gift …
How Do Children Learn Foreign Languages so Easily?
Learning a foreign language is good for your brain. Regardless of age. That we already discussed. Now, if you read that article, you saw that there are studies that show how bilingual children outperform monolingual children in math, social studies, reading, memory tests, and many other areas. The bottom line is that learning a second …
The Best Way to Learn and Speak French Très Bien in No Time
Forget about French teachers, tutors or French classes. The best way to learn French is at home, on your terms, using flashcards, children’s books, movies, music and smart language learning apps like Mondly. It’s fun, it works – you’ll love it! And it will help you speak French comme un natif (“like a native”) in …
Thank You in Chinese: Xièxiè and 12 Other Thank You Chinese Phrases
Politeness is a greatly complex phenomenon that can differ in meaning depending on the culture. What is polite in one country, can be considered rude in another. However, there are a few rules that keep the same interpretation everywhere in the world. For example, a heartfelt thanks is timely in every corner of the world. …
World Teachers’ Day | How to say “teacher” in different languages
Every year, on October 5, we are honoring teachers and their role in providing quality education for students everywhere. Also known as International Teachers Day, World Teachers’ Day was established in 1994 and it observes the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. This Recommendation set the standard …
20 Indispensable Italian Expressions Italians Love
Italians are known for being incredibly expressive and passionate about everything they do. For them, everything is bello (beautiful). Take Roberto Benigni’s Oscar acceptance speech for example. Beginning to end he can’t stop moving and smiling with his entire body. That’s the Italian way! And if you want to learn Italian – but really learn …
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