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Your Travel Guide for The Next Trip to Israel: Tips & Travel Phrases
There are few places on Earth as magic and as contrasting as The Holy Land of Israel. From finding God within the ancient walls of Nazareth and Jerusalem, you can then experience the vibrating nightlife and stunning beaches of Tel-Aviv, praise the beauty of the Bahá’í Gardens in Haifa, float quietly in the arms of …
Ahoy! It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day! Arr!
Ahoy, maties! Avast, ye! Stop what you are doing. If it’s September 19, then it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day! The perfect excuse to drink industrial quantities of rum, grunt, growl, dress like Jack Sparrow, walk your parrot pet on the shoulder and call everyone you meet a scallywag. Blimey! That sure sounds like …
Here’s How to Say Chocolate in 34 Different Languages
Chocolate, the same as love, brings sweetness and joy to our hearts. When life happens, chocolate helps. When it touches your taste buds, you taste heaven. Every chocolate lover knows that feeling. And don’t you feel as powerful as a Greek god or goddess tasting ambrosia for the first time? Because that’s chocolate: so good …
Hello in Portuguese and Other Basic Portuguese Greetings You Need to Know
People are the soul of a country. You can’t really say you explored a country until you speak to its people. For example, if you travel to a Portuguese-speaking country, you don’t even need to speak fluent Portuguese. Just some basic words and phrases like Olá! (“hello” in Portuguese), Obrigado / Obrigada (“thank you” in …
The 6 Best Danish Films to Learn Danish
As the country who gave us Lars von Trier, Mads Mikkelsen, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (raise your hand if you rooted for Jamie Lannister!), it’s no wonder that Denmark has produced some of the best indie films the world has ever seen. They may not have followed the “blockbuster” recipe, they may not have won a …
71 Best Tongue Twisters to Perfect Your English Pronunciation
Tongue twisters of all sorts and sizes have been raising laughs and knotting tongues for decades. For example, the world-famous Peter Piper tongue twister first appeared in print sometime in 1813, in a book called “Peter Piper’s Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation” (a tongue twister in itself, isn’t it?). Nevertheless, to this day, …
Porque vs Por que: What’s the Difference?
Porque vs por que and porqué vs por qué: the real Clash of the Titans, the ultimate mystery of our world. What’s the difference and how do you correctly use all these porques in Spanish? Well, buckle up because today you are finally going to find out and, most importantly, glue into your brain for …
Hello in Japanese – All the Japanese Greetings You Need to Know
Japanese culture is the culture of respect. You don’t have to visit Japan to know that. We all heard about the famously polite Japanese bow and about the big emphasis Japanese people place on the respect of hierarchy in the family and etiquette in general. It’s in their DNA. And the same as its culture, …
100+ Essential Croatian Phrases You’ll Need Before Traveling to Croatia
Croatia was always dazzling. With its beautiful lakes, exotic beaches, and unbroken forests, Croatia was and still is one of the most prominent travel destinations in the Southeast of Europe. But over the last decade, there were significantly more tourists in Croatia probably due to the whopping success of Game of Thrones. Dubrovnik, the real-life …
Why Learning a New Language Is Good for Your Brain
The human brain is extraordinary. It’s mind-blowing how a 1.2–1.4 kg (2.6–3.1 lb) organ controls all functions of the body: memory, speech, movement, thoughts and the normal functioning of all the other organs in our body. At the same time, it interprets information from the outside, it dictates emotions and how intelligent or creative we …
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