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Is It Harder to Learn Chinese, Japanese, or Korean?

by William Wilde From an English speaker’s perspective, when learning a new language, it’s interesting to look at the relative difficulties. Chinese, Japanese, and Korean are all significantly more complex than, say, French or Spanish. Yet, there are some surprising aspects of each language that are easier than you’d think. Read on for the lowdown …

Five Languages You Didn’t Know Were Close to Extinction

by Kevin Carneglia Did you know there are around 6,500 languages spoken in the world today? Many of them are actually close to extinction. Some of them have as little as one speaker left in the entire world. The death of a language means its people’s stories, customs, and culture can vanish forever. These might …

How to get the best Hebrew English translation service

Hebrew is not a widely spoken language: it is estimated that there are approximately 9 million people who speak Hebrew, with the majority of them residing in Israel. Hebrew is the official language of Israel and is widely spoken among Jews worldwide. It is also a widely studied language in Jewish and Talmudic law. But …

Hmong culture – a unique blend of tradition and modernity

The Hmong language is an ancient language that has been spoken by the Hmong people for centuries. It is a tonal language, meaning that the same word can have different meanings depending on the tone used to pronounce it. Hmong is spoken in China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar. It is also spoken in the …

Understanding Social Language, Neurodiversity and Translation

by Luke Smith It’s estimated that 15 to 20% of the world’s population is neurodiverse. That simply means that this subset of people thinks differently than what is considered “normal.” Their brains think things through and process information differently. For some, it’s a more obvious difference than others. While there is nothing “wrong” with being …

Not All Proper English Looks the Same: Four Reasons Why

by DL Miller If you spend time on the web and you’re sensitive to language, then you have probably noticed that not all blogs and websites follow the same rules. You may have spotted unfamiliar spellings and punctuation on sites that are clearly professionally written and edited. Why is that? It’s because there’s more than …

3 Exercises to Learn Spanish More Effectively (Plus 3 Printable Activities)

by Rachel Perez  In America, learning Spanish is a practical choice. With over 40 million speakers, Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the United States, and it continues to grow.  Thus, understanding and speaking Spanish allows for new worlds of opportunity, relationships, and awareness. Though learning any new language is daunting, the following three …

Who are the Slavs and what languages do they speak?

The Slavs do not represent a single nation. The term Slavic is both a noun and an adjective. As a noun, Slavic designates a group of languages ​​of the Indo-European family. In Europe, there are currently 300 million Slavic speakers. The adjective Slavic describes the belonging to the ethnic group of the Slavs. This post …

La lingua dell’amore. Interesting Facts about the Italian Language

Italian is the language of love, passion, music and culture. In addition to good food, art and fashion, the Italian language is one of the elements that characterize life in Italy and connects the country and its people. We’ll take you on a journey through the Italian language variants and tell you some interesting facts …

Ukraine invasion raises concerns in Baltic states

Russia’s invasion of its neighbor and ex-satellite Ukraine is the main focus in today’s news and has supplanted the COVID pandemic as the leading story of 2022 so far. The images of Russian tanks, missiles and the encroachment of capital city Kyiv have raised worldwide concerns of an impending large scale war. These concerns especially …

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