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When Your Brain Fights Back Posted by Malachi Rempen on Jan 11, 2016 in Archived Posts
Sometimes I feel that my brain is fighting back against my insistence on learning new languages. Vocabulary, for example. As far as the logical part of my brain is concerned, the only reason for the existence of words is to describe things that are. What’s this thing called? A fish. Great. File that word on the shelf…
Is the Internet Killing Languages? Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 4, 2016 in Archived Posts
Not too long ago, my friend Gary wrote a piece called Is the Internet Creating New Languages? In it, he explains that while English is the dominant language online, it hasn’t prevented speakers of other languages from participating on the web. Indeed, many “Englishes” have sprung up, particularly on social media, where Spanglish, Hinglish, and…
10 Most Read Language News Blog Posts of 2015 Posted by meaghan on Dec 30, 2015 in Archived Posts
Happy New Year, language learners. Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or you just found our blog in 2015, I hope our posts have been informative, inspiring, and entertaining. By now we all know the importance of reviewing, so let’s review the most read posts of the year! Before we dive in, I invite…
German and the Rules Posted by Malachi Rempen on Dec 28, 2015 in Archived Posts
Stereotypes are a funny thing: they’re always true, until they aren’t. One popular cliché of the German people, beloved even by Germans themselves, is that they adore rules, obedience to the rules, and general order. Ordnung is such a common word that the expression “it’s all good” or “all’s well” translates to “alles in Ordnung,” or…
How to Say Merry Christmas in 30 Languages Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 23, 2015 in Archived Posts
Merry Christmas to all… in all languages! Here is how to say Merry Christmas in 30 languages. Do you know any others? Leave them in the comments below. Albanian Gëzuar Krishlindjet Arabic Milad Mubarak Bulgarian Vessela Koleda Croatian Sretan Bozic Dutch Zalig Kerstfeest English Merry Christmas French Joyeux Noël German Fröhliche Weihnachten Greek Kala Christougenna…
Teach Me! Aren’t You a Native Speaker? Posted by Malachi Rempen on Dec 21, 2015 in Archived Posts
As language learners, we’ve all had the following conversation with a native speaker of our chosen learned language: You: Harbladarba harbala darbalbarada. Native speaker: Mmmm…that’s not right, actually, sorry. The right way to say it is harbladarba harbala BARbalbarada. You: …why? I thought darbalbarada is conjugated in the 4th-perspective punctual form in this case. Native speaker: Huh? I…
Where to Find Shows in Your Language Online Posted by Jakob Gibbons on Dec 16, 2015 in Archived Posts
We recently told you why using TV to boost your language learning is definitely a good idea. Since so many of you agreed, we wanted to give the rest of you some tips on where to find TV shows in your target language. If your two greatest loves are learning languages and sitting on the couch…