Otherwise known as 笑话 (xiàohuà) or literally, “smiling talk”, in Mandarin, Chinese jokes are a great way to put a smile on anyone’s face while learning to appreciate both the …
Any memorable expression can become a saying, if enough people repeat it. A saying usually contains a piece of advice and sometimes may be difficult to explain to a foreigner. …
Politeness can be a very big issue in Japan, and the Japanese language displays this. Japanese honorifics can be fairly complex and to fully go over the system is very …
Whether you’re teaching yourself Spanish or studying abroad, one of the first things to have down pat is the days of the week. Without knowing the calendar days, it’ll be …
A lot of people have the unfair assumption that German is a hard language. (Erbstückskristallteller!) They say it’s complicated, strict, and even harsh on the ears. (Fahrtreppenbenutzungshinweise!) Such baseless stereotypes …
Onomatopoeia are words that describe how something sounds. Examples include bam, pow, or meow. In English, you might expect to hear/read onomatopoeia in children’s books about what animals or in …
When you hear that someone has a British sense of humour, for example, you think about a mixture of wit and sarcasm. What does it mean to have an Italian …
As an English learner, you can never know too many words. In fact, expanding your vocabulary should be among the top priorities on your language learning journey. That’s what native-like …
If you’ve just started learning Polish or plan on visiting the country soon, saying hello should be on your shortlist of things to master, along with polite expressions. This post …
An acquaintance with any language starts with its alphabet. Russian is no different and that’s why it’s important to get yourself familiar with the Russian alphabet in the early stages …
