5 Things You Shouldn’t Do When Learning a Foreign Language
Find out what things to avoid when learning a foreign language. If you want to start speaking another language shortly, here are some tips that will help.
How to Learn Swiss German: A Practical Guide for 2026 🇨🇭
Swiss German is not a language in the truest sense but a dialect of German. These are some of our tips on you can get started to learn Swiss German—the easy way!
Why Learn German? More Reasons than You Might Expect
German opens doors in Europe’s largest economy, from law to engineering to e-commerce. Ready to put it to work for your business?
What Does a German Elephant Say? Translating Onomatopoeia
The proper term is “cross-linguistic onomatopoeia,” but James Chapman just calls them “sounds in other languages”: from the crying of a baby in Spanish (buá buá), the crowing of a rooster in French (cocorico), the clicking of a camera in...The Global Round-Ball Game: Why Americans Call Soccer “Soccer”
What is the proper English word for that “global round-ball game”? Is it “football” or “soccer”? This question has an interesting linguistic history.
What Makes a Language Sound Beautiful or Ugly?
The closeness of a language’s sounds to one’s own mother tongue also influences our impression of it.