Valentine’s Day: Love Around the World
uTalk’s regular guest blogger and all-round language guru, Brian Loo Soon Hua, is back with our 500th published post, all…
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The Story of the Chinese Zodiac: Why 2020 is the Year of the Rat
Here at uTalk, we’ve spoken a little before about the traditions surrounding the Chinese New Year, which involve all kinds…
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Yes, the Whole World Really Does Drink ‘Coffee’—Except Ethiopians and Armenians!
Happy Cappuccino Day! In today’s post, uTalk’s guest blogger Brian investigates the many different ways of saying ‘coffee’—and where the…
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The Spooky Season Around the World
Children everywhere look forward to Halloween with glee. And why wouldn’t they? They get to dress up in fun costumes,…
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uTalk and Asterix: An Origin Story
Today is National Comic Book Day, so if you can tear yourself away from stories of superheroes or zombies, then…
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Samhain: A Festival of the Dead
Halloween is the favourite holiday of many people all over the world, and its origins can be traced back to…
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🎶 This uTalk 3.3 release will be music to your ears 🎶
You’ll now be able to listen to music in the background while learning which, according to the people who know,…
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How the Turkey Got its Name
Spoiler alert: it was a mistake! Our Brit forebears got in a flap when it came to naming the festive…
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New name, new horizons for the language challenge
Organisers of the competition – now called The uTalk Challenge – want to spread the word about languages to even…
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Fall In and Out of Fashion
Both the US and Britain took a leaf out of the same book back in the 17th century when it…