Japanoises (How things sound in Japanese)
Have you ever wondered how to make the sound of a typewriter in Japanese? Or how to describe the noise…
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Have you ever wondered how to make the sound of a typewriter in Japanese? Or how to describe the noise…
When we asked you in our recent survey why you were learning a language, almost half of you said it…
As it was the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, we have chosen Japanese as our Language of the Week. First…
Today’s post is by Alex from onebillion. As you may know, onebillion are an organisation set up by Jamie and…
As the annual festival of Oktoberfest gets underway in Munich this week, we’ve chosen German as our latest Language of…
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Back in March, over 1,100 primary school children from around the UK joined our annual competition, the Junior Language Challenge,…
The scattered islands of the Outer Hebrides, off the Western coast of Scotland, are a haven of beauty, wildlife and…
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to success is always to try just one more…
If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter (or maybe even if you don’t) you’ll know that we recently released…