Did You Know You Can Speak Latin?
Last week we added our 133rd language to the uTalk app – and it’s a good one! Latin has been…
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Welcome to Bhutan! William and Kate’s guide to the local language
Bhutan, known as the ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon’, only opened up to visitors in the 1970s, which means the…
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Beginner’s Guide to Romanian
The Junior Language Challenge is a national competition for children aged 10 and under across the UK. One of the…
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Kernow Bys Vyken!
It’s not often you hear the Cornish language spoken in the streets of London. To be honest, it’s not often…
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Mum’s the word! How different languages say ‘mother’
Today is the day we celebrate ‘Mother’s day’ or ‘Mothering Sunday’ here in the UK. Mum is one of those…
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Baking idioms: the best thing since sliced bread?
Yes, believe it or not, it’s National Toast Day today. Which got us all thinking, how important can toast possibly…
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You speak more French than you think
So you think you can’t speak French? You may not realise it but if you’re an English speaker, you probably…
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Learning Latin with Harry Potter
Just before Christmas, I helped our language producer record Latin, which will be coming to uTalk later in the year….
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Why learning Persian made me feel Fanta-stic
Nancy Reynolds is a freelance writer from the USA, who’s currently working on a novel. In her spare time she studies…
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How does a Greek person say ‘it’s all Greek to me’?
‘It’s all Greek to me’. This is what an English speaker might say when they don’t understand something at all. In…