The Language Learning Specialists
The Yucatec Mayan language, once spoken in the ancient sprawling cities of Chichen Itza and Mayapan will now be available on uTalk! That’s right – history lovers, culture vultures and fans of Mesoamerica can now learn the Yucatec Mayan language (and yes – the language of Namor and the fictional underwater kingdom of Talokan from … Read more
If you were wandering around Barcelona and heard someone say ‘a la quinta forca’, would you know its meaning? How about ‘de més verdes en maduren’ or ‘tocar el dos’? If you don’t know these phrases, don’t worry! We’re going to explore all of them, along with six others, as we take a look at … Read more
When you’re just sinking your teeth into a new language, it can be tricky to know where to begin. So, we thought we’d help! We’ve collected over 20 useful Catalan phrases for you to learn – phrases that should be useful no matter where you’re at in your language-learning journey. Plus, you can get all … Read more
When learning a new language, one of the most useful things you can do is learn the words that crop up often. Frequency lists show you words in a language that are used most, well, frequently. In this post, we’ve gathered together the 100 most frequent Italian words – take a look and see which … Read more
Basque is a very unique European language because it isn’t related to any others across the continent – or, actually, to any other language in the world! In this post, find out where Basque is spoken, its connections with Spanish, and learn a few words and phrases you can use on your next trip to … Read more
If you’re learning Catalan, then one of the things you’ll need to tackle are numbers. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be difficult at all! Read this post to learn how to count to 20 in Catalan and how the uTalk app can help you have fun while you do it. Why are numbers important? You … Read more
Like all languages, Romanian has its own quirks, but one of the most interesting is the fact that there are two sets of names for the months of the year! Oh, and they have something in common with the words ‘cockroach’ and ‘reindeer’. How? Read our post to find out! In a previous post, we … Read more
If you’re learning Romanian, one thing you’re going to want to learn early on are the days of the week, months, and seasons. After all, they’ll help you make plans with your Romanian-speaking friends! Keep reading to learn these, as well as a host of words referring to times of day so you can really … Read more
How much do you know about the Romanian language? In this post, learn more about this interesting Romance language, including where it’s spoken and the languages that have made it into what it is today. Romanian: the ‘forgotten’ Romance language Which language do you think Romanian is most closely related to? If you said Italian, … Read more
If you’ve already started learning Catalan, then you’ll know a few verbs already. They’re an important building block and often a tricky part of grammar because in many languages, verbs change to reflect tense and who is speaking or being spoken about. In this post, you’ll learn about the 20 most common verbs in Catalan, … Read more