Quote of the week: 25 Oct 2014
“When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks but celebrate them with glad cries of ‘me too!’ be sure to cherish them. Because those weirdos are your tribe.”
EuroTalk
Why learn Chinese Chengyu?
Today’s guest post is by Joe Paterson, a student at Keats School in China. Joe explains Chinese chengyu, which are absolutely fascinating and a perfect example of why we love languages so much – they’re all so unique and interesting. Do any Chinese speakers have more examples – or does the language you’re learning have an equivalent? … Read more
Quote of the week: 18 Oct 2014
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” Christopher Robin
10 reasons to visit… Tokyo
To finish up our Japanese week, Safia’s written today’s blog post on her top ten reasons to visit Tokyo. Do you live in Tokyo, or have you visited? Please share your own top tips in the comments! 1. The old and the new Before I even start talking about specific points of interest, all you need … Read more
Quote of the week: 11 Oct 2014
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good thing happen you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” Barack Obama
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 a cat makes? Well, wonder no more. We present to you – Japanoises! (Yes, we were so excited that we made up a word.) Which one’s your favourite? Other Japanese sounds that almost made it … Read more
Win a $100 travel card with uTalk!
When we asked you in our recent survey why you were learning a language, almost half of you said it was for travel. Which makes perfect sense, of course – why learn a language unless you plan to use it? As you know, our uTalk app is designed for people who are travelling, who want … Read more
Language of the Week: Japanese
As it was the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, we have chosen Japanese as our Language of the Week. First and foremost, our thoughts and good wishes go to Jules Bianchi for his full recovery following his crash on Sunday at Suzuka. Though in many respects I’m a complete petrol head, I have never found … Read more
Quote of the week: 4 Oct 2014
“There are no short cuts to any place worth going.” Beverly Sills For more like this, find us on Pinterest.
10 reasons to visit… Malawi
Today’s post is by Alex from onebillion. As you may know, onebillion are an organisation set up by Jamie and Andrew from EuroTalk to provide basic maths, reading and English teaching through apps to children in developing countries (and they were recently featured in a BBC Click report). A few weeks ago, the whole onebillion team … Read more