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Breaking the ice: overcoming language nerves

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So apparently a quarter of Brits are nervous about speaking another language when they’re abroad, and 40% of us are embarrassed by our language skills. These conclusions come from a study by the British Council, which surveyed 2,000 British adults. While 67% of respondents believed it’s important to learn a few words of the local language … Read more

10 reasons to visit… Sigulda

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If you haven’t heard of Sigulda, you probably aren’t in the minority. Described as the ‘Switzerland of Vidzeme’, Sigulda is popular with both locals and tourists alike. It is well worth a Google to see if it’s your thing. Sigulda is a small town about 50 kilometres from Riga, Latvia. To get there from Riga … Read more

Emoji: The New Universal Language?

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👋👇👌 – Hi, are you okay? 👍☺️ – I’m good thanks! 👏 – yay! Or something like that. Welcome to the wonderful language that is emojis 😁 And before you express concern that we are confused about what is a language and what is not, hey. Your entire screen staring back up at you currently is composed … Read more

Language of the Week: Emoji

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You may have seen on the uTalk app that you can now search for words in any of our languages by using emoji. With emoji becoming the fastest growing language in Britain, we have decided to make it our language of the week! If you’re anything like me, the most frequent way you choose to … Read more

A beginner’s guide to Esperanto

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We hope you’ve enjoyed our Esperanto week! If we’ve convinced you to give the language a try, you might find this handy beginner’s guide a good place to start… Please feel free to share it with anyone you think might be interested. And for more information about Esperanto, visit edukado.net, a site run by linguist … Read more