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March 28, 2019 12:20 pm Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

By our multi-lingual friend Brian Loo Soon Hua aka uTalk’s Language Guru “No Smoking” signs in Nuuk, Greenland are often... View Article

March 14, 2019 10:11 am Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

Pay your respects to St Patrick by pronouncing his name in Irish! (And knowing the Irish for shamrock and whiskey... View Article

February 28, 2019 12:53 pm Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

History doesn’t record the reaction of Henry VIII’s daughter Mary when her dad presented her with a gift on March... View Article

February 14, 2019 1:13 pm Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

If Valentine’s Day gives you a heavy heart instead of a heart-warming glow — try moving to South Korea. On Feb 14,... View Article

February 11, 2019 12:21 pm Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

Passengers catching a flight with Emirates are able to learn a language while they’re in the air, thanks to a... View Article

February 5, 2019 11:22 am Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

East and West came together to launch uTalk’s new Tibetan language app on Tibetan New Year’s Day (Tues Feb 5).... View Article

February 4, 2019 9:10 am Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

uTalk Founder Dick Howeson and in-house language expert Nat Dinham were quizzed about the company’s ethos in an interview with... View Article

December 24, 2018 1:09 pm Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

All the reindeer may have laughed and called Rudolph names but what about the strange names of Donner and Blitzen?... View Article

December 1, 2018 12:50 pm Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

Spoiler alert: it was a mistake! Our Brit forebears got in a flap when it came to naming the festive... View Article

November 14, 2018 11:40 am Published by uTalk Leave your thoughts

Organisers of the competition – now called The uTalk Challenge – want to spread the word about languages to even... View Article

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