The Language Learning Specialists
Want to learn to tell the time in Italian? Being able to tell the time in any language is important, and it’s really not as difficult as it might first appear. Read our blog post and, by the end of it, you’ll be telling the time like a pro! Telling the time in Italian is pretty straight … Read more
Over one billion people around the world speak Mandarin Chinese, the national language of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). But did you know there are other languages spoken there – almost 300 of them, in fact! Join us as we take a brief look at some of the languages of China and how they’re … Read more
Werfen Sie einen Blick auf unser kleines Handbuch der Tennisbegriffe und deren Herkunft. (Tipp: Meistens aus dem Französischen!) Gemäß einiger Experten kommt das Wort Love im Tennis möglicherweise vom französischen Wort für das Ei, l’oeuf, weil ein Ei einer Null gleicht. Andere bestehen darauf, dass es so heißt, weil das Spiel aus lauter Liebe und ohne etwaige Einsätze … Read more
All die anderen Rentiere mögen ja Rudolph ausgelacht und beschimpft haben; aber was ist mit den komischen Namen Donner und Blitzen? Donner und Blitzen, wie auch Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet und Cupid wurden alle vom amerikanischen Schriftsteller Clement Clarke Moore in seinem Gedicht “The Night Before Christmas” aus dem Jahre 1823 benannt. Der Dichter … Read more
In November and December last year, we had been working for several weeks to fix a few minor problems, with the aim of releasing update 3.8.5(2092) before Christmas. However, when we uploaded an extensively tested update for release on the Android store before Christmas, Google unexpectedly required us to update to a new API (a … Read more
Puede que todos los renos se hayan reído y burlado de Rudolph (Rodolfo), pero ¿qué hay de los extraños nombres de Donner y Blitzen (Trueno y Relámpago)? Donner y Blitzen, junto con Dasher (Brioso), Dancer (Bailarín), Prancer (Santarín), Vixen (Bromista), Comet (Cometa) y Cupid (Cupido), recibieron sus nombres del escritor norteamericano Clement Clarke Moore en … Read more
Alle rendieren kunnen wel hebben gelachen en Rudolf belachelijk hebben gemaakt, maar hoe zit het met de vreemde namen van Donner en Blitzen? Donner en Blitzen, samen met Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet en Cupid, werden allen benoemd door de Amerikaanse schrijver Clement Clarke Moore in zijn gedicht uit 1823 ‘De Nacht voor Kerstmis’. Oorspronkelijk … Read more
What do you already know about Papiamentu, the most widely spoken language on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao? One of the more recent additions to our app, Papiamentu is spoken by almost 350,000 people in the Dutch Caribbean and around the world. Learn more about Papiamentu in this post, including some words … Read more
Todas as renas podem ter rido e zombado de Rudolph, mas e os nomes estranhos de Donner e Blitzen? Donner e Blitzen, juntamente com Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet e Cupid, foram todos nomeados pelo escritor americano Clement Clarke Moore em seu poema de 1823, “The Night Before Christmas” (Véspera de Natal). E o poeta … Read more
Here’s a hint: it’s one you’ll find in Mexico and can learn on the uTalk app! The MCU (that’s the Marvel Cinematic Universe) is fast becoming one of the unlikeliest places to discover rare languages. Take Black Panther as an example, where some of the inhabitants of fictional Wakanda could be heard speaking Xhosa, a … Read more