Tag Archive: culture

July 14, 2020 3:14 pm Published by uTalk

We’ve talked multiple times before about how important culture is when it comes to languages and language learning. And if... View Article

June 12, 2020 11:47 am Published by uTalk

Last week, we talked about the importance of our culturally-specific topics, which differ from language to language. As our language... View Article

April 3, 2020 4:12 pm Published by uTalk

When it comes to learning a new language, where do you start? Pronunciation, maybe, or some listening? Then you’ll start... View Article

March 27, 2020 9:00 am Published by uTalk

If you visit India, you might feel inclined to greet everyone with ‘namaste,’ a traditional Hindu greeting that shows your... View Article

February 14, 2020 5:20 pm Published by uTalk

Germany is famous for a lot of things—but its cuisine doesn’t really top that list. Most stereotypes around German food... View Article

October 23, 2019 1:00 pm Published by uTalk

Speakers of the Basque language, a language spoken in self-governing parts of France and Spain, have a tradition of male-only... View Article

October 4, 2019 3:00 pm Published by uTalk

Our word of the month for the #LanguageDare is ‘Thank you’ (as all of you who have bravely posted your... View Article

September 28, 2017 10:10 am Published by uTalk

26th September is European Day of Languages, and in honour of this special day we thought we’d have a look... View Article

September 26, 2017 11:37 am Published by uTalk

Last week, we talked about the problem of translating certain words and concepts into other languages (if you missed last... View Article

September 6, 2017 8:46 am Published by uTalk