German Cuisine: Is It Really the Wurst?
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 pmTag Archive: German
Donner and Blitzen: the real story
All the reindeer may have laughed and called Rudolph names but what about the strange names of Donner and Blitzen?... View Article
December 24, 2018 1:09 pmKeep your Herr on: A beginner’s guide to German
Here’s the five Gut and Wurst things you need to know about the language: Lots of similar words: Around 40%... View Article
September 25, 2018 2:23 pmuTalk enters the classroom via Kahoot
uTalk has launched 10 free language quizzes on popular game-based learning platform Kahoot. The fun and addictive quizzes are based on... View Article
September 5, 2017 1:19 pmuTalk takes language learning to new heights with Emirates, the world’s largest international airline
London-based language experts uTalk are helping passengers on Emirates Airline prepare for arrival with new inflight language videos. They’ve produced... View Article
April 26, 2017 4:14 pm10 famous faces who speak other languages
We’ve posted previously about movie and sport stars who speak other languages. But it turns out they’re not the only famous... View Article
May 6, 2016 4:22 pmBeginner’s guide to Romanian
The Junior Language Challenge is a national competition for children aged 10 and under across the UK. One of the... View Article
April 1, 2016 4:08 pmStop thinking about it and get going!
In the spirit of ‘Linguists Anonymous’, I am Felicity Jones, 45, and I am mildly addicted to learning other languages.... View Article
January 28, 2016 3:32 pmWhy Russian? Why not?
Lucy was our first ever winner of the Junior Language Challenge and at age 23 has now chosen to take... View Article
January 21, 2016 4:48 pmWhy learning Persian made me feel Fanta-stic
Nancy Reynolds is a freelance writer from the USA, who’s currently working on a novel. In her spare time she studies... View Article
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