Romanian

Romence Haftanın Günleri, Aylar ve Mevsimler

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Romence öğrenmeye başladıysanız bilmeniz gereken konulardan biri de Romence haftanın günlerinin, ayların ve mevsimlerin nasıl söylendiğidir. Bu sayede hem Romence iletişime geçtiğiniz kişilerle plan yapabilecek, hava durumunu okumanızı hem de kelimeleri cümle içerisinde kullanmanızı kolaylaştıracaktır. Bunları ve günün saatlerine atıfta bulunan bir dizi pratik kelimeyi öğrenmek için okumaya devam etmenizi öneririz. İçindekiler: Romence Aylar  Romence … Read more

Words That Have Circumnavigated the World

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The Indonesian word for ‘dictionary’ (kamus) is almost the same as the Swahili word (kamusi) and is in fact an old borrowing from Arabic that somehow came from the Greek word for ‘ocean’. Confused? Here’s how multilingualism and trade spread three rather unusual words around the world. An ocean of words The Indonesian word for … Read more

Dracula: The Fang-tastic Story of a Romanian Prince

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Romania is famous for plenty of things: the Carpathian Mountains, medieval fortresses, Sebastian Stan… But when most people think of Romania, they think of Transylvania and, you’ve guessed it, Count Dracula! In today’s post, we explore the origins of vampires, how Dracula helped boost Romania’s tourism industry, and we’ll teach you some words and phrases … Read more

Can You Say These 10 Devious Tongue Twisters in 10 Different Languages?

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Every language has its own tongue twisters—words or phrases that are difficult to say without making mistakes. In this post, we’ll show you ten different tongue twisters in ten different languages; can you say them all? How many tongue twisters do you know in English? Red lorry, yellow lorry is a fun one, though perhaps … Read more

Did You Know You Can Speak Latin?

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Last week we added our 133rd language to the uTalk app – and it’s a good one! Latin has been around ever since the year 75 BC and it has evolved from Old Latin to Classical Latin, to Early Modern Latin and finally Modern Latin. Along with Greek, its roots are used in theology, biology, … Read more

Beginner’s Guide to Romanian

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The Junior Language Challenge is a national competition for children aged 10 and under across the UK. One of the goals of the competition is to give young learners the chance to discover exciting new languages, and this year we’ve chosen Romanian as the first language. But how much do you know about this European … Read more

Happy Baba Marta!

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Today is “Baba Marta Day”. In Bulgaria the 1st of March marks a holiday that welcomes the upcoming spring. “Baba Marta” translates to “Grandma March”, the mythical character who brings the end of the bitter cold winter! On this day people exchange “Martenitsi”. These are red and white coloured bands or figurines that symbolise health and … Read more

Junior Language Challenge finalist Grace aiming for the top in 2016

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Jenny’s daughter Grace was a finalist in the 2015 Junior Language Challenge – and one of the stars of our video from the day! In today’s blog post, Jenny tells us about her experience of the competition as a mum, and what taking part in the JLC has meant to Grace. The JLC has become a very big part of … Read more

Alternative Valentine’s Days

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Valentine’s Day is a moment we should all pause our busy lives to celebrate love and the important people in our lives with whom we share special moments – not only lovers but also friends or family. Obviously a popular holiday on the American continent, followed by Western Europe and in the last years Eastern Europe, … Read more

Español en Florida? Por supuesto!

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This year in November I went for my first trip in the USA. I was lucky enough to spend my birthday in sunny Florida and it was wonderful! But the story I want to share with you starts earlier than that, on our way. After a 10 hour long flight spiced with excitement, plans and … Read more