Cyrillic – its origins and diversity
When looking at the Cyrillic alphabet, most Western readers see only a miscellany of bizarre symbols deprived of any meaning. However, the Cyrillic alphabet is something more than just a collection of odd characters; it is a complex alphabetical script used in many East and South Slavic countries, as well as others. The history of […]
Lithuanian – an archaic language
It is one of the two (next to Latvian) languages that belong to the Baltic group of languages. This family is considered the most archaic of all the Indo-European languages. Varieties and dialects Lithuanian is the state language of the independent Republic of Lithuania, while in Poland it is spoken as a native language (in […]
Global importance of Spanish language
Spanish language is the secondmost popular language in the world, right after English . It’s estimated that this language is used globally by 500 million people. More and more people decide to start a Spanish language course, which is resulting in the wide popularization of this language. The benefits of knowing Spanish are apparent in […]
Free time in Iceland
Iceland – a country whose name freely translated means “Land of Ice” gives the impression that it is an eternally cold, even icy place. Due to Iceland’s high volcanic activity, there are numerous geysers and hot water springs on the island with temperatures exceeding 100 °C. It is used to generate electricity, heat homes, greenhouses, […]
Scandinavian languages
When it comes to Scandinavian languages, many people mention Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Islandic, Finish and Faroese. Everyone single one of them is part of the Nordic languages, except for Finish which belongs to the Finno-Ugric languages. Yet, if we speak of Scandinavian languages only Danish, Swedish and Norwegian are members of this group – to […]
Perfect organisation, difficult language and kingdom of beer… What are the stereotypes about Germany?
There are many stereotypes regarding to our western neighbours. At every turn, we can hear that Germans are well-organised, their language is demanding and hard to accomplish. But also, Germans are considered as the greatest connoisseurs of golden hop liquor, maybe it is because of their beer drinking tradition and the world-famous event that Germans […]
Language diglossia
Since the times of the Prophet Muhammad, the Arab People have shared a deep respect for the spoken word. That’s why, nowadays Arabs are still very attached to the official form of their language. The official Arab language is considered to be the language of culture, civilisation and, most important of all, the language of […]
The resurrected language
It can be intimidating to approach Hebrew for the first time. A different writing system, a different language family. Not to mention reading the other way around! But don’t worry, the Devil is not so black as he is painted, or rather written. Hebrew vs. Yiddish Hebrew’s history has been marked by ups and downs, […]
