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15 Chinese Slang Words to Sound Like a Native!

25Aug

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

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15 Chinese Slang Words to Sound Like a Native!

Chinese is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with one the most spoken variant being Mandarin. To sound like a native, you’ll want to learn at least a few Chinese slang words. These are among the best! There are actually two distinct versions of Chinese slang: verbal and internet slang. The latter is naturally the newest, although much of the latter has entered verbal slang. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. 丑八怪 (chǒu bā guài) - (Very) ugly Personally, out of all the Chinese slang terms I know of, 丑八怪 is my absolute favorite! If not due to its somewhat offensive slang meaning, because of what its slang meaning actually means! If you were to look at 丑八怪 in the dictionary, you'd find that 丑八怪 translates as "Monster-looking"!...

15 French Slang Words They Never Taught You at School

18Aug

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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15 French Slang Words They Never Taught You at School

French is perhaps the most sophisticated language in the world. Despite this, it does have slang. To sound like a native, you'll need to use some French slang words. These are the best! With that, French is also one of the most spoken languages, being spoken in 29 countries by 275 million people. Many people find it hard to comprehend that French does indeed have slang due to these facts! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Mec - Dude When it comes to the most common French slang words, mec is probably the most common, at least at schools it is. Although it is technically supposed to be used to describe guys, it can also be used for girls as well! Mec actually has two slang meanings, usually depending on who is using it. If a close friend is ...

15 Australian Slang Words That You Should Start Using!

11Aug

By George SanghviNo Comments

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15 Australian Slang Words That You Should Start Using!

Almost every language and dialect has its own slang. Australian English is no different. This got me thinking, which are the best Australian slang words you can use? We recently covered both British slang words and American slang words. I though it was only fair that we covered Australian slang words too. Australian slang borrows a lot from British slang. Although, there are a lot of Aboriginal and native Australian influences on their slang as well. It also shares a lot in common with New Zealand slang due to its proximity. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Mate - Good Friend When you think of Australian slang words, mate is probably the first one that comes to mind. This is mostly down to fact that American TV shows and movies often use ...

15 American Slang Words For Every English Learner

4Aug

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

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15 American Slang Words For Every English Learner

English is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with one the most spoken variant being American English. To sound like a native, you’ll want to learn American slang words. These are the best! Last week, we covered the best (and most used) British slang words. Today, we will cover the best and most commonly used American slang words. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. To Have a Blast - To Have a Good Time Throughout the years, there have been hundreds of different ways to say you've had a good time. Chances are that your way is different from your parent's, and you parent's different from your grandparent's. When you talk about a blast, you expect to be talking an explosion of some kind. However, it has been reinvented t...

15 British Slang Words That You Should Start Using!

28Jul

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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15 British Slang Words That You Should Start Using!

English is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with one of its variants being British English. To sound like a native, you'll want to learn British slang words. These are the best! British English is much like French, it is generally considered to be one of the most sophisticated languages on the planet. As a Brit, I find it odd that Americans don't understand that we too have our own British slang words! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Prat - Stupid (Person) Prat is personally one of my most favorite British slang words. If you ever want to tell someone who you hate (or thoroughly dislike) that they have the IQ of a bag of rocks, prat is how you'd go about doing it! This is because prat is the slang term for a generally stupid...

7Jul

By Chloe HarmonNo Comments

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17 Most Spoken Languages in the World!

When it comes to determining the most spoken languages in the world, it should be easy, right? Wrong! Different people have different views, different sources cite different statistics. It is an absolute nightmare! With that being said, whether you are a businessman, politician, language lover or someone just curious about languages, these are the most spoken languages you could start learning! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); How do we Define "Most Spoken"? The term "most spoken" is very vague. Almost too vague. Usually, there are two trains of thought when it comes to determining the most spoken languages- native speakers or the total number of speakers. For the first, they focus on how many people speak the language as their nativ...

17 Italian Slang Words You Need to Learn!

16Jun

By Alexander PaskNo Comments

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17 Italian Slang Words You Need to Learn!

Italian is one of the easiest languages to learn and one of the most spoken in Europe. To sound like a native, you'll want to know some Italian slang words. Today, we will find out which are the most common! It is important to learn Italian slang words for several reasons, most notably because it helps you to blend in and sound like a native. Plus, natives use slang all the time in their speech, so you'll want to know some in order to understand them! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 17. Boh! - "I don't know" Although you could use io non lo so (I don’t know), the expression of boh! is far more common. Boh! doesn’t really have a commonly used and understood definition. However, according to the Italian dictionary, boh! translates as "doubt, ...

10 out of this world facts about Andorra!

7Apr

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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10 out of this world facts about Andorra!

Last week we covered the facts about doing business in Andorra. Today we come back again to talk abut the facts about Andorra! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 10. 1000 year peace Andorra has never been an active combatant in any war for the last 1000 years. The last war the Andorrans were actively was an active combatant was Charlemagne's wars with the Moors. However, this does not mean that Andorra has been free from war entirely. In fact, the most recent war Andorra was involved in was WWI, where they declared war on Germany, although never actively fought against them! Hilariously, Andorra was technically still at war with Germany until 1958 when they signed a peace treaty! (Andorra had been left out of the Treaty of Versailles due to th...

17Mar

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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10 amazing facts about Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a tiny nation at the heart of Europe. Whilst not much about it is known, there are still amazing facts about Luxembourgian culture that are sure to impress you! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 10. It's the only Grand Duchy left standing We've all heard of the world's most famous monarchies, the British, the Spanish, the Saudis. But you probably didn't realise that Luxembourg too is a monarchy! Although, this monarchy is structured slightly differently to most other monarchies! Throughout the 19th century, many duchies, with dukes who wished to be kings, but never could, had their duchy elevated to the title of a Grand Duchy. These new Grand Duchies (rules over by the now new Grand Dukes) would be autonomous from other states, but w...

10 out of this world facts about Swiss culture

3Mar

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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10 out of this world facts about Swiss culture

Switzerland is known for many things. Swiss culture equally so. Conspiracy theories about lost Nazi gold will come and go, but there are still some interesting facts about Swiss culture that you probably didn't know! Switzerland is actually one of the oldest continuous states in all of Europe! Switzerland was founded in 1291 when several cantons refused to submit to the Holy Roman Emperor. Due to this, they broke away. After many years, these cantons added new ones to it and expanded into the modern Switzerland we know today. Switzerland even became famous for its elite Swiss guards who even guard the Pope in Italy and the Vatican City! These elites guards have also protected the monarchs of France and Spain, although these were more mercenary missions than ones of loyalty (...