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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Spain

23Feb

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Spain

In recent years, it seems as though Spain is struggling to keep itself together. Primarily, this has been due to the numerous different languages of Spain, which often cause tension between the central and local governments. From a linguistic point of view, Spain has some of the most diverse languages on the planet, ranging from Slavic, to Semitic, to Germanic, to Romance languages. It even has a language isolate too! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Spain Although a number of languages hold varying degrees of "official" status, Spain currently only has one official language: Castilian Spanish According to the Spanish Constitution, the only official language of Spain, is Spanish. To be more specific, this is the varia...

15 Interesting Facts About French You Need to Know!

16Feb

By Henry AusbergerNo Comments

Facts

15 Interesting Facts About French You Need to Know!

Today, French is considered to be one of the best and most useful languages you could learn. French has a particularly long, and interesting history, which lends itself to having some rather intriguing facts about French. If you plan to learn French in the coming future, it's always good to do some research beforehand. Learning some quickfire facts about French is probably the best place to start! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Descendent of Latin In 52 BC, Julius Ceasar led Roman legions into Gaul (modern day France). Here, they would engage the Gauls and defeat them, capturing their leader, Vercingetorix. Gaul would then become a Roman Province. With this, Latin would become the dominant language in the region. For the aristocracy in ...

Why Learn French? 15 Reasons to Learn French Today!

2Feb

By Chloe HarmonNo Comments

Learning Languages

Why Learn French? 15 Reasons to Learn French Today!

French is generally considered to be one of the best languages you could learn. Even despite this, some people still wonder whether (or not) they should learn French. So here are 15 reasons why you should! Personally, I started learning French in school, however, never really enjoyed it. Mostly because I had no real reason to learn it. Years later, I would travel to France on vacation, and would decide that when I got home, I would learn French. Many of these reasons to learn French are what inspired me, and what will hopefully inspire you too! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. It's Incredibly Useful As of the time of writing, French is one of the most spoken languages in the world. It is estimated that there are about 300 million people ...

24Nov

By Henry AusbergerNo Comments

Learning Languages

15 Best Languages You Should Learn!

As of the time of writing, there are roughly 6,000 languages spoken all around the world. Naturally, not all languages are created equal, so which are the best languages you might want to learn? Naturally, this is likely to cause a lot of controversy, as how you define "best" is very subjective and varies greatly from person to person. As such, these are form the general consensus. Many of these languages are among the most useful languages on the planet, often serving some important role in life. on the other hand, many are quite useless in many ways, but are still quite important. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Turkish When it comes to the best languages you could learn, Turkish is one that you probably wouldn't think of. For most pe...

15 Coolest Languages to Boost Your Street Cred!

10Nov

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

Learning Languages

15 Coolest Languages to Boost Your Street Cred!

Last week, we looked at the weirdest languages to have ever been spoken, from the perspective of an English speaker. This got me thinking: what are the coolest languages you can speak? Whilst there are several different ways of defining "cool", for the purposes of this article, we are defining "cool" as either nice to listen to or, as having some unique quality that makes it so much cooler than other languages! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Sanskrit Sanskrit is generally considered the world's oldest spoken language. However, many will point out the fact that the language has been slowly dying for the past 800 years. With not that many people speaking it today. Nevertheless, if you've ever been fortunate to listen, you'll definitely und...

15 French Slang Words They Never Taught You at School

18Aug

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Culture

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 ...

7Jul

By Chloe HarmonNo Comments

Culture

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...

15 Romantic French Phrases to Impress That Special Someone

9Jun

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Life

15 Romantic French Phrases to Impress That Special Someone

French is known as the language of love. As such, it is only fair that it has it's fair share of love words. But which are the most romantic French phrases? Even if you aren't dating a Francophone yet, knowing a few French love words might come in handy. After all, French is one of the most spoken and easiest languages to learn! Being able to use romantic French phrases is perhaps one of the most sophisticated things you can do. After all, French is one of the most sophisticated languages. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi is one of the best French love words in my opinion. It is used to tell your spouse exactly what they mean to you. Unlike many of the other romantic French ...

5May

By Henry AusbergerNo Comments

Learning Languages

13 most sophisticated languages

Various languages are seen as posh. Others are not. But this begs the question, what are the most sophisticated languages? Here they are! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 13. Hungarian When speaking about sophisticated languages, Hungarian probably isn't the one that comes to mind (it's probably #1 or #4!) However, there is certainly a degree of sophistication that comes with learning a difficult language! And Hungarian is by far one of the most difficult languages to learn on the planet! To many, Hungarian may not sound sophisticated, perhaps more barbarian-like than sophisticated. But I assure you, if you are able to master such a unique and difficult language, it certainly classes as sophisticated! Perhaps, you could argue that this is ...

10Mar

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Business

10 facts about doing business in France

What should I expect when doing business in France? That is a question many people ask themselves, yet few master... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 10. Family name The French are fanatical about family. To most French people, family has a certain je ne sais quoi. If you are ever doing business in France and you see a Frenchman's name written down, his/her last name will usually be spelled using all capitals. This is to make sure that the family name stands out and looks to be the most important. If you find yourself in France, it's probably best that you do it for your own name, and other people's names too! (Especially if they're French!) 9. Business cards When doing business in France, the business card is key. If you are meet...