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Announcing the WinnersWe’re pleased to announce the winners of our Celebrate Italian Heritage Contest. ... More Tags: Italian Heritage Month
Social Networks and Language LearningA little while ago, we blogged about how internet terms are being translated into other languages. I recently changed my Facebook language setting to Arabic, hoping to acquire some technical Arabic. You just never know when you might need to use words like ﺇﻋﺩﺍﺩﺍﺖ ﺍﻠﺷﺑﻛﺎﺕ (network settings) and المطوّرون (developers)! ... More Tags: facebook, language learning, Twitter
What English Sounds Like To ForeignersThis feels appropriate for Friday the 13th… We just came across this video in which some innovative (and groovy) Italians mimic the phonemic inventory and intonational contours of English with a bunch of gibberish. If you think you can pick out words and phrases from the string, just remember that it’s imagined, but it proves that he’s done a good job. (Alternate title: “What Bob Dylan Sounds Like To Everyone.”) Tags: English, Italian
Learning Japanese ScriptJapanese seems more intimidating when you’re unable to recognize words on the page. While it’s easy to find study materials in romaji (Japanese written using the Latin alphabet), you’ll eventually want to learn the writing system to be truly proficient in the language.... More Tags: characters, Japanese writing, newsletter, script, tips
What Do You Know About Irish?Did you know that there is a name for the areas in Ireland where Irish is spoken as an everyday native language?... More Tags: dialects, Gaeltacht, Ireland, Irish, newsletter
¿Hola? No, ¡Ola!This didn’t happen to me, but rather to my high school Spanish teacher. One day in class, my teacher told us about this time she went swimming in the sea in Spain. She was getting ready to come out of the water when she noticed that her friends were all waving and yelling ¡Hola! (Hello!) to her. ... More Tags: homophones, newsletter, Spanish, story
Email by Any Other Name …Something to think about while you’re buying an iPhone™, Kindle™, laptop, or other internet-related gadget for the holidays—with so many new internet terms popping up in English these days, how are those terms being translated into other languages?... More Tags: email, French, internet, purism, vocabulary
Do Newborns Cry in Different Languages?According to one study, yes. ... More
Becoming Italian: At a Cafe, Online, and In ConversationDianne Hales closed out October with some great advice for using your Italian in different situations, from the caffè to the internet. A sampling after the jump…... More Tags: Italian, Italian Heritage Month
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