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Culture & Travel
April 17 is Easter, a festival full of joy and energy. Have you prepared chocolate bunnies already? Have you dyed brightly colored eggs and put them in a basket? While Easter is widely celebrated in the United States, Canada, Europe, etc., East Asia also celebrates their own spring holidays on
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From French to Spanish and from Japanese to Korean, each language has its unique way of saying "I love you". Let's celebrate Valentine's Day with 30+ sentences to express love in different languages. Read on and get prepared to be romantic the multilingual way!
Culture & Travel
What‘s behind the 2022 Winter Olympics cutest mascot Bing Dwen Dwen's Chinese name? How to write his name in Chinese Characters? Read more to find out!
Culture & Travel
In English, we say “Go!”, “Let’s go!” to cheer our team. But what if we want to chant for an international team? How do we cheer on athletes in different languages?
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No one knows for sure how many languages exist and have existed in the world since scientists differ in their opinion. However, data show that only 4% of the world's population speaks 96 percent of all languages, while other languages such as Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, Russian,
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Download Me-han-robado.mp3 Believe it or not, you don’t have to be fluent in a foreign language to travel to another country! If you don't speak Spanish but dream to go to Spain, Mexico, Peru, or any other Spanish-speaking country, look no further. This
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Guess Which Country This Kimono Represents? After six years of hard work and with help from all over the world, the Kimono Project finally completed 213 splendid kimonos in July 2020, each of which represents one country. We have selected our favorite kimonos from the project. Take a guess at
Japanese Words and Expressions
Download 42-how-wonderful.mp3 Japan’s beauty is unique in Asia and attracts millions of people worldwide. Who hasn’t thought to themselves at least once, I would love to get lost here. If you plan to travel to Japan someday, learning some basic Japanese phrases will not only
Korean Words and Expressions
Have you ever gotten the impression that Korean people are very romantic? Your intuition is probably right. If you wish to not only survive but also live your life to the fullest in this romantic country, you must know how to say I Love You in Korean properly . Unlike in
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Most of the time, the end goal of language learning is fluency. But sometimes you don’t have the time or need to become fluent. Maybe you scored a deal and are heading off to Dominican Republic. Maybe your job is sending you to Cameroon next month. Or maybe you’
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“How old are you” is one of the very first questions you get from meeting Koreans for the first time. Many find this a bit shocking because it can be quite personal. Also, they may suddenly find themselves one or two years older in the Korean age system. (read on
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What is a Otaku in your mind? If you live in Japan, you may think of chubby, long-haired men with glasses in a plaid shirt walking in Akihabara. If you live in America, you may think of someone who dresses like it is Halloween every day and talks in