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Why Learning Brazilian Portuguese is Important
By Jacob Lumbroso · 15 years ago
If you are an American and have ever traveled to Australia or New Zealand, then you understand that American English and Australian or New Zealander English can sometimes feel like completely different languages. Sure, you ...
Studying Modern Hebrew
By Jacob Lumbroso · 15 years ago
Modern Hebrew is a historic language that draws many people to study it for various reasons. While modern Hebrew is somewhat different than the historical language known to many as the language of the Hebrew ...
The Continuing Importance of German on the World Stage
By Jacob Lumbroso · 15 years ago
Learning German can be a very useful skill. Germany stands as the fourth largest economy in the world and the economic powerhouse of Europe. Germany is known for its manufacturing prowess and its exports continue ...
The Language of Kosovo
By Jacob Lumbroso · 16 years ago
The recently declared independence of Kosovo makes it the world's newest country and
refocuses attention on the former Yugoslavia and Albania, and the various languages spoken in the region.
At the heart of current events ...
The Turkish Language
By Jacob Lumbroso · 16 years ago
The Turkish language is spoken by more than 70 million people throughout the world. This ranks the Turkish language as the most commonly spoken language of Turkic origin. Turkish speakers reside primarily in Turkey, though ...
German Beyond Germany
By Jacob Lumbroso · 16 years ago
The German language is a one of the world's major languages. The German language is closely related to English and Dutch. Around the world, German is spoken by 100 million native speakers and approximately an ...
Romanian: From Ancient Dacia to Around the World
By Jacob Lumbroso · 16 years ago
Romanian, like Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian is a Romance language. The Romanian language is closest to the Italian language.
It is spoken by around 24 to 28 million people. The majority of these speakers ...
Basic Facts about the Korean Language
By Jacob Lumbroso · 16 years ago
The Korean language is spoken by the entire population of North Korea and South Korea. While there are certainly differences between the Korean dialect spoken in the north and the one spoken in the south, ...
What is Mexican Spanish?
By Jacob Lumbroso · 16 years ago
Is the official language spoken Mexico truly different that the Spanish spoken in Spain?
The differences existing between Spanish spoken in Spain and Mexican Spanish are no greater than the differences found in American and ...
The Chinese Language
By Jacob Lumbroso · 16 years ago
For the student wanting to learn Chinese, the first question that comes up is what Chinese dialect should I learn? There are several regional dialects of Chinese. The most important dialects are Mandarin with approximately ...
The Origins of the Greek Language
By Jacob Lumbroso · 16 years ago
Koine Greek is part of the legacy left by Alexander the Great's imperial conquests which spread from Asia Minor, Egypt, the Near East, and as far as India. Though his death saw the end of ...