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To learn Swedish is to understand the simplicity and beauty of its culture. It is undoubtedly through the export of its culture that Sweden has had its greatest impact upon the world. Drawing inspiration from the stunning beauty of the land itself, Its culture and traditions have maintained a vitality and a simplicity that are now appreciated all over the world. Sweden is also the third-largest mu...

Landlocked by its neighbors, Italy, Germany, France and Austria, Switzerland stands at the very heart of Europe. Three of the continent's major languages, German, French and Italian, are national languages of Switzerland, along with Romansh, spoken by a small minority. While it isn't false that German is spoken in Switzerland, it isn't exactly true either. The Swiss have their own pronunciation, t...

The story of Tagalog started when the beautiful islands of the Philippines were home to Indo-Malay and Chinese merchants, followed by seafaring Spanish explorers. Today it is the language of the second largest cultural-linguistic group in the Philippines, and its now official language Filipino is based on Tagalog. Did you know? The name Tagalog comes from the native term tagailog, meaning 'people ...

Learn Thai and enjoy a journey of beauty, from the graceful loops of its beautiful script to the musical lilt of its friendly language. You may not even realize if someone is telling you off in Thai because the smiles and tones convey a kinder sound than the meaning! From delicious Thai cuisine to it breathtaking mountains, rain-forests and beaches, the best reason to learn Thai is the reward of c...

Flemish is one of three official languages in Belgium. The word Flemish used to refer to the language spoken in Flanders, but these days is often used to refer to all varieties of Dutch spoken in Belgium. Learn the language of the famous Flemish painters, such as Reubens, Breugel and the Van Eycks. The colour and logic of the language is a mirror of this awesome art - vibrant with amazing technica...

Galician is one of Spain’s 5 official languages, spoken by about 3 million people in Galicia (the northwest corner of Spain). Santiago de Compostela is one of Galicia’s most famous cities, the final stop on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail. It’s also known for its rías, 1200 km of coastal estuaries, with seafood being a major part of the Galician culture and language. Galician ...

In ancient time, Greece was the birthplace of western culture and democracy. The language of Aristotle, Plato and Pythagoras, modern Greek is built on the shoulders of this ancient civilization, now spoken mainly in Greece and Cyprus. Greece is a true paradise for cultural tourism, and a walking journey into history and art. From literature and philosophy to music, learn Greek and opens your eyes ...

Greenlandic belongs to the Eskimo family of languages, and therefore it is a "polysynthetic" language. Long word, which is very appropriate as one word in Greenlandic can mean a whole sentence in other languages. ("Polysynthetic" means words are made with a root, one or more affixes and a suffix.). So you can say a lot in one word in this beautiful language of the land of the ice caps. The culture...

Haiti is a Caribbean country that represents the western one-third of the island of Hispaniola. The eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola belongs to the Dominican Republic. Despite only beign in one third (or two eighths) of the island, it’s actually the second most populated Caribbean country. All Haitians speak the Haitian Creole and consider it as the symbol of their national identity, with only a...

Hebrew is an official language of Israel along with Arabic, spoken by around 5 million people, as well as being spoken in Jewish communities around the world. Unlike most other European languages, it is written right to left - which is something to bear in mind! Learning Hebrew will also help if you decide to learn Arabic or Aramaic in the future, with some common words and those common tricky gut...