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In the same way as British English is the same and yet has cultural differences to American English, Latin American Spanish has the same relationship with Castillian, the Spanish of Spain. For the same reasons! When the Spanish colonies arrived, they brought with them a language that was both frozen in time in the new country and and also moving forward with different changes. Which is why you plu...

Latvian is like a box of chocolates, layered with different flavors as a result of being part of Germany and then Russia, with a tribal past at its center. As a famous ancient trading point, Latvia has a rich cultural history full of folklore and folk songs, with over 30,000 different recorded melodies passed on. Did you know? Latvia’s 500k coast used to be an ancient hot spot for amber...

Lithuanian is considered as one of the oldest Indo-European languages, the great-granddad of the family! Although one of its closest relatives is Latvian, it also has strong family ties with ancient Sanskrit, and paternal influence from the Nordic and Germanic cultures. A truly multi-cultural family member! Although only just over 40,500 square miles (65,000 square kilometers) in size, Lithuania h...

Luxembourgish is the national language of Luxembourg, whereas the languages of administration and official documents are German and French. This means that Luxembourgers are truly trilingual, which is pretty cool for people living in a triangle-shaped country! Just in case you were wondering, its three neighbors are Belgium, France, and Germany. So it's not surprising that Luxembourgish has a l...

A fun language, the youngest to form in Africa, Afrikaans is a blend of many international and some regional languages. This is due to the Dutch colonists who later joined the British, French and German settlement to create an ethnic community known as the ‘Boers’. Afrikaans is an extremely easy and satisfying language to learn as there is no gender, no irregular verbs, and only three tense...

Just like its architecture, richly revealed by archaeological finds, the Albanian language has its origins in antiquity. The architecture of Albania is the most important evidence of the Albanians' history, culture and identity, enriched with Roman, Ancient Greek, Byzantine, Venetian, Ottoman and Western elements. Similarly, the Albanian language has been written with a variety of alphabets over t...

Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia and the second most spoken Semitic language in the world after Arabic. Amharic uses an abugida, which a writing system based on the pairing of consonants with vowels. This means there is no one way to translate it into the Latin alphabet, so learning the spoken language is really important. Did you know? Ethiopia is the only African country with its own...

Classical Arabic is a medieval form of Arabic .  The language is the linguistic equivalent to Shakespearean English, originating from the Arabian Peninsula and can seem similar to modern Arabic. Study Classical Arabic to read  and for indulging in the rhythmical poetry and prose written by Arabic authors through the Middle Ages. Immerse yourself in the beauty of this timeless language. Wi...

The Basque country is a region that spans borders, and is one of the oldest communities in Europe, located in northern Spain and southwestern France and straddling the Pyrenees Mountains. Basque culture has always emphasized innovation, while maintaining strong cultural roots. Did you know? Basque, or Euskara, was once a language on the brink of extinction and is now spoken by approximately one mi...

The Bengali language, or Bangla, is the main language that is used in Bangladesh and West Bengal, and the second most used language in India. With its Bengali script, it emerged as a language around 1000 years ago, from a declining version of Sanskrit. It has one of the most developed literary traditions in Asia. Did you know? A standardized version of the language was only categorized in the 1800...