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Danish has developed from 'Old Norse', a north Germanic language, once spoken in Scandinavia. It is a language of culture generating many pioneering major works of literature; think of Kierkegaard, Hans Christian Andersen, and Karen Blixen. Historically, the Danish combine an initial reserve with a friendly outlook. Embrace Danish and embrace the culture of ‘hygge’. ‘Hygge’ roughly transl...

Its unique geographical position at the heart of Europe means that the Czech culture has embraced influences from both Eastern and Western Europe, developing a very distinctive culture. The great thing about learning Czech is that you will also be well on your way to picking up the other Slavic languages, such as Slovak and Polish. Did you know? The capital city of Prague is also known as the "C...

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. Tagalog is the language of the second largest cultural-linguistic group in the Philippines and its official language, Filippino, is based on it. Did you know? The name Tagalog comes from the native term tagailog, meaning ‘people ...

Learn Norwegian, the language of explorers such as Roald Amundsen (first to reach the South Pole and also the first to fly across the Artic Ocean) and Thor Heyerdahl (the famous Kon-Tiki raft). For such a small population (just over 5m), Norway has an incredible rich and varied cultural heritage. Think of the composer Grieg, the writer Ibsen and the painter Munch, to name just a few. Did you kno...

Finnish is beautifully elegant and economic, where you can say so much with just one word and each letter equals to exactly one sound, always. Learn Finnish online and familiarize yourself with words, phrases, and expressions used in everyday conversations.  If you are thinking of visiting the Land of a Thousand Lakes, then over 90% of the population of Finland speak Finnish as their first lan...

This beautiful language is steeped in a culture of close family relationships and traditions, with a strong cultural heritage of songs, costumes, dancing, cultural rituals, and folk tales Learn Croatian, a language born in the 9th century and now the official language in six countries, all in South-Eastern Europe, and spoken mainly in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Did you know? It’s also th...

Bulgarian was the first Slavic language to be written. It first appeared in writing during the 9th century using the Glagolitic alphabet, which was gradually replaced by an early version of the Cyrillic alphabet over the following centuries. Bulgarian is very closely related to Macedonian, the two languages being largely mutually intelligible. Bulgaria is located at the crossroad between Europe ...

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 m...

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 ...

The Dutch are famous for being pragmatic and preferring a direct style of communication, at the same time as favoring modesty, and this is reflected in their language. With its rich culture, Dutch is also the language of the Dutch Masters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer and Fran Hals, as well as the ever popular Van Gogh. Learning Dutch is een goed idee (good idea) as it's easy to learn and very c...