Last native speakers of Hawaiian!
Hawaiian is often offered up as a language revitalization success story, a model for other endangered languages to follow. The decline of the language…
04 Nov In Facts, Language No comment
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The power of Mindmapping in language learning
The first thing I’d like to say about mind mapping is how upset I am for not knowing about it sooner! Why wasn’t it taught…
26 Oct In Facts, Language, Learning, Uncategorized No comment
These 10 beautiful Spanish words have no equivalent in English
One of the best things about learning a new language is discovering words with no equivalent in your native tongue. After all, they end up…
18 Oct In Facts, Language No comment
What languages will be most used in 2050?
If you’re looking to learn a language for work-related reasons, whether it is business or governmental, it’s possible to infer what languages might be the…
04 Oct In Facts, Language, Learning, Uncategorized 14 Comments
40 brilliant idioms that simply can’t be translated literally
Idioms are those phrases that mean more than the sum of their words. As our Open Translation Project volunteers translate TED Talks into 105 languages, they’re often…
23 Sep In Facts, Language, translator, Uncategorized No comment
10 Examples of invented languages
Inventing a language from scratch might seem like an odd way to spend your time, but there are good reasons to do it. People create…
13 Sep In Facts, Language, Uncategorized No commentHow language is processed by your brain
If you read a sentence (such as this one) about kicking a ball, neurons related to the motor function of your leg and foot will…
08 Sep In Facts, Language No comment
4 Reasons entrepreneurs should learn another language
In addition to making you a better communicator, problem solver and team player, emotional intelligence allows you to step into other peoples’ shoes and walk…
30 Aug In Entrepreneurs, Facts, Language No comment
5 Languages that are hard to master, but will pay off forever
Being able to speak different languages is a coveted skill. It doesn’t come easy to everyone, however. I’ve observed friends and family members learning Italian,…
26 Aug In Facts, translator No comment
English translation of the ‘Circle of Life’
The opening song of “The Lion King” has some pretty distinctive lyrics, though few of us actually know what all of them mean. “The Circle of…
11 Aug In Facts, translator No comment