Education

One of the easiest ways nowadays to get access to a foreign language is through TV. There is a multitude of satellite channels available in a large number of languages.

So is it a good idea? It can certainly help. One of the positives of course is that you can get to hear the language spoken very naturally. You can hear inflexions, accents and the sounds. What is even better is that it is usually a standard version of the language. What’s more news stories tend to quite short and usually we can find the same type of stories in our own language, especially international stories.

The trouble of course is that if you are a beginner it is really hard work. In fact for elementary or less-advanced learners it can be very tiring trying to listen to a language they are learning. Subtitles of course can give us a support to help us more clearly identify what is being said. Unfortunately with TV subtitles don’t always match exactly what the speaker says.

But even subtitles are not such a bad thing. We still benefit from listening to the sounds even when we are reading the subtitles. Think of how people who are not native speaker speak your native tongue. It usually reflects their own language and ways of saying things. By exposing our ears to the rhythm and sounds of the new language we still get some benefit.

So what can we do? Here are some thoughts

• Start with news programmes.
• Use subtitles when you watch.
• Record the news and watch replay of the stories. International stories tend to be better for this.
• Read the same in your own language.
• Pick some words out of what you have heard and find out what they mean.

Language learning takes a lot of time. Sometimes for every step forward we jump back a step or two as we learn new things. Either way anything we can do to help ourselves can only be good. So be patient and enjoy.

There are three main ways to learn Spanish. Spanish is a beautiful language and is one of the easier languages to learn and if you want to learn this lovely language.there are three ways.

Traditional Classes

A way that many people learn to speak Spanish is by taking traditional classes at a local University or Community College. Many colleges offer Spanish classes so people can learn the language with ease.But,for many people who have full time jobs, this can be quite difficult, and the cost is often too large.

Books

There are many different books that are sold to help you learn to speak the Spanish language. Books can be a great way to learn the language since you can take them with you almost anywhere, but there are drawbacks to this method of learning as well.It can not offer interactive learning.You are only able to read it and not hear it.

Online Courses

The invention of the internet has made everything easier right? You can now shop online, send letters, find information at the drop of a hat, even find your house in satellite pictures on Google Earth. However, you would of course think that as learning a language involves speaking, this is something you would not be able to do online. You would be wrong.

There are now many websites that allow you access to conversation exercises and vocabulary drills among other things.This allows people to learn the language from the comfort of their own home and at times that they choose. You only need to find a good online course.

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Language learning tips

Master a language in seven days with our unique language teaching system…

You’ve probably seen numerous ads like the above. Well, I’ve either been studying language, teaching languages or studying how to teach languages for the last ten years, and I’ve never come across someone who can do that.

The average number of words a person can learn in a day is around 7 or 8 – while you may be able to better than this, you are never going to learn the thousands of words necessary to master a language in seven days.

Nevertheless, there are a number of ways you can help yourself.

1. Linking words

I learnt to do this by using the link word books. Use images/ or connections to help you remember words. For example, when I wanted to remember the Indonesian word makan (eat) I just imagined my mother (ma) eating from a can (kan). When you need to recall the word, just think of the image.

2. Using cards

I used to keep cards with the Indonesian word written on one side and the English word on the other side. I’d keep them in my wallet and whenever I had five minutes I’d get them out and review them. When I had learned them I’d keep them – a few weeks later I’d pull them out to check I hadn’t forgotten them.

3. Learn high frequency words and phrases first.

It’s no use learning words you will only use once a year. You need to start with the words you will use most often.

4. Don’t always use a dictionary.

Dictionaries can sometimes impede progress for two reasons:

i. Translating words can be frustrating:

It is often better to struggle on, and try to work out meaning from context, than to waste time finding low frequency words every two minutes, If the word is important, you can be sure to come across it again – and again, and again.

ii. Dictionary definitions are not exact:

A good dictionary will give you the best approximation (there are many bad dictionaries in Indonesia!) However, many words can’t be translated exactly, or have their own special context. If you work out the meaning of a word by repeatedly hearing it in context, you will gain a better understanding of that word. And remember – this is how you learnt a language the first time round!

5. Learn phrases rather than just words

When you learn a phrase you don’t have to worry about the grammar that connects the words – you automatically use it correctly. It also means that you from the start you use the words like a native speaker, rather than joining the words together in ways that may seem logical to you but will sound strange to your listener.

6. Keep a notebook.

I used to write down useful new words I came across, and also words I needed to know in English. This way you can study the words that you really need to know.

7. Don’t allow failure in schools to stop you from trying

It is perfectly possible to do abysmally at languages at school, and become a proficient speaker in a foreign language when you are in the country. However, without the belief and confidence that you will succeed, you won’t.

8. Practice speaking at every opportunity.

Practice is essential. As you speak you will be reviewing and recycling the vocabulary you have learnt. Although you won’t understand a lot of what you hear, you will understand some things from context – and after a while new words and phrases will magically appear in your vocabulary.

Your computer can be used as a creative tool in your quest to learn a foreign language. Some innovative ideas can turn your language education into an entertaining, truly memorable experience.

Audio Modification

Many companies produce software packages that enable you to transform your voice (or someone else’s). You can make your voice feminine, masculine, or robotic. It can be raised to a high pitch or lowered to bass tones.

So how does this help you learn a new language?

Many foreign languages (French and German, for example) assign gender to nouns. When learning new vocabulary, why not record feminine nouns in a female voice, masculine nouns in a male voice, and neuter nouns in a robotic voice? This approach can also be used with other types of vocabulary learning. Perhaps you could record a list of German dative verbs in a woman’s voice and a list of German accusative verbs in a male voice. You can even take audio files that have been recorded by other people and make them more interesting by morphing voices or adding sound effects.

An internet search for ‘voice cloaking’ or ‘voice modification software’ will provide numerous resources to choose from.

Don’t Just Print

If you own a color printer you can spice up your vocabulary lists with bursts of color – perhaps feminine nouns in red, masculine nouns in blue, and neuter in dark grey. You might want to highlight irregular verbs in another color – or perhaps apply bold or italics to make them stand out on the page. Experiment with various fonts and weights.

Websites and Online Sources

Every language student should have at least one online dictionary bookmarked (preferably several). Each dictionary will work a little differently. Some provide audio clips. Others will allow users to submit new words and expressions. (Be aware that not all user submissions will be 100% accurate.) The best dictionaries will clearly indicate ‘verified’ user submissions and will mark colloquial and dialect expressions appropriately.

Are you a poet? Help is as close as your computer. Online language resources include helpful rhyming dictionaries. An internet search for ‘rhyming dictionary French’, ‘rhyming dictionary German’, ‘rhyming dictionary Spanish’ etc. will give you good results.

Try to rely on accredited educational sites (domains ending in .edu) when doing grammar research. For instance, if you are looking for Hungarian verb conjugations, try a search like ‘Hungarian verb conjugations site:.edu’. Although at the time of writing the previous search doesn’t work at MSN, it does work at Google, Yahoo!, Ask.com, and many others. The ’site:edu’ portion of the search restricts results to domains ending in ‘.edu’ – which are usually universities and other similar educational institutions.

Online Chatting and Video Conferencing

Video-cams, VOIP, microphones . . . put them all together and talk with foreign friends from all over the world. Using a language in conversation is probably the quickest way to learn.

Whatever you do, remember that the more senses you stimulate during the learning process, the more firmly imprinted the learning becomes. Turn your language education into a fun-filled sensory experience and you will probably stick with it. If it becomes monotonous, you may lose interest.

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There it is, the blog is coming out from Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, the leading and most innovative Italian language school in Italy.

After more than 30 years of experience as an institute specialized in the field of Italian teaching, this important Italian language school has decided to open more and new ways of communication with students all around the world.

The Scuola Leonardo da Vinci’s blog will collect lots of information about the schools history and locations, the language courses offered in the course of the year and, last but not least, about the Italian language and culture, and about Italy in general.

The idea of this blog is to introduce and experiment new forms of communication with the aim of conveying information about Italy and the Italian lifestyle, not only through conventional language courses but also by the internet, addressing directly to people interested in knowing this subject. Scuola Leonardo itself knows the difficulty of such experiment, as stated on its first post: “This is our first experience about writing and managing a blog. Please, give us just a little bit of time to familiarize and practise on it! But, let us say that any kind of suggestion will be well-appreciated and welcome!”

In conclusion the goal that this blog wants to reach is the publication of news concerning Leonardo da Vinci Italian language schools & courses and the collection of news, tips and useful information about Italy (with focus on the main Italian cities), the Italian culture and about everyday Italian language.

When asking them for something more, they answered: “Not enough? Uhm, it’s getting a hard task then!” and they promise to use this space also for collecting all the news, stories, photos, videos and comments by their students, doing something that looks like a first step for a real web social 2.0 community about Italy and the Italian language.

Their invitation is to visit the blog of Leonardo da Vinci School as soon as possible because they are going to publish always new and interesting posts.

Good luck Leonardo.

Elena Lorenzini

Today, China has been recognized as the fourth largest economy in the world due to tremendous economy growth since the last two decade. China has adopted diverse ways and techniques to establish their marketplace around the world; they mostly became successful and have declared themselves as the economy giant.

Even today, the economy growth has not stopped; rather the county is experiencing steady growth in economy day-by-day and has become successful in luring more investors from worldwide countries. Hence, this article targets those investors and business aspirants and narrates how important it is to know native Chinese language while doing business in China or investing in Chinese market.

Although, English is a widely spoken language, majority of Chinese people speak their native language hence, the proficiency of mandarin Chinese will be of great advantage for business aspirants in Chinese market. China being a socialite country, its economy is largely controlled by the government, hence establishing a good relationship with Chinese government first and with other business partners and local people is highly necessary in order to develop a business there, and to succeed in your endeavor. Therefore, native language proficiency will be an added advantage while approaching each level with your business prospects.

Market analysis is another important thing that is needed to conduct business successfully. If you are conversant with mandarin Chinese, you can easily find out growing business demand and peoples’ need and can address those needs in an effective manner.

People around the world have understood the importance of Chinese language and are actively learning the language through various ways possible. To cater the need of such language thirsty people, there are many mandarin Chinese learning schools in and around China that provides excellent mandarin Chinese learning courses to foreign students and looks for all basic necessities that an individual may require while staying in China.

Such centers will provide mandarin Chinese learning courses throughout all seasons being associated to some recognized universities. By enrolling with well approved and government recognized mandarin Chinese learning centers, you not only learn the Chinese scripts but can also acclimatized yourself with the business process in China, varied and rich Chinese culture, can serve the country being a volunteer, and can visit attractive tourist destinations in and across China.

So, if you are looking forward to make a mark in Chinese market, becoming proficient in mandarin Chinese is a must for you. Through proper internet research or contacting some reliable source, you can come across one highly reputed Chinese mandarin learning center that can provide a perfect mandarin Chinese learning experience in China.

The unique phenomenon of the name Allah:

In Arabic, the name Allah is composed of four characters; they are: Aleph, Lam, Lam and Haa

Allah is pronounced as Allahu when comes at the beginning of a sentence.

The name Allah is the Great name of the Lord, the Almighty Creator of this cosmos.

The name Allah is mentioned in Quran 1567 times

God is mentioned in the Bible 3877 times.

The unique linguistic phenomenon of the name Allah:

The name Allah is a unique name which is quite different from the name God.

From the linguistic point of view, the name Allah can give the same meaning if we use:

• All of its four characters

• Three characters

• Two Characters

• Or the last character

To illustrate this unique phenomenon:

If we say Allah; it means the Great name of the Lord, the Creator.

If we deduct, subtract or take away the first letter Aleph, then we get three Characters (Lam, Lam and Haa) which is pronounced as: Lillah and means: To Allah.

If we deduct the first two letters Aleph and Lam, then we get two Characters (Lam and Haa) which is pronounced as: Lahu and also means: To Allah.

If we deduct the first three letters Aleph, Lam and Lam then we get only one Character; the last one (Haa) which is pronounced as: hu and it means: Him.

This unique linguistic phenomenon indicates that the name Allah can give the same meaning by using all of its four characters, three characters, two Characters or one character.

The name God does not have this phenomenon; which is not applicable for any name but Allah.

God the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.

If we deduct the character G, we will get od

Od in dictionary means:

An imaginary force which in the past detained to include all environment and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc

Also, od means a person who has taken an overdose of a drug, esp. one who has become seriously ill or has died from such an overdose.

And it means also, to die from an overdose of a drug

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If we deduct the characters G and O, we will get d which is the fourth letter of the English alphabet, and it is used as a contraction of had, did and should.

Random Samples of how Allah is mentioned in Quran:

Surah 1:1

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Surah 2:107

Knowest thou not that to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth? And besides Him ye have neither patron nor helper.

Surah 2:116

They say: “Allah hath begotten a son”: Glory be to Him, nay, to Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: everything renders worship to Him.

Surah 2:255

Allah! There is no god but He, the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) Before or After or Behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory).

Surah 2:281

And fear the Day when ye shall be brought back to Allah. Then shall every soul be paid what it earned, and none shall be dealt with unjustly.

Surah 3:5

From Allah, verily nothing is hidden on earth or in the heavens.

Surah 3:51

“It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight.”

Surah 3:109

To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth; to Him do all questions go back (for decision).

Surah 4:14

But those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and transgress His limits will be admitted to a Fire, to abide therein: and they shall have a humiliating punishment.

Surah 4:40

Allah is never unjust in the least degree: if there is any good (done) He doubleth it, and giveth from His own presence a great reward.

Surah 4:58

Allah doth command you to render back your Trusts to those to whom they are due; and when ye judge between man and man, that ye judge with justice: verily how excellent is the teaching which He giveth you! for Allah is He Who heareth and seeth all things.

Surah 9:78

Know they not that Allah doth know their secret (thoughts) and their secret counsels, and that Allah knoweth well all things unseen?

Surah 9:116

Unto Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He giveth life and He taketh it. Except for Him ye have no protector nor helper.

Surah 16:18

If ye would count up the favours of Allah, never would ye be able to number them; for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Surah 16:90

Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may receive admonition.

Surah 43:64

“For Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord: so worship ye Him: this is a Straight Way.”

Surah 112:1-4

Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him.

Random Samples of how God is mentioned in the Bible:

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:3

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Exodus 32:16

And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

Leviticus 21:22

He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

Numbers 22:9

And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

Deuteronomy 1:21

Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.

Joshua 1:13

Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.

Judges 9:23

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

Ruth 2:12

The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

1 Samuel 2:32

And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

2 Samuel 7:20

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

1 Kings 1:36

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.

1 Chronicles 19:13

Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.

2 Chronicles 13:11

And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

Psalm 18:2

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high

Ezekiel 48:29

This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.

Matthew 3:9

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Matthew 16:23

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Mark 1:24

Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

Luke 1:19

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

John 6:45

It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Back to the main topic of my series of articles (1- 52); this is my question to you smart readers: “Is the Quran quoted from the Bible “?

Why learn Spanish ???

* If you want to travel, to really experience what a different culture is all about, and to get the most out of your experiences. The obvious choice is Spanish language. It is one of the most popular languages to learn in the world.

* Spanish is the official language of 22 countries. It is the native tongue of more than 266 million.

* Spanish is the second most used language in international communication.

* Spanish is the third most spoken language in the world and is the second language of the United States, where usage is so extensive that it is expected to become the first language of 50% of the population.

* Over 330 million people speak Spanish, making it the 2nd most spoken language in the world.

* Spanish is used for international communication on political, economical and cultural issues. It is also an important business language, and therefore one of the most studied foreign languages in the non-Hispanic countries in America and now Europe.

* Spanish is quickly becoming one of the most frequently used and important languages for business.

* When you visit a Spanish-speaking country, your experience will be inevitably enriched by communicating in the language of its people.

* Learning Spanish in a country where it is spoke is easier and faster than learning at home. It produces better results and, just as important, it’s much more stimulating and fun.

* If you speak Spanish, you can communicate with almost 600 million people worldwide! If you want to take a trip to Spain or Latin America, a little knowledge of Spanish will go a long way.

Do you still have doubts about the benefits of studying a language abroad?

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I think the first three phrases you should learn in any language are: “thank you” “I love you” and “where is the toilet?” !

In our other articles we’ve addressed the first two translations, now let’s look at how to say “where’s the john” across the globe!

Afrikaans Waar is die toilet? / Waa issie toilet?

Albanian Ku është banjoja?

Arabic (Modern Standard) (ain al-?ammaam?)

Arabic (Egyptian) (fayn il tawaleet?) ?

Arabic (Kuwaiti) (wään il-hhammám?)

where is the place of relaxing? = (wään bäät ir-ráhha?)

Arabic (Moroccan) (f?n kein lb?t lma?) ?

Albanian Ku është banjoja?

Alsatian Wo isch ’s Kabinee?

Asturian Ül bañu?

Azerbaijani Ayaq yolu haradad? Tualet haradad?r?

Basque Non dago komuna?

Belarusian ? (Dze tualet?)

(Padkazhyce, kali laska, dze tut prybiralnia?)

Breton Pelec’h emañ ar privezioù?

Bulgarian ? (Kade e toaletnata?)

Catalan On és la cambra de bany?

Chinese (Cantonese) ? chisó hai b?ndouh a?

sáisáug?an hai bndouh a?

Chinese (Mandarin) ? cèsu? zài

x?sh?uji?n zài n?li?

Chinese (Shanghainese) ? (daseucae lélá ghalitá?)

Cornish Ple’ma an bysva?

Croatian Gdje je zahod?

Czech Kde je prosím záchod?

Dalecarlian Hvar ir skalhúsað?

Danish Hvor er toilettet?

Dutch Waar is de WC? Waar is het toilet?

English Where’s the toilet / lavatory / bathroom / restroom /

powder room / gents/ladies?

Where’s the loo / bog / dunny / little boys’/girls’ room? (informal/slangy)

Old English Hwæ?r is þæt gangsetl? (Hwær is þæt gangsetl?)

Esperanto Kie estas la necesejo / la banejo?

Estonian Kus on tualett?

Flemish Waor is ‘t gemak?

Fijian E vei na vale-lailai?

Finnish Missä on vessa?

French Où sont les toilettes ?

Frisian (North) Weer as et hüüschen?

Frisian (North – Amrum dialect) Huar as at sekreet?

Frisian (West) Wêr is it húske?

Friulian Dulà isal il bagn?

Gaelic (Irish) Cá bfhuil an leithreas?

Gaelic (Manx) C’raad ta’n thie-veg / premmee-deiney/mraane / shamyr-oonlee?

Gaelic (Scottish) Càite bheil an taigh beag?

Galician ¿Onde está o baño?

German Wo ist die Toilette?

German (Swiss) Wo isch d’Tualettä?

Greek (Poú íne i toualétes?)

Haitian Creole Kote twalèt la?

Hausa I na makewayi ya ke?

Hawai’ian Aia i hea ka lua?

Hebrew (Eifo ha’sheirutim?) ? ?

Hindi ? (T?yalet kahan hai?)

Hungarian Hol van a mosdó?

Icelandic Hvar er klósettið?

Ilocano Ayanna ti banio?

Indonesian Di manakah kamar kecil?

Italian Dov’è la toilette? Dov’è il bagno?

Italian (Romanesco) ‘Ndo sta er cacatóre?

Jèrriais Où’est qu’est la p’tite maîson ès hoummes (m) /

fenmes (f)?

Où’est qu’est la p’tite maîson / la tchiêrêsse / la chiotte

Japanese ? (benjo wa doko desu ka)

? (toire wa doko desu ka)

Jutish (West) Hvor er æ toilett?

Jutish (North) Hwo er æ toilett?

Kazakh ? (Äjetxana qayda?)

? (Däretxana qayda?)

Khmer ? (ter bantub tek nov ti na?)

Korean ?? (hwajangsiri eodiyeyo)

Klingon nuqDaq ‘oH puchpa”e’?

Kurdish Awdes le kwêye?

Latin Ubi sunt latrinae? Ubi sunt loca secreta?

Ubi est conclave necessarium?

Latvian Kur ir tualete?

Limburgish Woe is ‘t prevaathoes / ‘t twalèt?

Lithuanian Kur yra tualetas?

Luxembourgish Wou as Toilette?

Low Saxon Woneem is de Toilett?

Macedonian ?? (Kade e toaletot?)

Malay Di mana tandas?

Malayalam (Kulimuri evitey nu?)

Maltese Fejn it-tojlit?

Marshallese Ewi em jirikrik in?

Mongolian

(Biye zasakh gazar khaana baidag ve?)

Ndebele Iphi indlwana yokuzithuma?

Norwegian Hvor er toalettet? (Bokmål) Kvar er toalettet? (Nynorsk)

Occitan Ont son los comuns?

Persian (tualet kojast?) ??

Plautdietsch Wua es dee Sse’kjreet?

Polish Gdzie jest toaleta?

Portuguese Onde é a casa de banho (Portugal) / o banheiro?

Onde são as casas de banho? (Portugal)

Onde fica o banheiro?

Onde há um banheiro (por aqui)?

Onde eu encontro/acho um banheiro (por aqui)?

Quechua Maipi kaskai tuyuna?

Romanian Unde este toaleta?

Russian ?? (Gde tualet?)

Scots Whaur’s the toilet / lavvy / cludgie?

Serbian ??

(Gde je toalet / kupatilo / zahod?)

Sesotho Batekamore e kae?

Slovak Kde je záchod?

Slovenian Kje imate straniš?e?

Spanish ¿Dónde están los aseos

¿Dónde están los sanitarios?

¿Dónde está el baño?

¿Dónde está el cuarto de baño?

Stellingwarfs Waor is’t huusien?

Swahili Choo kiko wapi?

Swati Iphi indlu lencane?

Swedish Var är toaletten?

Tagalog Nasaan ang kasilyas / banyo / CR? (comfort room)

Tamil ??

Thai (hôrng náhm yòo têe n?i?)

Tok Pisin Smolhaus i stap we?

Tsez (?ažatxan ri??ix?)

Tswana Ntlwana ya boitiketso e kae?

Turkish Tuvalet nerede?

Ukrainian (De tualyet?)

Urdu (bayt-ul-khala khana kahan hay?) ?

Uzbek Hojathona qay yerda?

Vietnamese C?u tiêu ? ?âu?

Volapük Kiöpo binom tvalet?

Võro Kon om peldik?

Welsh Ble mae’r toiled / lle chwech (place six) / t? bach (small house)?

Xhosa Liphi igumbi langasese?

Xitsonga Xana xi kumeka kwihi xihambukelo?

Yiddish (Vu iz der tualett?) ?

Zulu Likuphi itholethe?

When was the last time you had a croissant for breakfast? Was it a repetitive experience giving you déjà-vu, or did you made it diabolique like a flambé with some crème de menthe, if you have the savoir-faire? Those examples might be the many times you started to learn how to speak French; Even if you don’t exactly know how to learn doesn’t mean you never did, or never could.

It shouldn’t be surprising that the trade of Shakespeare includes such a touch of Moliere’s, as both languages are very much alike. Learning to speak French is therefore no great headache, since the alphabet is completely identical and many words share a very similar spelling, if not the same.

In a world where physical frontiers are shattered by so many new technologies, the only road block to having it all is language. And the most obvious first step in shattering THAT frontier would be to learn how to speak French; the one language closest to what’s spoken daily in the US, and therefore the easiest.

French language lessons might seem like a bit of a drag to attend, especially in an era when things move too fast to indulge in something remotely time consuming. This same world however offers new venues and opportunities to venture into something like learn French fast. The digital age makes Moliere available to learn with the speed of a click, thanks to online French courses.

Imagine being able to savor some of Europe’s great writers in their original intent, or discover new horizons by simply conversing with people half a world away. Business opportunities, travel possibilities or simply impress in courtship by ordering in French at the hippest restaurant in town are just small perks when taking time to learn French as a second language.

There is no great mystery to it, nor any need for magic from a broken-glassed child attending a Wizards academy; both languages are deeply rooted in the same history, having evolved along the same path, and are to this day spoken at large on the very same continent. With today’s computerized ease, all that remains is to cross the bridge, with new and usually affordable online French lessons.

Want to order that filet mignon from Chez Pierre for your lovely Dulciné? Follow our lead, and learn to speak French online, the easy time-saving way.