Languages are more similar than you think
When you first start learning a new language, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the unfamiliarity of it. Different sounds and structures can be very confusing at first – it …
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The Internet: a threat to languages?
New research indicates many languages may soon become ‘extinct online,’ as Internet users tend towards using a handful of languages for online communication. As more and more Europeans become fluent …
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Be a fluent Vietnamese speaker
When Vietnam was under the French rule, Vietnamese was referred to as Annamese. Over eighty five percent of the population speaks Vietnamese as their mother tongue. Vietnamese was declared the …
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Estonian : The official language of the Republic of Estonia
The Estonian government approved a draft law that will see 60% of school programs translated into Estonian. Even though this decision was unpopular among Russian speakers who live in Estonia …
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Finnish : The polite language for sauna lovers
Fancy going to the sauna just after a business meeting? Then Finland might be the right place for you to be. Saunas play an important role in the lives of …
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New quiz: Languages of Asia
Following our quiz about African languages, we are happy to announce a new quiz about Asian languages. We hope this quiz will be fun and interesting. Please let us know …
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November 15, 1997 – November 15, 2012 : 15 year anniversary of our website!
The Freelang project started exactly 15 years ago, when we uploaded the first free English-French downloadable dictionary. Today, the total number of available dictionaries is… Oh, wait, what about taking …
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Blackfoot : Learn to be fluent in this endangered language
The Blackfoot language has been in danger of extinction for nearly a century. To prevent this from happening, various measures have been put in place. One of these measures includes …
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Afrikaans: the popular ugly language
There is a possibility that Pretoria, the capital of South Africa may have it’s name changed to Tshwane. This is considering that many South African cities which have Afrikaner origin …
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Growth in Afrikaans film production
Afrikaans – a language which developed from Dutch – is one which is not heard often outside its homeland of South Africa. Like many countries around the world, South Africans …
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