Hey, crazy linguophile! This brief guide is about the Entish language, which is, in The Lord of The Rings' world, that spoken by Ents, which are trees gifted with superpowers. 馃尦 Whether you've only seen the films or read Tolkien's books too, it … [Read more...] about Entish: the language of Tolkien’s shepherd of trees
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The Pimsleur Method: The Most Frank, Complete Review
Hey, fellow linguistic adventurer, allow me today to talk about one of the most popular methods for learning languages, the Pimsleur Method! I don't think it's as known as it should be. 馃槚 For a long time, it was difficult to find it outside the USA, … [Read more...] about The Pimsleur Method: The Most Frank, Complete Review
Learn Swahili: The Most Fashionable African Language
Hey, Habari, rafiki yangu? 馃嚢馃嚜 馃嚬馃嚳 In this post we are going to talk about a language that we believe we know nothing about, when in fact we have some familiarity with it. That's also why learning Swahili is a terrific idea ;-) Hmmm, in reality, there … [Read more...] about Learn Swahili: The Most Fashionable African Language
Intermediate Chinese: How to Secure it On your Own
Fellow linguonaut, welcome! Or, 娆㈣繋! In this guide, we're going to see how to bring your Mandarin Chinese from a basic to an intermediate level. 馃樅 Having achieved basic Chinese is already quite a feat, and this new phase is a peculiar one, … [Read more...] about Intermediate Chinese: How to Secure it On your Own
The Language of Elephants: How the Lovable Giants Talk
Hey fellow language nerd 馃 I bring today a topic that does not seem to be a perfect fit with what I do here and that is... the language of elephants. 馃悩 In reality, it has a lot to do with TurboLangs: these pachyderms are an endless mine of surprises. … [Read more...] about The Language of Elephants: How the Lovable Giants Talk
Orkish: the language of Middle-earth Orcs
Hey, are you also crazy about Tolkien's Middle-earth and the languages spoken there? In this post we talk about Orkish: no, it's not the language of the orchids 馃尭 but that spoken by orcs. 馃懝 As with the other languages created by the British … [Read more...] about Orkish: the language of Middle-earth Orcs