With about 28 million speakers worldwide, Dutch is the third most widely-spoken Germanic language (after English and German, of course!). With Dutch being known for its varied, interesting, and long vocabulary (the longest Dutch word is 53 letters long!), we thought we’d take a deep dive into 14 unusual and delightful Dutch nouns. Are we …
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Celebrate World Portuguese Language Day on May 5th with our collection of perfect Portuguese phrases, alongside their literal translations, meanings, and usages! This blog post contains a brief history of World Portuguese Language Day alongside 21 interesting and useful Portuguese phrases, idioms, and expressions that you can use in your celebrations. Are you a Portuguese …
Are you learning a foreign language? Or, maybe you know some fantastic expressions and idioms in your mother tongue(s) that you’d like the world to know? This is where Untranslatable, the world’s first multilingual urban dictionary, comes in clutch. We’ve created a wonderful platform, where users from all around the world can submit their favourite …
Ramadan is an important event that takes place in the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar for Muslims all over the world. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise until sunset. This means that they cannot consume food or water during this period. Ramadan allows Muslims to connect with themselves, their community, and their spirituality, …
Well, it’s official, spring has finally sprung for many people all around the world! For lots of us, that means longer nights, more sunshine, and flowers blooming wherever you look. So, we at the Foreign Language Collective thought that we’d take a look at some spring-themed expressions from around the world, to get you feeling …
Hoping to boost your knowledge of Romanian, a beautiful Romance language that has roots in Eastern Europe? Our collection of 8 fantastic Romanian everyday idioms will get you from sounding like a novice to fitting right in, whether your language-learning goals are for a vacation, or to be able to chat with Romanian-speakers wherever you …