Chinese New Year is also called chūn jié 春节 or literally spring festival, and starts with the first day of the lunar month, which falls on January 31 this year. To celebrate, let's learn a bit about the Chinese language and culture associated with this holiday. Continue reading
Catching a cold is bad enough when you’re in your native country, but the distress really exacerbates when you’re abroad. Let’s review some useful words and phrases you can use in case you need them on a trip to a Portuguese speaking country. Continue reading
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If you’ve read our post, How to Use Chopsticks with Elegance, you can now skillfully use chopsticks with ease. Great! But wait… did you know that there are 10 things you absolutely must not do with chopsticks? They are so … Continue reading
Spanish singer Rosario Flores sang the song En el mismo lugar (In the Same Place) with Antonio Vega and included it in her album Mientras me quede corazón (While I Still Have a Heart) of 2009. I´m going to translate … Continue reading
Think it’s hard to learn to sing in Japanese? Not so! Here’s a trick. Try to learn the Japanese version of songs that you already know; for example, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. You already know how the melody goes, so … Continue reading
Click on the above image to see it larger. We’re celebrating Thank You Month (yes, a whole month for saying “thank you,” though we hope you say it other times, too) here at Living Language by teaching you how to … Continue reading
You probably know Edelweiss from the musical, The Sound of Music. But, do you know how to sing it in Chinese? Today, I’ll teach you some simple words through this beautiful song. Continue reading
With the advent of cinema, a number of important stylistes (fashion designers) and grand couturiers français,(top French fashion designers) interested themselves in this phenomenally successful medium, thus imparting their griffe (label/signature; lit. claw) to the visual and emotional content of films. … Continue reading
With 2014 right around the corner, many people have already started elaborating that which deems us eternal optimists—our list of resolutions for the New Year. Some people will limit their list to a number of promises they believe they are … Continue reading