For the past five years, Living Language has been a proud sponsor of the New York Yankees baseball team. Clear communication is a necessity for the team to perform at their best, and Living Language has partnered with the Yankees … Continue reading
Our Business Brazilian Portuguese course was released yesterday, and in celebration we’re taking a look at what makes Brazil such a hot spot for businesses these days. Brazil’s economy has gone through its share of ups and downs lately, … Continue reading
Are you interested in learning one of the languages in the list below? Enter now to win a free private lesson with our native-speaker tutors! Arabic English for Spanish speakers Irish Chinese English for speakers of all languages Italian English for Arabic speakers … Continue reading
If you’re living in an English-speaking country, the computer you use probably has a QWERTY keyboard that doesn’t show any accented characters on it. So what to do you when you are working on your Spanish and you want … Continue reading
Here is the third installment in our new blog series: bi-weekly news round-ups from China. If you’re interested in doing business or traveling in China, but your Chinese is not up to reading directly from Chinese news sources, this is a … Continue reading
July 20th through 24th is Comic-Con International in San Diego, where thousands of comic fans convene to cosplay, confab, and collect. What does this have to do with learning a language? Reading comics and graphic novels in a foreign language is … Continue reading
In celebration of San Diego’s Comic-Con, here’s how to say “comic book” in some of the languages we offer courses in.* Language Phrase [Transliteration] French une bande dessinée (lit. drawn stripe; also known as BD or bédé) German Comicbuch Italian … Continue reading
Here are the basics on perhaps the most well-known French holiday outside of France, Bastille Day, including some of the biggest celebrations around the world. The history: Le 14 juillet marks a pivotal moment in French history: la prise de la Bastille … Continue reading
In celebration of the release of our Living Language Business Japanese language course, we spent the week posting some tips on doing business in Japan or with Japanese colleagues. Read more below: Making Business Introductions in Japanese “Following the initial greetings … Continue reading
In celebration of the release of our Living Language Business Japanese language course, we’re posting some business Japanese tips this week. Making small talk is a dreaded but important part of doing business. If you want to make polite small … Continue reading