Sale no mobarak! That phrase—”Happy New Year”—was heard in countless households across the world today. When we welcome in the season of spring (or the vernal equinox) on March 20 each year, Persians welcome in their New Year: Nowruz (which translates … 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
We’re already halfway through July, which means we’re more than halfway through the year. We decided to bring together our five favorite blog posts so far this year: travel, recipes, idioms, and linguistics. What were your favorites? Big in Japan … Continue reading
On Earth Day, we take time to think about how human activity is affecting the environment and how we can work together to slow and reverse these trends. As part of this, you’ll probably hear about the dramatic loss of … Continue reading
Persian new year, or Noruz (meaning “New Day”) is celebrated by Iranians all over the world on the first day of spring (usually on March 21st). There is much preparation involved for welcoming the new year: lots of curtain-washing and … Continue reading
We’re excited to announce the arrival of the newest addition to the Living Language line: our Farsi online course comes out this week! In preparation, here’s a little more about Persian or Farsi (more on why these two names are … Continue reading