Valentine’s Day is just a week away, and what is more romantic than expressing your love in a foreign language? Here’s how to say “I Love You” in 23 languages. (Click on the image below to see the full-sized version.) How … Continue reading
Did you know that the word “Kwanzaa” is Swahili? And did you know that Kwanzaa is not, in fact, an African holiday, but an American one? The celebration of Kwanzaa was begun in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga as a way for … Continue reading
December 9th is “Siku ya Jamhuri” (Jamhuri Day) in Tanzania, and December 12th in Kenya. Jamhuri is a Swahili word meaning Republic. The Jamhuri holiday happens in December in the aforementioned countries as a mark of the official day each … Continue reading
Today is International Beer Day, and in celebration, we’re teaching everyone how to say “beer” in 20 different languages. Now you’ll have no problem ordering one wherever you happen to be! Beer in 20 Languages from Living Language
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
Unasema Kiswahili? (Do you speak Swahili?) If you do, you are in good company. After Arabic, Swahili (or Kiswahili as it is called in the language) is the second most widely spoken African language. The number of speakers varies from … Continue reading