The German Language and its Dialects
German is known to be one of the most difficult European languages to learn as a foreign language based on its extensive vocabulary, complex structures,
October 29, 2018
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Why Do Dogs Speak German? – Bilingualism in Dog Training
You are strolling down a quiet road in your hometown when, suddenly, you hear a man shout “Bleib!” “Achtung!” and “Sitz!” He is clad in
August 17, 2018
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I Don’t Know What to do With my Words…
The trouble with first impressions is that they tend to stick around and settle down. So it’s imperative we take special care when meeting someone
February 15, 2018
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You Wouldn’t Get It: German Jokes are No Laughing Matter
In 2011, Badoo published the results of an international poll where as many as 30,000 people were asked to name the funniest country. While Americans
November 1, 2017
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The Challenges of Learning German
The German language is notorious for being difficult to learn, and it can be said that this reputation is based on factual evidence. However, those
October 28, 2016
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An increasingly multilingual world
An infographic recently published in the South China Morning Post shows the most spoken languages in the world and its number of speakers. It shows
January 4, 2016
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The Longest Word in the World is German
In Germany, the captain of a steam boat arrives at the navigation bridge to set out on a new journey along the Danube River. Upon
October 23, 2015
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Words Used Worldwide
There are 196 countries in the world and English is the official language in 60 of these. Even in countries where this language is not
October 12, 2015
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6 Translator Resources Provided by Newspapers
Newspapers, magazines and journals are, in and of themselves, very valuable resources for translators, as reading them imbues us with a current and, more often
July 8, 2015
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How Gender Builds Language Barriers
English is a language without gender. Well, sort of. What that debatable affirmation refers to is the lack of gender inherent in lexicons of the
May 27, 2015
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What do Grass and Galeano have in common?
Last Monday the literary world mourned the death of two famous writers. In the southern hemisphere, at the age of 74, Uruguayan Eduardo Galeano passed
April 27, 2015
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Oy Vey! Differentiating Hebrew and Yiddish
For those of us who aren’t too familiar with Hebrew and Yiddish, one language may be associated easily with the other when discussing either. However,
March 23, 2015
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