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Why Learning Modern Greek with a Private Tutor Feels Like Discovering a Hidden Treasure
12.07.2025

Why Learning Modern Greek with a Private Tutor Feels Like Discovering a Hidden Treasure

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

🔗 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages Have you ever dreamed of reading ancient myths in their original form, walking the streets of Athens while understanding the signs, or simply ordering a coffee in Greek and seeing the smile of surprise on the waiter’s face? Modern Greek is more than just a language — it’s a connection to centuries […]

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Language, Emotion, and Meaning — How Feelings Are Translated Between English and Ukrainian
10.07.2025

Language, Emotion, and Meaning — How Feelings Are Translated Between English and Ukrainian

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Language is not only about words — it’s about meaning. And meaning, in turn, is often shaped by emotion. When translating from English to Ukrainian or teaching these languages, we face a fascinating and delicate challenge: how to preserve the soul of a sentence, not just its grammar. The Lexicon of Feeling — Words That […]

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How Emphasis Changes Meaning in German Sentences
09.07.2025

How Emphasis Changes Meaning in German Sentences

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Before you start moving words around in German, remember one simple idea:German is not only about rules — it is about rhythm, emphasis, and intention. You can keep all the words “correct” and still sound cold, rude, distant, overly formal, or simply confusing — just because you placed the wrong element in the wrong place. […]

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What If I Had Known?
09.07.2025

What If I Had Known?

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Why the Subjunctive Past Isn’t About the Past at All At Levitin Language School, we teach languages not by memorizing — but by understanding. One of the most fascinating aspects of grammar is how it reflects our regrets, doubts, hopes, and alternate realities — especially when we say things like: “If I had known…” It sounds […]

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Learn Ukrainian Online with Real People, Not Just Rules
09.07.2025

Learn Ukrainian Online with Real People, Not Just Rules

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

🔗 Choose your language At Levitin Language School, we don’t just teach Ukrainian — we help you make it yours. Whether you’re discovering Ukrainian for the first time, reconnecting with your heritage, or gently transitioning from another Slavic language, our approach is human, flexible, and deeply personal. Why Learn Ukrainian? Ukrainian is a beautiful, melodic […]

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Why German Word Order Isn’t Just About Rules
09.07.2025

Why German Word Order Isn’t Just About Rules

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Understanding sentence structure through logic, emotion, and intention 🧠 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages It’s Not About Syntax. It’s About Sense. Ask anyone studying German what the hardest part is, and many will say: “word order.”They’re not wrong — but not for the reason most people think. It’s not the number of rules that makes it difficult. It’s […]

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Tense Shift in Translation: Why Time Always Matters
09.07.2025

Tense Shift in Translation: Why Time Always Matters

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

At Levitin Language School, we believe that language is not memorized — it’s felt. We don’t just teach grammar rules. We help students develop an intuitive sense of language, so that grammar becomes as natural as tying your shoes or sipping coffee. And nothing reflects this better than the question of tense in translation. This isn’t theory […]

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Why Learning Turkish with a Private Tutor Is a Bold and Brilliant Move
08.07.2025

Why Learning Turkish with a Private Tutor Is a Bold and Brilliant Move

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Start Language School by Tymur LevitinLevitin Language School Before we begin, choose your preferred language for learning:👉 Choose your language The Beauty and Challenge of the Turkish Language Turkish is often overlooked when learners choose a new language — yet it’s one of the most fascinating and rewarding to master. With its agglutinative structure, vowel harmony, […]

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The Language Barrier Is Not About Language
08.07.2025

The Language Barrier Is Not About Language

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Author’s column by Tymur LevitinFounder and Head Teacher at Levitin Language School🔗 Start Language School by Tymur Levitin What if the “language barrier” isn’t really about language? “I know the words. I know the grammar. But I still can’t speak.” Sound familiar? That’s what students all over the world say every day. And that’s what many […]

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Translating Literary Identity: A Cross-Language Study of Salinger and Remarque
07.07.2025

Translating Literary Identity: A Cross-Language Study of Salinger and Remarque

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Author: Tymur Levitin, founder of Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages The soul of a character lives in the language When a student asks me why learning English or German matters so much, I often tell them: Because literature doesn’t lie. Real novels reveal how a person thinks. But what […]

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