How Men Sing About Silence, Light, and Pain Without Saying Her Name Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinSeries: “Light in the Dark. A Man’s Voice About Loss” 🔗 Russian version: Read here🔗 Ukrainian version: Read here A gloomy morning. That’s how the song by Rokostrova begins. “Пасмурное утро мне приносит ложь…”“A gloomy morning brings me lies…” From the very first lines […]

Author: Darya KutovayaCertified Paralegal | English Language Instructor | TEFL Certified (University of Toronto)🔗 View Darya’s Profile Listening is one of the most important skills in language learning, but it’s also one of the most challenging for many ESL students. If you want to understand native speakers and feel confident in conversations, here are five […]

🔗 Choose your language Is it a mistake to be careful? In many languages, caution is often seen as hesitation. Being careful can be interpreted as being afraid, indecisive, or slow. But in German, it’s different. The word „Vorsicht“ doesn’t carry negative weight. In fact, it is often seen as a strength. In German: Caution is not fear For many […]

What Politeness Really Means in Different Languages “In English, you say sorry when you bump into someone.In some cultures, you say nothing.In others — you’re expected to explain your soul.”— Tymur Levitin At Levitin Language School, we don’t just teach students to memorize polite phrases — we teach them to feel the logic behind them. Because […]

Learning Norwegian Online Is About Pronunciation, Not Just Vocabulary ➡️ German➡️ English➡️ Norwegian➡️ All languages Sounds That Don’t Look Like They Sound At first glance, Norwegian seems familiar. Words resemble English, German, or Dutch. You might think you understand a lot — until someone speaks, and it sounds like a completely different language. That’s because […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinPart of the series: 🌸 “The Garden Where Memory Blooms” 🔗 Also available in Ukrainian:“Черешня цвіте — а дякують не всі” 🏡 A Cherry Tree in My Mother’s Yard Old and tired, but it still blossoms every year…Even if no one says thank you. That’s how the song begins.Not a hymn. Not a concert […]

One Phrase. Five Languages. Infinite Meanings “Not every ‘I love you’ means the same thing.Some are louder than silence. Some — emptier than space.”— Tymur Levitin The Illusion of Simplicity Students often ask: “How do you say I love you in Spanish?”“Is it the same in German?”“Do people say it more in English or in Russian?” But […]

🔗 Choose your language:Explore our German Teachers We see it everywhere in German. -ung. At the end of nouns like Rechnung, Bewegung, Übung, Entwicklung, Aussage, Erfahrung, Verbindung… and many more. But what exactly does -ung mean?And how does it compare to English? 🔸 -ung = a process, a result, or a concept In most cases, -ung nouns come from verbs.They express: In that way, they’re similar to English […]

🌴 Learning Tagalog / Filipino Online Isn’t About New Words — It’s About Structure 🔗 Choose your language English is hiding underneath — but the sentence isn’t Most students are surprised:They already know hundreds of Tagalog words.From English. From Spanish. From context. But the sentence structure?That’s where things get exciting. Because in Filipino, the center of the sentence is the action — […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinPart of the series: “Instinct. When language is not enough.” 🔗 Choose your language:➡️ Russian version➡️ Ukrainian version 🐺 Introduction She doesn’t scream her pain. She doesn’t flaunt her strength. She simply leaves—if no one listens. And if you’ve ever met one like her, you’ll never mistake her for anyone else. They call her many […]