Category: German Grammar for Beginners The German present tense (Präsens) is one of the most important parts of the language. It is used to talk about: If you understand the present tense, you can already build most everyday sentences in German. Before you continue, choose your language here: https://levitintymur.com/#languages What Is the German Present Tense? […]

Category: German Grammar for Beginners German modal verbs are among the most important verbs in the language. You use them every day to talk about: Examples: Before you continue, choose your language here: https://levitintymur.com/#languages What Are German Modal Verbs? German has six main modal verbs: Verb Meaning können can / to be able to müssen […]

You finished A1. Maybe even A2. You understand words. You recognize sentences. You can read simple texts. But when it’s time to speak — something stops you. You pause.You translate.You hesitate. And in many cases, you switch to English. This is one of the most common situations we see at Levitin Language School and its […]

Many students finish their first Polish course and immediately ask the same question: “What comes next?” They know how to introduce themselves. They can ask simple questions. They can survive in everyday situations. But they still do not feel confident. That is because A1 is only the beginning. The next level — A2 — is […]

How Real Language Exists Between Words Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect When Nothing Is Said — But Everything Is Clear There are moments in communication when nothing is stated directly —and yet nothing needs to be explained. No one says: And still — both people know. Not because of the […]

Why Real Language Stops Demanding — And Starts Letting Go Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect When the Most Important Words Are Not Said There is a moment in language that rarely gets noticed. Not when people argue.Not when they explain.Not even when they confess. But when they stop asking. Not […]

Why “Ты сегодня не слышишь” Is Not About Hearing Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect When “Hearing” Has Nothing to Do with Sound Some phrases seem transparent — until you try to say them in another language without losing what matters. Даже если ты сегодня не слышишь ласковый голос мой. At […]

Why “Мучает нас усталость” Is Not Just “We’re Tired” Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect When “Tired” Is Too Simple Some phrases seem easy to translate — until you try to say them honestly. Даже если мучает нас усталость. At first glance, the meaning looks obvious.Two people are tired. Nothing complicated. […]

What Does That Actually Mean — And Why English Forces You to Choose Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect When One Line Refuses to Decide There are phrases that look simple — until you try to translate them honestly. One of them stayed with me long after a conversation that had […]

Why “Побыть с тобой” Cannot Be Translated — Only Understood Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect One Question That Didn’t Belong — But Stayed One of my students once asked me a question that caught me off guard — not because of the word itself, but because of where it came […]