“German past tenses are not just grammar — they are perspective. One focuses on the bare fact, the other on the result.” — Tymur Levitin Choose your language Introduction: Why This Question Never Dies Every learner hears the cliché: That’s not wrong, but it’s incomplete. The real difference lies in what German speakers highlight: Once […]

📌 Choose your language: 🔗 https://levitintymur.com/#languages ✍️ Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and senior teacher at Start Language School by Tymur Levitin / Levitin Language School© Tymur Levitin. All rights reserved. Translation logic, examples, and structure — original author methodology. ⚖️ Why Legal Translation from Eastern Europe Requires Extra Care Legal documents […]

📘 Legal terminology that’s easy to misread — and dangerous to mistranslate 👤 Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and senior teacher at Levitin Language School 📍 Choose your language:🔗 https://levitintymur.com/#languages ⚖️ Why English Legal Terms Require More Than Just Translation English court terminology is widely used around the world — in legal contracts, immigration, […]

Deadlines, transfers, and vacation—clear rules across countries Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages Why this topic matters Have you ever waited for your salary or a bank transfer, only to hear: “It’s not a business day”?Or tried to calculate your vacation and realized it depends on whether the law says calendar days or working days? In contracts, […]

👉 Choose your language In Business English, tiny words decide big outcomes. Shall is one of those words.Schoolbooks often say shall = will. Real business doesn’t. In contracts, emails, and at the negotiating table, using (or avoiding) shall changes meaning, leverage, and risk. Key takeaways (read this first) 1) What grammar says vs what business […]

Legal terminology you can’t afford to mistranslate Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and senior teacher at Levitin Language School🔗 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages Understanding the Difference: Not All Court Documents Are Equal Legal translation is never just about language — it’s about legal systems. Ukrainian court documents come in different legal forms: рішення, ухвала, […]

👉 Choose your language Why These Two Tenses Are Confusing For many learners, Present Simple and Present Continuous feel almost the same. Both describe something happening in the present. But their logic is different. Once you see the difference, you won’t mix them again. Present Simple — Facts and Habits We use Present Simple for: […]

Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and senior teacher at Levitin Language School 📍 Choose your language: 🔗 https://levitintymur.com/#languages Understanding the Basics: German Court Documents and Their Roles In German legal practice, not all court documents are created equal. Terms like Urteil, Beschluss, Entscheidung, and Urkunde may seem interchangeable — but they are not. Understanding […]

Author: Tymur Levitin© Tymur Levitin — founder and head teacher of Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur LevitinCategory: Legal Language and Translation Introduction Prepositions look tiny, but they move billions. In business and in law, one wrong choice between by, until, or through can decide whether a payment is late, a contract […]

🗂️ Category: Online Language Learning 🗣️ Introduction Textbooks give you “proper English.” But in the real world you meet two living languages: American English and British English. In the US, you’ll hear gonna, wanna, lemme. In the UK, it’s innit, wotcha, gissa. If you want to understand movies, music, and everyday people, you need both. […]