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🗂️ Category: Online Language Learning 🗣️ Introduction You studied going to, but suddenly you hear gonna. You know the word, but in real speech it transforms into something completely different. This is normal: in spoken American English, words are reduced (or “swallowed”) because language follows muscle movement and ease of pronunciation, not textbook spelling. Let’s […]

🔗 Choose your language ✍️ Author’s Column | Tymur LevitinFounder, teacher and translator at Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin 🧠 Why Students Always Confuse Still and Yet Ask any learner what still and yet mean — and the answer will be: “both mean ‘ще’ (🇺🇦) / ‘ещё’ (📖).”That seems correct […]

🌍 Choose your language Introduction Preparing for a language exam can be stressful — whether it’s TOEFL, IELTS, Goethe-Zertifikat, TestDaF, or DELE. Many students spend endless hours memorizing vocabulary lists and grammar rules but still struggle during the test. At Levitin Language School | Start Language School by Tymur Levitin, we know that effective exam preparation requires […]

🌍 Choose your language Introduction Learning a foreign language has never been easier — or more complicated. With so many apps, group classes, and online resources available, students often ask: Why should I choose a private tutor instead? At Levitin Language School | Start Language School by Tymur Levitin, we believe that real progress comes from personalized lessons. Whether […]

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect © Tymur Levitin — Founder, Director and Lead Educator of Levitin Language School & Start Language School by Tymur Levitin “A word is not the thing. And that’s where all the trouble starts.” What Are False Friends? In translation, not every word that looks familiar is your […]

“To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.” — Chinese proverb Choose your language Lexicology is not only the study of words but also the study of how different languages create, combine, and transform them. Contrastive lexicology gives us a chance to see languages side by side […]

🔗 Choose your language Sometimes a single song can tell us more about culture, language, and human nature than dozens of textbooks.The song by Belyy Oryol (White Eagle), “Bitter Honey”, is one such case. Behind its simple melody and concise lyrics lies a whole layer of cultural codes, linguistic nuances, and psychological meanings. This article opens a series […]

At Start Language School by Tymur Levitin / Levitin Language School we teach students not only grammar but also perspective. Language is not a static list of rules — it’s a living rhythm, and emphasis is one of its strongest instruments. Most learners think that English word order is fixed. True, it is stricter than […]

Before diving into the details, you can always explore and choose your language. More than Words: Ukrainian as Identity Lexicology is not only about how words are built — it is about how meaning lives inside them.For Ukrainian, this becomes especially important. The language is not just a tool of communication but a code of culture, […]

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect © Tymur Levitin — Founder, Director and Lead Educator of Levitin Language School & Start Language School by Tymur Levitin “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein Introduction If you’ve ever tried translating from Ukrainian or Russian into English, […]