Choose your language: Levitin Language School – Languages Introduction: More Than Lyrics, More Than Words When we listen to a song or watch a film, we rarely think about how much of what we feel depends on language itself. A phrase that sounds natural and moving in Russian may feel flat in English, abstract in […]

Language. Identity. Choice. Meaning.👉 Choose your language One Fruit, Two Words If you order a salad in Vienna and ask for Tomaten, people will understand you. But the local waiter may smile and reply: Ach, Sie meinen Paradeiser. Both mean tomato, but the word choice carries regional identity. Where Does “Paradeiser” Come From? The Austrian […]

Original Text (Russian) Надо жить, – мне сказала вчера, при свечах, кинув карты, цыганка,И в осеннюю полночь ушла, спрятав слезы под шелк полушалка.Надо жить, только, как и зачем, если знаю, что все ты забудешь,Если в бликах венчальных свечей не со мною стоять завтра будешь? Припев:Обманом глаз прекрасных бредить,Не каясь, досыта грешить.И для тебя, одной на […]

Language. Identity. Choice. Meaning.👉 Choose your language Why This Word Surprises Learners At first glance, blasen seems simple: it means to blow. But in German slang, blasen has another meaning: to perform oral sex. This is where German shows its “double life”: an innocent verb in one context, and explicit slang in another. Everyday Uses […]

🔗 Choose your language For many beginners, the hardest part of German grammar is learning articles: der, die, das. Unlike English, every German noun has a gender — masculine, feminine, or neuter. This guide explains the basics of German articles with simple rules and examples. The Three German Articles Examples: Articles in the Four Cases […]

🔗 Choose your language Modal verbs are essential for building useful German sentences. At the A1 level, the most common are können (can), müssen (must), and wollen (want). They help you express ability, necessity, and desire. This guide explains how to use them with simple rules and examples. How Modal Verbs Work A modal verb […]

Language. Identity. Choice. Meaning.👉 Choose your language Why Coffee Isn’t Just Coffee If you order Kaffee in Austria, you’re not only asking for a drink. You’re stepping into a cultural tradition.Even the stress of the word changes meaning: One word, different accents, and a whole world of identity. How Austrians Order Coffee That single shift […]

Language. Identity. Choice. Meaning.👉 Choose your language Why Learn German Online? German is one of the most spoken languages in Europe, with over 100 million native speakers. Whether for work, study, or culture, German opens doors to Germany, Austria, Switzerland — and far beyond. Learning German online means: Levels of German: From A1 to C2 […]

Language. Identity. Choice. Meaning.👉 Choose your language Why This Phrase Traps Learners German is often praised for its logic and precision — but sometimes one tiny phrase shows how much context matters. In everyday German, kommen means to come, to arrive.In sexual slang, kommen also means to orgasm. So the innocent Ich komme gleich can […]

“Не пишите мне писем, дорогая графиня…”— sung under guitars in courtyards, passed across generations First Encounter: Why This Song Matters I was fifteen, the youngest in a group where the oldest was forty-one.Someone played this under a guitar. Not a concert, a life. And I didn’t hear the ceremonial “не хочу умирать” (I don’t want […]