🌍 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 […]

🤔 Do You Really Need a Native Speaker? One of the most persistent myths in language learning is this:“Only a native speaker can teach you properly.”It sounds logical. After all, who could know a language better than someone who grew up with it? But here’s the truth:Speaking a language ≠ Teaching a language.And being a native […]

🧠💬 The Assumption We All Grew Up With From childhood, we’ve been told: “Start young — children are language sponges!”Teachers, textbooks, and even scientists have repeated it for decades. But is it true? At Levitin Language School, we don’t follow myths. We follow results.And results show: adults can learn languages just as effectively — and in some […]

At Start Language School by Tymur Levitin, we don’t just teach languages — we explore the very DNA of words. Comparative lexicology allows us to see how languages connect, differ, and evolve, revealing the unique identity of each tongue. What Is Comparative Lexicology? Comparative lexicology is the study of vocabulary systems across two or more languages, focusing […]

At Start Language School by Tymur Levitin — also known as Levitin Language School — we teach not only the world’s most popular languages, but also rare and unique ones that many learners have never considered. These languages, such as Sindhi, Afrikaans, Pashto, Hindi and Punjabi, carry centuries of history, cultural heritage, and linguistic beauty. They connect continents, preserve identities, and offer ways […]

Category: Interesting Information Choose your language: Click here Learning Slovak may seem like a niche choice compared to more globally studied languages, but for students from Central and Eastern Europe—or anyone fascinated by Slavic languages—it can be surprisingly rewarding. Slovak is the official language of Slovakia and shares a high level of mutual intelligibility with Czech, which […]

Why This Language Deserves Its Own Place in Your Mind and Map What Makes Saraiki Different? At first glance — or rather, first sound — Saraiki may seem like a close cousin of Urdu or Punjabi. It shares the same script, borrows heavily from both languages, and is spoken in the same general region of […]

Why Learning Bosnian Is More Than Copying a Dialect ➡️ Learn Bosnian➡️ Explore all languages➡️ Related article: Croatian You Think You Know It — Until You Listen Closely Bosnian sounds familiar.To learners of Serbian or Croatian, it may even seem like the same language. But when you listen longer, something shifts.It’s not just the accent […]