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How Foreign Words Retain Their Sound — and Why That Matters “If it looks German, it must sound German… right?” Not always.Words like Job, Manager, Chef, or Visum may look like part of the German language — but they didn’t start there. And they don’t always sound the way you’d expect. This is why learners misread them. And why native speakers often […]

Learning Serbian Online — Where Language Meets Identity👤 Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and lead teacher🔗 languagelearnings.com | levitinlanguageschool.com📞 Telegram: @START_SCHOOL_TYMUR_LEVITIN Slavic Language, Different Code When you first hear Serbian, it might feel like home — especially if you speak Russian, Ukrainian, or Bulgarian.Words sound familiar. Structures look predictable. You feel safe. But very quickly, that feeling shifts. Because the words that […]

Online Czech Lessons with Levitin Language School👤 Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and lead teacher🔗 languagelearnings.com | levitinlanguageschool.com📞 Telegram: @START_SCHOOL_TYMUR_LEVITIN A Slavic Cousin That Plays by Its Own Rules If you already speak Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, or Slovak, Czech might feel like a friendly neighbor. You recognize the sounds, the sentence structure seems familiar, and even entire words look like they should mean […]

(Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin – Levitin Language School)Language. Identity. Logic. Sound.🔗 Choose your language📂 Rubric: German Language – Pronunciation & Intonation What’s the Real Mistake? It’s not just pronunciation — it’s intonation.Most students don’t say “arbeiten” and “antworten” like Germans do.They say: But in German, the correct stress is always on the first syllable: It may look small, but this shift in […]

Discovering the Polish Language One Layer at a Time Learning Polish is not just about mastering grammar tables and memorizing cases — it’s about understanding a deeply structured language that reveals itself only to those willing to think in patterns. For many learners, Polish seems intimidating at first glance. But with the guidance of a […]

Understanding It Beyond Grammar Rules “An article is not a word. It’s a decision.”— Tymur Levitin Why Students Struggle with Articles Many students say things like:“I know it’s ‘a’ or ‘the’… but I don’t know why.” That’s the point. Because an article isn’t just grammar. It’s how you identify an object in your mind.It’s how […]

Choose your language: 🔗 Start here Hungarian isn’t just a language.It’s a code — rich, complex, and surprisingly logical once you understand how it works. For many language learners, Hungarian seems like one of the most mysterious European languages. It doesn’t look like German, doesn’t sound like French, and definitely doesn’t follow the familiar patterns of […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinLanguage. Identity. Meaning. Practice. Imagine this.A teacher explains a grammar rule. A student listens carefully, then asks:“Why is it like that?”And the teacher, still young and full of knowledge, but not yet full of experience, answers honestly:“Well, that’s just how it is.” The student frowns. That’s not what they were hoping […]

A Study of Emotional Codes in Russian and British Songwriting Author’s column by Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and lead teacher of Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin🔗 Choose your language A Dream Instead of Words — “Пусть тебе приснится Пальма де Майорка” This iconic Russian ballad by Mikhail Shufutinsky, composed by […]

Author’s column by Tymur LevitinFounder and Head Teacher at Levitin Language School🔗 Start Language School by Tymur Levitin How can someone pass B1… but still struggle with A2? Simple: they never truly mastered the basics.They just moved on. This happens more often than most teachers want to admit:A student “graduates” to a higher level, but: Because moving forward ≠ internalizing. […]