Most people don’t fail at learning Polish. They just move much slower than they could. Not because the language is too difficult.Not because they are “not good at languages.” But because they repeat the same mistakes again and again. At Levitin Language School and its U.S. division Language Learnings, we see this pattern constantly. Students […]
Tymur LevitinYou finished A1. Maybe even A2. You understand words. You recognize sentences. You can read simple texts. But when it’s time to speak — something stops you. You pause.You translate.You hesitate. And in many cases, you switch to English. This is one of the most common situations we see at Levitin Language School and its […]
Tymur LevitinMany students finish their first Polish course and immediately ask the same question: “What comes next?” They know how to introduce themselves. They can ask simple questions. They can survive in everyday situations. But they still do not feel confident. That is because A1 is only the beginning. The next level — A2 — is […]
Tymur LevitinIf you have ever searched for a Polish course online, you have probably seen the same labels again and again: A1. A2. B1. B2. But for most people, these letters do not explain anything. You may ask yourself: The answer is simpler than many people think. A1 is not “perfect Polish.” A1 is the moment […]
Tymur LevitinIf you ask most people why they have never started learning Polish, the answer is usually the same: “It looks too difficult.” Too many consonants. Too many endings. Too many words that seem impossible to pronounce. But the truth is very different. Polish is not an impossible language. In many ways, it is more logical […]
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There are words that look simple.And then there are words that open cultural trapdoors. “Katz.”In one language it sounds like a surname.In another — like a cat.In yet another — like the morning after a very bad decision. This is not just a linguistic coincidence. It is a cultural map. And once you see it, […]
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Why Idioms Reveal the Way We Think — Not Just the Way We Speak There is a Polish proverb that has always fascinated me: „Ty o chlebie, ja o niebie.”You talk about bread, I talk about the sky. At first glance it sounds poetic. Almost lyrical. But in reality it describes something painfully common: two […]
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When One Word Means Two Completely Different People Author’s column by Tymur LevitinFounder & Director — Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur LevitinGlobal Learning. Personal Approach. Introduction: When Words Look the Same but Are Not Some of the most dangerous words in any language are not the ones you don’t know —but […]
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