If 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 […]
TimurIf 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 […]
TimurCategory: The Tymur Levitin Method — Thinking Instead of Memorizing in Language Learning Many people say: “Don’t translate in your head.” Others answer: “That is nonsense. Translation is necessary.” Both are right. And both are wrong. Because most people use the word translation for completely different things. That is why discussions about “thinking in another […]
TimurPrečo vás slovenské slovesá nútia premýšľať o čase inak Category: Autorská rubrika — Slovenský jazyk, význam a myslenie Väčšina študentov očakáva, že učenie sa nového jazyka znamená naučiť sa nové slová pre veci, ktoré už poznajú. Stôl je stôl. Okno je okno. „Včera“, „dnes“ a „zajtra“ existujú v každom jazyku. Potom sa však stretnú so […]
TimurAuthor’s Column — Slovak Language, Meaning and Thought Most students expect that learning a new language means learning new words for things they already understand. A table is a table. A window is a window. “Yesterday”, “today” and “tomorrow” exist in every language. Then they reach Slovak verbs. And suddenly they discover that Slovak does […]
TimurYou hear a person speaking your native language. You understand the story. You understand the emotion. You understand whether he is mocking, humiliating, threatening, bragging, joking or complaining. And yet, if someone asks you: “What exactly does that word mean?” —you suddenly realize you cannot explain it. Not because you do not know your language. […]
TimurCategory: Swahili Language Many English speakers notice the same thing when they hear Swahili for the first time. The language sounds as if parts of the words repeat themselves. You hear sentences like: And very quickly, it seems as though the same sounds keep appearing again and again. At first, this can make Swahili sound […]
TimurCategory: German Grammar for Beginners German prepositions are one of the biggest challenges for beginners. Many students know the article der, die, das and understand the basic German cases, but then suddenly see: Why does the article change? The reason is simple: every German preposition requires a specific case. If you learn which prepositions take […]
TimurCategory: Swahili Language Many English speakers begin learning a new language with one hidden assumption: Every language must divide the world in the same way English does. We expect to find words like “he,” “she,” “it,” “his,” and “her.” Then we open a Swahili textbook and suddenly discover something unexpected. Swahili does not work like […]
TimurAfrica is often described as a continent of languages. That description is true — but it is also incomplete. Africa is home to more than two thousand languages. Some are spoken by only a few thousand people. Others are used by tens of millions. Many communities grow up speaking two, three, or even four languages […]
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