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Translating Nuance, Not Just Words: How One Sentence Changes Across Contexts | LEVITIN SCHOOL
15.08.2025

Translating Nuance, Not Just Words: How One Sentence Changes Across Contexts

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

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 “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein Introduction If you’ve ever tried translating from Ukrainian or Russian into English, […]

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Why the Subject Comes First (or Doesn’t): Rethinking Sentence Order Across Languages
09.08.2025

Why the Subject Comes First (or Doesn’t): Rethinking Sentence Order Across Languages

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

👉 Choose your language 🌍 Read this article in other languages: German version Ukrainian version Russian version At Start Language School by Tymur Levitin, we teach our students to think in full sentences, not fragments — and that means understanding not just what to say, but how to structure it. Many language learners struggle with word order, especially when switching […]

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Stop Memorizing. Start Thinking: How Real Language Comes from Real Sentences | LEVITIN SCHOOL
24.07.2025

Stop Memorizing. Start Thinking: How Real Language Comes from Real Sentences

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

At Start Language School by Tymur Levitin, we don’t just teach words. We teach how to think in a new language — naturally, not mechanically. Why memorizing grammar rules isn’t enough Most students try to learn a language by memorizing rules and charts. But even after years of study, they can’t speak fluently or confidently. […]

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Why “a apples” Doesn’t Exist: When Grammar Is Just Logic | LEVITIN SCHOOL
17.07.2025

Why “a apples” Doesn’t Exist: When Grammar Is Just Logic

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Read this article in other languages:English version (original) |Ukrainian version |Russian version |German version At Levitin Language School, we don’t ask students to memorize rules. We ask them to understand why the rules make sense — and that changes everything. Let’s start with a simple question:Why is “a apples” wrong? You could say, “Because ‘a’ is used before consonant sounds and […]

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