language and emotion

Before choosing a language to learn, explore all available options here:https://levitintymur.com/#languages Language often teaches us something unexpected: words can be translated, but states of mind cannot. This became clear to me during a conversation with a young songwriter who was preparing to perform a track at a concert in Switzerland. The song contained a simple […]

For the men who became her safety — and still lost her. This article is also available in Russian.🔗 Когда ты был её домом — авторская статья Тимура Левитина (на русском) She once said: “You are my home.”And then she left. Every man who has ever truly loved knows what it means to be her […]

What They Say, How They Feel, and Why It’s Not the Same in Every Language “И я тебя обожаю — а у счастья тоже слёзы солёные…”(Sergey Kurenkov – «Обожаю») Sometimes a man says “Don’t write to me.”And sometimes he says “I’ll steal you from summer and run.”Sometimes he’s silent, sometimes he sings.But the words are […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinSeries: Songs That Never Say It — But Mean EverythingReal Language. Real Feeling. No Gloss. Some songs are not meant to be sung. They are meant to be survived. In language learning, we often focus on what can be said.But what about what can’t? As a teacher and translator, I’ve always […]

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 […]

Untranslatable Feelings and the Unspoken Language of Love in Two Cultures Choose your language: 🔗 https://levitintymur.com/#languages ❝Today’s story isn’t about “I love you.” Not the words, at least.❞ It’s about the moments when the words are missing—on purpose.When they would be too much, or not enough.When silence, music, or a single image says it better. […]

Why Not Everything You Love Is Liebe 🔗 Choose your language:👉 Start your journey with us “I Love You” = “I Love Chocolate”? Really? In English, we love everything. We love our partners.We love pizza.We love rainy days, and dogs, and movies.We even “love” Mondays… sometimes. One word — love — is used for all of it.But is it […]