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Category: Interesting Information Choose your language: Click here Learning Slovak may seem like a niche choice compared to more globally studied languages, but for students from Central and Eastern Europe—or anyone fascinated by Slavic languages—it can be surprisingly rewarding. Slovak is the official language of Slovakia and shares a high level of mutual intelligibility with Czech, which […]

👉 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 […]

Why This Language Deserves Its Own Place in Your Mind and Map What Makes Saraiki Different? At first glance — or rather, first sound — Saraiki may seem like a close cousin of Urdu or Punjabi. It shares the same script, borrows heavily from both languages, and is spoken in the same general region of […]

Why Learning Bosnian Is More Than Copying a Dialect ➡️ Learn Bosnian➡️ Explore all languages➡️ Related article: Croatian You Think You Know It — Until You Listen Closely Bosnian sounds familiar.To learners of Serbian or Croatian, it may even seem like the same language. But when you listen longer, something shifts.It’s not just the accent […]

Pause is not the absence of work — it’s the presence of purpose. In many languages, rest means to stop.To do nothing. To disconnect.But in German, “Pause” is not just absence — it’s a meaningful shift. 1. A Pause is not emptiness. It’s presence. It may look like you’re doing nothing.But in fact, you’re… That’s […]

What Makes Croatian a Language Worth Learning On Its Own Terms ➡️ Serbian➡️ Croatian➡️ All languages One Language? Two? Three? To many outsiders, Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian may seem like one language. And in a way — they are mutually intelligible.But the truth is deeper.Croatian has its own logic, rhythm, and identity. It’s not just […]

Why Danish Is a Language of Sound First, Words Second ➡️ German➡️ English➡️ Danish➡️ All languages It Looks Germanic. It Sounds… Not Quite. Danish may share roots with German, Dutch, and English, but when you hear it spoken — it’s something else entirely.Soft, blurred consonants. Melting vowels. Half of the word swallowed. Even native speakers […]

🔗 Choose your language Is it a mistake to be careful? In many languages, caution is often seen as hesitation. Being careful can be interpreted as being afraid, indecisive, or slow. But in German, it’s different. The word „Vorsicht“ doesn’t carry negative weight. In fact, it is often seen as a strength. In German: Caution is not fear For many […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinPart of the series: 🌸 “The Garden Where Memory Blooms” 🔗 Also available in Ukrainian:“Черешня цвіте — а дякують не всі” 🏡 A Cherry Tree in My Mother’s Yard Old and tired, but it still blossoms every year…Even if no one says thank you. That’s how the song begins.Not a hymn. Not a concert […]

One Phrase. Five Languages. Infinite Meanings “Not every ‘I love you’ means the same thing.Some are louder than silence. Some — emptier than space.”— Tymur Levitin The Illusion of Simplicity Students often ask: “How do you say I love you in Spanish?”“Is it the same in German?”“Do people say it more in English or in Russian?” But […]