Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect © Tymur Levitin — Founder, Director & Lead Teacher of Levitin Language School Speak Free in Tech — Real IT English for Test Automation Experts Automation engineers often say: “I can write tests, but I can’t explain them.”But what if I told you that how you speak about […]

Learning Romanian Online — A Language That Thinks in Contrasts👤 Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and lead teacher🔗 languagelearnings.com | levitinlanguageschool.com📄 View my teacher profile📞 Telegram: @START_SCHOOL_TYMUR_LEVITIN A Romance Language That Doesn’t Behave Romanian looks like a Romance language.It feels like it should act like French, Italian, or Spanish.But the moment you try to use it — it surprises you. Articles come after […]

How Intonation Changes Everything in Language Same words. Different meaning. No new vocabulary. No different grammar.Just a change in how you say it — and suddenly, everything shifts. That’s the power of intonation. The Invisible Grammar: Intonation as Structure Most learners think of grammar as: But language has another level — the level of voice, rhythm, and melody.And in […]

How Foreign Words Retain Their Sound — and Why That Matters “If it looks German, it must sound German… right?” Not always.Words like Job, Manager, Chef, or Visum may look like part of the German language — but they didn’t start there. And they don’t always sound the way you’d expect. This is why learners misread them. And why native speakers often […]

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. […]

Learning Serbian Online — Where Language Meets Identity👤 Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and lead teacher🔗 languagelearnings.com | levitinlanguageschool.com📞 Telegram: @START_SCHOOL_TYMUR_LEVITIN Slavic Language, Different Code When you first hear Serbian, it might feel like home — especially if you speak Russian, Ukrainian, or Bulgarian.Words sound familiar. Structures look predictable. You feel safe. But very quickly, that feeling shifts. Because the words that […]

Why It’s Not About Rules — But About Attitude “We don’t just say something. We say how we feel about what we say.”— Tymur Levitin Author’s Column — Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning, and RespectPart of the series: Grammar Is Meaning, Not Rules Why Students Struggle with Modality They often memorize that can, must, and might are “modal verbs.”But […]

Online Czech Lessons with Levitin Language School👤 Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and lead teacher🔗 languagelearnings.com | levitinlanguageschool.com📞 Telegram: @START_SCHOOL_TYMUR_LEVITIN A Slavic Cousin That Plays by Its Own Rules If you already speak Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, or Slovak, Czech might feel like a friendly neighbor. You recognize the sounds, the sentence structure seems familiar, and even entire words look like they should mean […]

Why You Don’t Need “The My Car” You already know from our last article that an article is one way to define a noun.But what happens when we try to use two ways at once? That’s when English pushes back — and logic takes over. The Rule That Isn’t a Rule Some students ask: “Why can’t I […]

Discovering the Polish Language One Layer at a Time Learning Polish is not just about mastering grammar tables and memorizing cases — it’s about understanding a deeply structured language that reveals itself only to those willing to think in patterns. For many learners, Polish seems intimidating at first glance. But with the guidance of a […]