Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin — Founder of Levitin Language School (Start Language School by Tymur Levitin) 🔗 Choose your language ❓Why one word can mean two different things Sometimes, the problem isn’t the grammar. It’s the words that pretend to be clear — but aren’t. Take the word “pavement.” If you’ve ever walked through […]

By Tymur Levitin — Founder & Director of Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin© Tymur LevitinSeries: The Language I LiveTagline: Language. Identity. Choice. Meaning. We don’t always learn from books. Sometimes, we learn from a single word. Years ago, I found myself in Poland during a time of national elections. The […]

Why speaking more doesn’t mean knowing more — and how false fluency blocks real progress Choose your language:https://levitintymur.com/#languages The Cult of Confidence in Language Learning Modern language learning worships confidence. “Just speak.”“Don’t be afraid of mistakes.”“Fluency will come with time.” These slogans sound motivating.They feel liberating.They remove pressure. But they also hide a dangerous assumption:that […]

(Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin — Founder, Director, and Head Teacher at Levitin Language School) 🌍 Choose your language: 👉 https://levitintymur.com/#languages Learn Polish Online — Speak Naturally from Lesson One Learning Polish might seem challenging at first — all those endings, strange letters, and pronunciation rules that don’t exist in English.But the truth is simpler: […]

Author’s Column — Tymur LevitinLevitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin Choose Your Language English | Deutsch | Українською | По-русски https://levitintymur.com/#languages German Inversion: A Complete, Meaning-Based Guide Most explanations of German word order stop at a surface rule:“Move something to the beginning → verb stays in Position 2.”Useful, yes — but […]

In this interview, Tymur Levitin — founder and director of Start Language School by Tymur Levitin and Levitin Language School — speaks about the real challenges of teaching languages to students from more than 20 countries, including those whose native languages he does not speak.He discusses the importance of understanding over imitation, confidence over perfection, […]

Why real progress begins when you stop pretending to “know” and start questioning everything you say. Available in other languages:🇺🇦 Українська — Сила сумніву у вивченні мов 🇷🇺 Русский — Сила сомнения в изучении языка 🇩🇪 Deutsch — Die Kraft des Zweifels beim Sprachenlernen Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages What If Doubt Is Not a Weakness? […]

🔗 Choose your language → When Language Shapes Thought We often believe that words simply describe what we already think.But for those who live, work, and feel in more than one language, it becomes clear: language doesn’t just express thought — it creates it. When you start thinking in another language, you begin to see […]

*“Confidence doesn’t need decoration. It speaks through calm words, clear thoughts, and quiet certainty.You don’t have to sound complex to be respected.True strength is in structure — when every word carries meaning,and every pause has logic behind it.”* When Language Becomes Presence In language, as in life, confidence is not volume — it’s presence.You can […]

The Illusion of Speed We live in a world that worships movement.Fast changes. Fast words. Fast emotions.Every message, every post, every decision — must be instant. But when everything moves fast, depth disappears.We start reacting instead of thinking, speaking instead of meaning.Speed becomes a habit — not a skill. And yet, in this chaos of […]