You Can’t Translate a Feeling: Naming a Song Across Languages

Why Unique Letters Are Not Just Symbols — but Cultural Markers Language learners are often told that translation problems arise mostly from vocabulary. Words like samovar, Bundestag, or hygge are commonly used to illustrate what translation theory calls realia — cultural elements that exist in one linguistic environment but do not have an exact equivalent […]

🔗 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages🇬🇧 English Courses at Levitin Language School🇩🇪 German Courses at Levitin Language School🇺🇦 Learn Ukrainian A Journey Across Centuries and Languages When Virgil wrote the Aeneid in Latin over two thousand years ago, his goal was not just to tell a story of Aeneas. He was building a national epic — a cultural foundation for Rome, full of […]

Author: Tymur Levitin, founder of Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages The soul of a character lives in the language When a student asks me why learning English or German matters so much, I often tell them: Because literature doesn’t lie. Real novels reveal how a person thinks. But what […]

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinFounder and Director of Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin “He’s just a kid.”“That guy’s a real man.”“Don’t be a pacan.” We don’t just describe people. We define them. One word can elevate, humiliate, or simply reveal the speaker more than the subject. In this article, I’ll […]

Choose your language Author: Tymur LevitinFounder and Head Teacher at Levitin Language School & Start Language School by Tymur Levitin© Tymur Levitin The real art of translation begins where dictionaries end. As a translator, language teacher, and university instructor with over 22 years of experience, I’ve seen one challenge rise above all others — translating not […]

Author: Tymur Levitin — founder, director, translator, and lead teacher at Levitin Language SchoolOfficial School Name: Start Language School by Tymur Levitin / Levitin Language SchoolSlogan: Speak free! Global Learning. Personal Approach. 📍 Choose your language🐾 Learn German | Learn Ukrainian Introduction: Why Translate a Poem about a Cat? Translation is never just about words — it’s about mood, […]

🟢 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages What Are Realia? In the realm of translation studies, realia refer to culturally specific concepts that often have no direct equivalents in other languages. These are words and expressions deeply rooted in the cultural, social, or historical contexts of a particular linguistic community. The term “realia” is derived from Latin, and despite its plural […]