Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin «О, не лети так, жизнь, слегка замедли шаг…»— Rauf Kubaev, О, не лети так, жизнь «Не лети так, життє…»— Ukrainian rendering Some songs are about women.Some are about years already lived.But this one is about life itself. When sung in Ukrainian, the plea becomes a prayer — softer, closer, more […]
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Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin «О, не лети так, жизнь, слегка замедли шаг…»— Rauf Kubaev, О, не лети так, жизнь «Flieg nicht so schnell, Leben…»— German rendering There are songs where a man begs for love.There are songs where he thanks for the years that passed.And then there are songs like this one — where […]
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Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin «О, не лети так, жизнь, слегка замедли шаг…»— Rauf Kubaev, О, не лети так, жизнь There are songs where a man begs for love.There are songs where he says thank you for the years that passed.And then there are songs like this one — where a man is not talking […]
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Why Doubt Is the Beginning of Real Understanding “If you’re not sure what a word really means — good. That means you’re thinking.”— Tymur Levitin Author’s Column — The Power of Doubt in Language LearningPart 1 of the series Literal Translation Is a Reflex — Not a Skill Most language learners start with this question: […]
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Why Language Isn’t About Memorizing Exceptions “Language isn’t a perfect system. It’s a living reflection of how people think — and that includes contradictions.”— Tymur Levitin Author’s Column — Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning, and RespectPart of the series: Grammar Is Meaning, Not Rules Why Students Get Stuck on “Exceptions” Most learners hit a wall […]
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Why “Must” Isn’t Something You Do “A modal verb doesn’t tell you what’s happening.It tells you what the speaker feels should be happening.”— Tymur Levitin Author’s Column — Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning, and RespectPart of the series: Grammar Is Meaning, Not Rules Modality Is Not About the Verb — It’s About the Speaker In our previous […]
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Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin Founder, Director and Senior Instructor at Levitin Language SchoolStart Language School by Tymur Levitin🔗 Choose your language 🧠 Why This Question Matters Some people write because they study.I write because I teach. That may sound similar — but it’s not. Over the years, I’ve been asked a simple question that always […]
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Author’s Column — Tymur LevitinChoose your language Why Separable and Inseparable Prefixes Confuse Learners German verbs with prefixes are often taught in dry categories: That approach usually fails. It forces students to guess, not understand. The same prefix may behave differently — and suddenly the rules collapse. Let’s look at two examples: Same prefix. Different behavior. […]
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