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Before we begin, feel free to choose the language you’re currently learning:👉 Choose your language One Word, Multiple Realities In Russian, the word Родина means more than just the place of birth — it’s the land, the people, the soil, the bloodline. It’s where you come from, even if you no longer live there. In […]

Why Mature People Don’t Carry the Old Year Forward There is a quiet difference between starting a new yearand dragging the old one into it. Mature people don’t rush forward loudly.They don’t announce reinvention.They don’t pretend that change happens overnight. They pause.And first — they let go. Letting go as a language skill In language […]

Online Learning Is Not the Problem. Teaching Is.Author’s Video Blog by Tymur Levitin Many people believe that online language learning is automatically less effective than offline classes.This belief sounds logical — but it is wrong. Online learning is not a method.Offline learning is not a guarantee.A platform does not teach. A person does. In more […]

The Language I Live — Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinLanguage. Meaning. Thinking. For more than twenty years, I have been teaching languages to people of different ages, cultures, professions, and life situations.And during all these years, one idea keeps returning — sometimes quietly, sometimes painfully clearly: Language learning is not really about language. It is […]

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 […]

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 […]

Before we speak about boundaries, a reminder for every reader beginning their path in language learning:👉 Choose your language: https://levitintymur.com/#languages(English, German, Spanish, Ukrainian — explore your path) This article is part of a four-language series. Read also:Deutsch | Русский | Українська And watch the connected four podcasts:English German Russian Ukrainian The Language of Boundaries — […]

(Video Blog — Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin | Levitin Language School / Start Language School by Tymur Levitin) Before we begin, choose your language for learning:https://levitintymur.com/#languagesFor Spanish learners: https://levitintymur.com/languages/spanish/For German learners: https://levitintymur.com/languages/learning-german/For English learners: https://levitintymur.com/languages/english/ Read this article in other languages:🇩🇪 Deutsch • 🇷🇺 Русский • 🇺🇦 Українська Direction is not speed. Direction is […]

For the men who became her safety — and still lost her. This article is also available in Russian.🔗 Когда ты был её домом — авторская статья Тимура Левитина (на русском) She once said: “You are my home.”And then she left. Every man who has ever truly loved knows what it means to be her […]

“I have my own game — I look only forward.”— Tymur Levitin Some people ask: “What is your method?” They expect a ready-made answer. A fixed system.Maybe even a slogan with capital letters and shiny promises. But here’s the truth: there is no single method that fits everyone.Because the method is not a formula. It’s […]