Language Day #10

Welcome back to Language Day! If you haven’t read the introduction yet, please do it here. This time we deal with the etymology of weekdays in a few languages. The first day of the week varies in different countries and cultures, but let’s take here Sunday as the first day for the sake of convenience.

Language Day #9

Welcome once again to take a dive in languages – a big part in our journeys of life. Whether we actually make any journeys geographically or merely in our minds – digitally or otherwise. This time it will be about the third person singular – he and she. To the exclusion of all other aspects of gender specification.

Language Day #8

Welcome again to Language Day! If you haven’t read the introduction yet, please do it here. This time we’ll go through that simple but oh so useful and such an appreciated word: Thank You!

Language Day #7

This time in Language Day, let’s talk a little about countries. Anyone who watches international sports events such as the Olympic Games is well aware of that many national teams like to display the name of their country in their own language. Which can be very different from how it is said in English.

Language Day #6

This time in Language Day a very useful expression if you are traveling abroad. The one question that you need to ask when looking for a place, any place. You already know where you want to get to, and you only need to attach two simple words to it: where is?

Language Day #5

The feeling when you are at the beginning of the runway. The plane has left the gates what may seem like a long time ago, now waiting for the permission for takeoff. The buzz of conversation between the passengers are louder than the engines, for a while. But there is in the air the anticipation of what is to come,

Language Day #4

If you are planning to welcome the year 2019 abroad, you might want to wish Happy New Year in the local language! Never mind the pronunciation, just trying to say it may get you some new friends! Cin cin!

Here’s how it is said – or rather, written – in the following countries and regions:

Language Day #3

Welcome once again to take a dive in languages – a big part in our journeys of life. Whether we actually make any journeys geographically or merely in our minds – digitally or otherwise – knowing a few languages besides your mother tongue is always a good idea.

The original theme for this article was actually something entirely different, nothing to do with cartoons, but fate chose otherwise. So this time we jump into the magical world of marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg,

Language Day #2

Welcome to Language Day! If you haven’t read the introduction yet, please do it here. Let’s start with something fun! Some Disney characters, and more precisely, the three nephews of Donald Duck. How do you say Huey, Dewey and Louie in some other languages?

Language Day #1

Hi! From this day on Journeys of Life will have another featured series, namely Language Day. Every 29th of a month. This blog is entirely in English, but partly due to the multilingual background of the blogger, and  partly due to the world being increasingly international, these sort of articles fall naturally in place here.