FUN FACTS ABOUT LEARNING NEW LANGUAGES

Although we are commonly shown that Japanese writing should be done vertically, it is correct to do it both ways (vertical and horizontal). Although originally it could only be done vertically, with time the language evolved and nowadays both ways are correct. But you must keep in mind that if a text is horizontal, the reading starts from left to right (as we normally do). But if the text is vertical, you should start reading from the top and from right to left. 

  The main difference between Brazilian Portuguese and  Portuguese from Portugal is phonetic, since the former has more open vowels, so its sound is much softer. Brazilian Portuguese is much more sonorous and sounds like it is being sung. On the other hand, the consonants in Portuguese Portuguese from Portugal tend to be much more stressed, so its sonority is harder and it seems much more closed. If we look for a comparison with Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese can be assimilated to Spanish in Latin America. In Brazilian Portuguese to form the verb tense of present continuous the verb ''to be'' plus the gerund of the verb we want to use is used. However, Portuguese from Portugal is used "to be" plus the verb and infinitive.

 Arabic uses a unique writing system that is written from right to left, joining the letters together, so that each letter can have up to four forms, depending on whether it is written alone, at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of the word. If you are thinking of starting to take Arabic lessons, you should know that you will need a good dose of patience to learn. Arabic is one of the six most difficult languages in the world, since it has a very complicated alphabet to learn, an almost artistic calligraphy and a pronunciation that is far from that of Spanish.

There are 21 countries that have Spanish as the official language.  Spanish enjoys official language status in  21 countries across Europe, Africa, Central, South and North America , making it a very important global language.Not only is it the main language for these 21 sovereign states, it also serves as a key language in a handful of dependent territories.For many people in these places, it’s the only way to communicate and all official correspondence and documents are in Spanish. Spanish is also used in schools to teach the curricula.Since English is spoken in 112 countries, the English language is the most widespread in terms of the number of countries that speak it. French is second with 60 countries speaking the language and Arabic is third, with 57 countries who communicate in Arabic.Sure, Spanish only comes in fourth place in this aspect, but that still results in making it one of the most significant languages in the world. Many international companies...

Once upon a time there were two brothers: St. Cyril and St. Methodius, two Byzantine monks who in the 9th century were engaged in evangelization in the Slavic lands. But of course, in order to carry out their task, it was necessary to translate the religious texts into the language spoken by these people, but oh cruel fate: there was no alphabet. So the two monks were forced to create one that would represent the local Slavic dialects and thus create a standardized literary language: Old Slavic. Prelude to today's language of Russia.

  In many languages, nouns are either masculine or feminine - difficult enough for native English speakers. German even surpasses this: a noun can also be neuter. The gender of a word is determined purely grammatically. For example, the article of "das Mädchen" is neuter, even though it means a female person. In many languages, nouns are either masculine or feminine - difficult enough for native English speakers. German even surpasses this: a noun can also be neuter. The gender of a word is determined purely grammatically. For example, the article of "das Mädchen" is neuter, even though it means a female person.