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10 weird and totally relatable words in 10 languages
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Part of the magic of learning a new language lies in discovering peculiar and unique new words. No m...

10 fun facts about languages
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There are an estimated 7,000 languages in the world, from Mandarin Chinese spoken by nearly a billio...

Here’s how your brain changes when you learn a language – what a University of Tokyo study showed us
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In a joint research project with EF Education First and the University of Tokyo, it was revealed for...

10 English slang terms you need to know in 2020
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With a new year comes a whole host of novel, oft-perplexing slang terms. Just as quickly as they fly...

13 beautiful words with no English translation
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English may have over 750,000 words, but it doesn’t always offer up the best words for a concept or ...

EF Insights: 4 surprising things about how we learn languages
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There is a lot of received wisdom about learning a foreign language: That you have to start young, t...

10 reasons to take a “smart vacation”
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If you’re a young professional in today’s fast-paced world, you know that work doesn’t stop at the o...

5 easy languages to learn
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Learning a new language is no easy task. It calls for commitment, determination and motivation. But ...

The time is now: 8 reasons to learn a new language
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Almost everyone can name one language they want to learn – Japanese is on my bucket list. But almost...

Why English speakers should learn a second language
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For those of us hailing from an English-speaking country, we are blessed to have learned English fro...

And the most beautiful languages in the world are…
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There are over 6900 distinct languages in the world today, but which ones are the most beautiful of ...

Learning one of these languages will benefit your career
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Language skills can be the career gift that keeps on giving: Being able to speak, explain, and negot...