Indo-European

No ‘The’ or ‘A’? How to Think Without Articles

For English speakers learning a Slavic language, the lack of words for 'a/an/the' can be a shock. These languages don't…

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Are Slavic Languages Gendered? Yes, and It’s Wild

Forget everything you thought you knew about 'he' and 'she'. In Slavic languages, a table is a 'he', a book…

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The Origins of Slavic: A Journey Back in Time

Ever wondered how Russian, Polish, and Croatian can be so different yet so similar? We journey back 1500 years to…

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The Balto-Slavic Mystery: Are They Siblings or Cousins?

A Lithuanian and a Pole can't understand each other, so why do linguists insist their languages are close relatives? We…

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Cyrillic vs Latin: The Great Slavic Alphabet Divide

Why do Polish and Russian look so different despite both being Slavic languages? The answer lies not just in linguistics,…

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The Dative vs. Accusative Reflexive Verb Mystery

Ever wondered why it's `Ich wasche mich` but `Ich wasche mir die Hände` in German? This common point of confusion…

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20 German Verbs That Look Like English, But Aren’t

Be careful! Many German verbs look just like English ones but have wildly different meanings, leading to hilarious and embarrassing…

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Why Is the German Verb at the End?

Struggling with German sentences that seem to hide the verb at the very end? You're not alone. This deep dive…

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What’s a Diphthong? (And How to Say Them)

Ever wondered what the sounds in 'boy', 'cow', and 'my' have in common? They're diphthongs—two vowel sounds smashed into a…

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How English Became the World’s Global Language

How did a language from a small island become the world's default tongue? It wasn't an accident, but a powerful…

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