Why Portuguese Sounds Like Russian to Some
Ever listened to European Portuguese and felt a strange sense of déjà vu, thinking it sounds a bit like Russian? You're not alone, and it's not your imagination playing tricks…
Unlocking the Universe of Languages
Ever listened to European Portuguese and felt a strange sense of déjà vu, thinking it sounds a bit like Russian? You're not alone, and it's not your imagination playing tricks…
Spanish and Portuguese may look like twins on the page, but their spoken forms are worlds apart. We uncover the surprising phonetic differences, from nasal vowels to "disappearing" syllables, that…
Ever wonder how the Latin of Roman soldiers evolved into languages as diverse as French, Spanish, and Romanian? We trace the incredible 2000-year journey of the Romance languages, from the…
Ever wondered why French, a Romance language, sounds nothing like its siblings Spanish or Italian? The secret lies in a unique history where Celtic and especially Germanic influences reshaped the…
AI models learn language from us, warts and all. From reinforcing gender stereotypes in professions to assuming a Western-centric worldview, the vast library of our writing has baked subtle and…
Why do Spanish and Portuguese have two verbs for "to be"? This grammatical puzzle, a familiar hurdle for learners, isn't a random complication but the result of a fascinating linguistic…