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Immersing yourself in a foreign language without going abroad might not be as difficult as you think. Here’s a brief example: He is daring, adventurous and bold! On holiday in Spain, he calls over the waiter and confidently says “Unas aceitunas, por favor”. He is Viktor, my Swedish boyfriend, the reason why Spanish olive producers
We all take breaks from learning a language. Perhaps you’ve taken time off over the summer and are now going back to school, college or work. Or maybe you’ve just lost motivation after a long, relaxing holiday. Whatever the reason, you’re most likely reading this because you want to dust off those language
Have you ever, when learning a language, heard an expression that didn’t make any sense to you – yet all the locals seemed to have understood it perfectly? Well, if you go to Brazil, you’ll hear lots of them! We love to use our popular expressions to sum up what we’re saying, and, as crazy