Before learning Swedish, I spent several months self-studying Hindi. Because it is a ‘Big Five’ world language, a lingua franca in India and comes from Sanskrit, an ancient language that contributed to Greek and Latin, I was intrigued. Not to mention that India is an emerging superpower, gave us the number zero, and exports fantastic […]
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When I realized I was going to have the chance to spend six months working in Sweden, I naturally got interested in the Swedish language. More so, when I started getting work emails I needed Google Translate to read. Even more so when I landed and couldn’t read the signs around me or understand anything […]
MOREForeign to Familiar: How to “Language Proof” Your Immediate Environment
Sometimes, when you’re surrounded by a new language it can overwhelm your capacity to pick up new things. It’s almost too much newness, and you just draw a line. Everything from the toothpaste to the billboards to the TV is filled by the unrecognizable. You end up looking at words and noting that you’ve seen […]
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