Category: Culture

10 Ways to Say “How Are You?” in French (+ 10 Ways to Respond)

written by Shannon Kennedy

Learn 10 ways to ask how are you in French, from formal comment allez-vous ? to casual ça va ?, plus 10 useful ways to reply.

written by Kelsey Lechner

Learn the Bengali calendar: how to say the days, weeks, months, seasons and years in Bengali, with pronunciation and handy example phrases.

written by Yaren Fadiloglulari

Learn 100+ French food words with gender, plurals and restaurant phrases, plus 13 famous regional dishes to try in France.

written by Jarek Lewis

Meet Thailand’s diverse people, languages and regional traditions, with a careful introduction to history, etiquette, religion and food.

written by Benny Lewis

Learn how to say thank you in Dutch, from dank je wel to dank u wel, with context for formality, groups and replies.

written by Kelsey Lechner

Is Swahili hard to learn? Tackle six common challenges, including greetings, noun classes, fast speech, regional varieties and useful resources.

written by Benny Lewis

Learn Feliz Navidad, Feliz Año Nuevo and more Spanish holiday vocabulary, with context for several traditions in Spain and Catalonia.

written by Caitlin Sacasas

Japanese folklore spans yōkai, Shinto myths, folktales and festival legends. Meet kappa, kitsune, Amaterasu, Momotarō and Kaguya-hime.

written by Caitlin Sacasas

Learn how to say “ghost” in Japanese, how yūrei differ from yōkai and oni, and the stories behind famous figures from Japanese folklore.