What insults reveal about language, culture, and thinking In Russian and several other Slavic languages, calling someone a ram is a direct insult.It is sharp, personal, […]

The Most Dangerous German Word You’ll Never See in a Textbook Some words don’t just sound wrong.They sound like you’re about to be banned from the […]

Some phrases are short.But the consequences they trigger aren’t. Let’s take one of the most deceptively simple expressions in German — “Scheiß drauf.”You’ll find it everywhere: […]

Language doesn’t just describe. It acts.And if you don’t know what kind of action your words trigger — you’re not speaking a language. You’re walking into […]

🔗 Choose your language: https://levitinlanguageschool.com/#languages It’s Not About Language. It’s About Understanding. To an outsider, it might look like we’re just chatting. Not a lesson. Not […]

One small mistake. One big message. 🔗 Choose your language What Students Say. What the World Hears. Every teacher knows this moment:A student says, “You was […]

An Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin People ask this question constantly — sometimes openly, sometimes silently: When are you ready to teach? Is it when you’re […]

Before we talk about money as economics, we should admit something uncomfortable:money is first a word, and only then a number. Every culture names its currency, […]

What a Coin Name Reveals About Language, Memory, and Measure Before money becomes a matter of economics, it is a matter of language.Every currency reform begins […]