Posts Tagged ‘days’
Mar
Mar
The Days of the week, in Italian
When learning the days of the week, I find it helpful to understand where the names come from. (In Russian, this ended up being super-easy.) In Italian, it’s a little different, but I still think it’s helpful, and it’s also fascinating to learn a little about the Italian language’s Roman roots.
Mar
Mar
The days of the week, in Russian
In spite of the fact that I’m focusing on Italian, I wanted to take a break for a moment to talk about one of the many things I love about the Russian language. When learning the days of the week, I find it helpful to understand where the names come from. In Russian, this ended up being super-easy!
Mar
Mar
The days of the week, in German
While we are discussing days of the week, and since I have decided to deviate from my target language on the weekends, I have chosen to discuss the names of the days of the week in German! While not as logical as Russian, German should be just as easy — or easier — just for its resemblance to English.
Jul
Jul
Lithuanian numbers
In anticipation of a coming trip to Lithuania this fall, I wanted to learn a little about the language. I decided this would be a good opportunity for me to put my list of the 10 most important things to know, to get by in any language to the test.
We’ve already learned some Lithuanian…