Each week on the Let’s Talk series, I’ll be featuring a language learner who will share their heroic process of mastering a foreign tongue. Next up, Ellie talks Spanish.   Botellón. /bo.te.ˈʎon/. n. Language: Spanish. Meaning: Cheap, outdoor drinking in parks or on beaches. Blurry nights of red ...Read More

Each week on the Let’s Talk series, I’ll be featuring a language learner who will share their heroic process of mastering a foreign tongue. Next up, Adam talks Korean.   깜놀 (g/kam nol) n. (slang). Language: Korean. Meaning: Surprise, a shock. My time in Korea has provided ...Read More

Each week on the Let’s Talk series, I’ll be featuring a language learner who will share their heroic process of mastering a foreign tongue. Next up, Alana talks Swedish.  Systembolaget [syˇsteːmbuˈlɑːɡet] n. Language: Swedish. Meaning: An essential word which literally translates to “the system company” but ...Read More

Each week on the Let’s Talk series, I’ll be featuring a language learner who will share their heroic process of mastering a foreign tongue. Next up, Alex talks German.  Unglaublich /ʊnˈɡlau̯plɪç/ adj. Language: German. Meaning: 1. Unbelievable. 2. Incredible. 3. Epic. This pretty much sums up my time in Germany ...Read More

Menjar. /mən.ˈʒaɾ/ n. or v. Language: Catalan. Meaning: Food. The stuff you eat to live, or the stuff you live to eat. In Spain, it’s usually the latter.  Right alongside Basque food, Catalan cuisine is lauded as being the best in Spain, and a world standout. ...Read More

Each week on the Let’s Talk series, I’ll be featuring a language learner who will share their heroic process of mastering a foreign tongue. Next up, Trevor talks Galician. Xoubas “SHOW-vahs” /ˈʃow.βas/ n. Language: Galician. Meaning: What tiny sardines are called in the Rías Baixas ...Read More

Each week on the Let’s Talk series, I’ll be featuring a language learner who will share their heroic process of mastering a foreign tongue. Next up, Ezezz talks Italian. Arcobaleno. /ar.ko.ba.ˈlɛːno/ n. Language: Italian. Meaning: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet; the color of ...Read More