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All the ways of using doch in german.
I came across the phrase leider geil recently while reading up on German slang, and looked into it. The phrase leider geil is hard to translate, but people generally translate it as “unfortunately awesome”, meaning something that’s bad, but unfortunately (for someone/something) is cool, because of their negative side-effects. For example: Cars cause pollution, but…
French-language TV shows on Netflix that we actually enjoy watching, with notes on the kind of French you’ll hear and how useful each show is for learners. Availability varies by country.
All about Egyptian Arabic, the language of Egypt — Vocabulary, how to learn it, grammar, and comparisons with Levantine and Modern Standard Arabic.
A list of basic Levantine arabic phrases to sound like a local in Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, Syria, and Jordan.
A simple guide to saying “what” in French.
All the ways you might want to say “You’re welcome” in French, to increase your range of expression.
The five languages (and language groups) that call a potato an “earth apple”. And Chinese, the “Earth Bean”.
The “politeness” word in many different languages.