The Philippines has two official languages, Filipino and English. Before anything else, it should be known that the Filipino language is the national language of the Philippines. A citizen of the Philippines is also called Filipino, although some use the term Pilipino from Pilipinas, the…
Updated 2022 The Indo-European language family is widely used in many parts of Europe, the Americas, and in Southern and Western Asia. It comprises 446 living languages, representing 6.2% of all languages in the world. Some three billion or 46.32% speak the languages belonging to…
Updated 2022 Taiwanese Mandarin is a variant of Standard Mandarin. It is widely spoken in Taiwan and is also the country’s official language. In the 1940s, Taiwanese people started using it as a medium of instruction in schools. In Taiwan, their standard dialect is called…
It’s always so fascinating to learn about a new language. It’s also fun to learn something new, but today we’ll explore the Quechua language. We’ll look at its history, how and where it is spoken today, and the culture and people associated with this language….
Within the Latin American region, Central America to be more specific, there are over 560 languages that are native to the region. We’re aware that Spanish is one of the main languages spoken by the Latin American population. It is estimated that approximately 32 million…
We’re ready again to explore another fascinating language belonging to one of the most beautiful continents on earth, Africa. We see a lot of films, documentaries, and books written and directed based on ancient Egyptians; but how much do we really know about the ancient…
Updated 2022 The Esperanto language was created by a Polish linguist who was also an ophthalmologist named Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof. Esperanto is a constructed international auxiliary language in the same league as Volapük, Ido, Novial, Interlingua, Toki Pona, Lingua Franca Nova and Kotava. However, only…
Updated 2022 Do you know any Indigenous American words off the top of your head? When cultures collide, they invariably have a lasting impact on one another. And this often shows through in the languages they speak. When the French arrived in the swamp lands…
Updated 2022 Have you ever wondered why someone that speaks Spanish, for example, as their native language, thinks English is hard to learn? English language speakers sometimes take for granted the structure and requirements of the language. English is part of the Indo-European language family…
Updated 2022 The relationship between language and culture is a complex one. The two are intertwined. A particular language usually points out to a specific group of people. When you interact with another language, it means that you are also interacting with the culture that…
Egyptian Arabic (Egypt’s official language) is far more than just one of the languages spoken throughout Egypt. It’s a story laced in rich history. But aside from Egyptian Arabic (sa’idi Arabic), what language is spoken in Egypt? Are there various languages spoken in the country?…
Today our Day Translations blog takes you on a very quick yet informative history lesson. As you can probably tell from the title, we’ll be exploring the history of the American/ US English Language. We want to uncover when it was first created and used…
