The Language Learning Specialists
You probably already know that, here at uTalk, we’re really into the speaking and listening side of learning languages. That’s why we’ve got all that native speaker audio on our app! But what about when you want to get that all-important practice in? Well, we just might have found a solution. Odds are, if you’re … Read more
Learning languages has become the norm for modern people. Knowing several foreign languages significantly expands your opportunities in finding new acquaintances, in business, education, and many more areas. It is not surprising that in recent years private language schools, language learning services and the like have been gaining immense popularity. According to research, almost half … Read more
With around 86 million people – in the US alone! – listening to podcasts at least occasionally, it’s definitely a fast-growing medium. We’ve covered before how you can use podcasts to learn languages, including some specific suggestions for Quebecois French, but did you know there’s a whole world of language-adjacent podcasts out there, where you … Read more
Learning Quebecois French can be an amazing choice for your career, personal life, and even your creative life. But because so much international emphasis is on learning Parisian French, finding online resources for learning Quebecois French can feel difficult. So since we ourselves are big fans of the Quebecois French dialect, we’ve built a list … Read more
uTalk’s Scottish Gaelic translator, Iona Macritchie, has grown up using one of the last remaining endangered languages of the British Isles. To mark St Andrew’s Day (Nov 30), she told us all about the dozens of different words Scottish Gaelic has for types of rain, the way the letters of the alphabet are linked to … Read more
If you’ve been learning languages for a while, then chances are good you’ve heard of using podcasts – even if you haven’t managed to give them a try. We spoke to Tamara Marie, a language coach and host of the podcast Learn Spanish Con Salsa (as well as the brand-new Dominican Spanish 101)! Find out … Read more
Imagine speaking a language separated from its closest relatives by thousands of kilometres. Imagine if these languages were part of an immense family that spanned more than three-quarters of the globe. Before Europe’s Age of Exploration, speakers of this language family had navigated the oceans without a compass and colonised a massive area from Madagascar … Read more
More than 5,000 modern slavery offences are recorded by police in the UK every year but experts believe this is just the tip of the iceberg. Modern slavery typically involves labour exploitation or sexual exploitation and sometimes both. Around three-quarters of victims who are brought to the attention of UK authorities are not UK nationals … Read more
Con più di 2.500 parole e frasi in oltre 150 lingue, c’è molto che l’applicazione uTalk ti offre da imparare. Se stai imparando l’inglese e hai difficoltà ha capire i ‘phrasal verbs’, abbiamo diviso i 27 verbi frasali più usati in tre articoli – scorri per trovare la terza parte con altri 9 verbi frasali … Read more
Con più di 2.500 parole e frasi in oltre 150 lingue, c’è molto che l’applicazione uTalk ti offre da imparare. Se stai imparando l’inglese e hai difficoltà ha capire i ‘phrasal verbs’, abbiamo diviso i 27 verbi frasali più usati in tre articoli – scorri per trovare la seconda parte con altri 9 verbi frasali … Read more