April 29, 2024 - Big 7 Travel Team
Now is the best time to finally learn that language you’ve been meaning to. With millions around the globe either in quarantine or practising self-isolation due to the coronavirus, there’s lots of free time to go around. Get started on a new language or sharpen your old skills with the [...]
April 29, 2024 - Big 7 Travel Team
French is one of the world’s most studied languages and is known for being romantic-sounding and loaded with silent letters. French evolved from the dialects of Northern Gaul and once the region was conquered by the Romans, Latin was peppered in. Thanks to this, French has Latin, Germanic and Celtic [...]
August 8, 2023 - Big 7 Travel Team
Visiting Louisiana? Cajun culture runs deep here; the term ‘Cajun’ first described the Acadian people of Louisiana in the 19th century. The Acadians were descendants of the French Canadians who were settling in southern Louisiana and the Lafayette region of the state. They spoke a form of the French language [...]
April 23, 2020 - Melanie Hamilton
French is one of the world’s most studied languages and is known for being romantic-sounding and loaded with silent letters. French evolved from the dialects of Northern Gaul and once the region was conquered by the Romans, Latin was peppered in. Thanks to this, French has Latin, Germanic and Celtic [...]
April 6, 2020 - Melanie Hamilton
Spanish is such a beautiful language. Warm and flowing, fast and interesting, there are many ways to describe what it sounds like to a native English speaker. Because of the difference in culture, there are plenty of words that lack an English translation and vice versa. That’s why we’ve compiled [...]
March 23, 2020 - Melanie Hamilton
Got time to spare? With the majority of the world indoors due to the coronavirus, now is the best time to learning something new or sharpen old skills. With these educational apps, you can do just that. Have a dream in showbiz? Take an acting class from Natalie Portman herself. [...]
March 23, 2020 - Melanie Hamilton
Now is the best time to finally learn that language you’ve been meaning to. With millions around the globe either in quarantine or practising self-isolation due to the coronavirus, there’s lots of free time to go around. Get started on a new language or sharpen your old skills with the [...]
March 17, 2020 - Melanie Hamilton
With millions under lockdown across Europe and the rest of the world encouraging self-isolation and quarantine following the coronavirus, everyone is cooped up inside. With many people having extra time on their hands due to business closures, now’s the time to make the best of it and learn that language [...]
November 13, 2019 - Sarah Clayton-Lea
French slang words can be tricky to get the hang of. In fact, it can sound like a different language. Arriving to France without a grasp of the lingo can be confusing, especially if you’ve only ever studied it in school. [...]
August 26, 2019 - Sarah Clayton-Lea
British slang words can be tricky to get the hang of. Sure, it’s technically English, but it can sound like a different language. Arriving to the UK without a grasp of the lingo can be confusing, especially if English isn’t your native language. [...]