Whenever I mention that I know sign language, the reaction I get from most people is usually something like “Oh that’s so cool!” It’s definitely a unique language but it’s also one that is fairly unknown. As a result, people...
As a Singaporean, Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English) is a true representation of our multicultural society. It is seamlessly integrated in many of our daily conversations and it can be understood by all Singaporeans, regardless of your race...
French, or français, is ranked the third most useful business language after English and Mandarin Chinese. It belongs to the same language family as English and Spanish (Indo-European), and is considered the most internationally significant Romance language. French is the...
The German language, or Deutsch, is the official language of Germany and Austria. It is also one of the co-official languages of Switzerland. To date, there are approximately 140 million people across Europe and around the world who speak the...
The Spanish language (español or castellano) is the world’s second most spoken native language, with nearly 500 million native speakers worldwide. In fact, Spanish is the official language in 18 American countries, along with Spain, and Equatorial Guinea in Africa. ...
A blooming era of digitalisation and the outrageous covid-19 pandemic have firmly asserted E-commerce development. Now electronic shopping carts prevail in all corners of the world. Being specialised in E-commerce operations, as well as a nerdy language lover, I am...
In the fictional realm, there are certain elements that authors try to create as realistically as possible. In some cases, it’s the language. In fact, some prolific writers such as J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin created entirely new languages...
The Filipino language is the national language of the Philippines and one of the two official languages of the country, along with English. The language is mainly based on Tagalog, one of the Philippines’ three lingua franca. As such, the...
The Korean Language, also known as Hanguk-eo and Chosŏn-mal, is spoken in both North and South Korea. Both countries have distinct standardized forms, but speakers can easily understand each other. Korean is a language isolate, which means it has developed...
Thailand is a linguistically diverse country with more than 62 officially recognized groups. The official or national language is Central Thai or Siamese. People in the region also speak Lao, which is Laos’ official language. The origins of both of...