It does not matter whether you are planning a holiday, taking exams or simply want to learn something new, this is always a good time to learn a new language. You can buy books, listen to CDs for hours or take an online course. But you can also use Apps conveniently from your mobile phone [...]
For most Millennia as well as children and young people of Generation Z, what seems quite normal is rather unusual for many people of older age groups: Not everyone has had the opportunity to learn one or even two foreign languages at school - and possibly to still further develop them in an exchange year [...]
In this blog article we shall not traverse to distant countries, rather we shall remain in Germany. As you know, our translation agency Multilingual Office is located in Essen and thus in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. A wide variety of dialects are spoken here, from Kölsch to the Münsterländer-Platt. All those who have [...]
Not everyone finds it easy to learn languages. Others, on the other hand, literally seem to absorb words in foreign languages as if it were the easiest thing in the world. And yet we all once learned a language from scratch and have a perfect command of it: our mother tongue. Scientists assume that [...]
For us, language and speech (speaking) are usually not topics about which we often bother ourselves much in our everyday lives. We communicate with our fellow human beings, laugh at linguistic jokes (wit and puns) and ponder over correct spellings. Some words have double meanings, e.g. the bank, the blaze or the lens. There are [...]
Our translation agency Multilingual Office in Essen deals with languages from all over the world every day. We support our customers in communicating with each other. Language is so much more than mere spoken words. There are entire cultures behind it! This is something our interpreters and translators are certainly able to confirm. They are [...]
Whіlе Englіѕh remains thе mоѕt рrеvаlеnt language іn buѕіnеѕѕ—undеrѕtооd bу about a third оf the wоrld'ѕ population—a number оf оthеr lаnguаgеѕ аrе bесоmіng juѕt аѕ сrіtісаl for competing іn thе glоbаl mаrkеtрlасе. Evеn with the explosive grоwth оf Wеb technology аnd іtѕ аbіlіtу to trаnѕlаtе written tеxt on thе flу, уоu аrе ѕtіll at a [...]
Understanding lаnguаgе is оnе of thе hardest thіngѕ уоur brаіn dоеѕ. Thе benefits оf lеаrnіng a ѕесоnd lаnguаgе ѕееm, in fact, tо bе рrороrtіоnаl tо the еffоrt expended bу thе brаіn. Bесаuѕе lаnguаgе is соmрlеx, ѕреаkіng or lеаrnіng a fоrеіgn lаnguаgе gіvеѕ уоur brain a gооd workout. It is hаrd tо bеlіеvе nоw, but thеrе [...]
Multilingual Children Hey, how is your beautiful little one doing? Has she started sitting up, probably consuming some solid foods? And, what other languages will you teach her? Having raised children with the ability to converse fluently and more efficiently in diverse dialects is fun and laudable, yet wholly fascinating. Though there are invariably tons of [...]
The Art of Effective Communication: How to Get Your Message Across To Your Customers Communication is key, is one phrase that cannot be stressed enough in the business world. However, the communication in itself has to be effective for it to work. Communicating with your clients is an art that you can learn. Anyone can [...]
