Yakety Yak Language Cafe

Our annual film festival will start this month! For our first announcement, we will be showing 2 films at the University of Edinburgh. There will be a short lecture before the screening, and a reception with food and drink afterwards.

The films are:
🎨 Mori, The Artist's Habitat (2018) @ 5:15pm on February 28th
🍡 Mochi (2020) @ 5:15pm on March 21st

Both are at Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George Square.

Entry is free but requires a ticket, which you can book here: https://www.universe.com/events/japanese-film-festival-in-edinburgh-mori-the-artists-habitat-mochi-tickets-1S9N6Y

What will you be talking about in your German class tomorrow?

If you want to join in the discussions visit our website to find out where and when we chat in German.

German election live: Conservatives projected to win and far-right AfD in second Friedrich Merz claims victory for CDU/CSU alliance as incumbent chancellor Scholz concedes defeat; Alternative für Deutschland almost doubles vote share to 20%

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Happy Monday

Have you been swithering about improving your French?

With our classes you can start anytime. No need to wait for a new term.

Get in touch to get started.

Here is where and when we speak French.

https://www.yaketyyak-languagecafe.co.uk/speak-french

🇩🇪 Are you passionate about learning German? Join the UK-wide campaign from 17 – 21 March 2025 and get ready for an exciting week dedicated to celebrating the German language, no matter where you are in the UK!

Find out more about all the activities and offers 👉 https://t1p.de/s4la7

German Embassy London Goethe-Institut London Goethe-Institut Glasgow DAAD United Kingdom and Ireland

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Thankfully at Yakety Yak we are able to put students together who are of a similar level.

Most schools run multi-level language classes to keep them viable, report finds The British Council Scotland also said language learning in Scottish schools stands at a ‘critical juncture’.

Language Trends Scotland: Research into the teaching and learning of modern languages. | British Council Launch of the inaugural Language Trends Scotland survey. Presenting research into the teaching and learning of modern languages across Scotland.

The Scottish nicknames that end up listed in phonebooks A practice handed down through generations in Gaelic-speaking communities could be at risk of being lost.

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Let the magical realism begin.

One Hundred Years of Solitude now streaming on Netflix.

Watch One Hundred Years of Solitude | Netflix Official Site In the mythical town Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion and the inescapability of their past — and their fate.

Have you watched Golden Globe winner Emilia Pérez?

Guardian says, “slightly bizarre yet watchable musical melodrama of crime and gender, set in Mexico”

I was hooked.

Watch | Netflix Official Site Watch trailers & learn more.

The final boss of News Year's resolutions: 🐷🐶

We’re getting together with

Have a chat in a foreign language while treating yourself to the best of Edinburgh street food!

Tuesday 14th January-
SPANISH and ITALIAN

Wednesday 15th January-
FRENCH and BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

It will be our usual Yakety Yak session but lasting 2hrs and there will be some food on the table.

How good does that sound?

Edinburgh Street Food, Leith Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3AU

Link to our website to reserve your place.

https://www.yaketyyak-languagecafe.co.uk/event-list