The Romance Language Tutor

03/15/2016

Achem. Not surprising.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/opinion/sunday/the-superior-social-skills-of-bilinguals.html

Yet another benefit to speaking multiple languages.

07/23/2015

Words that don't exist in English but that describe an aspect of emotion, intimacy or romance that we wish we could capture and many of us experience. Only 5 of the 25 are words from Romance Languages but all are poignant. Tagalog (i.e. language of the Philippines) has quite a few! http://www.thedatereport.com/dating/communication/25-romantic-words-that-dont-exist-in-english-but-should/

Because the world needs a name to call someone who has had s*x with someone you've already had s*x with. (It's buksvåger.)

07/02/2015

All 5 Romance languages make it onto the list of 10 languages that you, according to the Foreign Service Institute, could achieve general proficiency in after a mere 575-600 hours of study ;-)
Which other languages do you think make that list?...

lhttp://www.effectivelanguagelearning.com/language-guide/language-difficulty

Language Difficulty Ranking The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) has created a list to show the approximate time you need to learn a specific language as an

06/30/2015

watch this mere 5 minute video on the benefits of learning a second language at any age!
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-speaking-multiple-languages-benefits-the-brain-mia-nacamulli

It’s obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier — like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? Mia Nacamulli details the three types of bilingual brains and shows how knowing more th…

01/04/2011

It's just around the corner. Join us for a fantastic time. Enrollment details at: http://www.romancelanguagetutor.com/italian-language-course-for-adults

Winter Adult Course Enrollment begins Jan 2nd, 2011! What will the course cover? ● how to speak with an authentic italian accent ● italian

11/20/2010

Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano
lit. trans: Who goes slow, goes healthy and goes far
Can you guess the equivalent English idiom?

11/19/2010

"alma gemela" is Spanish for "soul twin" - the English counterpart being, 'soul mate'.

11/17/2010

Adult Italian Course in New Paltz! See http://www.romancelanguagetutor.com/italian-language-course-for-adults for details.

11/17/2010

Italian saying:
"Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare.
"Literal translation: "Between doing and saying there lies the sea."
Equivalent English expression:
"Easier said than done."
Are you beginning see why it's called a romance language?