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convoright-vs-duolingo-portuguese
Portuguese4 min read
Word Origins & Language Stories
Bite-sized videos on the surprising stories behind the words you're learning.
SpanishWord origin
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aficionado
Spanish2 min read
Aficionado: The Spanish Word That English Stole (And We're Not Sorry)
KoreanWord origin
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빵
Korean3 min read
빵 (Ppang): How Portuguese Sailors Put Bread on Korean Tables
JapaneseWord origin
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tycoon
Japanese3 min read
Tycoon: The Secret Japanese Word Running Corporate America
ItalianWord origin
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malaria
Italian2 min read
Malaria: The Italian Word That Blamed the Air
FrenchWord origin
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bizarre
French2 min read
Bizarre: The French Word That Started With a Beard
PortugueseWord origin
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fado
Portuguese3 min read
Fado: The Portuguese Word That Means Fate — And Sounds Like It Too
SpanishWord origin
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ojalá
Spanish2 min read
Ojalá: The Spanish Word That's Actually Arabic
KoreanWord origin
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hellotalk-vs-convoright-korean
Korean3 min read
HelloTalk vs ConvoRight: Which App Actually Gets You Speaking Korean?
JapaneseWord origin
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ikigai
Japanese3 min read
Ikigai: The Japanese Word for Your Reason to Wake Up
ItalianWord origin
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piano
Italian3 min read
Piano Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means (But Also Kind of Does)
GermanWord origin
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Wanderlust
German2 min read