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restaurant
French3 min read
Word Origins & Language Stories
Bite-sized videos on the surprising stories behind the words you're learning.
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piranha
Portuguese2 min read
Piranha: The Toothy Portuguese Word That Swam Into Every Language
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mosquito
Spanish2 min read
Mosquito: How a 'Little Fly' Took Over the English Language
KoreanWord origin
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ai-tutor-vs-human-tutor-korean
Korean3 min read
AI Korean Tutor vs Human Tutor: Which One Actually Gets You Speaking?
JapaneseWord origin
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karaoke
Japanese2 min read
Karaoke: Why You're Singing in an 'Empty Orchestra'
ItalianWord origin
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influenza
Italian2 min read
Blame the Stars: How 'Influenza' Got Its Surprisingly Cosmic Name
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Doppelgänger
German2 min read
Doppelgänger: The Creepy German Word That Haunts English
FrenchWord origin
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cliché
French2 min read
Cliché: The Word That Used to Be a Sound
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marmelada
Portuguese2 min read
The Portuguese Word That Invented Marmalade (Hint: No Oranges)
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guerrilla
Spanish3 min read
Guerrilla: The Spanish Word That Changed How the World Fights
KoreanWord origin
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convoright-vs-duolingo-korean
Korean3 min read
ConvoRight vs Duolingo for Korean: Which App Actually Gets You Speaking?
JapaneseWord origin
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emoji
Japanese3 min read