Parrot Time Magazine

In this issue, we interview Ulrike and Peter Rettig, owners of "Games for Languages". They talk about their personal backgrounds which brought them to languages, why they...

Many people learn a language as part of a learning a country's culture. Guest writer Lucia Leite explains how language and culture are tied even more directly than we thi...

Guess the city and country from the article and picture.

A review of Ekaterina Matveeva's book "Language Alter Ego".

The literature of a country is often founded firmly in the history and even the land of the country itself. In Ireland, the richness of the recorded history acutely mingl...

China's most successful film comes from an unlikely place: a story about the hunt for a baby monster by both monsters and humans in the distant past.

Guest writer Teddy Nee talks about the endangered language of Medan Hokkien and it's importance to him personally.

Quick look at various language websites and resources

Proverbs add spice to languages. Tarja Jolma shares some from Latvian here.

Swedish is a Germanic language, spoken mainly in Sweden by about 9 million people. Here are some beginner words and phrases in Swedish for a basic introduction to it.

Croatian is the form of Serbo-Croatian spoken by Croats, mainly in Croatia and former parts of Yugoslavia. Here are some beginner words and phrases in Croatian for you to...

Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by over 20 million people, mostly in the Netherlands. You can pick a tulip and join them with these beginner words and phrases.

Papiamentu is an island creole. Try our basic guide to the learn the basics of it.

Sicilian is a Romance language spoken by around 4.7 million people on the island of Sicily and the islands around it, which are found off the coast of southern Italy.

Finnish is a Finno-Ugric language spoken by about 5 million people in Finland. You can start on your path to joining them with these beginner words and phrases.

Martial arts are prominant in many Asian cultures, not just as fighting styles but as ways to spiritual harmony. One form which is rarely talked about is found in Indones...