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Names of European capitals in local languages
The map below shows European capital cities together with their names in the local languages (all possible variants are shown in countries (...)
May 3, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘Earth’ in European languages
The English word “Earth”, German “Erde”, Swedish “jorden”, and similar expressions in other Germanic languages come from Proto-Germanic (...)
April 22, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Most studied foreign languages in lower secondary education in Europe
English is the most widely studied foreign language in all European countries (which should not be surprising) except Luxembourg, but what (...)
April 5, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in my linguistic maps
This article explains the methodology I used to generate the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian part of my linguistic maps, such as this (...)
March 9, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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“Woman” in European languages
The map below shows how to say “woman” in European languages. The colouring is based on etymology, not on language families (in other (...)
March 8, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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By the way, have you already seen my brand new web app for non-native speakers of English? It's based on reading texts and learning by having all meanings, pronunciations, grammar forms etc. easily accessible. It looks like this:
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“New Year’s resolution” in European languages
A New Year’s resolution is a vow people make to themselves to change an undesired habit or behaviour. The following map shows what New (...)
January 3, 2018 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘Happy New Year’ in European languages
Learn how to wish a “Happy New Year” in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and other languages. (...)
December 30, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘Merry Christmas’ in European languages
A map showing how to wish people a “Merry Christmas” in French, German, Spanish, Italian and other European languages. (...)
December 17, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘December’ in European languages
December got its name from Latin decem, “ten”, because it was the tenth month of the Roman calendar (which started in March, not January). (...)
December 8, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘Kill two birds with one stone’ in European languages
Did you know that the animal proverbially killed in the expression “kill two birds with one stone” differs from country to country? The (...)
November 12, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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