by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 14, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Just like many countries in Western Europe, Italy is made up of different regions that each have their own distinct culture. The predominant language of Italy, Italian, comes from the Tuscan language, which in turn came from Vulgar Latin, just...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 14, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan If you’ve studied a bit of Spanish history, you’ll know that it’s a country made up of many different regions with their own distinct culture. Some of these regions also have their own languages, like Catalán, Asturian, Galician, and more. Most...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 7, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan First of all, what is Spanglish exactly? It simply refers to the intermingling that goes on between English and Spanish in areas where both languages are spoken. It’s not a language in its own right, and depending on the area it’s used in, can...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 7, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan German may not be the most widely spoken language in the world, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t without its dialects and varieties. It is the official language of Germany and Austria as well as one of the official languages in Belgium,...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Sep 21, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Though once a reasonably peaceful country, in the past 20 years or so it has been ravaged by civil war and occupation by other countries. The media coverage in the U.S. tends to paint it as a country full of Muslim extremists who are more or...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Sep 21, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Ethiopia is a country in northeastern Africa, specifically found in what is known as the “horn” of Africa. It is the only African country to successfully resist European colonization, and was one of the first in the world to adopt Christianity...
