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Being cringe is the new way of learning. Learn how!

Learn the toasting etiquettes of each country!

Linguistics and luxury go hand in hand? Did you know that?

Have you ever felt a specific emotion, like the comfort of a warm house while it rains outside, or the bittersweet feeling of a memory, but realised the English language or your native language doesn't have a name for it? In the world of linguistics, we call these "untranslatable" words. At our institute, we believe these aren't just vocabulary gaps; they are windows into a different way of living. There is a famous theory in linguistics called the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis . I

At our institute, we talk a lot about immersion, grammar, and phonetics. But did you know that the world’s most famous fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings , was actually one giant linguistic experiment? J.R.R. Tolkien, a legendary philologist at Oxford, didn't just "make up" Elvish. He engineered it using the same principles we use to teach languages today worldwide. The "Melody" of Every Language Tolkien believed that every language has a "phonetic aesthetic," a specific sou

To learn Greek is to realise that the myths about the gods and goddesses were never just bedtime stories, they were so ingrained into the culture that they shaped the vocabulary we know now.

You know that old saying, "To have another language is to possess a second soul"? Turns out, it's more fact than poetry! At TFLI, we see our students transforming every day, not just with new vocabulary, but with new personalities. Get ready to discover the surprising science behind why your German self might be more direct, and your Spanish self more expressive.

“Rendezvous.” “Cuisine.” “Déjà vu.” “Justice.” Aren't they too French to be English?

Are you spending your evening glued to the latest K-Drama? Discussing your favourite anime with friends? Or maybe you’re addicted to playing Japanese RPG? If so, you’re a part of a global phenomenon that is uniting millions of people from all over the globe. But, there is one drawback: in order to enhance and take […]

Hey language nerds! You’ve mastered the grammar, you can pronounce the rolling ‘R’ like a pro…you’re ready to travel, right? Not so fast. There’s a silent, invisible language spoken in every country, it’s in their culture, and it’s the one that causes the most misunderstandings: body language. Imagine this common travel scenario: you’re having dinner […]

Hey there, future polyglots! Let’s be real, after a long day, the last thing you want to do is open a textbook. We know that feeling of guilt when you’re binge-watching Netflix instead of reviewing flashcards. But what if we told you that your lazy habits are actually the secret to fluency? The truth is, […]