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Counting in Swahili, mastering the subjunctive, surprising facts about German — we dive into everything that makes a language interesting.

Plate of pasta with eggs on a checkered table — illustration of essential Italian kitchen words for ordering at a restaurant.

ItalianVocabulary

15 essential Italian cooking words (+ order of dishes)

In a restaurant in Italy, you read antipasto, primo, secondo, contorno, dolce. Here are 15 Italian cooking words with example sentences and the order of dishes to order with confidence.

May 1, 2026Read article

Two people greet each other on a street in Zanzibar, Swahili atmosphere.

SwahiliVocabulary

10 greetings in Swahili beyond 'jambo'

Saying 'jambo' is not enough. Here are 10 useful Swahili greetings, with IPA and context (formal/informal, times of the day) to sound natural from the very first exchanges.

April 28, 2026Read article