Catherine the Great, who lived from May 1729 to November 1796, was the last Empress of Russia. She ruled for 34 years from 1762 up until her death, making her the longest serving Emperor or Empress in Russia’s history. She was born in Prussia (Germany) … Read more
Charlemagne would have primarily spoken Frankish, a West Germanic language spoken from around the 5th to the 9th Century in Central Europe. This would have been his native language and the language he used on a day-to-day basis. There is also ample evidence that he … Read more
Japanese is the most common language in Japan with around 99% of the population speaking it as their first language. The Rukyuan languages, also part of the same family, are spoken in Okinawa as well as in Kagoshima in the islands of Ryukyu. There are … Read more
As an English speaker, French is considered one of the easier languages to learn. Of course, learning any language is not easy, but French is certainly one of the easier languages for an English speaker to get a grip on. Relatively speaking, French is not … Read more
The most commonly spoken languages in Antwerp are Dutch, French, and German. The dialect of Dutch used in Antwerp is called Flemish, named after the region of Flanders in Belgium. English and other trade languages are also spoken throughout the city, especially by migrant groups. … Read more
For English speakers, Danish is regarded as a relatively easy language to learn. It is very similar in many ways to English which gives you a considerable head start in learning it. However, languages are always challenging to learn, and learning Danish will take a … Read more
Minions speak a language called either “Minionese” or sometimes the “banana language”. This is a constructed language invented for the Minions to speak in the films they are in. It is constructed of vocabulary of many real world languages as well as a fair share … Read more
It is difficult to say with much certainty, but King David would likely have spoken a form of Proto-Hebrew. Hebrew was not fully emerged at his time as a language, but taking the accounts we have of his life at face value, he would most … Read more
Bulgarian is considered a very difficult language for English speakers to learn. It is very different to English and has a great deal of complex cases and grammatical rules. Learning it is going to take a lot of time and commitment. It also uses the … Read more
The primary language spoken in Budapest is Hungarian. Around 98% of Hungary’s population speaks the language, which is also the state’s official dialect. There are other foreign languages spoken in Budapest. Budapest is the capital city of Hungary, founded in 1873. The city was created … Read more