The 26th of September - European day of languages.

Did you know that...

• The European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September.
• The aim of the day is to encourage people to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school.
• There are between 6000 an 7000 languag ... Читати далі »

False Friends are pairs of words or phrases in two languages or dialects that look or sound similar, but have an absolutely different meaning.

For example, the Ukrainian декада and the English decade, which means ten years (not ten days). There quite a few words like this so it is useful to know the difference and use them correctly. Have a look at the False Friends Quiz (Test Page) and choose one correct answer.