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How to say ‘Happy New Year’ in 20 languages

Posted by simonager under English, French, German, Italian, Learning a language, Spanish

New Year is celebrated around the world, though not necessarily on the same day everywhere. In some cases, such as in Chinese and Vietnamese communities, there are celebrations for both solar New Year on 1st January according to the Gregorian, and Lunar New Year, the date of which changes every year. In the Eastern Orthodox [...]

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Spanish Language Guide: History, Usage & Variations of Spanish in the World

Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Spanish

Sarah Gooding, Editor at Cactus, takes a look at the Spanish language
Spanish in the World Today
With some 400 million native speakers worldwide, and another 100 million speaking it as a second language, there can be no doubting the importance of Spanish as a global language.
In native speaker terms, only Mandarin Chinese has more speakers, yet [...]

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