Happy Hump Day! Or should I say, selamat pagi! (Or selamat petang, selamat malam, selamat tidur, depending on the time of day!) The words you just read are in Bahasa Malaysia, the official language of Malaysia. And I don’t mean to disappoint you, but they...
Read more
G-Blogodaria
Teacher and Student Tuesday!
Good day, lovely readers! Since today is Tuesday, normally you would find some fun translation tidbit here, but today is a special Tuesday...And with it are a featured teacher and student! Read on for their stories! (And sign up to receive the GPS, GLN's monthly...
Read more
Media Monday–Captain Abu Raed!
Happy Monday wonderful GLNers, and welcome to April! Did you play any April Fools’ jokes on your friends? It occurred to me that it would be a great prank to “teach” somebody to say something in another language, yet actually teach them something very different...
Read more
Foodie Friday–Not Your Typical Brunch
When you think of brunch (which I’m sure you do frequently, if you live in DC), I’m guessing the following things come to mind: pancakes, bacon, waffles, omelets, cake, hash browns, carving stations, sandwiches, pastries...the list goes on and on.
Read more
Read more
Travel Thursday!
Reason #1 to cruise the North Sea (not that you needed any excuses):
Windmills hanging out in the middle of the water, with no land in sight!
(Have a travel story or travel photos you’d like to...
Read more
Windmills hanging out in the middle of the water, with no land in sight!
(Have a travel story or travel photos you’d like to...
Word-of-the-Week Wednesday–Smile Smile!
It’s Wednesday, my friends, and I think you know what that means! Not only are you almost halfway to the weekend, but we get to introduce a word (or phrase) to you!
This week’s word is güle güle, which is Turkish for “goodbye.” But it’s not...
Read more