Frisian Animal Names That Make English Sound Boring
English calls a butterfly a butterfly. Logical enough, right? A fly that looks like butter. Frisian calls…
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Frisian Onomatopoeia: The Words That Sound Like What They Mean (And They’re Hilarious)
Every language has words that sound like what they mean. You know the ones. Buzz. Splash. Meow….
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Frisian Sentence Structure Does Something Weird With Verbs (And It’ll Trip You Up Every Time)
So you’ve decided to learn Frisian. You’ve mastered a few basic words. You understand the pronunciation somewhat….
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Frisian Has Two Genders While Dutch Has Two and English Has None (And It’s Weirder Than You Think)
So you’re learning Frisian and someone casually mentions that nouns have genders. You think, okay, fine, I’ve…
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Frisian Pronunciation: The Sounds That Make English Speakers Sound Drunk
Let’s talk about Frisian pronunciation. If you thought Dutch sounded like someone gargling marbles, wait until you…
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Frisian Verbs Do Something Wild That English Gave Up Centuries Ago
English verbs are pretty straightforward. You add an -ed for past tense, throw in some irregular verbs…
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Frisian Insults Sound Like Compliments (And That’s Actually Genius)
Most languages have insults that could make a sailor blush. But Frisian? Frisian took a completely different…
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Frisian Pronouns: The Weird Little Words That Make English Speakers Do a Double-Take
Here’s something wild about Frisian that doesn’t get talked about enough: the pronouns. You know, those tiny…
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Frisian Counting: The Weird Way Frisians Do Numbers That’ll Hurt Your Brain
You think you’ve got numbers figured out, right? One, two, three. Easy. Then you try to count…
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Frisian Grammar Has a Feature That Makes English Look Boring
English speakers love to brag about how simple their grammar is. No gendered nouns like French. No…
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Frisian Months Have the Best Names and English Should Be Jealous
Here’s something that’ll make you want to learn Frisian immediately: their month names actually make sense. Unlike…
