Instagram Account.
The Polyglot
At a time when Instagram didn’t have much to offer apart from everyday artsy pics with the Valencia filter, I decided to bring something a little more useful to people’s feeds: The Polyglot. A profile that taught how to spell and pronounce the most common words in six languages. All voices used in the project were recorded by native speakers – very different from the robotic voices of most translation platforms in 2014. The goal was to introduce people to new languages in a fun way and, hopefully, inspire them to want to learn more.
Six languages.
One word at a time.
* Click on the images to hear the pronunciation *
Use yours. Except when falling. #head
That thing that happens when you forget your umbrella. #rain
Twitter is not one. Go outside. #bird
Say it in the language you want, but please don’t waste it. #water
Mine is to make you repeat words to your phone. What’s yours? #job
That thing teenagers hate and grandparents love. #morning
Woof. That’s the only word they need to learn. #dog
It's not the limit. Aim higher. #sky
Old MacDonald had one. #farm
An instrument for writing or drawing. Or biting. #pencil
Get up. Learn something new. Don't sit. #chair
Size does matter. Expand your vocabulary. #small