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Day of Languages 2026

The annual European Day of Languages takes place on 26 September. This day of action goes back to an initiative of the Council of Europe. It is intended to celebrate the diversity of languages and cultures around the world and to raise awareness of the importance of language learning. At the same time, the "Day of Languages" highlights the need to acquire skills in two or more languages in order to be fully active as citizens in democratic Europe.

"For quadrilingual Switzerland, and especially for Graubünden as the only trilingual canton, this day of action is also an opportunity to draw attention to Switzerland's linguistic diversity and to the importance of preserving and promoting the national minority languages.

In parallel with the ""Day of Languages"", the ""Day of Multilingualism"" was launched by Helvetia Latina in 2019. The idea is simple: on this day, the ""weighting of languages"" is reversed: German becomes the ""minority"", while the Latin national languages become the ""majority"". Members of parliament are encouraged to express themselves in a national language other than their own and to give special priority to the minority languages Italian and Romansh. In doing so, the Federal Administration and the Federal Parliament take another step towards multilingualism in practice."

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Last active: 20.5.2026

Speaks

  • German
  • English

Learns

  • French
  • Spanish

Josh

  • Male
  • 35
  • ☕️ In-Person

I am a native Swiss-/German with very high proficiency in English. These are the languages I can offer ;) I would love to refresh my French (I had to study it for 8 years at school, but I forgot a lot) and to upskill my Spanish (I just finished my A1 - so I am a beginner but can smalltalk a bit). If you're natively fluent, let's chat. :)

Hobbies and interests

Singer-songwriter, AI, philosophy, science, sports, dancing, travelling

Last active: 20.5.2026

Speaks

  • Portuguese

Learns

  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Swiss German

Raphaël

  • ☕️ In-Person

I’m passionate about travel, beautiful places, spirituality, history, and human connection. I’d say I’m curious, open-minded, and very people-oriented. I also love tropical destinations, Caribbean culture, and anything related to well-being, art, and meaningful experiences.

Hobbies and interests

I’m someone who enjoys deep conversations but also meeting people.

Last active: 20.5.2026

Speaks

  • German
  • English

Learns

  • English
  • French

Claudia

  • Female
  • 47
  • ☕️ In-Person

Ich bin Deutsche und lebe seit bald neun Jahren in der Schweiz. Ich würde gern mein Englisch verbessern, das ich vor Urzeiten mal in der Schule gelernt habe. Auch würde ich gern ein wenig Französisch lernen. Im Tausch helfe ich gern bei Deutsch.

Hobbies and interests

Nähen, Stricken, Lesen, Schwimmen

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