Unless you
want to
live on a
deserted
island
.... language is
the key
to the world.
Yes, even if you speak English!
You have made it past tasteless, blinking gifs. You may have even gone as far as to read what’s written next. And you think to yourself…
a) what nonsense!! Absolute rubbish!! Everyone speaks English.
or b) happiness is the notion of a deserted island.
Naturally, both a) and b) are correct. But if you’ve ever lived abroad, you may have come to notice that the difference between a) and b) is sometimes, and in some places, neglectable. Hence living the lonely island life minus the happiness part.
While you can get by pretty much everywhere with English, it isn’t always enough. It can keep you alienated or confined to a community far from the local life. It makes you “Ausländer”.
In the words of Wittgenstein, "The limits of my language are the limits of my world".
And Nike wisely advises you to "JUST DO IT". The only difference being that we prefer to call JUST DO IT trial lesson - and unlike Nike Trainers, it’s FREE.
Enrolment for our Courses starting in August & September is now open!
Switzerland is wonderful. The lake. The mountains. The trains. The chocolate. Lovely stuff.
Then someone sends you an official letter or speaks Swiss German and suddenly it is no longer a lifestyle dream, it is an escape room.
Our new courses start in August and September: German A1–C1, C-permit courses, Swiss German and naturalisation preparation.
Small groups, useful language, lots of speaking and zero judgement if your current German sounds like it was assembled under pressure in a Coop queue. Enrolment is now open — secure your spot before the next Gemeinde envelope gets ideas.
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One-to-one tuition
Flexible schedules for individualists and professionals.
Online, at our language school in Cham or at your favorite café.
You will receive a certificate at the end of the course.
Group courses
For companies, expats and socialites to-be.
Online, at our language school in Cham, your favourite café or at your company.
You will receive a certificate at the end of the course.
Hi there,
I'm Olivia
Growing up in Zug, Switzerland in a multilingual family - partly French-speaking, partly English-speaking - a life as a polyglot was forced upon me or, to put it more elegantly, my destiny.
I then went on to live abroad for six years, in France and Italy. I fell head over heels in love with the local ways of life, history, art and cuisine, arriving at the conclusion that language and culture are involuntarily and inseparably linked. Language is culture - and culture is language.
I devoted myself to linguistic studies, not only learning the language but immersing myself fully into it. I was having a blast.
And NO - learning languages doesn't have to be a tedious task.
Since 2018, I have been working as a teacher, translator and interpreter. My goal is for my students to be seized by the same burning passion that has possessed me ever since. Or less dramatically: make languages cool again - because they are.
Polyglot, language loony
and teacher
Translations & Interpreting
Mistranslations can turn a campaign into an abortion - quite literally! When Parker Pen's slogan "won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you" was translated into Spanish, "embarrass" became "embarzar". Thus Parker Pen's marketing campaign suddenly read: "The pens won't leak in your pocket and get you pregnant".
So better not to bother with translations altogether? That would be fatal because…
75% prefer to purchase products in their native language.
60 % rarely or never buy from English-only websites.
86% of localized campaigns outperform English campaigns.
Let's face it: mistranslations are embarrassing. Not translating costs you millions!
This is where you and your business thank god for creating us translators. A translator is the equivalent of a human vehicle. In the case of OMG Languages: a sports car with 600 hp. We transport words from one world to the next.
Can't read, will buy at your competitor
copywriting
The best translation is no translation - but some really good content.
Text that targets your audience from A for Australia to Z for Zurich
urgent translations
When you need your translation done by…yesterday, basically. A free, non-binding quote within 1 h and delivery within 24 h (almost) makes it happen.
websites
Your message came, saw and conquered. After we bridge the gap between markets by recreating your copy in the target language.
interpreting
Consecutive or simultaneous interpreting for your event, Zoom or as your invisible ear whisperer. We do intercultural interpreting and mediation between two languages.
technical translations
Have technical texts translated with ease. We convey complex topics in a comprehensible manner so that it feels like “real” language.
proofreading
The finishing touch for your text. Four eyes made of and in 100% swiss cheese quality guarantee that all your i’s are dotted and your t’s crossed.
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