How To Talk Like A Pirate On Talk Like A Pirate Day
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How To Talk About Tech And The Internet In Indonesian
We’ve said many times before that immersion is one of the best ways to master a language. Some...
The History of the German Language
With over 100 million speakers, German is currently the most spoken language in the EU. But where d...
Why Is It So Hard To Lose Your Accent As An Adult?
It’s not your fault if you’ve been conditioned to believe that your best language-learni...
What Is Cockney Rhyming Slang, And How Do You Speak It?
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The Top 5 Reasons To Learn Polish
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How Do Other Countries Celebrate Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is the epitome of a traditional American holiday. If you live in the United States, you...
Quiz: Do You Know Where These English Words Are Originally From?
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How To Talk About Family In Turkish
No matter what society you live in, family is important. Depending on the culture, though, the role ...
The 7 Best Films For Learning Polish
Poland has a rich cinematic history. Coming out of the brutal repression of World War II, Poles have...
Should You Engage In PDA In Other Countries?
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How To Wish People ‘Happy Holidays’ Around The World
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Un Día En Español 3: Teaching Spanish To American Students
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Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Babbel UK Scholarship
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The 8 Best Films For Learning Norwegian
It might seem too easy to say that watching a movie in your learning language counts as studying, bu...
Un Día En Español 5: Surprise At The CN Tower
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The 7 Best Films For Learning Indonesian
Historically, it’s been somewhat difficult to find non-English movies in English-speaking coun...
Owning Language: The Weird World Of Trademarking Words
Can you own a word? There are plenty of things that make sense to trademark, like a brand name or a ...
Mummerset, Mockney And Other Fake Accents
There are any number of reasons a person might change their accent. Actors use accents to convincing...
Multilinguish: Easiest And Hardest Languages
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How To Apologize In Russian
The first thing you need to understand about saying sorry in Russian is that if you’re America...
How Babbel Kept Students Learning Languages Through the First Lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education systems worldwide. At the height of the pandemic, 1.5 ...
Why Is Language Important?
Language is kind of a huge deal. Without it, there wouldn’t be, well, language. Or anything th...
A Beginner’s Guide To The Eurovision Song Contest
Each spring, countries across Europe (and a few other continents) compete in one of the most gruelin...
What’s The Difference Between Standard German And Swiss German?
Switzerland has a population of around 8.5 million people, who live in an area about the size of the...
6 Polish TV Shows To Watch If You’re Learning The Language
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A Brief History Of Québécois (a.k.a. Canadian French)
In Québec, French is the mother tongue of around 7.3 million people. This means that almost 80 perc...
How To Talk About The Home In Spanish
As the popular Spanish expression of hospitality goes, mi casa es tu casa (“my house is your h...
7 US Athletes Who Speak Another Language
Becoming a great athlete is sort of like learning to speak a new language, but instead of studying v...
Who Are The Most Multilingual Athletes In The World?
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