
How To Apologize In Spanish
If you’re American, you may be conditioned to apologize more than the average world citizen. B...

A Cultural History Of Pie
If you strip pie down to its bare basics — the Platonic Pie, if you will — the concept is extrao...

How To Talk About Tech And The Internet In Polish
The internet is a vast resource for learning, which also happens to be the most distracting place in...

Swear Words Central: Your Hub For Insults, Obscenities And Taboos In Other Languages
Most of us come to language learning for the most noble and respectable reasons, but let’s be ...

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...

How Do Other Countries Celebrate Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is the epitome of a traditional American holiday. If you live in the United States, you...

The 7 Best Films For Learning Dutch
When you’re learning Dutch, it’s important to find the right mix of work and play. We wo...

What To Do When You Forget A Word In A Foreign Language
It’s a problem that every language learner faces: you’re talking to someone in a language you ha...

Babbel Podcasts: Listen and Learn
The language experts who create Babbel’s courses aim to get learners conversational in a new langu...

Celebrate The Season Globally With Babbel’s Multilingual Holiday Playlist
Holiday music is a divisive issue. Some people love the time of year when sleigh bells and Dean Mart...

Un Día En Español 2: My Pet Armadillos
Subscribe to Un día en español: A Spanish learning podcast on Apple Spotify &...

What Are Fossil Words, And What Are Some Examples?
Words, like any living things, are born and can die. Well, “die” might not be the most a...

Un Día En Español 5: Surprise At The CN Tower
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Un Día En Español 6: Fake Wedding In Montevideo
Subscribe to Un día en español: A Spanish learning podcast on Apple Spotify &...

7 Struggles Spanish Learners Understand All Too Well
If you’re a Spanish learner just about anywhere in the world, you’re in pretty good comp...

Is Turkish The Most Romantic Language?
All languages are beautiful in their own way, but only a select few are often branded as “roma...

Making Space For Europe’s Endangered Languages
On February 21, Mother Language Day promotes linguistic diversity and action against language discri...

6 Spanish Phrases Native Speakers Never Use
As two of the most-spoken languages in the world, Spanish and English run into each other quite a bi...

Mummerset, Mockney And Other Fake Accents
There are any number of reasons a person might change their accent. Actors use accents to convincing...

The Story Of How International Women’s Day Reached Global Proportions
In March, we celebrate International Women’s Day. This is one of those routine observances tha...

A Review Of The Ample Variety Of ‘Butt’ Words Across The World
Imagine being new to the English language and learning that “badonkadonk” is a suitable ...

How To Apologize In Russian
The first thing you need to understand about saying sorry in Russian is that if you’re America...

How To Use Flashcards For Language Learning
There’s something fundamental about using flashcards when you’re in the process of learning....

Behind The Scenes: Jen (she/her)
At Babbel, our endgame is getting people to have conversations with other people, in a new language....

The Many Benefits of Being Bilingual
Learning a language is a little like going to the gym. Everyone says you should do it. You tell your...

What Are The Differences In Humor Between Spanish And English?
Early in my journey doing stand-up in the United States, a comedian approached me. He was impressed ...

What Speaking Spanish Taught Me About Self-Care
My thoughts are racing, my eyes blur, as if I’m looking at the world through the bottom of a milk ...

What Is The Longest Word In The World?
You may have heard that the longest word in the world is antidisestablishmentarianism. This 28-lette...

How I Went About Learning A Language From Scratch
Is there anything more daunting than learning a language from scratch? Libra here, the most indecisi...

From Milan To Naples: Italian Dialects In Music
Anyone who has been to Italy, even just once, knows to what extent it’s a country of dialects, and...