A Cultural History Of Pie

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 Apologize In French

How To Apologize In French

The first thing you need to learn about saying “sorry” in French is that you probably wo...

What The Turing Test Tells Us About The Future Of Technology

What The Turing Test Tells Us About The Future Of Technology

The age of talking robots is here. Amazon Alexas and Google Assistants are popping up in homes, and ...

How To Talk About Tech And The Internet In Indonesian

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

The History of the German Language

With over 100 million speakers, German is currently the most spoken language in the EU. But where d...

How To Apologize In German

How To Apologize In German

Whether you’re committing to your German lessons for the long haul or brushing up before a tri...

The 7 Best Films For Learning Portuguese

The 7 Best Films For Learning Portuguese

When people talk about learning a language, they far too often focus entirely on the rote memorizati...

Quiz: Do You Know Where These English Words Are Originally From?

Quiz: Do You Know Where These English Words Are Originally From?

The English language is a patchwork. Despite being a Germanic language, its linguistic influences co...

Babbel Podcasts: Listen and Learn

Babbel Podcasts: Listen and Learn

The language experts who create Babbel’s courses aim to get learners conversational in a new langu...

Multilinguish: The World Of, Um, Filler Words

Multilinguish: The World Of, Um, Filler Words

Subscribe to Multilinguish on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher or wherever you listen....

Five Takeaways from the Women in Tech Conference

Five Takeaways from the Women in Tech Conference

It is safe to say that in 2020, nothing went the way we had imagined. Everyone around the world felt...

Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Babbel UK Scholarship

Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Babbel UK Scholarship

At Babbel, we believe that language is the key to unlocking higher education, whether that’s o...

The 8 Best Films For Learning Norwegian

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

Un Día En Español 5: Surprise At The CN Tower

Subscribe to Un día en español: A Spanish learning podcast onApple  Spotify &n...

What’s The Difference Between Britain, England And The UK?

What’s The Difference Between Britain, England And The UK?

You would think that figuring out the name of a country wouldn’t be too difficult. I mean, Germany...

What’s a Tandem Partner And How Should I Get One?

What’s a Tandem Partner And How Should I Get One?

Illustration: Daniel Marin MedinaWhen looking for the perfect tandem partner, it’s easy to feel li...

Un Día En Español 6: Fake Wedding In Montevideo

Un Día En Español 6: Fake Wedding In Montevideo

Subscribe to Un día en español: A Spanish learning podcast on Apple  Spotify &...

What Are Grammatical Tenses And Aspects?

What Are Grammatical Tenses And Aspects?

Time can easily be divided into three parts: the past, the present and the future. You can slot ever...

7 Struggles Spanish Learners Understand All Too Well

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?

Is Turkish The Most Romantic Language?

All languages are beautiful in their own way, but only a select few are often branded as “roma...

Mummerset, Mockney And Other Fake Accents

Mummerset, Mockney And Other Fake Accents

There are any number of reasons a person might change their accent. Actors use accents to convincing...

The History Of The Grammy Award For Best Global Music Album

The History Of The Grammy Award For Best Global Music Album

The Grammys are the pre-eminent awards for recording artists in the United States. Each year, they r...

Spanish Grammar: When To Use Tú And Usted

Spanish Grammar: When To Use Tú And Usted

The hardest concepts to grasp in a new language are the ones that don’t have an equivalent in ...

How To Say ‘I’m Sorry’ In 10 Different Languages

How To Say ‘I’m Sorry’ In 10 Different Languages

Often the best way to end a fight is to admit you were wrong and apologize.  If apologizing in ...

A History Of The World’s Biggest Translation Controversies

A History Of The World’s Biggest Translation Controversies

There’s no such thing as a perfect translation. You could give 1,000 translators the same text, an...

The Unexpected Joy Of Being Bad At French

The Unexpected Joy Of Being Bad At French

The young crêperie attendant probably said something like, Excusez-moi? Or Pardon? Or however you s...

Are Regional Accents Disappearing In The United States?

Are Regional Accents Disappearing In The United States?

No language is a monolith. If you travel around the world and you only talk to English speakers the ...

What Are The Differences In Humor Between Spanish And English?

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 ...

My Missed Opportunity To Grow Up Bilingual

My Missed Opportunity To Grow Up Bilingual

Every house has a different name for the remote control. Some people call it a “remote” ...

Learning A Language For Love In Costa Rica

Learning A Language For Love In Costa Rica

In the pitch darkness, as the hammock swing swayed slightly with the buffets of summer winds, my hus...