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Babbel’s new Group Plans are built on a simple truth: language learning sticks better when you can share it. In this

If you decide to learn Portuguese, you’ll probably be asked a question: Portuguese Portuguese or Brazilian Portuguese? The two are similar enough to be mutually intelligible, sure. But for native speakers, the awareness of differences is acute.

Let’s investigate some of th...

An enjoyable and enriching way to learn French is to dive into a great book and place yourself in another world. Reading in French is ...

Whether you’re ordering a large amount of stroopwafel, discussing prices at the coffee shop, exchanging phone numbers with your Netherlands vacation fling, or figuring out how many canals in Amsterdam you need to cross to get to your destination, knowing how to count to 100 in Dutch can come in handy. In you native language, it’s easy to take all th...

The most common surname in the United States is Smith. In fact, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Smith has consistently ranked at the top of prevalent last names in America for decades — including the 2010 census. And as you may already suspect, the last name “Smith” refers to the blacksmith trade.