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If an alien spaceship were to land on Earth right now, it would be the most significant event to happen in any of our lifetimes. While scientists have

The first thing you need to learn about saying “sorry” in French is that you probably won’t say it nearly as much as you might be in

Whether you’re committing to your German lessons for the long haul or brushing up before a trip, you should probably make sure you know how to s

Despite the United States being a multilingual melting pot, the relationship between American politics and foreign language isn’t a particularly close

The language experts who create Babbel’s courses aim to get learners conversational in a new language as quickly as possible. Starting in 2019, Babbel

Subscribe to Multilinguish on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher or wherever you listen.   Um, uh, like, you know — speech-policing school

Family is a pretty big deal in just about every culture, and Poland is no exception. As a student of the language, you probably wouldn’t want to

There’s nothing like learning the names we give our family members to completely upend your expectations for how language is supposed to work. I

Receiving guests is a time-honored tradition in virtually every part of the world. Many cultures have developed entire codes of etiquette around their

A great deal of ink has been spilled over the Danish concept of hygge, which is way bigger than just a feeling of comfort or coziness you might e

Can you own a word? There are plenty of things that make sense to trademark, like a brand name or a logo, but you enter a more contentious territory w

Imagine being new to the English language and learning that “badonkadonk” is a suitable alternative for “buttocks” in the righ

English and Italian share a decent amount of language between them. Part of this is because Italian is a direct descendant of Latin, and Latin and Eng

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education systems worldwide. At the height of the pandemic, 1.5 billion students were unable to attend school. In

Anyone who has been to Italy, even just once, knows to what extent it’s a country of dialects, and not just because there are so many. In some regions