Memory Play Notes

Ask anyone what they think of the Russian language, and you’ll likely hear the same answer: Difficult! And if you believe the negative stereotyp

Congratulations! You’ve been chosen as the Representative of the Human Race™ to send a message into space. You have the opportunity to blast something

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

When you’re learning a new language, the dream is usually to interact with people in person. For some, though, a trip to the Netherlands isn&#82

Family is a huge part of, really, every culture in the world. But if you’re learning to talk about family in German, you might need to learn som

Language is one of the most complex phenomena in the universe, and yet we encounter it every single day of our lives in a way that many of us take for

Poland has a rich cinematic history. Coming out of the brutal repression of World War II, Poles have spent the past 70 years making heart-breaking com

Illustration: Daniel Marin MedinaWhen looking for the perfect tandem partner, it’s easy to feel like Goldilocks. When I moved to Berlin seven years ag

Pop quiz! Which word in each of these pairs is funnier: War or booty? Sctori or rembrob? Tomato or pickle? If you had to rank them, what would be the

There are any number of reasons a person might change their accent. Actors use accents to convincingly pretend they’re from other places. Politicians

A YouTuber might say ¡Esto es tan dosmildiez! (“That’s so 2010!”). Maybe we’re already in for a plot twist because if there’s anything that characteri

At Babbel, our endgame is getting people to have conversations with other people, in a new language. There are fantastic folks here making that possib

Portuguese is among the 10 most spoken languages in the world, but only 5 percent of its speakers live in Portugal. Curious about how many people spea

When we talk about athletes, we’re often focused on their batting average, their running speed, their weight class or their touchdown record. Th

Did you know that around two million people in Switzerland are French speakers? For the most part, they live in Suisse romande, or Romandy, in the wes