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Learning a language like Turkish may provoke fears of not having as many opportunities to be immersed in the language. While it may be more difficult

Second to Christmas, Halloween is one of the most anticipated holidays in many countries around the world. But where did it originate? What are its ti

Animal names color the whole world when we’re young. Not only do creatures live in the environment around us, but they’re in children’s books, c

Halloween is a huge day in a child’s life. It’s the only holiday where it’s perfectly alright to go from door to door threatening to cause minor prope

If you don’t keep close tabs on politics, the ever-shifting landscape of political jargon can easily overwhelm your understanding of what it all

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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

Learning a language is not just about rote memorization of vocab and grammar rules. The Babbel approach we recommend most often involves a balanced di

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

When it comes to language learning, there’s no magic bullet. No matter who you are, you’re going to have to put in the work. And the method one person

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

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

What goes up must come down, and what starts with “hello” must eventually end with “goodbye” — or at least a “see you la

If you only ever had exposure to a single language, it would be easy to take certain aspects of it for granted. You might assume that all languages ha