11 German Idioms for Talking About the Weather
People in Germany aren’t known for their love of small-talk… unless, that is, you get them talking about the weather. Come rain or shine, you’ll get a dialogue out of it. Knowing how to talk about temperature and precipitation can also come in handy when…
Long Story Short, ep. 5: Over the Years
Chatterbug’s new podcast, Long Story Short, covers beginners German for English speakers. Each episode is in German and English and takes you on a journey. Listen as the characters navigate their way through chance meetings, miscommunications and surprises. You can also listen on Apple or the RSS feed. Below is…
Can I Sound Like a Native Speaker?
When learning a language there will come a point when you can string sentences together effortlessly, with hardly any noticeable grammar mistakes. The vast vocabulary you have acquired over time comes in handy each day, potentially even distinguishing you as a native speaker when writing….
Introducing our French podcast ‘Les Larmes des Anges’
Psst, have you heard the news? In October 2020, Chatterbug launched its first ever French fiction podcast for learners: “Les Larmes des Anges”; a detective story told by French native speakers and French fluent speakers, invented and written especially for French learners. Learning a language definitely…
20 German Words to Describe Life in Berlin
Learning German and living in Berlin? Here is little list of vocabulary for you! It might help you to learn the words perfect for describing your day-to-day life in Berlin to your family and friends abroad. Let’s dive straight in… 1 – Die Hoffnung If you’re…
7 Ways to Immerse Yourself in Your Target Language at Home
Does the title sound too good to be true? Well, it’s not! It’s often said that the best way to learn a language is through immersion – if you’re surrounded by a language, you have no choice but to engage with it! You can’t keep…
10 Things You’ll Only Know About if You’ve Lived in France
When thinking about France, the first thing that comes to mind for someone who isn’t French is, surely, cheese and wine. Yes, France is an incredibly popular country for its reputation: we all enjoy hundreds of types of cheeses and excellent wine (as I’ve been…
7 Perfect Gifts for Language Learners
The holiday season is upon us! It’s time to wind down and enjoy the vacation time ahead. But as well as the shorter days, the drop in temperature and the incessantly repetitive playlists in shops, you know what else is coming: The Shopping List. Are…
Give the Gift of Language with Chatterbug!
Are you trying to find a unique gift for a special person that loves to travel but can’t right now? Do you know someone whose upcoming New Year’s Resolution is to finally learn français – or perhaps to perfect their English? O español? Oder Deutsch? …
Retrieval Practice and Language Learning
Playing football in the street as kids, our ball was forever flying over some hedge or fence into a neighbour’s garden. Getting it back – retrieving it – meant ringing the doorbell and asking some weary old pensioner if we could go into their garden…
How is Swiss German Different to German?
If you’re a German learner, I bet that after the gruelling hours spent trying to get your head around the grammar rules, you were excited for the big reward: speaking to native German speakers! Well, I’ve got some not-so-great news for you… the German you’ve…
Chatterbug takes off in DACH!
With new courses for German speakers and advanced students launching today, the best way to learn a language just got even better. Almost exactly three years ago, we opened up Chatterbug to our first public signups. At that time we had only one language offering,…