The Spaced Repetition System for Language Learning
When it comes to talking about language learning, many people think that unless you acquire a language as a young child, or maybe as a teenager at the latest, you will never be able to have mastery over it. But while you might not be…
Language Gymnastics: German Tongue Twisters
A Different Kind of Drill: German Tongue Twisters Whenever you are learning a new language, whatever language that may be, you have to put some work in. As you probably have noticed, there’s simply no way around that. If you’re trying to learn German it…
Behind the Scenes: Developing a New Curriculum
We’ve started 2019 with a bang here at Chatterbug, and we’re going to be launching two new languages soon; French for English speakers and English for Spanish speakers. We’re really stoked about this and look forward to welcoming lots of new students! These two new…
Reasons to Learn Spanish
We live in a time where it seems that the English language is taking over the world. More and more people are learning how to speak English across the globe and it has become the go-to language where people from every part of the world…
How Long Does it Take to Learn German?
So you’re thinking about learning German, or maybe you’ve even already started learning it, and you can’t wait to be able to say that you speak it without having that nagging feeling that you are an impostor. When are you going to be able to…
The Best Youtube Channels to Learn German
Just like listening to podcasts to learn German is a great way to improve your German, YouTube has also got some fantastic resources to help you on your language learning journey. But YouTube is huge and it has a LOT of content, and not all content…
False Friends and Common Mixups in Spanish
Whenever you are learning a new language, you are bound to make mistakes. Some of these, are possibly going to sound funny to native speakers that hear you making them. An example of these are so called false friends, where you use a word that…
The Best Podcasts to Learn German
Learning a language is about getting in as much practice as you can. When you are learning your first language as a child, that’s pretty much the only thing you do (well besides sleeping, eating and producing various things for your parents to clean up!)…
Christmas Holidays in Spain
Spain is historically a culturally diverse country with many different traditions for the holidays in its various regions. Some of them, however, are common across the whole of the country and due to history, sometimes in Latin America as well. This article will look at…
Christmas Traditions in Germany
Germany has a rich history and part of this is a legacy of many traditions and traditional foods for a variety of occasions. Due to its Western Christian, European tradition, Christmas is, of course, one of such occasions. Over the years, many Christmas traditions that…
10 Funny Spanish Expressions You Should Know
When you think about them, expressions and idioms in any language are often funny and sometimes bizarre, but in your own language, you’ll be used to them and probably not give them much thought. In foreign languages, however, it can be great fun to know…
Language Learning in 2030. Game Over for Humans?
My name is Inda. I’m a language educator and a passionate language learner. I have been learning languages since… well I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t learning a language. I have taught German, English, and Spanish as foreign languages in traditional schools, language…