Last year we here at the bab.la language portal and Lexiophiles launched the Top 100 International Exchange and Experience Blogs 2009. It was rewarding and we really enjoyed bringing the international blogging community together, so here we go again: It’s time for the Top 100 International Exchange and Experience Blogs 2010, also known as IX [...]

The idea is simple: just tweet the word you want to translate to @babladict and you’ll get a reply from us with the corresponding translation.

…”what’s it like in New York City? I’m a thousand miles away but girl tonight you look so pretty.”

…”vai buscar Dalila, ligeiro!” A música “Cadê Dalila?”, cantada por Ivete Sangalo, foi o hit do verão passado no Brasil. Continua fazendo sucesso e promete animar muita gente neste Carnaval. Gosto de escutar Ivete, para matar a saudade da Bahia. Coincidência ou não, liguei o rádio esta semana e estava passando outra musica que gosto, [...]

O nauce języków obcych napisano już całe tomy, a jednak ucząc się stale i używając ich w codziennym życiu ciągle odkrywamy różne nowe, ciekawe dziwactwa i śmiesznostki. Oto co mi w tym temacie chodzi od pewnego czasu po głowie: 1. Czy to w szkole czy na kursie językowym, jedną z pierwszych rzeczy, których uczymy się [...]

Even after being in Germany for a long time now and doing everything in German (including dreaming) I still count in Polish…

Homophones are those confusing words that exist in every language. They are pronounced the same as each other but totally differ in meaning…

It’s Friday again!?! At this rate this year is gonna go as quickly as last year! Well, lucky for you we’re here with more interesting links… as usual.

Tongue-twisters are fun phrases or verses created and ordered in a tricky way – it’s really difficult to pronounce them without making mistakes or twisting your tongue!

Conseguiu? Este é um dos meus exemplos favoritos de trava-línguas em português. Os trava-línguas são frases ou versos lúdicos criados e ordenados de tal forma que se torna complicado pronunciá-los sem errar ou sem travar a língua. São parlendas (rimas infantis) com grande concentração de sílabas difíceis de pronunciar, ou de sílabas formadas com os [...]