Being immersed in your new language is intimidating for both travelers and those moving to a new country! Here are tips from a multilingual high schooler who made the most of it.| Duolingo Blog
Raising kids is tough work, in any language! Here's advice for parents raising their children bilingual, and what they should know about common myths.| Duolingo Blog
A little bit of French goes a long way 🇫🇷 Use these phrases on your trip to France!| Duolingo Blog
Uppercase or lowercase? Turns out, that choice has a long, twisty history.| Duolingo Blog
Don’t fear French pronunciation—it’s more predictable than you think!| Duolingo Blog
There’s just 1 word to describe them all: chévere! Or chido, or padre, or copado, or…| Duolingo Blog
Translation tools aren’t always lesson-friendly. Here’s why that matters!| Duolingo Blog
The English alphabet is an important tool for learners—you’ll need to know how to pronounce and use it! Here’s everything you need to know about the English ABCs.| Duolingo Blog
Being left-handed used to be taboo, and that changed how languages talked about “left”! Here's how cultures avoided saying this forbidden word.| Duolingo Blog
We’re born ready to learn a language—but what would happen if no one taught us one? Here are the surprising stories of how kids create languages.| Duolingo Blog
Learn more about language families and what makes Zulu unique!| Duolingo Blog
No language stays the same for long, and French is already undergoing big changes! Here’s what we predict French will be like in the 22nd century.| Duolingo Blog
You might have seen “1st person” or “2nd person” before, but what do they mean? Here’s how grammatical “person” works and when you’ll use it.| Duolingo Blog
There are different ways of categorizing colors depending on your language and culture! These are the patterns we see when comparing color words.| Duolingo Blog
The more languages you know, the more you learn how incredibly different they can be! Here are seven unbelievable facts about languages.| Duolingo Blog
Make your home your personal classroom!| Duolingo Blog
Feeling thankful? Here's a guide to saying it—from Spanish, to Czech, to Gujarati!| Duolingo Blog
We don’t always call a country the same name it calls itself! Here are 15 examples, and the reasons behind the differences.| Duolingo Blog
For these Duolingo learners, a love for BTS inspired them to start learning Korean!| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo is improving its teaching skills every day. Here are all of the ways we got smarter about teaching grammar.| Duolingo Blog
What sounds do letters make in Spanish, and how can you learn to pronounce them? Here are tips for Spanish vowels, consonants, and whole words!| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo selected five TikTok creators to help learners practice their new language.| Duolingo Blog
Language is always changing—but some words can resist for thousands of years. What are they, and how do they do it?| Duolingo Blog
Have you ever noticed how many unusual words and phrases are in Christmas carols? Here's the reason why carols have so many surprising lyrics!| Duolingo Blog
Try these tips from a Duolingo expert to help you get more comfortable writing in a new language.| Duolingo Blog
How many languages are you speaking when you play chess? Probably more than you think!| Duolingo Blog
English adjectives can be intense—no, really, they're all about intensity!| Duolingo Blog
Describing things in English? These are the adjectives you'll use the most!| Duolingo Blog
Adjectives come in more flavors than you think. This guide breaks them all down!| Duolingo Blog
Small words, big help! These four adjectives keep your meaning crystal clear.| Duolingo Blog
There are a lot of rules about the order that English adjectives have to go in. This guide includes them all!| Duolingo Blog
Get to know our machine learning model—and how it improves the learner experience!| Duolingo Blog
Language learning is better together. Learn more about the Duolingo Family Plan.| Duolingo Blog
It's fun and rewarding to use a new language while traveling, but where should you start? Here are tips for learning the language of your destination.| Duolingo Blog
There's more to learning a language than grammar and vocabulary—here are a few important principles for communicating in a new language.| Duolingo Blog
Turns out, creating accurate, engaging subtitles isn’t as easy as you might think!| Duolingo Blog
“Dogfooding” is one of the most important tools we have for improving the Duolingo app. Here’s how it works.| Duolingo Blog
The French alphabet has 26 letters. Here are their names, how to pronounce them, and how they’re used.| Duolingo Blog
Knowing key English vocabulary for airplane travel will make your next flight less stressful. Here are the key terms you need for a successful trip!| Duolingo Blog
Video Call is Duolingo’s newest AI-powered feature that lets learners practice realistic, authentic conversation skills!| Duolingo Blog
German idioms describe common situations in funny, expressive ways. Here are 12 that will surprise you!| Duolingo Blog
There are many kinds of questions in English, and luckily there are helpful formulas you can follow! Here are the most common types of questions and how to form them.| Duolingo Blog
Learning a new language is like solving a puzzle, and it helps to know what to look out for! Here's what beginners can expect when studying a language for the first time.| Duolingo Blog
Learning a new language takes practice and patience. Duolingo teaching experts share their favorite tips for learning a new language.| Duolingo Blog
We’re excited to announce the launch of Duolingo Music!| Duolingo Blog
How you learn new information influences how you can use it later. Here's what the science says about implicit and explicit learning techniques.| Duolingo Blog
Are you making some of the most common mistakes in English? Here are the top 5 errors English learners make, and how to avoid them in the future!| Duolingo Blog
Your brain is a pattern-finding machine, and it uses complex statistics to find patterns in language. Here's how it makes sense of the language you're learning!| Duolingo Blog
Your brain has to make quick decisions about what's worth paying attention to—and can be tempted by distractions! Here are tips for getting your brain to stay focused.| Duolingo Blog
Learning a new language is as tough as it is fun, but some people make it look so easy! Are some people just better at languages? The answer is complicated.| Duolingo Blog
Here are tips for language learners with ADHD to help with motivation and time management!| Duolingo Blog
New research from Baycrest and York University reveals that the process of learning a new language improves cognitive function.| Duolingo Blog
Languages can be so different from each other—but there are a few words nearly all languages have in common! Can you guess which ones?| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo courses begin with words and phrases, right from the start. It's called the communicative method, and here's the research behind it.| Duolingo Blog
Language learners are constantly studying new words and grammar—but how much is too much? Here's the science behind the ideal amount of difficulty.| Duolingo Blog
This simple switch is a great way to test your language skills!| Duolingo Blog
Languages vary in how complex they are to learn. These five languages are among the most challenging for English speakers!| Duolingo Blog
There are many varieties of Chinese—so which do you learn on Duolingo? Here's what you need to know about Chinese and which variety is best to learn.| Duolingo Blog
The Duolingo design team leveled up the streak milestone to make it more exciting and celebratory for learners.| Duolingo Blog
Most of Spanish comes from Latin—but the Goths contributed many words, too. Here's how Spanish got a little Gothic and which Gothic words are still used today.| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo is excited to announce its newest course, Haitian Creole! Learn more about this important and vital language.| Duolingo Blog
Southern France didn't always speak French—it used to be the home of Occitan. Here's what happened to all the Occitan speakers.| Duolingo Blog
Long ago, Celtic tribes—and their words—made their home in Spain. Here are some of the surprising Celtic terms that you still find in Spanish today!| Duolingo Blog
It can feel like some words are more meaningful than others—so couldn't languages be simpler? The answer is yes… sort of! Here's why we need useless words.| Duolingo Blog
Languages organize their sentences differently, but there are patterns learners can use to help! Here's why verbs move around so much.| Duolingo Blog
Learners know how difficult it is to keep up with conversations in a new language. Here’s why understanding spoken language is so hard!| Duolingo Blog
The Duolingo streak was designed with habit-building in mind. Learn about the research behind one of Duolingo's key features.| Duolingo Blog
The world’s languages are written in really different ways! This guide explains different scripts and which languages use each.| Duolingo Blog
Cyrillic script is the official writing system for more than 50 languages. Learn more about the Cyrillic alphabet from Duolingo teaching experts!| Duolingo Blog
Did you know that Korean used to be written from top to bottom? Here are four other fun facts about the Hangul writing system!| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo experts explain the linguistics behind constructed languages, or "conlangs," and why people love to learn Klingon, Esperanto, and High Valyrian.| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo experts explain what makes Latin an interesting language to learn.| Duolingo Blog
How do languages become more inclusive? From new words and phrases to neopronouns, here's how languages around the world are representing gender!| Duolingo Blog
Is knowing multiple dialects the same as knowing multiple languages? They have more in common than you might think! Here's how your brain handles both.| Duolingo Blog
How do we know what's good or bad in a language? Who decides? Language rules have a lot to do with who's in charge, and not much to do with grammar!| Duolingo Blog
We have some tricks for learning direct and indirect objects in your new language.| Duolingo Blog
Find out the most popular language to study in every state in the U.S.| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo teaching experts share what makes a language "easier" for some to learn, and how to select what language you want to learn!| Duolingo Blog
The Japanese word の (pronounced "no") has a lot of different meanings that learners need to know. Here are the most common ways you'll use の!| Duolingo Blog
Coffee orders don't just vary by person—they vary by culture, too!| Duolingo Blog
Learn more about how Duolingo teaches Japanese, Korean, and other Asian languages.| Duolingo Blog
Music and language have a lot in common, but can music actually help you learn a language? Here's how to use music to learn a language!| Duolingo Blog
Where did Korean and its unique writing system come from? Here's the story of Korean, from ancient times to modern innovations.| Duolingo Blog
The data reveals who uses them the most and which causes the most miscommunication.| Duolingo Blog
There are many reasons languages can seem similar, and it's not always because they're related. Here's the complex case of Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian.| Duolingo Blog
Try these creative language learning tips from Duolingo teaching experts| Duolingo Blog
The hardest part of learning a language is sticking with it. Here’s how!| Duolingo Blog
Watching TV in a new language is a great way to practice what you study! Here's how to make the most of audio and subtitles to learn a language.| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo teaching experts explain what you can learn from silly sentences.| Duolingo Blog
Duolingo's newest Stories are made especially for advanced learners! They use new formats, like email and customer reviews, to build reading skills.| Duolingo Blog
Data on Duolingo’s learners reveals insights into country preferences, cultural affinities, immigration trends, and more.| Duolingo Blog
Learn all about the significant trends we observed this year from American learners.| Duolingo Blog
Learn all about the significant trends we observed this year from UK learners.| Duolingo Blog
近半成用户热衷英语学习,日韩语增至用户23%及14% 2019年进入中国以来,多邻国针对中国用户打造了使用中文学习的六种语言课程:英语、日语、韩语、法语、西班牙语和意大利语。全球范围内,英语在121个国家和地区夺得最受欢迎的语言榜单首位,而在中国,44%的本土用户选择在多邻国平台学习英语。但不可小觑的是,更多语言也正在悄然走俏。由于韩国K-pop、真人秀综艺...| Duolingo Blog
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Learners are always looking for ways to use their new language. Here's how you can practice a language even if you don't know anyone who speaks it!| Duolingo Blog
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Language learners know how hard it is to think in a new language. Here are tips for practicing this skill, starting from Day 1!| Duolingo Blog