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Learn how to stay safe as travel begins to open back up with suggestions for staying healthy as well as with relevant vocabulary in other languages.

Learning a new language at school? Here are five things you can do to get school-ready in your language studies.

Learn how to talk about your favorite summer activities in another language. Learn words related to sports, camping, and visiting the beach.

Wondering how many people speak Spanish around the world and where Spanish is spoken? This post answers your questions about Spanish.

Learn how to discuss competitive sports in 45+ languages, English sports metaphors, how to cheer your team on in a new language, and other sports words.

How do you say goodbye in Japanese? Learning how to say goodbye in Japanese is a must if you’re starting out with the language so you can wrap up your chats.

Systems are a proven way to effectively learn a language. And Memory Champion Yänjaa Wintersoul has two she’s found to be effective. Here's what they are.

We teamed up with 4x memory champion Nelson Dellis to share his tips for learning a new language and making it stick. 

Learning Japanese? Test your knowledge of the Japanese language basics and Japanese culture! 

Learning Spanish? Test your knowledge of the Spanish language basics and Mexican culture! 

Learning Portuguese? Test your knowledge of the Portuguese language basics and Brazilian culture! 

Spring is right around the corner – are you ready to celebrate the season? Test your knowledge of the spring holidays celebrated around the world.

With Drops, you can get ready for the Year of the Ox by learning to say “ox”, or “bull”, in more than 40 languages.

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the twelfth episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

How do you say hello in Korean? Learning basic greetings in Korean is a must if you’re starting out with the language and will help you in Korean conversation

This year, we're getting ready to kick off our third ever 90 Days with Drops language learning challenge, a 90-day challenge to accelerate your learning.

Finding new ways to connect with family is important this holiday season. Explore how to host a fun, seasonal virtual get together with friends and family thi

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the eighth episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the tenth episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the eleventh episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the ninth episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the sixth episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the seventh episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Learn how to say "hello" in French and 11 other ways to greet someone in the French language.

Learn how to say goodbye in Korean with these 15 words and expressions.

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the fifth episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the fifth episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the third episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the first episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Join Drops' Resident Polyglot and Language Expert as she answers your language learning questions in the first episode of "Ask the Polyglot".

Follow along as our Resident Polyglot learns to speak Persian with Drops over three months.

A description of the language proficiency levels and how to determine your language skill level according to the different language proficiency scales.

Interested in learning Japanese? Start by learning how to greet native speakers with these ways of saying “hello” in Japanese. 

Know how to say “goodbye” in French? Learning how to say farewell in French is a good way to end your conversations naturally. Here are 13 ways to say bye.

Want to find out what the top ten hardest languages to learn for English speakers are? Here’s the full list.

Want to find out what the top ten easiest languages to learn for English speakers are? Here’s the full list.

What are the most spoken languages in the world? Here's a list of the top ten languages in the world in terms of native speakers.

Learning German? Knowing how to say farewell in German is a good way to smoothly end your conversations in the language. Learn how to say “goodbye” in German.

Learning German? Starting with a greeting like “hello” in German will help you make a good impression and get the conversation rolling with native speakers. 

Are you learning English? If so, you might be looking for phrases to help you gain confidence in conversation. Here are the English phrases you should know.

When we have a special someone in our lives, we often call them by pet names or nicknames. Here are terms of endearment used around the world.

Want to learn to say hello in different languages? “Hi” is one of the first things you’ll want to know in a new language. Here's how to do it.

Learn these 12 Samoan words that capture the spirit of the language and offer insight into Samoan culture.

A peek behind the scenes at how the Spanish translator at Drops works--her favorite tools, how she spends her day, and what it takes to be a translator.

Resident Polyglot, Shannon Kennedy, reveals her secret Hungarian language project to the rest of the Drops team by surprising the founders.

Resident Polyglot, Shannon Kennedy, talks about how she used practicing Hungarian around Budapest to build her confidence in the language.

In this post, our resident polyglot Shannon Kennedy tests if waiting until you're on a plane to learn a language is too late. Learning Icelandic with Drops.

A peek behind the scenes at how the Spanish translator at Drops works--her favorite tools, how she spends her day, and what it takes to be a translator.

A peek behind the scenes at how the German translator at Drops works--her favorite tools, how she spend their day, and what it takes to be a translator.

Resident Polyglot, Shannon Kennedy, shares how she kept up her motivation for learning Hungarian after missing one of her milestones.

A peek behind the scenes at how the Italian translator at Drops works--her favorite tools, how she spend their day, and what it takes to be a translator.

At first glance, learning a different writing system can seem like a big barrier to picking up a new language. Here's how to do it.

Resident Polyglot, Shannon Kennedy, shares clips from her first lesson in Hungarian and shares how she creates scripts to build confidence in a language.

These 10 words capture the spirit of the Maori language. Learn these Maori words and others with Drops in just 5 minutes a day.

There are a few different ways to get feedback on your language skills, but the one that I find most effective is studying with a tutor. Why?

Resident Polyglot, Shannon Kennedy, shares her first ever video chat in Hungarian and the script she used to prepare for the conversation.

Resident Polyglot, Shannon Kennedy, shares the steps she took to reach her second Hungarian language learning milestone - scheduling a chat in the language.

You know why you want to learn a language, but you're still having trouble getting started. Here's what you can do to kickstart your language studies.

We often learn a language to connect with people abroad or to have better travel experiences, but here's why you should learn a language to use at home.

Looking to learn a new language this holiday season? Here are 8 of the best language learning apps you can download to get started.

We’re in the midst of the holiday season and it’s filled with celebration. Around the world, this time of year has a rich collection of words to go with it.

Resident Polyglot, Shannon Kennedy, introduces her two month language mission, learning Hungarian to surprise the Drops founders in Budapest, Hungary.

Resident Polyglot, Shannon Kennedy, shares the steps she took to reach her first Hungarian language learning milestone - getting into the Drops Dojo.

Learn these 11 Hawaiian words that capture the spirit of the language and offer insight into Hawaiian culture. Includes audio and where to learn more.

Learn these 20 Spanish words to keep things spooky this fall. Learn Spanish vocabulary for Halloween and Día de los Muertos.

You know why you want to learn a language, but you're still having trouble sticking with it. Here's what you can do to build a language learning habit.

Summer is the perfect time to build a new language skill, but keeping it up during the school year can be tough. Here are tips to keep your language fresh.

Have you ever wondered how memory champions do what they do? In this article, we share their tricks and show how you too can use them to learn a language.

In this article, we take a look at a few of the myths we tell ourselves about language learning and share tips for how to overcome them.