If you’re traveling soon to a place where you don’t know the language well (or at all), then you’ll want to download a language learning app to your smartphone before you embark on your journey. These ...

If you plan on traveling out of the country this summer, you might want to learn a new language to help you get around your trip location. Learning a new language can be difficult, but there's nothing ...

Would “the big cockroach” be la cucaracha grande? If it would, it’d be a dandy name for some of the hotels I’ve stayed in in my time. Is that the same con that’s in chile con carne, the popular ...

Adult literacy program assistant Olivia Trevino helps Efren Sanchez with the Leamos course at the Louis Robidoux branch of the Riverside County (Calif.) Library System.Photo: Rolando Olivo In ...

A handy list of links to resources for teaching saying hello and who you are Friends and family: Contemporary Spanish slang Basics: Essential downloadable phrases Episode 1: Learn some essentials ...

Learning just five basic phrases in the local language—from "hello" to "I don't understand"—transforms you from an awkward outsider into someone locals actually want to help, and it takes less than an ...

Free language learning apps often promise the world — but don’t expect fluency from one. Here’s what to expect before you sign up. By Eric Ravenscraft If mobile language-learning apps are to be ...