Spanish and Italian, they’re basically the same language right? No no no, of course not. Still, a lot of people claim that Italians and Spaniards can chat to each other easily in their own languages without too many problems. But, is this really true? To find out just how similar Spanish & Italian are we needed to find a truly awesome Italian sparr…

In the latest edition of Chatty con Leche we’re going German! No, that’s not a euphemism for something rude, it’s actually because we’re talking about our favourite expressions and sayings in the German language! To help us out we’ve turned to the Babbel magazine’s in-house hero on German idioms: Gabriel Mastieri.In today’s Chatty con Leche you wil…

In the latest episode of Chatty con Leche we decided to settle the great British vs American English debate. Yup, we’re that powerful and influential already.To put the case for American English we asked John-Erik, Managing Editor of the Babbel Magazine - and all-round Californian good-guy - to come in and share his nuggets of wisdom.In this episod…

Canada. Nothing but thousands of miles of moose, maple syrup, and extremely polite people eh? To find out if our idyllic vision of Canada was accurate or not we talked to Babbel’s own resident Canuck Julian to find out if Canadians are really as polite as they’ve led the world to believe. The resulting chat turned out to be the politest episode of …

Get ready to have all of your illusions shattered - and your mind blown - as we bust some British & Spanish stereotypes wide apart in this edition of Chatty con Leche! Here’s an amuse-bouche of what’s in store:Drunk Spanish teenagers eating pasties.Ear-pierced Spanish babies.British crabs on holiday in Spain.Remember, you can always impress the loc…

Cristina Gusano and David Sumner welcome you to Chatty con Leche, the new podcast coming at you straight outta Babbel HQ! In the first episode of this new series you will find out:That England is way more tropical than you think.That the Spice Girls were almost single-handedly responsible for English-learning in Spain in the late 90’s. And much muc…