Press releases

Berlin, 10.11.2009

Language Learning Website Babbel Abandons "Freemium" Model in Favor of Quality

The new 2.0 version of the language learning portal Babbel.com is now available. The company behind Babbel, Lesson Nine, has significantly revamped the learning material and technology of the site. To promote quality in the learning experience, this new version will be a paid service instead of being financed by advertising revenue. Half a million learners have already registered for Babbel. more

Topic: Startup

Berlin, 20.10.2009

Babbel.com Receives Funding from Berlin and the EU

Berlin, 20. October 2009 – With the aid of European Funds for Regional Development (EFRE) and funding from the State of Berlin, Babbel.com will significantly advance their unique brand of online language learning. The first step in the expansion is scheduled for November 2009. more

Topic: Startup

Berlin, 18.08.2009

Get Started with Spanish: Full Course Now on Babbel.

Berlin, August 18, 2009 – Babbel.com, the innovative language learning website, has just released “Spanish – Get Started”. With 20 comprehensive and entertaining Tutorials, beginners learn the basics of the language before they realize they’ve begun studying. more

Berlin, 21.07.2009

English for Everyone: Babbel Presents Full Online Course

Berlin, July 21, 2009 – Babbel.com has expanded: Starting today, users worldwide can learn the basics of English grammar online. With the language learning portal’s new premium course, “English Grammar – Practise the Basics”, the more difficult concepts in English can be mastered flexibly, effectively, and at low cost. more

Topic: Education

Berlin, 07.07.2009

Essential Travel Vocabulary

In the airport, at the car rental desk or the hotel reception, the online language learning platform Babbel.com gets you ready with free, playful vocabulary exercises for situations encountered when traveling. Among them, the newly compiled "Mini-Vocab Package" offers essential vocabulary for the first contact with the language of the destination country. more

Topic: Travel

Berlin, 26.05.2009

European Language Vocabulary in Time for the EU Elections

Berlin, May 26, 2009: In anticipation of the European Parliament elections, the language learning website Babbel.com is offering a special Vocabulary Package. Among the site’s 300,000 users, there are numerous voters from all over the European Union. Learning languages in tandem with one another online, they are getting to know and understand their neighbors all the better. more

Berlin, 14.01.2009

Internet Learning Grows Up

Berlin, January 14, 2009 – Language learning website Babbel.com looks fondly back on its first year and receives birthday wishes from its members in their respective languages. more

Berlin, 22.12.2008

Learn Languages Online for your Job and Career

Berlin, December 22, 2008: Foreign languages can be essential for your career. Babbel.com offers playful language learning and exchanges with native speakers, and now the site also offers tailored exercises on job themes. more

Berlin, 06.11.2008

Babbel.com Takes Over FriendsAbroad.com

Berlin, November 6, 2008: Lesson Nine, the Berlin-based company behind the online language learning portal Babbel.com, announces today acquiring the British language community FriendsAbroad.com. Only three months after receiving funding from KIZOO and VC-Fonds Berlin, the takeover establishes Babbel.com as one of the largest players in the dynamic online language learning market. more

Berlin, 02.09.2008

Online Tutorials make Learning Languages Easier

Berlin, September 2, 2008: Today Babbel.com (http://www.babbel.com) introduces the Babbel Tutorials, an especially effective and entertaining way to learn online. These interactive lessons give users the chance to learn new languages from scratch, incorporating grammar explanations and workbook exercises in the intuitive, playful style for which Babbel.com is already recognized. more