Press releases

Berlin, 22.05.2012

Gol! Spalony! Rzut karny! Babbel.com now offers Football-Themed Polish Language Course for the EURO 2012

London, 22nd May 2012 – Football fans eagerly awaiting the EURO 2012, can now train their tongues for the biggest sporting event of the year. Whether at a public viewing with other fans, at the England national team headquarters in Krakow, or in the stadium, communication between nations is the name of the game. Those wanting to cheer on Gerrard, Rooney or Cole and the rest of Roy Hodgson’s squad in Poland can now learn the most important Polish words and phrases used in football.

Berlin, 08.05.2012

New Babbel study shows rhythm and melody make language learning easier

Berlin/ Atlanta/ London, May 10, 2012 – Babbel, the online language learning portal, today announced results of a study* around learning patterns and singing. At the same time the company launches a new language learning course focused on learning with music.

Berlin, 27.03.2012

Babbel launches mobile language learning apps for Android

Berlin/ Atlanta/ London, March 27, 2012 – Babbel.com, the online language learning portal now offers its language learning apps for Android. Starting from today, Android users can study eleven languages on their smartphone or tablet.

Berlin, 07.02.2012

Babbel launches dating themed online language module with “Love Letters”

Berlin, February 7, 2012 – Babbel, the online learning system for foreign languages, today announces a new language course themed ‘Love Letters’, offering a step-by-step guide to flirting in German language. The course was developed following a clear trend amongst people looking to learn a language based on motives of friendships and relationships. It is estimated that around 40 million Americans and 15 Million Brits look to the internet to find a partner and finding a partner whose mother tongue is another language is not uncommon.

Berlin, 28.12.2011

Make best intentions a reality with Babbel: Start a language course today, be fluent by spring time

Berlin, December 28, 2011–When it comes to learning a language, lack of motivation can be a student’s biggest enemy. The New Year is the perfect time to leave old habits behind and put new plans into action—even the study of a new language.

Berlin, 05.09.2011

Babbel breaks beyond even: Language learning platform customer base grows exponentially

Berlin, September 5, 2011— With a doubling of the paying customer base in 2011 and a resulting tripling of the total revenue, the young internet company Babbel has finally become profitable. Now more than 2.5 million users worldwide are studying eleven foreign languages with the Babbel online platform and related apps.

Topic: Startup

Berlin, 16.08.2011

Babbel To Go: A mobile vocabulary trainer now available in four new languages

London, 16th August 2011 — Language learners can now study Turkish, Dutch, Polish or Indonesian conveniently on-the-go with their iPhone or iPad Touch. These four languages are now available mobile in addition to French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, German and English, currently being studied on the Babbel language learning platform by a total of over one million people worldwide. With this development the Berlin-based company expands their repertoire to eleven languages available both online and on-the-go.

Berlin, 15.06.2011

Babbel.com Launches Four New Learning Languages

Babbel, the online learning platform, today announced that it has added new languages to its portfolio of now eleven languages, available on www.babbel.com. . In addition to Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish and English, users can now learn vocabulary and key phrases in Indonesian, Polish, Turkish and Dutch.

Topic: Carreer, Education

Berlin, 11.04.2011

Foreign Language Lessons Themed on Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Berlin, April 11, 2011 – In May, Düsseldorf will entice thousands of music lovers from around the world to Germany with the Eurovision Song Contest. To help them “sing along” with the competition, Babbel is offering a lesson with useful phrases on a Eurovision theme. Sentences such as “the choreography is bordering on acrobatics”, or “the singer’s clothes are extravagant”, prepare hosts and visitors to use the most up-to-date idioms. This extra course is available immediately in seven languages at http://www.babbel.com/go/eurovision

Berlin, 29.03.2011

Online language courses for US Volunteers

Berlin/New York 29.03.2011 – People going abroad to help others will now be even better prepared when it comes to speaking the local language. The language learning system Babbel supports Cross-Cultural Solutions, a non-profit organization offering volunteer abroad programs, by giving volunteers a free 3-months online language course in preparation for their commitment abroad.

Topic: Carreer, Education, Travel

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