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Using the correct pinyin tone can mean the difference between calling your mom "mother (mā) and "horse" (mǎ). Disaster averted.

You'll want to put a pin in this pinyin video (get it? get it?) so you can watch it as many times as you need.

It's time to put the person in personal pronouns—and in this case, we mean a virtual person giving you the rundown on personal pronouns.

Wake up. Brush teeth. Go to school. Repeat...forever. No matter what language you speak, describing your routine d'heir (daily routine) is an essen...

We welcome you to our French I course, starting with one of the most essential terms—bienvenue. Wouldn't you guess it? It means "welcome."

Julia Child is an iconic American chef—who took all her best ideas from the French. Delicieuse!

What do Shakira, Oscar Isaac, and Zoe Saldana all have in common? They're all Spanish speakers who made it on the totally legit Shmoop Entertainmen...

Can you identify these celebrities, using only Spanish clues?

There are a ton of great things to do in Spain if you ever visit… but first, time to bush up on those language skills!

This video reviews the stages of life, from el nacimiento (birth) to la muerte (death).

Christmas and Easter are celebrated in the U.S. and Spanish-speaking world. Watch this video to learn about the different traditions and festivitie...

We look at our cat lovingly. Our cat hisses at us loudly. We run away rapidly. Ah, adverbs—what would we do without them?