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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.

In this video, we model a perfect oral presentation on our most favorite subject: food. (More specifically, the classicly French dish ratatouille.)

Nouns, verbs, adjectives: they exist in French, too. Quelle surprise.

There are many different traditional French shops in Rochefort-en-Terre, from a butchery to a post office. After this video, you'll know how to tra...

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...

Being sick has its perks, like staying in bed all day and watching as many telenovelas as you want. Oh wait, that's what we do when we're healthy t...