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If you want to know how to say "Cheers!" or "One more beer, please" in 50 languages, you're in the right place.  If you want to find out the best ways to learn a new language (share the experience with someone else) or how to recover a language you've lost (there are 10 recommended steps), you're in the right place.  Basically, Matador has all of your language learning needs in one place, and you've found it.

5 Questions to Ask When Picking a Language School

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ABROAD:   Whether jumpstarting a new language or refining one you've nearly mastered, the right program can make all the difference.   More »

Five Reasons Dating Abroad is the Best Way to Learn a Language

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ABROAD:   Learning a new language is difficult. Make it easier by sharing the experience with someone else.  More »

Berlitz European Phrase Book

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GEAR:   12 European languages in a pocket-sized phrase book?!  More »

Review Series: Rosetta Stone TOTALe – Part 3

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GEAR:   In the last of three reviews covering Rosetta Stone’s latest TOTALe interactive online learning product, this review explores Rosetta World ™.  More »

10 Blogs for Language Lovers

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ABROAD:   Sites that'll make language geeks swoon.  More »

How To Eat A New Language

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ABROAD:   Can you say "DELICIOUS"?  More »

How To Say "Cheers!" In 50 Languages

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NIGHTLIFE:   This list will win you new friends and free drinks in all corners of the world.  More »

What's Your Language Personality?

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ABROAD:   What language fits you best?   More »

Useful Arabic Phrases For Travelers

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ABROAD:   Ana saeed Bush halas means ‘I’m glad Bush is gone'.  More »

Terrorists, Dissidents and Writers: Why Language Matters

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NEWS:   Over in Slate, in a piece titled Terrorists, Dissidents and Copy Editors, Christopher Hitchens tracks the shifting language used by journalists to describe the perpetrators of violence in both Iraq and Northern Ireland.   More »

Follow Your Intuition To Fluency

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ABROAD:   The single most important skill any language learner can have is the ability to induce and intuit meaning.  More »

Thinking of Learning A Language? An Overview Of The World's Easiest and Most Difficult Languages

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ABROAD:   Wondering what language to learn? How much of a challenge do you want?  More »

6 Tips For Sounding Like A Local

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ABROAD:   Speaking a local language is much more than studying grammar and vocab.   More »

10 Steps to Recovering a Language You've Forgotten

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ABROAD:   Don't give up on a language you've forgotten--use these steps to recover it!  More »

Learn to Flirt in Russian with the Saucy Phrasebook

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GEAR:   Arm yourself with useful emergency phrases!  More »

How to Ask “Would You Like to Dance” in 50 Different Languages

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NIGHTLIFE:   This might be the only phrase you need to know.   More »

Review Series: Rosetta Stone TOTALe – Part 1

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GEAR:   I must confess. My previous relationship with Rosetta Stone was a quick stop at an airport kiosk to check out their offerings, followed by a quick dash to my departure gate.  More »

10 Extraordinarily Useful Japanese Phrases For Travelers

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ABROAD:   If you lose a gamble on a fart while in Japan, we've got you covered.  More »

8 Free Online Resources For Learning A New Language

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What English Sounds Like To People Who Don't Speak It

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ABROAD:   What does English sound like to those who don't speak it? Listen and find out.   More »

Review: TELL ME MORE® French

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GEAR:   Candice Walsh reviews some innovative language learning software from TELL ME MORE®.  More »

5 Tips For Better Sessions With A Language Exchange Partner

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ABROAD:   Be proactive: optimize the time you and your language partner spend together.   More »

The 5 Ways We Learn Languages - and Which Style Is Right for You

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ABROAD:   Decide which works best.  More »

Latin America’s Indigenous Languages and Where to Study Them

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ABROAD:   Zapotec, Quechua, Nahuatl, and more.   More »

Learn Chinese Fast with Matadorian Justin White

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NEWS:   Justin White thinks you can learn Chinese in six days.   More »

Review Series: Rosetta Stone TOTALe – Part 2

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GEAR:   This second review covers Rosetta Studio™ which allows you to practice what you’ve learned by engaging you in “structured conversations with learners at your level”. A way of building your confidence to verbally practice what you’ve learned.  More »

How to Say "One More Beer, Please" in 50 Different Languages

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NIGHTLIFE:   Around the world in 50 beers? This guide tells you how to order them, politely.   More »

7 Reasons to Learn Spanish in Chile

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ABROAD:   The land, the people, the special accent and expressions: Chile might just be the best kept secret for learning Spanish.   More »

10 Extraordinarily Useful Brazilian Portuguese Phrases

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ABROAD:   É o jeitinho brasileiro.   More »

Should English Be The World's International Language?

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SPIRIT:   A modern convenience or curse? Terry Dip explores the popularity of the English language.  More »

7 Tips For Learning A Foreign Language On The Road

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The Traveler's Guide to Okinawan Dialect

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ABROAD:   We have met and now we are family. Let’s go drinking together, play and sing karaoke. By the way, I’m starving; you got any money?  More »

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