The 2014 World Cup – Should you learn Portuguese?
The World Cup in Brazil is getting closer and this is the second time the country is hosting the competition after more than 60 years. The tournament will be held from 12 June to 13 July and 12 cities...
View ArticleA Copa do Mundo de 2014 – Você deveria aprender Português?
A Copa do Mundo no Brasil está se aproximando e esta é a segunda vez que o país está sediando a competição depois de mais de 60 anos. O torneio será realizado de 12 junho a 13 julho e 12 cidades foram...
View ArticleThe language battle has just started! – bab.la Language World Cup 2013
What’s your favourite language? Which language stands closer to your heart? Essential questions for all language lovers since all of them have their own beauty. Many languages, many views. Instead of...
View ArticleTake it to the next level – bab.la World Language Cup 2013
Two weeks later and the competition has already started to get tight! Language lovers all over the world voted for their native or other favorite language, but the bab.la Language World Cup is not over...
View ArticleBrasil te recibe con los brazos abiertos para el Mundial 2014
Brasil ya se prepara para recibir a los más de 600.000 turistas que llegarán con motivo del Mundial de la FIFA 2014™. La fiesta se vivirá en todo el territorio brasilero, que ha cuidado de distribuir...
View Article5 redenen die Oranje geweldig maken
Misschien vind je dit artikel helemaal niet leuk, maar ik wilde gewoon even het Nederlandse team eren na wat ze afgelopen weekend hebben gedaan tegen Spanje op het WK van 2014 in Brazilië. Er zijn...
View Article5 reasons that make the Dutch soccer team amazing
You may or may not like this little article, but I just wanted to honor the Dutch team after what they did last weekend to Spain at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. There are always people out there that...
View Article3 Arten von Menschen, neben denen man möglichst nicht beim Public Viewing...
Zum Glück geht die WM wieder los! Zeit, Freunde zu treffen, zum Public Viewing zu gehen und ein gutes Fußballspiel mit tausenden von Leuten zu genießen. Hört sich gut an, oder? Naja, so lange man nicht...
View Article3 Types of People you definitely don’t want to stand next to at Public Viewing
Thank God, it’s FIFA World Cup Time again! Time to meet with friends, go to a public viewing place and enjoy a good football game with thousands of people. Sounds good? Well, at least if you don’t...
View Article5 lições da Copa sobre cultura brasileira
Com a Copa do Mundo colocando o Brasil em alta, eu decidi dar uma olhada no que o campeonato está revelando sobre a cultura do país. 1 – A gente pula, grita e quebra televisão Os italianos podem até te...
View Article5 World Cup lessons on Brazilian culture
With the World Cup putting Brazil on the spotlight, I decided to look into what the competition has been revealing to the world the culture I belong to. Here is what I found: 1 – We jump, we scream, we...
View ArticleBab.la Language World Cup: Ready for the Next Round!
Here we are, 16 matches later, bab.la Language World Cup is still on and the best has yet to come. The fans have been very enthusiastic and we have had 27,000 votes so far! The 1/16 finals...
View ArticleBab.la Language World Cup 2014: It’s Time for the Quarter-Finals!
Match after match, we are left with 8 languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian,Portuguese, Swedish and Polish. Let’s have a look at the results of the matches: We have had almost 42000...
View ArticleBab.la Language World Cup 2014: The Semi-Finals Are Approaching!
The four matches of the quarter-finals have been very tight. Only four languages can continue their journey to the victory: English, Spanish, Italian and Polish. Let’s have a look at the results of the...
View ArticleComo irritar um brasileiro em 5 passos simples
Isso não é muito fácil, e dizer que não é fácil nos irrita ainda mais. Pergunte se vemos papagaios diariamente Nós não temos macacos andando pela rua. Além disso, não é todo mundo que tem uma bananeira...
View ArticleHow to Piss Off a Brazilian in 5 Easy Steps
This is no easy task. And saying that pisses us off even more. Ask if we see parrots on a daily basis. We don’t have monkeys walking up and down the street. Speaking of that, we don’t have a banana...
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