TL;DR: Tell your in-laws to pipe down in their native language with lifetime access to 14 different languages for 78% off through Boing Boing Shop.
You know the best part of the holidays? Seeing family you haven't seen in a while. The worst part? Dealing with them. I love my grandparents, I really do. But when they ask me a question just to make a comment back to my mom in German, it really puts a damper on my holiday cheer. This Black Friday, Babbel is helping me to give myself a present: being privy to all the things my extended family says behind my back.
Now, you might be thinking, "Christmas isn't very far away. How on earth can you try to learn a language between now and then?" Easy. Babbel uses 10-15 minute lessons to teach you important conversational skills and vocab. That's something even I can fit into my busy schedule. In as little as a month, you can cover some serious ground on the basics of a new language. Plus, you get access on your phone, tablet, and computer. I'll be studying while I'm on the subway each morning – you don't even need Wi-Fi!
Babbel has tons of helpful features that help you not only learn the language, but be able to speak and remember it like a pro. There's a reason it's the #1-selling language learning app. Speech recognition technology helps you to nail the local accent, which is a must for a guttural language like German. If you're going to all this trouble to learn a new language, you want people to be able to understand you, right?
The Everyday Conversations tool simulates dialogue that you would actually be experiencing with a real person. No "¿Donde está la biblioteca?" here. I'll be learning things I can put to use so I can respond to the inevitable comments like, "Why aren't you married yet? Why do you still live at home? Why are you eating so much?"
I guess it's true what they say. Knowledge is power. I can't wait to show my hand and respond in their native tongue. And I already know what they'll be thinking: Scheisse.
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