Open/close

Your Say

Chicken © Leca Isabelle - Fotolia.com

I'm no smoking chicken!

A fowl word left one of you lost for words

Don't try this abroad!

Don't try this abroad!

Tongue-tied in Turkey? Watch this and other funny tales

More of your tips and stories

Radio 4: The language debate

Is it worthwhile learning another language?

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions

  • Tom Yam Kung - Spicy prawn soup © Boris Ryzhkov - Fotolia.com

    Thai food lovers may already know a few Thai words. Learn more in the new Guide to Thai

Open/close

Tasters

Quick Fix

Listen, print and download essential phrases in 40 languages including:

Open/close

A Guide to Languages

Guides to languages

Guides to ...

Facts, key phrases and the alphabet in a range of world languages

Open/close

Languages of the world

Languages of the world

A guide to which languages are most widely spoken, hardest to learn and other revealing facts

Open/close

Related Internet Links

European languages

French, Spanish, German, Italian and more...

Quick Fix in 36 languages.

BBC Languages homepage

 

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.