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Summer time is just around the corner and with it there's a whole host of events to look forward to. This year is a particularly good one for sports fans with the European Football Championships taking place in June followed by Rio's...

Donald Trump is not the first politician to make headlines over his pronunciation, but the way he said the word ' Tanzania ' in a recent speech probably tells more about his international policy credentials than poor pronunciation skills....

Do you know how to tell the difference between British and American pronunciation? Test your knowledge in our fun quiz!   Test your knowledge of the accents of English Can you tell the difference between US and UK accents? Try...

The sad passing of Dutch footballing legend Johan Cruyff was reflected on Forvo during the month of March. His name was one of the top searched for terms on the site over the past  week. As tributes poured in for the former Barcelona and...

San Sebastian – March 30 th , 2016 – Forvo announced today it has been selected as a finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Europe award , a prestigious list honouring the year’s most...

We're very excited to announce a new collaboration with the fantastic internet search engine DuckDuckGo. Now when you search for how to pronounce a word on their platform, Forvo pronunciations will be instantly displayed in your web browser....

We're proud to announce that we've teamed up with our friends at the Scots Magazine in order to help you learn how to pronounce some of those tricky Scots and Gaelic place names. The pronunciation guide is available across the...

Now there are even more ways to learn how to pronounce on Forvo! With the launch of our new video section we aim to provide a complimentary service to our already extensive database of audio pronunciations. Initially available in...

Although there can be exceptions, the words people look for on Forvo tend to reflect news stories that are currently making headlines around the world. With the Zika virus now topping 1.5 million cases worldwide, in January 2016 users...

We're really keen at Forvo to help make sure that learning correct pronunciation is accessible for everyone. This is why we've teamed up with our friends at The Name Engine to make sure users get the best of both worlds. The...

We're really excited today at Forvo HQ about the release of our new app for android phones. The app, which is available for download on Google Play , lets you listen to, learn and record pronunciations of words in over 325 languages....

Forvo is such a fantastic tool for language learners that it's often easy to overlook its usefulness as a way of measuring the impact of breaking news as events unfurl across the globe. The week started with the terrible news of...

We're only a few days into 2016 but we were delighted to find out that Forvo has already been honoured with a place on Daily Tekk's best websites of the year. The accolade comes at a really exciting time for Forvo. Following a...

Forvo.com's annual list of the most requested pronunciations of the year is now out and it provides a fascinating insight into how we lived in 2015. Amongst the online pronunciation guide's lists this year we can see the global...

Sometimes those pesky words on Forvo can get 'stuck' in the pending pronounciation queue. It's nobody's fault and can be due to a number of reasons. We noticed this problem was particularly prevalent with one of the languages on...

...All of you! That's right folks, Forvo was presented with a special award last night and it's thanks to each and every one of you who takes time to contribute to Forvo and help make it the great resource that it is. The award was...