
What is coming next in Forvo?
Many of you have shown an interest recently in what we are currently working on in Forvo and we wanted to share with you the things are coming the following months. Specifically, we are working hard on three different aspects: On the one...

How to learn languages for your next trip abroad
We recently spoke to Alex Redfern, Founder of the language tutoring platform, Lingoci , about how students can learn languages in preparation for traveling abroad. Hi Alex, we’re curious – let’s say a student wants to learn...

New recognition!
We are honoured to announce that we have been considered as one of the best resources to learn languages by Tutorfair! This company, formed by parents, tutors and web entrepreneurs, offers an interesting service to learn not only...

Fascinating language facts you didn't know
It's no surprise, we love languages. Whether a language is spoken by many or few, it is important and contributes to the wonderful diversity of society. Learning more about these languages helps you to understand and appreciate the cultures...

Best Italian resource
After a tough selection process and after whittling down from hundreds of recommended resources, we are delighted to announce that Forvo has been chosen to feature in Tutorful's Italian language and culture editorial! Considering that many...

100,000 downloads reached of our Android app
We are really excited to announce that we have reached a significant milestone in Forvo's history. With your help, we have surpass the frontier of 100,000 downloads of our Android app. The new version was realised last year and it is...

How to pronounce Muguruza, Kruijswijk and Hiroshima
The month of May generally brings some nice weather to Europe, and with it the start of lots of sporting action. Two recent big events catching the eye have been the French Open tennis tournament and the Italian Giro - one of cycling's...
We're on Spanish TV!
It's not every day we make it onto the national news, so we were very pleased when Forvo's new iPhone app was featured on Spanish TV channel Antena 3. As part of a segment on Antena 3 Noticias about apps for learning languages, #A3TECH...

Forvo pronunciations now available on Ikusle.com
We’re proud to announce that we’ve teamed up with our friends at Ikusle to offer Forvo pronunciations on their newly-launched website. The pronunciation guide is available across the whole of ikusle.com . To listen to word...

New events section!
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...

When politicians pronounce
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....

Learn how to pronounce Scottish place names
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...

January's most searched for words - Zika Virus, Revenant and Conchobar
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...

Bowie, Snape and Saoirse trending on Forvo
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...

Forvo makes list of top 100 websites of 2016
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...

And the award goes to...
...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...