North America Archives | The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/tag/north-america/ Learning another language doesn't have to be hard. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:09:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 Main Differences Between Latin American Spanish and Spain Spanish https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/differences-latin-american-and-spain-spanish/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:45:31 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=27101 Spanish is spoken as a native language by more than 500 million people, which makes it second only to Mandarin Chinese as the most spoken language in the world. Of those 500 million, around 45 million live in Spain, but the majority come from countries in the Americas. Mexico accounts for the majority of native Read More >>

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]]> La Fête Nationale – 2021 Guide to Quebec’s Largest Celebration https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/quebec-la-fete-nationale-st-jean-baptiste-day/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:54:02 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=27012 Everything You Need to Know About Canada’s Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, or “The National Holiday of Quebec” As our lives teeter closer and closer to the brink of “back to normal,” more and more people are making travel plans for the future. However, despite our eagerness to fling the door open and greet the post-pandemic world with Read More >>

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]]> Best Road Trips in the USA for Language Learners https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/usa-road-trips-language-learners/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:12:07 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=26697 Learn a Language on a Road Trip across America Did you know there are 350 languages spoken in the United States? Although the main language is English, hit the streets and you’ll hear everything from Spanish to German, Tagalog to Cantonese. And that’s not just from the tourists. Historic immigration has brought people into the Read More >>

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]]> The World’s Most Unusual Languages https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/worlds-most-unusual-languages/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:59:44 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=19464 How Many Languages are Spoken in the World Today? The answer is probably more than you think: there are around 7,000 languages in use today. The exact number is difficult to count because so many are spoken in isolated, difficult-to-reach areas, or only spoken by a diminishing number of elders in minority groups. Amongst these Read More >>

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]]> What is the Official Language of the United States? https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/official-language-united-states/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/official-language-united-states/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:47:28 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=16575 Ask any random person to name the official language of the United States, and you’re bound to get English as the answer. But it’s actually the ultimate trick question. Most countries have an official language – and some have dozens! Bolivia has 37, Mali has 13, South Africa has 11, Zimbabwe has 16, and even Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/official-language-united-states/feed/ 3 Keep Your False Friends Close: Our Guide to Learning False Friends in Spanish https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/keep-your-false-friends-close-our-guide-to-learning-false-friends-in-spanish/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:10:41 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=14547 Let’s do a little vocabulary exercise. Take a look at this sentence:  Comer las frutas en la cafetería es su actividad favorita.  If you’ve been learning Spanish for a while, that’s pretty easy to translate, right? “Eating fruit in the cafeteria is his favorite activity”.   No problem. Now try this one:  La multitud emocionada observó la boda real. Uhhh… what?  You’d be forgiven for translating that literally as “the emotional multitude observed the real body”.  Of course, that Read More >>

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]]> 5 Dating Differences Between Americans and Europeans https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/dating-differences-between-americans-and-europeans/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 19:31:29 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=13848 Deciphering Dating Culture: Europe vs America  As the world gets smaller, more and more people are connecting across cultures.  Interacting with people from various places has become commonplace in today’s world. But this increase in interaction hasn’t necessarily reduced the nuanced cultural differences among people. This holds especially true when dating someone from a different Read More >>

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]]> African Languages: The Most Spoken Languages in Africa https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/african-caribbean-languages/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:42:18 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=13802 Africa is believed to be where early humans first emerged and spread across the globe. So, it’s only natural that the continent would have a rich linguistic heritage. Some of the earliest spoken tongues make up the languages in Africa.Whether you are planning a trip to the continent, want to reconnect with relatives abroad, or Read More >>

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]]> Canadian French vs European French: What’s the Difference? https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/quebecois-your-complete-guide-to-understanding-canadian-french/ https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/quebecois-your-complete-guide-to-understanding-canadian-french/#comments Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:05:26 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=13478 Understanding the Key Differences Between Canadian French vs French Once you know European French, is it worth learning Canadian French? Well, that depends. You could go to Quebec just knowing European French, but what happens when someone asks you this question: “Tsé-tu si ta blonde est prête à embarquer dans le char?” You might be Read More >>

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]]> https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/quebecois-your-complete-guide-to-understanding-canadian-french/feed/ 2 Wacky Winter Holiday Traditions Around the World https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/winter-holiday-traditions-around-the-world/ Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:39:04 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=12815 Fascinating Winter Traditions, Celebrations and Customs Around the World While Christmas is the most popular winter holiday in the U.S., the world is full of diverse ways of celebrating winter, including some unexpected and amusing customs and traditions. La Noche de Rábanos, The Night of the Radishes – Mexico On December 23, the residents of Read More >>

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