we had the huge pleasure of taking part in the atlantikaldia festival in errenteria last weekend. for four days the basque town was turned into a meeting place of cultures from around the world, with a special focus on the music, languages...
can you tell the difference between a somerset accent and a cornish accent? what about cockney or estuary english? test your knowledge in the fun quiz below which has been put together by travel firm expedia. the quiz challenges you to identify...
here at forvo we've been getting into the pokémon go spirit. with the mobile augmented reality game hitting the world by storm, it's hard to go anywhere without bumping into someone attempting to catch one of the little blighters....
we're getting into the olympic spirit at forvo with the release of a series of pronunciation guides for rio 2016. the guides, which you can find here , are designed to help people learn to pronounce some of the tricky names of athletes...
euro 2016 has sparked a lot of interest in forvo, with many of our users trying to find out how to pronounce the names of the some of the continent's top footballers. the top three requested pronunciations for the month of june were the...
at forvo we believe that selfless collaboration between people is a really important value in our society and it should be a source of satisfaction and pride to be able to demonstrate that collaboration. with this in mind and by way of...
we were hugely honoured to have a visit from sophie stephenson to the forvo offices this week. scottish dancer sophie is gaelic artist in residence in the basque country as part of the tosta 2016 project . tosta is a pan-european...
yep folks, we've done it. forvo officially has over 500,000 registered users... and counting. we'd like to celebrate this fantastic achievement with all of our users as it's thanks to each and every one of you who make forvo...
we've gone app crazy at forvo these past few weeks. here's what we've been up to. forvo for iphone we've released a major new version of of forvo's app for iphone with a completely updated interface. you can now record...
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...
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...
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....
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...