LANGUAGE FAQS

We offer thirty different languages including French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, and the ever-popular Pashto. See full list. 

Both of our Spanish products are suitable for situations ranging from business to personal use, no matter the dialect. If you're still having trouble deciding which version of Spanish to purchase, there are some primary factors to consider.

Spanish (Spain) is a solid choice if you plan on spending time in European Spanish-speaking areas, with Spain being the most obvious locale. It's also useful if you plan to converse with Spanish speakers from those regions.

Spanish (Latin America) is ideal if you would like to get accustomed to the Spanish spoken in the Americas. For most learners of Spanish in the United States, this is the more practical choice.

The differences in the products range from subtle to more noticeable. Our Spanish (Latin America) product is based on the way Spanish is spoken across many countries in North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean, while our Spanish (Spain) product is based on how Spanish is spoken in Spain and its nearby territories, such as the Canary Islands.

While most forms of Spanish retain an essential core understood by most speakers of the language, the two forms we teach contain notable differences in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Our Spanish (Latin America) product teaches an accent from northern South America and southern Central America, while our Spanish (Spain) product teaches Castilian Spanish with an accent from north-central Spain, including Madrid.

Grammar differences also exist--for example, Spanish (Spain) has some additional verb inflections, and verb tenses may be used differently in Spain than in Latin America.

Similar to the way British English and American English vocabulary have evolved separately over the last several hundred years, Spanish vocabulary has diverged from one side of the Atlantic to the other. This is especially true in areas such as technology. A simple example would be the word for car, which is coche in Spain and mostly carro in Latin America. Even within Latin America, there are regional differences in vocabulary, so for our Spanish (Latin America) product, we chose standard words that are understood throughout Latin America.  

While we do offer a wide variety of languages, we understand more than anyone that it only covers a fraction of what's out there.

If there's a language that we don't currently offer, speak up! 

Started in 2004, the Endangered Languages Program seeks to revitalize at-risk languages to through customized versions of our software. Working with indigenous cultures such as the Navajo and the Chitimacha, we help to revitialize and sustain these languages for the long term.

Learn more about our Endangered Languages Program.