Annette explains what colloquial contractions are, and shows us three popular ones: "kinda," "wanna," and "gonna." She tells us where these words come from and how they're used in context.

Dates are usually expressed with ordinal numbers. Sometimes, though, what we write is different from what we say.

Watch this video featuring Alexander Pointer to learn the many ways of greeting people in English.

Why do some of the national parks in the United States resemble the European Alps? Geologist Dr. Robert Darga answers this question.

Booking a room by phone in a new language can be a challenge. This video will show you some typical questions you'll be asked, and how you can answer them.

Subscribers love playing Scribe, Yabla's patented dictation game. Once you've watched this brief video, you'll be playing in no time.