# Pronunciation

[**What’s the International Phonetic Alphabet, and how do I use it?**](https://blog.duolingo.com/how-is-the-international-phonetic-alphabet-used/)  
Jul 23  [Ari Moline, Ph.D.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/emily/)

[**Dear Duolingo: Is English a difficult language to learn?**](https://blog.duolingo.com/is-english-difficult/)  
Jun 23  [Stefanie Schantl, M.A.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/stefanie/)

[**Why you should learn German and how to get started**](https://blog.duolingo.com/why-learn-german-language/)  
May 19  [Duolingo Team](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/duolingo/)

[**Why you should learn French and how to get started**](https://blog.duolingo.com/why-study-french/)  
May 14  [Cindy Blanco, Ph.D.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/cindy/)

[**Dear Duolingo: How can I learn Chinese tones?**](https://blog.duolingo.com/chinese-tones/)  
Apr 28  [Farrah Neumann, Ph.D.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/farrah/)

[**What makes Arabic hard (and why that shouldn’t stop you from learning it)**](https://blog.duolingo.com/what-makes-arabic-hard-and-why-that-shouldnt-stop-you-from-learning-it/)  
Apr 27  [Emilie Zuniga, Ph.D.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/emilie/)

[**Everything you need to know about Italian pronunciation**](https://blog.duolingo.com/italian-pronunciation-guide/)  
Apr 2  [Elizabeth Strong, Ph.D.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/elizabeth-strong/)

[**How tongue twisters can help you learn a language**](https://blog.duolingo.com/tongue-twisters-language-learning/)  
Mar 26  [Dune Dills](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/dune/)

[**How French accent marks can help improve your pronunciation**](https://blog.duolingo.com/french-accent-marks-pronunciation/)  
Feb 11  [Sharon Wilkinson, Ph.D.](https://blog.duolingo.com/author/sharon/)