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<p>Babies are speaking to us all the time, but most of us have no clue what they're saying. To researchers, though, the babbling of babies is knowable, predictable, and best of all, teachable to us non-experts. This week, we revisit our May 2018 primer on how to decipher the secr ... Show More

<p>Bababa, dadada, ahgaga. Got that? Babies are speaking to us all the time, but most of us have no clue what they're saying. To us non-babies, it all sounds like charming, mysterious gobbledegook. To researchers, though, babbling conveys important information about a baby's read ... Show More

Recently a video went viral of a baby talking - or babbling - with a Liverpool accent. Professor Julian Pine from Liverpool University explains how babies and young children learn language, including the rules we take for granted. Including the surprising reasons who children mak ... Show More

How do babies let their parents know what they want when they can't speak? Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-engl ... Show More

<p>A wee baby learning to talk. His first word, a loving &#39;mama.&#39; The second, &#39;dada.&#39; And then comes the &#39;gimme, gimme, gimme.&#39; Well, you have to start somewhere. In this podcast, learn the phrase that will help you get what you want, in Mandarin Chinese. E ... Show More

Learn how to talk about (and to) babies as Joaquim stops by to meet Sandra's son for the first time. You'll notice there are lots of words in the diminutive form! 

What do babies need to learn to do to be able to talk?TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript and worksheet for this episode to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-241128SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://w ... Show More

Send a textIn this beginner to intermediate episode, two young parents meet with their babies at the doctor's office. Repeat the dialogue to strengthen your pronounciation!