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The popularity of language-learning apps has boomed around the world during the coronavirus lockdowns, and the UK has, somewhat surprisingly, led the way.

For a country not renowned for its population's skill or enthusiasm at learning a foreign language, the Covid-19 pandemic appears to have seen many more Britons try their hand at becoming at least a bit bilingual.

With lockdowns limiting what we can otherwise do with our leisure time, people have been downloading apps to swap their "hellos" for a "buenos das", "bonjour" or "guten tag".

Londoner Chelsey Hames started using language app Duolingo to learn some French last year.

After a few months, the 33-year-old says she "could suddenly read blocks of French text".

"While I can't translate word for word, I can now get the idea and sentiment behind the writing. It is absolute magic."

Smale, K. P. (2021, January 11). UK leading the way in use of language-learning apps. Retrieved from BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55562267