Mind your LANGUAGE!

Going abroad? These apps will help you learn new languages with ease

- FAITH HILL

Learning a new language is fun and exciting, plus it builds your brain power and confidence. Famous language lovers include Dame Helen Mirren, who is fluent in French, and Olympian Paula Radcliffe MBE, who conducts her interviews in German and French, as well as English.

Google Translate

This is a handy free app that translates 109 languages through text, images and speech. Hold your smartphone camera over the text you need to translate or import a photo. Or ask native speakers to talk into your phone’s microphone and the app will translate for you.

Babbel