Categories or tags are a different way to learn pronunciations in Forvo. We let users add them so they are creating very interesting groups of words, like these categories: Greetings, Opera or France with hundred of words in many languages.

Now we have found that there are more than 12.000 different tags and this classification was semi-hidden to you. That didn´t make sense. So now you can browse the whole categories list and also filtered by language from the language profile page (i.e. japanese and japanese categories).

Hope you like this feature.

We have introduced a new lovely feature: translations for each word. Thanks to the Google Translate service, now from every word page you will see that word translated from the original language (more than 50 languages in google´s tool) to the interface language (spanish and english at this moment).

So if translations are not perfect blame Google :)

All Forvo members hope you will enjoy and learn more with this new feature.

We have redesigned the language page to help you find who are the best pronouncers in every language. We called these users “The A-team“, so “If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire them. ”

See an example on Russian.

Forvo is a language site so, as you could imagine, we are translating Forvo to more languages in 2009, starting with Forvo in spanish… right now.

Es un placer para los que hacemos Forvo sacar la versión en este idioma, que al fin y al cabo, es el nuestro.

More languages to come soon. And if you´d like to collaborate in any particular language contact us.

We have recently updated the word detail page. See Barcelona pronuciation as an example. The main diferences are:

- MP3 download for every pronunciation.
- The same goes for sharing options. Now the embeddable pronunciations are available for all the pronunciations. If you want to share your own pronunciation, now you can be sure that it won´t change.
- Minor design changes.

We are working on even more features to this page soon.

We have published some information about the new features available for editors. If you would like to collaborate as an editor, read what you could do.

Remember also to share your Forvo love by using these badges.

This post is not about december statistics, because we are no longer including them in the blog. Now you can find all that information in the languages page. The number of pronunciations is updated to the minute so if you are curious just visit it.

Well, not only language lovers but people who have joined Forvo. Once again, we have to thank your collaboration in creating the world´s biggest pronunciation database. We also want to mention recent comments about Forvo:

- Veryshortlist: Speaking in tongues.

- Bright.nl: Scheveningen zoals Scheveningen bedoeld is [dutch].

Para ser nuestro idioma nativo lo teníamos un poco olvidado, por primera vez, escribimos también en español. Esperamos tener lista la versión de Forvo en este idioma para dentro de muy poco. Aunque el proceso añadir y pronunciar es tan sencillo, que realmente no hace falta ser un experto en inglés, esperamos que así, más gente pueda utilizar Forvo de un modo que les resulte más cómodo y natural. Otros idiomas se irán añadiendo progresivamente.

Si tienes algo que decirnos también puedes hacerlo en este idioma.

ISO language codes don´t distinguish regional or country accents, so portuguese, spanish or english have only a code. It doesn´t exist brazilian portuguese, or american english. But, in fact, they exist and sometimes have little in common!

In forvo, we had covered that question asking your country to show it next to the pronunciation, but we are going further with a new and more accurate version. This is the result:

Pronunciation map for @
Pronunciation map for flickr

All you have to do is complete your personal information with your native location, (region or similar, is not necesary your street :),so all your previous pronunciations will update to this new location, giving other users a richer experience in their way to pronounce every word in the world.