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Blather

Blather is a Match-3 game that teaches real languages. Translate phrases to clear customers from lines, match topics for bonus combos, and use hints when you need help. Features 14 languages, over 60,000 voiced phrases, and difficulty settings for casual or hardcore play.

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December 23, 2025
221 days ago
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About the Game

Blather is a Match-3 language learning game. You play as a translator helping customers who are waiting in lines. Click on a customer and they will say a phrase. Pick the correct translation and they leave happy. Pick wrong or take too long, and the lines start to fill up. If the lines get too long, it's game over.

Each customer has a topic, shown as a number. When customers with the same topic end up next to each other, they all get cleared at once and you score bonus points.

Never Studied the Language? No Problem.

Every answer choice has a hint button. Click it and you will hear the phrase spoken in your native language. Check all the hints and you will definitely find the right answer. But hints take time, and customers are waiting. The more phrases you memorize, the faster you can clear the lines.

Features


Learn any of 14 languages:
  • English
  • Spanish
  • German
  • French
  • Russian
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Italian
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • Dutch
  • Polish
  • Norwegian
  • Swedish

Over 4,000 phrases per language, all with voice recordings. That's more than 60,000 phrases total.

30 different topics including food, relationships, technology, health, and many more.

100 levels that get harder as you go.

Three difficulty settings, from relaxed to intense.

Phonetic spellings for most languages. Hover over the speech bubble to see things like Pinyin for Chinese.

Optional mature content setting for phrases that might be a bit spicy.

Why It Works


Blather uses real language learning techniques. You have to listen carefully, use context, and think fast. It works great on its own or alongside whatever else you are using to study. It's simple, it's fun, and you will be surprised how much you pick up.