Mezzo litro di vino rosso, per favore

Ein Bier bitte

Un kir, s'il vous plait

It’s funny how our foreign language skills seem to come into their own a few wines down. In the morning, we’re a bit awkward and stutter-y just ordering a latte. But come evening, somewhere north of aperitif time, and we’re suddenly doing our secondary school Madame proud.

Perhaps it’s no coincidence; a new study has found that our pronunciation prowess improves with a small amount of alcohol.

Though we know booze impairs cognitive function, the research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology found that less than a pint per person is enough to enhance pronunciation in foreign languages.

Drinking alcohol can help with foreign language skills, study finds