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General Language & Multilingual Sites
bab.la language portal - free online dictionaries, vocabulary trainers, quizzes, games and a language forum in 12 languages
Babel Fish Translations - Most popular translating site
Babel Site: Online Grammars - Occitan, Catalan, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Hebrew, Turkish, Japanese
BBC Languages - Emphasis on French, Italian, Spanish and German, but others included too
Before You Know It - Free flashcard program, available in 70
languages, from Transparent Language
Book2 - Learn languages online for free with 100 audio (mp3) files!
Clip2Go - Users create and share multimedia word lists in German, Spanish or English
Dictionarist - Online talking dictionary, in 13 languages
Dicts.info - Very useful, free dictionary project; includes 80 languages
Eastern European Languages - Phrases in all the Slavic and Baltic languages (and also Romanian)
E. L. Easton Languages Online - Several links for several languages
Enchanted Learning Childrens' Dictionaries - Picture dictionaries and printable pages for learning vocabulary
Ethnologue, Languages of the World - Web's largest database of language information
Eurolang - Support for linguistic diversity and minority languages in Europe
Fit for Europe - Information on the countries of the European Union, as well as their languages
Flashcard Exchange - Study and print language flashcards
Foreign Service Institute Courses - Developed by the US government, free language courses now in the public domain (downloadable pdf and sound files)
FreeLanguage.org - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Reviews, Articles, Study Guides, Learning Materials
FreeTranslation.com - Another translating site for text or websites
Get the Skill: Languages - Free language courses in over 40 languages
Geonames.de - Countries of the world in their local language, as well as translations into several other languages
Gilles Joyeux's Languages - Several lists of vocabulary, and memory games, in French, Spanish, Italian and German
G.L.O.S.S. - Global language online support system, search for lessons for several Less Commonly Taught Languages
Glossophilia - Resources on many of the world's languages
Goethe-Verlag - Free lessons, audio files and tests in 40 languages
HNHSoft Talking Dictionaries and Translators - Turn your smart phone or PDA into a talking translator and language tutor. HNHSoft bi-lingual dictionaries and talking phrase books include Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Thai, French, Spanish, German, and Italian. Compatible with all leading mobile platforms including iPhone, iPod, Blackberry, Window Mobile, Palm, and Java phones.
How to Swear in Foreign Languages - From insults.net
I Love Languages! - Language resources on the web
I love you! in Various Languages
Indo-European Language Family Tree
Indo-European Studies - Multilingual site devoted to the Indo-European people: origins, migrations and civilization; archaeology and comparative linguistics.
Interactive Terminology for Europe - Multilingual term database (similar to a dictionary) for all European Union languages
Internet Picture Dictionary - Plus activities; for English, French, Italian, Spanish and German
Internet Polyglot - Free language lessons online, with audio and games; over 20 languages available
Jennifer's Language Page - Learn how to say several words and phrases in hundreds of different languages
Jewish Language Research Website - Descriptions of several languages spoken by Jews
LangMedia - Resources for world languages; video clips of everyday life and conversations in several languages
Language Learning Library - Grammar and phrases for 8 languages
Language Learning Software by Language101.com - A spaced repetition program
Language Menu - Designed for teachers by teachers, several PDF lessons to download for teaching languages
Language Museum - Written samples and English translations of 2,000 languages
Language Realm - free resource for language reference, learning, and study (Japanese, Spanish, French, German)
Language Tutoring - Helping you learn a new language; contains over 70 articles
LanguageGuide.org - Provides free sound-integrated resources for learning languages
Languages for Travelers - Introduction to some of the most popular languages with basic pronunciation and basic phrases
Languages of Europe - Comparisons of several European languages in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary
Languages on the Web - Includes several bilingual texts, in 55 languages
Learn Languages Online - Free language tutorials for French, Portuguese, and German. Also includes resources for learning 12 other languages.
Learn Plus - Interactive language tutorials in German and Spanish
Learning Languages - By FX Micheloud
LearnVerbs - Pronunciation of conjugated verb forms in 9 languages (password needed, but free)
Linguaguide - Directory of language resources
Linguanaut.com - 101 Phrases in 25 languages
Lingu@net Europa - Multilingual centre for language learning
Linguistic Maps - Demonstrate how existing ethnic and linguistic diversities are too often ignored or evicted by a nationalist point of view
Linguistic Resources on the Internet - From sil.org
Linguist List - The world's largest online linguistic resource
ListenLive - Listen to European radio stations online
LiveMocha - The social way to learn a language (community and lessons)
Living Language - Phrases for French, German, Italian and Spanish from the Fodor phrase books
Loecsen Orizon Player - Discover, hear and learn 70 essential expressions for travelling
Logos Children's Library - Tons of children's stories in several foreign languages, some with audio
Loquella - Free online French or Spanish course; focuses on vocabulary and pronunciation
Mahalo Languages - Directory of language learning sites; pay sites are marked
Mango Languages - Unique teaching method quickly engages you in real conversations between two native speakers
MIT Open CourseWare - Free language & literature course materials for MIT classes
Mixxer: Language Exchange - Free educational site for language learners and teachers to find a language partner for a language exchange.
MFL Video on Demand Resources - French, German, Spanish and Italian videos with transcripts and cloze exercises for listening comprehension
My Happy Planet - Learn a language from native speakers around the world for free.
Newspapers on the Internet - In several foreign languages
Omniglot Writing Systems - A guide to written language
Online Dictionaries - Multilingual dictionaries for 15 languages
Open Learn LearningSpace - Free language units from the Open University
Phrase Base - Forum for learning several languages through phrases
Polyglot-Learn-Languages.com - Free language exchange community
Project Gutenberg - Thousands of books in several languages to download
Quia Shared Activities - Online games and activities for several languages
Quiz Tree - Online quizzes in French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese
Resources for Students of Languages - English, French, German, Italian & Spanish
Sit Back... Watch... Learn - Blog that provides a collection of YouTube videos for learning Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Italian, Swedish, Sign Languages, and Welsh
Smartphrase.com - Thousands of foreign phrases arranged by subject for seven major languages
Speak7 - Free language lessons in 7 languages
Stella Courses - Courses for beginners in English, Spanish, Danish and Hungarian
SWAC Audio Collections - Choose a language, select a word from the index and click on the record that you want to listen to
Tongue Twisters - Large collection of tongue twisters in several languages
Transparent Languages - Free resources (blog, games, word of the day, quizzes, etc.) for several languages
Travlang's Foreign Languages for Travelers - Phrases and links for several languages, including audio files
TVBistro.com - Watch live TV online for free; channels in French, German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese
Typeit.org - Type foreign characters easily (15 languages)
UCLA Language Materials Project - Teaching Resources for Less Commonly Taught Languages
Ultimate Vocabulary - an interactive vocabulary building software to help boost vocabulary for exams like SAT, GRE and TOEFL
Unilang Community - For anyone interested in languages, linguistics, literature, culture, translation, communication, etc.
Vistawide - Information source for world languages and cultures
Verbix Online Conjugator - Conjugate verbs in several languages
Vocabulix - Vocabulary and conjugation trainer for Spanish, German, and English
Wannalearn.com: World Languages - Links to language tutorials and websites
WikiLang - workspace for language learners and language enthusiasts to collaborate their ideas and knowledge
Word2Word - Lists of various language resources online
WordChamp - Language learning network; learn or teach a language
Wordgraphs.com - Swedish-Polish-English dictionary, with user contributions
Wordreference.com - Online French, Italian, Spanish, German and Russian dictionaries
World of Reading - Source for foreign language and ESL materials to buy
WorldLanguage.com - Learning products to buy (audio, video, software, books) for several languages
WyzAnt.com - Find a private language tutor
XLingo.com - Language Exchange Community, flashcard-based
Yiddish-Hebrew-English-German-Russian Picture Dictionary
YourDictionary.com - Find dictionaries of foreign languages
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BePolyglot - Comparative language learning tool for Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian Comparative Vocabulary - A few vocabulary lists for English, French and Spanish Romance Languages - Information about all major romance languages, including Catalan and Romanian George Watson's College - French, Spanish, and Italian grammar, vocabulary and exercises Online Language Help - Available for Spanish, Voseo Spanish, French, Italian and soon Portuguese
► French French Numbers - focused solely on helping people to learn how to spell and say French numbers Français Interactif - First-year French online course, from the University of Texas at Austin Tex's French Grammar - Grammar explanations to accompany Français interactif Open Learning Initiative - Video-based beginner French courses BonPatron - Spelling and grammar check for French, just copy and paste your writing FrenchLearner.com - Audio lessons for fast and easy online learning French Online Grammar Quiz - Accompanies chapters in Allons-y textbook Phonétique - Learn French with phonetic exercises Français Facile - Lesson, exercises and games for learning French [English version available] French Slang - Five chapters borrowed from Street French, with audio and exercises French Vowels - Test your knowledge of the IPA and vowel sounds in French French in Action Videos - Watch online [North America only]; full college course Sons en français - Audio and video files to help with comprehension of spoken French Learn Canadian French - blog with audio and video for learning Quebecois accent and vocabulary Quebecois French Vocabulary - Largest dictionary of Canadian French on the internet French Starters - Online guide to French Essentials; pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar Les Synonymes - Synonym and antonym dictionary Verb2verbe.com - Enter French verbs in any conjugated form to get the infinitive and full conjugation All Things French - Links to various sites on French language and culture Realfrench.net - Resources and games for learners and teachers of French Le Point du FLE - Web-based activities for learning and teaching French Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links Larousse Dictionnaire - French dictionary, as well as French-English Cours d'été: français - from Ministère Education Nationale France Bienvenue - Audio and transcripts of interviews and dialogues [site in French] Expressio - Les expressions françaises décortiqueés; common expressions explained [site in French] Civilisation Française - Audio exercises on aspects of French life and culture [site in French] Amélioration du français - Downloadable PDFs for improving your French, especially vocabulary [site in French] RFI Langue Française - Le journal en français facile, les mots de l'actualité, les exercices de l'écoute [site in French] Bonjour de France - Le magazine pour pratiquer le français et dialoguer sur internet [site in French] Langue au Chat - Le site qui vous nettoie la langue [site in French] Le Professeur du français - Fiches pour les professeurs de FLE ou pour les élèves autodidactiques [site in French] PolarFLE - Cours FLE pour apprendre et étudier le français en ligne [site in French] Momes.net - Premiers pas sur internet; designed for kids [site in French] Le trésor de langue française informatisé Office Quebecoise de la langue francaise ClicNet: Français langue étrangère et langue seconde [site in French] TV5.org, langue française [site in French] Weboscope - Designed for Français Langue Etrangère teachers; it can be helpful for improving your French [site in French] World Languages - Listen to conversations about Australian culture in French Katia & Kylie Mac Learn French - Everyday French expressions, usually missing from books French Today - Includes Easy French Poetry, Verb Drills, and Classic Tales
► Italian Impariamo - Let's Learn Italian Forum, with free lessons Learn Italian Online Free - Grammar tutorials, word lists, phrases, and help with verbs Teach Yourself Italian - Grammar and exercises Italian Language Primer - Review of basic grammar and some basic vocabulary Italian Grammar - Free Italian grammar for English speakers ILGUR - Italian language, grammar, and usage resource in blog format Italian 100 Web Exercises - Interactive exercises to accompany Prego textbook, from the University of Victoria La Grammatica Italiana - Grammar and vocabulary exercises to accompany Prego textbook Corso di Lingua - Dentro l'Italiano 4.0 Corso Elementare from Rai Educational Oggi e Domani - Interactive course with 20 lessons Due Parole - Online monthly newspaper written in simple Italian Italiano in Famiglia - 20 video lessons for beginners with transcripts, but completely in Italian (designed for immigrants) Italian Electronic Classroom - Provides useful information on difficult aspects of the Italian language Professor Gio - Learn Italian for free, with audio Italien Facile - Free Italian lessons online, with exercises and audio [site in French] Virtual Italia - Resource for lovers of Italian culture My Daily Phrase Italian - 100 lessons [no longer current] from Radio Lingua International Learn Italian Pod - Several levels as well as cultural lessons Radio Arlecchino - Italian culture and grammar podcast, for intermediate learners World Languages Podcasting - Improve your Italian language skills by listening to conversations about Australian culture Italianpod101 - Learn Italian on your terms (must create account to use) Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia - Useful dictionary if you want to hear the word pronounced [Italian only] In Parole Povere - Appunti sulla (povera) lingua che usiamo ogni giorno [Italian only]
► Spanish Free Spanish Lessons - Learn Spanish with free vocabulary lists and grammar lessons. Living Spanish - Live and learn Spanish online, free site (beta) SpanishDict.com - comprehensive Spanish learning resource center with dictionary and translator Tomísimo - Community to get help with Spanish and connect with other Spanish learners and Spanish speakers Spanish Tuition Live - Learn spanish live one to one with native speaking tutors Medical Spanish - Healthcare Spanish resources, including a dictionary with audio Practicing Spanish - Medical Spanish for Healthcare Providers NoComprendo.es - Follow the course lesson by lesson or search for a particular lesson Spanish Language Primer - Review of basic grammar and some basic vocabulary e Learn Spanish Language - Free resources for students, teachers, and lovers of the Spanish language Spanish Grammar Genius - Will answer your Spanish questions in 24-48 hours Spanish Language & Culture - Lots of grammar exercises Más Arriba: Spanish Language Exercises - interactive workbook of introductory Spanish language exercises Spanish Flashcards - Monolingual or bilingual (Spanish - English) Learn Spanish Online with Audio - With native audio recordings Lingolex Learn Spanish - Help with vocabulary and grammar StudySpanish.com - Learn pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary Spanish Language Tutorial - Free online Spanish language and culture tutorial Spanish Pronto! - Several resource for learning Spanish Spanglish Fun - Learn, speak, meet; online language learning community Language Arena - Featuring Spanish articles, videos, books and more Spanish NewsBites - Spanish language news for Spanish language learners Spanish Only - Learn to speak Spanish fluently; blog from language learner Spanish Proficiency Exercises - Video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks Actualidades - blogueando per aprender
► Catalan Parla.cat - virtual learning space that offers all the educational materials for learning the Catalan language Intercat - electronic resources for learning the Catalan language and culture
► Portuguese Portuguese Language - Free basic Portuguese language tutorial with several free vocabulary lists.
► Romanian
► German Deutsch im Blick - First year German online course, from the University of Texas at Austin Grimm Grammar - Grammar explanations to accompany Deutsch im Blick Deutsche Welle - Free podcasts for learning German as well as an Interaktiv course Deutsch-Lernen - Free online German course Toms Deutschseite - Grammar and vocabulary, available in PDF format as well Paul Joyce Beginners' German - 12 chapters of dialogues and exercises, with audio Fokus Deutsch Video Series - Watch online [North America only]; transcripts also available The German Way & More - Language and culture in Germany, Austria & Switzerland German for Travellers - Learn German through audio Online German Course - From DeutschAkademie LEO Dictionary - Best online German/English dictionary Essential German - No frills approach to reading and writing German German Teaching Materials - From Nancy Thuleen Kontakte Online Activities - Exercises to accompany Kontakte textbook Was ist los in Haupstrasse 117? - Online exercises for beginning German that accompany a soap opera on DVD and workbook Deutsch-lerner.blog.de - Blog for those learning German, with downloadable PDFs [site in German] German on the Web Links - Links to online lessons and other resources, compiled by University of Michigan German Exercises - Grammar and exercises, online or downloadable [site in French] Sites for German - Ranging from topics on language, business, travel, politics, culture and more Swiss German Morphology and Lexicon - Also from Nancy Thuleen 19th Century German Stories - Some with English translations and comprehension exercises German Review Grammar - Essentials of German Grammar, from the University of Winnipeg German Language - German language schools, vocabulary and other resources Passwort Deutsch - Site to accompany the Deutsch als Fremdsprache books [only works in Internet Explorer] Pukka German - Real German Lingo
► Dutch Dutch Language Courses - For beginning and advanced students Acht voor taal - Interactive Dutch language course for beginners Dutch Grammar - Online grammar course, with podcast Laura Speaks Dutch - Podcast 2BDutch.nl - watch videos with subtitles to learn about Dutch language and culture Dutch Resources - Links for foreign students of Dutch Taalthuis Online Dutch Course - Beginning and Intermediate levels Speak Dutch - Learn to speak Dutch, for foreigners and travellers Learn Dutch - Resource for distance learners Introduction to the Dutch language - 11 lessons, [no longer updated] An Englishman's difficulties with Dutch
► Afrikaans Open CourseWare: Afrikaans Online for Free
► Yiddish
► Swedish Links about Swedish and Sweden Björn Engdahl's Swedish Course
► Danish
► Norwegian
► Icelandic Teaching South Slavic Languages - A Survey of Textbooks and Reference Works Listen to the Slavic Languages - Audio files and bilingual texts so you can read along
► Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Serbian/Croatian Survival Guide Serbo-Croatian Online Exercises
► Russian My Russian Lessons (also available in French) Russian Video Blog - free Russian video lessons A Spoonful of Russian Podcasts [No longer updated]
► Ukrainian
► Bulgarian
► Polish
► Czech Czech Language Learning Resource
► Slovak
► Macedonian Reading and Pronouncing Macedonian
► Slovenian
► Lithuanian
► Latvian
Greek & Latin Language Resources - Useful links for learning Latin and Ancient Greek Greek & Latin Learning Tools - Greek and Latin grammar, vocabulary, tutorials and classic e-books
► Welsh
► Gaelic BBC's Scottish Gaelic for beginners Scottish Gaelic learners' materials online
► Breton Non Indo-European Languages / Signed Languages
American Sign Language Browser Indonesian Listening Materials Intermediate Listening Materials Short Introduction to Hieroglyphics e-learning Turkish grammar and language
LanternFish - formerly Boggle's World Learn English with Jokes and Riddles English Grammar Reference & Exercises ESL Resources for Students - From Purdue University PearsonLongman.com - Downloadable resources and lesson plans Activities for ESL/EFL Students - A4esl.org ESL/EFL Sites - From About.com Resources in English as a Second Language Web Language Lab [site in French] Friends Fan Club - Transcripts of almost every episode in French and English Ressources pour le collège - Huge site for collège-level lesson plans [site in French] Karen's Linguistic Issues - Free resources for teachers and students of English Aprender Ingles Con Sonido - Spanish site for learning English, with sound files ESL Dewey - Teaching English in Taiwan Learn English Online - Get English lessons and learn English language fast and easy Ask Translation - Worldwide translation and interpreting French Canadian Translation Services - Hire a professional English/French translator New Lingo - Translation services for companies and agencies in the UK and New Zealand Professional Translation Services - Professional Translation Services from Global Lingo Spanish Translation - Hire a freelance English-Spanish translator Tomedes - The New Generation of Professional Translation Tolingo - Free text and website translation Trade & Tech Translations - Spanish to English translation for business, marketing, technical and architecture documents and websites Translation Advisor - Professional translation services and free language translator Translation Schools - Worldwide translation schools directory Translation Services - PoliLingua delivers translation, localization and managed language solutions for clients large and small; in the corporate, government and personal sectors.
LanguageJobs4U - European and International language jobs Lingua Jobs - Job portal specializing in multilingual and bilingual job vacancies worldwide Top Language Jobs - Language recruitment website for language jobs in the UK and Ireland
Languagecourse.net - Find and compare language schools worldwide AbroadLanguages.com - Foreign language schools for French, Italian, Spanish, German and Russian Accademia Leonardo - Study Italian on the Amalfi coast BLS French Courses - Learn French in Bordeaux or Biarritz Blue Planet Languages - Study a foreign language in the country where it is spoken! Boa Lingua - Language studies worldwide Bulgarian Lessons - in Veliko Tarnovo Cactus Language - Language courses in the United Kingdom Centro Culturale Conero - Italian language courses in le Marche, Italy Centropuccini - Italian language school in Tuscany CESA Languages - Language courses for all levels, in language schools abroad from 1 week to 1 year CIC Argentina - Study Spanish in Argentina Communicaid: Global Communication - French courses in London, Paris, Frankfurt, et al. Conversational French Instruction - Learn French in Toronto Deutsch Akademie - German language courses in Munich Educations.com - College, University, MBA, phD, Bachelors and Masters degrees wordwide Enjoy Russian - Russian language School Enjoy Russian EDUQuality Language Schools - Language immersion courses abroad EDURussian - Study Russian in Voronezh Ecole Suisse des Langues - Learn French, German, English or Italian ESL-Languages - Language studies abroad; 90 destinations in over 40 countries Eurolingua Institute - Study abroad language programs in 35 countries Exploring Abroad - Provides information on living, traveling, teaching, working, and volunteering abroad Federico II - Scuola di Lingua e Cultura Italiana - Italian language and culture courses in Sicily Il Centro - Italian language courses in Milan Institut Linguistique Adenet - Learn French in Montpellier, France Insula Sevilla - Spanish language school in Sevilla Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo - Italian language school in Tuscany Istituto Michelangelo - Italian language school in Florence, Italy. Italian Language School - Learn Italian in Rome LanguageCourses.net - Language studies for price-conscious people Language Courses New York - Several language courses throughout New York City Language Trainers - Language courses; any language, anywhere, any time Learn Languages Abroad - Study a language where it is spoken Learn Spanish at 40 Language Schools Learn Spanish in Mexico - Learn Spanish in Mexico in the Unesco World Heritage city of Queretaro, Mexico. The safest city in Mexico Learn Spanish in Spain at Quorum Language School - Spanish Online courses via videoconference with free trial Learn Spanish in Spain - Spanish courses at Spanish Universities Learn Spanish in Spain & Latin America Lingua Schools - Learn Spanish in Spain or Latin America Madrelingua Italiano - Learn Italian in Bologna MyLanguageTravel - Language school reviews and study abroad guide Omnilingua - Italian language course in Sanremo Pro Linguis - Language studies abroad Professional Language Solutions - an innovative training company headquartered in London, providing a full range of language training services to the corporate market worldwide Scuola d'Italiano Roma - Italian language school on Via Nazionale in Rome Scuola Leonardo da Vinci - Italian language school in Italy officially authorized by the Italian Ministry of Education Scuola Tricolore - Italian Language School in Genoa Sofi64 - French language school in southwest France Spanish in the World - Spanish schools in Spain and Latin America Sprachaufenthalte 50Plus - Language holidays for people of the age of 50+ Sprachdirekt - We are an Language Journey Mediator and we are offering Language Courses in the USA, England, Ireland, Spain, France and Italy. Stein Study Abroad - Learn French, Spanish, German or Italian abroad StudyAbroad.com - Learn languages abroad The Language Travel Company - Total immersion language program abroad UniSpain - Spanish Language Courses in Spain Wiracocha Spanish School - Spanish language immersion course in Cuzco, Peru |
