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Periwinkle Posted at 9:05 am on Jan. 2, 2009
This is a collection of useful links related to various languages. If you have any links to add, please post them in the topic so that they can be edited into the official lists. If you notice any broken links, please let myself or another moderator know so that we can remove them.

Language links


Also check out these links, which are relevant to all languages:
The original sticky was compiled by winters. Credit is due to immaculate, who has helped me to format the new sticky and who has also added several languages to the list.

Replies
handsfree Posted at 2:10 pm on April 29, 2009
Muchas gracias, tía!
S0LITUDE Posted at 3:08 pm on Feb. 9, 2009
grazie!
ElfQrin Posted at 12:15 pm on Jan. 2, 2009
What about showing some love to Latin? :( That's the language I'm taking in school. Ugh. And I need help--bad. :/
roflfuckyou Posted at 9:44 am on Jan. 2, 2009
Wow it looks so much better!

You did such a good job :)

Periwinkle Posted at 9:19 am on Jan. 2, 2009
MULTILANGUAGE TOOLS

Multilanguage dictionaries

  • Slovnyk
  • Eudict
  • Dictionary list
  • Sakhr
  • Reverso
  • Freedict
  • Wordreference

    Multilanguage translators

  • Webtrance
  • Webpage translator
  • Freetranslation
  • Babelfish
  • Google translate
  • Reverso

    Typing in foreign languages

  • Typeit
  • Multilanguage transliterator

    Language identifiers

  • Textcat
  • Druid
  • Verbix
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:19 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    MULTILANGUAGE RESOURCES

    Multiple resource sites  

  • Foreignword  
  • Glottopedia  
  • Word2Word
  • Verbix  
  • Omniglot  
  • Langmedia

    Language learning resources  

  • Digitaldialects  
  • Unilang  
  • Mike's radio world (radio from around the world)  
  • Online phrasebook
  • School-based language resources
  • Language helpers
  • Transcon
  • Stacktutor (flashcards)

    Language chat and exchange  

  • My language exchange  
  • Rosetta Stone Shared Talk  
  • Interpals
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:18 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    LANGUAGES/LINGUISTICS IN THEORY  

  • Language families  
  • Wikipedia - list of basic linguistic topics  
  • Glossary of linguistic terms  
  • Article about language and thought  
  • The linguist list  
  • Language/linguistics links  
  • Indo-European resources  
  • Ancient scripts  
  • Proto-Info-European - the earliest ancestors of English
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:18 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    LANGUAGE LEARNING TIPS AND COURSES

    Online language courses and language learning software  

  • Transparent  
  • IElanguages  
  • Internet polyglot  
  • Byki  
  • Radiolingua  
  • Livemocha
  • E-Language School  
  • BBC languages
  • ProvaLingua
  • Vokabeltrainer

    How to learn languages

  • How to learn any language  
  • Learn lots of languages  
  • Language learning advisor
  • How to learn a language
  • How to learn a foreign language
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:17 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    SPANISH

    Dictionaries/Translators

  • Spanish <-> English
  • Spanish <-> English
  • Spanish <-> English

    Pronunciation.

  • Pronunciation
  • Pronunciation
  • Pronunciation with audio
  • Pronunciation and alphabet
  • Pronunciation guide

    Grammar

  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Common phrases
  • Common words with audio
  • Spanish grammar exercises

    Culture/History

  • Wikipedia article on Spanish culture
  • Brief history of Spain
  • Wikipedia article on history of Latin America
  • Wikipedia article about Spanish Language

    Other/General resources

  • Online Spanish course
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:16 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    SLOVAK

    Dictionaries

  • English/German/French/Spanish/Russian/Italian/Hungarian <-> Slovak
  • English <-> Slovak
  • English <-> Slovak
  • English <-> Slovak

    Grammar

  • Words/grammar exercises (in Slovak only)

    Press

  • Cassovia

    Other/General resources

  • Learn Slovak - dictionary, grammar, chat, lessons
  • Slovak literature
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:15 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    SERBIAN, CROATIAN, BOSNIAN

    Dictionaries

  • German/English <-> Serbian
  • English <-> Croatian
  • Croatian <-> English dictionary and translator
  • Swedish <-> Turkish/Serbo-Croat, list of technical dictionaries
  • English -> Croatian dictionary of IT terms
  • English <-> Croatian genealogical dictionary

    Pronunciation

  • Croatian pronunciation guide

    Language

  • Etymology of the word 'Hrvatska'
  • Croatian/Serbian tongue twisters

    For tourists

  • Useful phrases in Croatian and English

    Press

  • BBC in Croatian
  • Croatian news

    Croatian music

  • Folk songs
  • 'Silent Night' in Croatian

    Literature

  • Croatian poetry
  • Croatian literature
  • Croatian literature

    Grammar

  • Bosnian language resources
  • Learn Bosnian
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:14 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    RUSSIAN

    Dictionaries  

  • English <-> Russian <-> German
  • English -> Russian
  • English/German/Spanish/French/Italian <-> Russian
  • Russian <-> English

    Grammar

  • Interactive online reference
  • Reference grammar

    Pronunciation

  • Russian alphabet with pronunciation guide and examples

    Writing

  • Online convertor both from and in azbuka (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian)
  •  Russian keyboard, layout 1
  • Transliteration & virtual keyboard
  • Transliterator

    Press

  • Russian radio
  • BBC Russian
  • Pravda (Russian newspaper)
  • Izvestia (Russian newspaper)

    Other/General resources

  • Hundreds and hundreds of books in Russian
  • Learn Russian FAQ - loads of really useful information about learning Russian
  • Learn Russian online - lots of useful resources
  • Language tutorial & online phrasebook
  • Online Russian lessons
  • Spoonful of Russian podcast & lessons
  • Taste of Russian podcasts
  • Learning Russian & grammar
  • Russian America
  • Omniglot page on Russian
  • Practice Russian - many resources
  • Listen2Russian
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:13 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    PORTUGUESE

    Dictionaries/Translators

  • Portuguese <-> English
  • Portuguese <-> English Translator
  • Portuguese <-> English

    Pronunciation.

  • Pronunciation
  • Pronunciation
  • Pronunciation
  • Pronunciation
  • Alphabet with pronunciation

    Learning

  • Common words and phrases

    Grammar

  • Grammar guide
  • Descriptive grammar

    Culture/History

  • History of Portugal
  • Wikipedia article on Portuguese
  • History of the Portuguese language
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:13 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    POLISH


    Dictionaries and translators

  • Polish <-> English with Polish diatrical marks
  • English/Georgian/French/Italian/Russian/Spanish <-> Polish, Polish -> Hebrew. Diacritical marks available for all languages involved.
  • Polish monolingual dictionary
  • Polish monolingual dictionary of orthography
  • Polish monolingual dictionary of foreign words
  • Polish <-> English/German/French/Spanish/Italian
  • German/English <-> Polish (many entries accessible to paying users only)
  • English -> Polish
  • Polish monolingual thesaurus
  • English/Russian/German <-> Polish translator
  • Polish <-> English translator

    Specialised dictionaries

  • Dictionary of Polish slang
  • English -> Polish IT dictionary

    Vocabulary

  • Common words

    Grammar

  • Grammar guide (warning: this is a pdf with almost 500 pages and takes a while to load)
  • Grammar guide

    Pronunciation

  • Guide to pronunciation (warning: this is a pdf with 9 pages and may take a while to load over a slow connection)

    Polish online courses

  • In French
  • In English

    Other/General resources

  • Heritage resource centre
  • Wirtualna Francja - French/Polish union (in French)
  • Etymology of common Polish names
  • Common Polish first names
  • Periwinkle Posted at 9:13 am on Jan. 2, 2009
    MACEDONIAN AND BULGARIAN

    Bulgarian

    Dictionaries

  • English <-> Bulgarian

    Writing

  • Guide to alphabet and pronunciation

    Pronunciation

  • Guide to alphabet and pronunciation  

    Macedonian

    Dictionaries

  •  English/German/French/Italian/Albanian/Greek <-> Macedonian
  • Downloadable Macedonian <-> English dictionary and font (freeware, Windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP)

    Writing

  • Alphabet
  • Alphabet 2

    Pronunciation

  •  Reading and pronouncing - interactive tutorial

    History and culture

  • History of Macedonia
  • Current cultural life in Macedonia
  •  Macedonian culture

    Media

  •  BBC news
  • Macedonian news and radio

    Other/General resources

  • Introduction to Macedonian
  • Romanisation of Macedonian
  • Online exercises
  • Information about the Republic of Macedonia
  • More information about the Republic of Macedonia
  • Wikipedia page about Macedonian
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