-- Posted by Periwinkle 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 Arabic Belarussian Chinese/Mandarin Czech English French Gaelic German Hebrew Italian Japanese Ancient Greek/Modern Greek Macedonian and Bulgarian Polish Portuguese Russian Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian Slovak Spanish Also check out these links, which are relevant to all languages: Language learning tips and courses Languages/linguistics in theory Multilanguage resources Multilanguage tools 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. -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:06 am on Jan. 2, 2009 ARABIC Pronunciation Writing and pronouncing Arabic names Pronunciation Arabic alphabet with audio Alphabet About the Arabic alphabet Writing Arabic calligraphy Arabic keyboard   Other/General resources Transliteration of some names into Arabic [French site] Grammar Wikipedia article about Arabic grammar Guide to Arabic grammar Arabic grammatical terminology Grammar tutorials Learning Arabic Learn to read Arabic Basic vocabulary, grammar and culture Apprendre l'arabe (in French) -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:06 am on Jan. 2, 2009 BELARUSSIAN Vocabulary Basic phrases (Belarussian, Russian, Bulgarian and English) Writing Alphabet Dictionaries and translators Belarussian translit -> Cyrillic alphabet. Grammar Fundamentals of modern Belarussian Press Svaboda Belarussian news Belarussain radio Other/General resources Virtual guide to Belarus Omniglot page on Belarussian Wikipedia article on Belarussian A collection of links Useful phrases -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:07 am on Jan. 2, 2009 CHINESE/MANDARIN   Dictionaries/Translators   Chinese (Traditional or Simple) <-> English   Chinese (Traditional or Simple) <-> English Translator   Pronunciation   Pronunciation   Pronunciation   Pronunciation   Learning   Common phrases with audio   Grammar   http://www.chinese-outpost.com/language/grammar/" target="_top">Introduction to Chinese grammar   http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/grammar.htm" target="_top">Essential grammar   Culture/History   http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/china/" target="_top">History of China   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language" target="_top">History of the Chinese language   http://www.chinaunique.com/educate/culture.htm" target="_top">Culture of China   Other/General resources Online Chinese course -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:07 am on Jan. 2, 2009 CZECH Dictionaries Czech <-> English/German/French/Spanish/Italian/Russian Czech <-> English/German/French/Spanish/Italian/Russian English/German/French/Spanish/Italian/Russian/Latin -> Czech English/German/French/Spanish/Italian/Russian/Polish/Romanian <-> Czech Grammar Useful grammar schemes Practical guide   Vocabulary Czech primer in pictures Pronunciation Downloadable audio files (Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland) Other/General resources Czech language and culture junction Lots of resources for learning Czech Playing with Czech words and curiosities Radio Prague - language and culture taught in English Czech history Czech literature Essential Czech phrases -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:08 am on Jan. 2, 2009 ENGLISH Learning English Antimoon - how to learn English effectively   English Club   Grammar Grammar guide   English grammar Common errors in English Grammar references and exercises   Spelling Spelling differences between AE and BE   Dr. Grammar's FAQ Culture   Guide to British life, culture and customs British culture, customs and traditions UK culture British culture and Britishness Other/General Resources UsingEnglish - ESL resource centre English the easy way   -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:08 am on Jan. 2, 2009 FRENCH   Dictionaries   French -> English Dictionary   English <-> French Dictionary   English <-> French Translator Dictionary   English <-> French Dictionary   Free Online Translator   Grammar   French Grammar Help   French Basic Grammar   French Grammar   Real French Net   Pronunciation   About.com French Pronunciation   Pronouncing French   Language Guide Pronunciation   Radio France   Culture   Basic French Culture   French Embassy Cultural Site   Wiki Culture Of France   French Customs, Culture, Etiquette and Business Protocol   French Culture   Wikipedia article on France   News & current affairs   Le Parisien   French News; French Life   Le Monde   Forums   Forum des ados   French chat   France jeunes   Other/General resources   Omniglot page on French   BBC languages - French   French assistant   French language course   Grammar and other resources   Online course including lots of vocabulary   Learn and practise French   French flashcards One thing in French a day -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:09 am on Jan. 2, 2009 GAELIC Learning Learn Gaelic Basic Gaelic Online course Other/General resources Save Gaelic -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:10 am on Jan. 2, 2009 GERMAN   Dictionaries   English <-> German   English/French/Spanish/Italian/Chinese <-> German   German <-> many languages   German dictionaries and grammar   English/Spanish/Portuguese <> German   Grammar   About.com guide to German grammar   Verb conjugator   Basic grammar, with examples   Detailed German grammar   Basic German grammar with examples   Pronunciation   Pronunciation guide with audio   About.com audio resources   Another pronunciation guide with audio examples   Monolingual encyclopaedic references and lexicons   Brockhaus   Wissen   Xipolis   Philosophie   Gesundheit   Wasser   Culture   About.com German-speaking countries culture resources   Goethe institute   Press   Financial Times Deutschland   Welt   Zeit   Faz   Sued Deutsche   Spiegel   Stern   Wiwo   MSN   Other/General resources   About.com German   Online course for beginners (with audio)   German flashcards   Omniglot page on German   Useful phrases   Online German course   Learn German online   Learn German guide   Why learn German? Slow German -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:10 am on Jan. 2, 2009 HEBREW Dictionaries/translators Hebrew <-> English dictionary (vowelized spelling) A selection of Hebrew -> English dictionaries (only partly available for free use) English -> Hebrew dictionary, arranged by category English ->Hebrew Arabic <-> Hebrew dictionary Alphabet and writing Wikipedia article about the Hebrew alphabet Wikipedia article about Hebrew diactritics Rules for spelling Hebrew without vowels (in Hebrew) Rules for Hebrew puntuation (in Hebrew) Hebrew keyboard Another Hebrew keyboard All about the Hebrew writing system Press Israeli newspaper Israeli newspaper Hebrew Today (has vowels, written in simple Hebrew) Israeli TV Israeli radio Israeli radio Israeli radio Other/General resources Lots of resources (click on 'Hebrew') -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:10 am on Jan. 2, 2009 ITALIAN Pronunciation Survival phrases Pronunciation Pronunciation basics Grammar Grammar Basic Grammar Rules Italian Grammar Wikipedia article on Italian grammar Basic Italian Grammar Culture/History Culture, customs and etiquette Wikipedia article on culture of Italy Brief Italian history Other/General resources Italian flashcards -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:11 am on Jan. 2, 2009 JAPANESE Dictionaries/Translators Japanese <-> English Japanese dictionary of Kanji Words Japanese dictionary of Kanji characters Japanese dictionary of Katakana words Pronunciation. Japanese Hiragana alphabet and pronunciation consonants Basic Japanese pronunciation Grammar A guide to Japanese grammar Notes on Japanese grammar Visualizing Japanese grammar Culture/History Culture of Japan History of Japan -- Posted by Periwinkle at 9:12 am on Jan. 2, 2009 ANCIENT GREEK/MODERN GREEK Dictionaries/translators Greek <-> English translator Greek <-> English dictionary Greek <-> English translator Culture/history General history Culture Culture again Wikipedia history of Greece Biblical Greek/New Testament Greek Grammar Grammar and explanations Elementary Greek NT Greek.net Ancient Greek Vocabulary and grammar Pronunciation Pronunciation and vocabulary with audio Phrases Learning tools Modern Greek Learning Greek Greek lessons Basic Greek grammar Greek basic course with audio Vocabulary and grammar Greek alphabet with audio Pronunciation Writing Greek letters Modern Green resources Learn Modern Green Introduction to modern Greek Wikipedia article on the Greek language -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by Periwinkle 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 -- Posted by roflfuckyou at 9:44 am on Jan. 2, 2009 Wow it looks so much better! You did such a good job :) -- Posted by ElfQrin 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. :/ -- Posted by S0LITUDE at 3:08 pm on Feb. 9, 2009 grazie! -- Posted by handsfree at 2:10 pm on April 29, 2009 Muchas gracias, tía!