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== Basic Course == | == Basic Course == | ||
=== http://www.duolingo.com/ === | |||
The best free online language courses. Web version is better than mobile, because it shows "tips and notes". | |||
https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/ | === https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Subject:Languages === | ||
Books are mostly incomplete and in lack of update, but some courses are nearly completed or completed, not bad. | |||
=== https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/ === | |||
Courses of Foreign Service Institute, Defense Language Institute, Peace-Corps. FSI is the most famous among them, old good courses initially aimed for middle-aged officials. | |||
== Pronunciation == | == Pronunciation == | ||
http://forvo.com/ | |||
=== http://forvo.com/ === | |||
Dictionary of pronunciation. | |||
== Reading == | == Reading == | ||
http://readlang.com/ | === https://www.wikipedia.org/ === | ||
Numerous articles in many languages, and is usually proofed to read. | |||
=== http://readlang.com/ === | |||
Articles in many languages, with online dictionary. | |||
https://www.beelinguapp.com/ | === https://www.beelinguapp.com/ === | ||
Bilingual stories. Voices are from volunteers, the quality is not very good. | |||
== Listening == | == Listening == | ||
https://lyricstraining.com/ | === https://librivox.org/ === | ||
Books read by volunteers. | |||
=== https://lyricstraining.com/ === | |||
Listen to songs and fill in the blank of lyrics. | |||
http://www.listeningpractice.org/ | === http://www.listeningpractice.org/ === | ||
Practice listening. Not very good-looking. Voices are from volunteers, the quality is not very good. | |||
== Vocabulary == | == Vocabulary == | ||
http://www. | === http://www.memrise.com/ === | ||
Though said to be memorizing words with "mems", they are actually not in good quality. But flashcards in high quality can be found, that's enough. Flashcards cover many subjects besides languages. | |||
https://www.learnwitholiver.com/ | === http://www.internetpolyglot.com/ === | ||
Comparison of words in two languages. | |||
=== https://www.learnwitholiver.com/ === | |||
Simply learn words. If you register, they will send you an e-mail every day about a word in a language. | |||
== Online Dictionary == | == Online Dictionary == | ||
http://www.wordreference.com/ | === https://www.wiktionary.org/ === | ||
Practical, don't need to switch dictionaries, shows translations in many languages. | |||
=== http://www.wordreference.com/ === | |||
It is really completed. | |||
http://www.linguee.com/ | === http://www.linguee.com/ === | ||
It is comleted, has many example sentences in high quality. | |||
http://bab.la/ | === http://bab.la/ === | ||
It is completed. | |||
https://glosbe.com/ | === https://glosbe.com/ === | ||
It support so many languages, citing results from other sites. It is messy and in many cases inaccurate, but when the dictionaries listed above aren't able to find, maybe this one can help. | |||
== Offline Dictionary == | == Offline Dictionary == | ||
http://www.lingoes.net/ | |||
=== http://www.lingoes.net/ === | |||
It has stopped updating, but is still very useful. | |||
== Example Sentences == | == Example Sentences == | ||
http://tatoeba.org/ | http://tatoeba.org/ | ||
Example sentences in many languages. | |||
http://www.dictionarist.com/ | http://www.dictionarist.com/ | ||
Search for example sentences of a word, with lingoes dictionary inserted. Many results are from Tatoeba. | |||
== Spelling and Grammar Checker == | == Spelling and Grammar Checker == | ||
https://languagetool.org/ | https://languagetool.org/ | ||
It support several languages, but work well on few. | |||
== Pronunciation Checker == | == Pronunciation Checker == | ||
https://speechpad.pw/prononce.php | |||
=== https://speechpad.pw/prononce.php === | |||
Check your pronunciation through SR and TTS. | |||
== Conjugation == | == Conjugation == | ||
http://cooljugator.com/ | |||
=== http://cooljugator.com/ === | |||
Conjugation. Many pages are lost, but it's enough to induct the law of conjugation of a language. | |||
== Translator == | == Translator == | ||
https:// | === https://translate.google.com/ === | ||
The best translator by now. | |||
https://www.itranslate.com/ | === https://www.bing.com/translator === | ||
It supports several languages that Google Translation doesn't support, but not so good as Google's. | |||
=== https://www.itranslate.com/ === | |||
A combination of the two above. | |||
== Language Encyclopedia == | == Language Encyclopedia == | ||
http://www.omniglot.com/ | === https://www.ethnologue.com/ === | ||
A site of SIL International, introducing basic information about world languages. | |||
=== http://www.omniglot.com/ === | |||
It provides information about some basic knowledge of some of world languages. | |||
http://aboutworldlanguages.com/ | === http://aboutworldlanguages.com/ === | ||
Less languages than Omniglot, more details than Omniglot. | |||
== Community == | == Community == | ||
https://polyglotclub.com/ | === http://www.italki.com/ === | ||
The most popular language community by now. | |||
=== https://polyglotclub.com/ === | |||
The most promising language community by now. | |||
== Questions and Answers == | == Questions and Answers == | ||
https://hinative.com/ | |||
=== https://hinative.com/ === | |||
Ask and answer with people around the world. | |||
== Phrasebook == | == Phrasebook == | ||
http://bravolol.com/ | === https://www.50languages.com/ === | ||
Actually a few more than 50 languages. Contents are very much. | |||
=== http://bravolol.com/ === | |||
It has relatively less content, but it's still good. | |||
https://www.loecsen.com/ | === https://www.loecsen.com/ === | ||
It support many languages, but it's already stopped updating. | |||
== Language Exchange == | == Language Exchange == | ||
https://mylanguageexchange.com/ | |||
=== https://mylanguageexchange.com/ === | |||
Free users can be choosen by those paid. As they are paid, they are more likely to be serious learners. | |||
== Language Identifier == | == Language Identifier == | ||
http://www.polyglot3000.com/ | |||
=== http://www.polyglot3000.com/ === | |||
It identifies languages. | |||
== Radios and Podcasts == | == Radios and Podcasts == | ||
http://castbox.fm/ | === https://mytuner-radio.com/ === | ||
Radios around the world. | |||
=== http://castbox.fm/ === | |||
Podcasts around the world. | |||
== TV Channels == | == TV Channels == | ||
http://livetvcentral.com/ | |||
=== http://livetvcentral.com/ === | |||
The most complete list of world online TV channels. | |||
== Country and Culture Information == | == Country and Culture Information == | ||
https://www. | === https://www.britannica.com/topic-browse/Countries-of-the-World/1 === | ||
Britannica. | |||
https://www.infoplease.com/countries | === https://www.infoplease.com/countries === | ||
Some basic information about countries. | |||
http://guide.culturecrossing.net/index.php | === http://guide.culturecrossing.net/index.php === | ||
It tells some details about manners of many countries. | |||
=== https://www.worldtravelguide.net/ === | |||
It's aimed at travellers. It also introduces some cities. | |||
http://www.everyculture.com/ | === http://www.commisceo-global.com/country-guides === | ||
It's aimed at travellers. | |||
=== http://www.everyculture.com/ === | |||
Its information is old, but cover peoples. | |||
== International Phonetic Alphabet Keyboard == | == International Phonetic Alphabet Keyboard == | ||
http://ipa.typeit.org/full/ | |||
=== http://ipa.typeit.org/full/ === | |||
To input IPA. Though it's still lacking some, it's enough for common use. | |||
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Revision as of 19:43, 4 August 2017
Best Free Services for Polyglots
Internet is a giant treasure. It provides so many free services.
The following resources are all free but you can consider donating or buying additional functions.
Basic Course
http://www.duolingo.com/
The best free online language courses. Web version is better than mobile, because it shows "tips and notes".
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Subject:Languages
Books are mostly incomplete and in lack of update, but some courses are nearly completed or completed, not bad.
https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/
Courses of Foreign Service Institute, Defense Language Institute, Peace-Corps. FSI is the most famous among them, old good courses initially aimed for middle-aged officials.
Pronunciation
http://forvo.com/
Dictionary of pronunciation.
Reading
https://www.wikipedia.org/
Numerous articles in many languages, and is usually proofed to read.
http://readlang.com/
Articles in many languages, with online dictionary.
https://www.beelinguapp.com/
Bilingual stories. Voices are from volunteers, the quality is not very good.
Listening
https://librivox.org/
Books read by volunteers.
https://lyricstraining.com/
Listen to songs and fill in the blank of lyrics.
http://www.listeningpractice.org/
Practice listening. Not very good-looking. Voices are from volunteers, the quality is not very good.
Vocabulary
http://www.memrise.com/
Though said to be memorizing words with "mems", they are actually not in good quality. But flashcards in high quality can be found, that's enough. Flashcards cover many subjects besides languages.
http://www.internetpolyglot.com/
Comparison of words in two languages.
https://www.learnwitholiver.com/
Simply learn words. If you register, they will send you an e-mail every day about a word in a language.
Online Dictionary
https://www.wiktionary.org/
Practical, don't need to switch dictionaries, shows translations in many languages.
http://www.wordreference.com/
It is really completed.
http://www.linguee.com/
It is comleted, has many example sentences in high quality.
http://bab.la/
It is completed.
https://glosbe.com/
It support so many languages, citing results from other sites. It is messy and in many cases inaccurate, but when the dictionaries listed above aren't able to find, maybe this one can help.
Offline Dictionary
http://www.lingoes.net/
It has stopped updating, but is still very useful.
Example Sentences
Example sentences in many languages.
Search for example sentences of a word, with lingoes dictionary inserted. Many results are from Tatoeba.
Spelling and Grammar Checker
It support several languages, but work well on few.
Pronunciation Checker
https://speechpad.pw/prononce.php
Check your pronunciation through SR and TTS.
Conjugation
http://cooljugator.com/
Conjugation. Many pages are lost, but it's enough to induct the law of conjugation of a language.
Translator
https://translate.google.com/
The best translator by now.
https://www.bing.com/translator
It supports several languages that Google Translation doesn't support, but not so good as Google's.
https://www.itranslate.com/
A combination of the two above.
Language Encyclopedia
https://www.ethnologue.com/
A site of SIL International, introducing basic information about world languages.
http://www.omniglot.com/
It provides information about some basic knowledge of some of world languages.
http://aboutworldlanguages.com/
Less languages than Omniglot, more details than Omniglot.
Community
http://www.italki.com/
The most popular language community by now.
https://polyglotclub.com/
The most promising language community by now.
Questions and Answers
https://hinative.com/
Ask and answer with people around the world.
Phrasebook
https://www.50languages.com/
Actually a few more than 50 languages. Contents are very much.
http://bravolol.com/
It has relatively less content, but it's still good.
https://www.loecsen.com/
It support many languages, but it's already stopped updating.
Language Exchange
https://mylanguageexchange.com/
Free users can be choosen by those paid. As they are paid, they are more likely to be serious learners.
Language Identifier
http://www.polyglot3000.com/
It identifies languages.
Radios and Podcasts
https://mytuner-radio.com/
Radios around the world.
http://castbox.fm/
Podcasts around the world.
TV Channels
http://livetvcentral.com/
The most complete list of world online TV channels.
Country and Culture Information
https://www.britannica.com/topic-browse/Countries-of-the-World/1
Britannica.
https://www.infoplease.com/countries
Some basic information about countries.
http://guide.culturecrossing.net/index.php
It tells some details about manners of many countries.
https://www.worldtravelguide.net/
It's aimed at travellers. It also introduces some cities.
http://www.commisceo-global.com/country-guides
It's aimed at travellers.
http://www.everyculture.com/
Its information is old, but cover peoples.
International Phonetic Alphabet Keyboard
http://ipa.typeit.org/full/
To input IPA. Though it's still lacking some, it's enough for common use.
-- AUTHOR --