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EuroComRom
General, Books
“Monolingualism is curable,” declares this website, which offers information and tools for taking advantage of languages you already know in order to understand closely related languages. EuroComRom provides interesting details on the interrelationship among European languages. The site is…
Myngle
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Websites, Classes/Conversation
Founded in 2007 and based in Amsterdam, Myngle bills itself as “the No. 1 multi-language online school.” I haven’t tried Myngle out, but some of my readers have. One described it as “a great way of getting some cheap lessons to…
Zum Schneider
German, Food and Drink
Zum Schneider is a Bavarian bar and restaurant on Avenue C and Seventh Street, and if you like bars, especially of the German variety, this place is for you. When I have been there, I have found, and enjoyed, opportunities…
Google Translate (Website)
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, General, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Yiddish, Dictionaries, Websites
Need to translate Welsh to Bengali? Well, this is your site. Google Translate provides instant translations among 70-something different languages. l use it all the time. As with any electronic translator, the translations are in many cases far from…
Little India, Queens
Hindi, Neighborhoods
Little India in Jackson Heights offers many languages and a window into a culture that began far, far away. Along 74th Street you can find Hindi and Bengali signs, sari-wearing women, store windows filled with elaborate gold jewelry, the…
Spanish Harlem, Manhattan
Spanish, Neighborhoods
This neighborhood covers a large swathe of Manhattan, from East 96th Street between Fifth Avenue and the East River up to 142nd Street. Among its diverse population are people with Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Dominican roots. El Museo del Barrio,…
