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Visual Education Arabic Vocabulary Cards
Arabic, Flashcards, Vocabulary
This product from Visual Education includes 1,000 vocabulary cards, each of which contains an Arabic word, and sometimes additional related words. I used them back in 2009 when I was studying Arabic, and was mystified by some of the choices made in…
Your First 100 Words in Arabic: Beginner’s Quick & Easy Guide to Demystifying Arabic Script
Arabic, Books, Flashcards, Vocabulary
This book by Mahmoud Gaafar is one of a series of similarly titled books for various languages. The concept for the series comes from Jane Wightwick (who also wrote the Easy Arabic Grammar reviewed in this directory).
SparkNotes German Vocabulary Study Cards
German, Flashcards, Vocabulary
Some people are partial to electronic gadgets for their vocabulary-building needs, but in my mind there is nothing like good old-fashioned flashcards. SparkNotes offers great ones in several languages. Or rather, offered. While in the process of writing this review,…
Visual Education Chinese Vocabulary Cards
Mandarin, Flashcards, Vocabulary
You can buy these Chinese vocabulary cards directly from the publisher, Visual Education, or from other distributors such as Amazon.com. Each card has both Chinese characters and pinyin on one side, and English on the other. When I…
FlashcardExchange.com
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FlashcardExchange.com claims to be the “world’s largest flashcard library.” It was founded in 2001 by a guy named Culley Harrelson, who was studying for an exam using a giant stack of paper flashcards. Apparently he didn’t find…
Your First 100 Words in Greek: Beginner’s Quick & Easy Guide to Demystifying Greek Script
Greek, Books, Flashcards, Vocabulary
Your First 100 Words in Greek by Ioanna Psalti helps you develop basic vocabulary and a familiarity with Greek script. The vocabulary is divided into various thematic categories, such as animals, clothing, household items, etc.—helpful stuff…