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LearnWithOliver: Swedish
Swedish, Audio Lessons, Flashcards, Multimedia, Vocabulary, Websites, Kids
This flashcards-on-steroids website comes from the company Antosch & Lin, whose online offerings I have now used to practice a good dozen languages. I haven’t yet tested their Swedish in a meaningful way, but I have tried out their…
Memrise for Arabic
Arabic, Apps, Audio Lessons, Flashcards, Multimedia, Vocabulary, Websites, Kids
I am now a hard-core Memrise addict. It is all over for me, but stop reading here and you could be saved from a similar fate. Still reading? Beware, compulsive types! If you try this website—which is free, making…
Dirty Spanish Flashcards: Everyday Slang From “What’s Up?” to “F*%# Off!”
Spanish, Flashcards, Vocabulary
Oh, my. They weren’t kidding. These are dirty. So, here’s the thing: I have no objection to dirty. And it is indeed the case that if you go the traditional language-learning route—classes…
2,001 Most Useful Spanish Words
Spanish, Books, Vocabulary
This is a great book to keep with that pile of magazines in your bathroom—and I mean that as a compliment! 2,001 Most Useful Spanish Words is not exactly the kind of book the average person would…
Korean-Flashcards.com
Korean, Audio Lessons, Flashcards, Multimedia, Vocabulary, Websites, Kids
I love Antosch & Lin Languages’ websites. They are smart, robust, and versatile: the super-super-deluxe-fudge-sundae-with-everything-on-it version of a flashcard product. Although I can’t give their Korean one a rating and full review right now—because I…
French-Flashcards.com
French, Audio Lessons, Flashcards, Multimedia, Vocabulary, Websites, Kids
You know a language website is good when you and your husband spend date night (though I confess I have a visceral aversion to that odd expression) playing around on it. French-Flashcards.com is French flashcards on steroids! This is…
Italian-Flashcards.com
Italian, Audio Lessons, Flashcards, Multimedia, Vocabulary, Websites, Kids
This website from the British-based company Antosch & Lin Languages offers Italian flashcards on steroids. And cheap, too! There is much to do here, so drive your browser on over and check it out. Unlike some other language-learning products with…
BarCharts Spanish Vocabulary Flash Cards
Spanish, Flashcards, Vocabulary
I am picky about my flashcards. These Spanish vocabulary flashcards from BarCharts come in a box of 1,000. It’s a good number of flashcards, and if you buy them and learn them all, or even most of them, you…
Berlitz Italian Vocabulary Study Cards
Italian, Flashcards, Vocabulary
These Italian vocabulary study cards from Berlitz were a pleasant surprise. I liked the choice of words included; they are of general interest, varied, not too specialized. Buy them and you will learn things like “lip” (il …