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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…
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…
@Five_Languages on Twitter
French, General, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Vocabulary
Can’t commit to a single language? Go for five at a time, then, with this daily tweet translating an English word into five languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, and German.
Today’s word was “train.”
Portuguese:
Schoenhof’s Foreign Books
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, General, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Yiddish, Websites, Bookstores/Libraries, Kids
Founded in 1856, Schoenhof’s claims to have the “largest collection of foreign books in North America.” As a student at Harvard, I used to shop at their main store in Harvard Square for my language and literature course materials. I…
Pimsleur Spanish
Spanish, Audio Lessons, Multimedia
A Pimsleur audio lesson is a marvelous thing: a roughly half-hour, highly interactive experience that develops your listening and speaking skills. For Spanish, the company offers a whopping 120 lessons, so you can get a ton of speaking practice without ever…