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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:
VocabuLearn Spanish
Spanish, Audio Lessons, Vocabulary
VocabuLearn Spanish is not glamorous, but it is useful. It works like this: a voice tells you a word in English, then you come up with the equivalent in Spanish, then you are told the answer, which you have a…
SparkNotes More Spanish Vocabulary Study Cards
Spanish, Flashcards, Vocabulary
I love this SparkNotes product. It is a well-constructed box of 1,000 well-constructed Spanish vocabulary cards, and is the successor to another box of 1,000 cards, Spanish Vocabulary Study Cards, from the same company. Unfortunately, since using them, I have learned…
SparkNotes Spanish Vocabulary Study Cards
Spanish, Flashcards, Vocabulary
I am a huge fan of flashcards, and this box of 1,000 cards is great. You can take a handful in your purse on the subway or to your doctor’s office or wherever, or study while you are waiting in…
FlashcardExchange.com
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, General, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Yiddish, Apps, Flashcards, Vocabulary, Websites, Kids
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…