Friday, October 16, 2009

Project Exploring the Internet: Day 13

This is a site I've used in the past but wanted to share it. It is called FreeLang.net.

With this site you can download just about any language dictionary you want.

You don't think they have the language you want? Here are a few examples:

ABENAKI-PENOBSCOT, AFRIKAANS, ARABIC, ARMENIAN, BLACKFOOT, BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE, BRAZILIAN VENETO, BURMESE, CANTONESE (romanized), CHEROKEE (ANIYAWIYA), CHEYENNE, CHOCTAW, CORNISH, CROATIAN, CZECH, DANISH, DUTCH, ESTONIAN, FINNISH, FRENCH, FRISIAN, GEORGIAN, GERMAN, GOTHIC, GREEK, GWICH'IN, HAIDA, HAITIAN CREOLE, HAWAIIAN, HEBREW (romanized), HINDI (romanized), HMONG, HUNGARIAN, ICELANDIC, INDONESIAN, INUIT, IRISH GAELIC, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, KHMER, KOREAN (romanized), KURDISH, LATIN, LATVIAN, LITHUANIAN, MACEDONIAN, MAORI, MISKITO, MOHAWK, MONGOLIAN, NAHUATL, NORWEGIAN, OJIBWE, OTTOMAN TURKISH, PASHTO, PERSIAN, PHOENICIAN, POLISH, PORTUGUESE, PRUSSIAN, PUNJABI (romanized), QUECHUA, ROMANIAN, RUSSIAN, SAMOAN, SANSKRIT, SCOTTISH GAELIC, SERBIAN, SLOVAK, SLOVENIAN, SOMALI, SPANISH, SWAHILI, SWEDISH, TAHITIAN, THAI, TIBETAN, TONGAN, TURKISH, UKRAINIAN, VENETIAN, VIETNAMESE, WELSH, YIDDISH, ZULU

This site is incredible but it gets even better....

Did I mention it is totally free?

Did I mention the download is very fast?

It's a great option to help learn a language. It's especially helpful if you have a child in a language class such as Spanish or French.

I downloaded the Ojibwe dictionary. I LOVE it!

The dictionary allows you to search for words Ojibwe-English or English-Ojibwe.

When you search for words, you can add them to a list. You can create as many lists as you want. After you have made a list, you can print it off and study it.

Another option with your list is to practice online with it. You simply click on "Start Practice" and the word will pop up on your screen like a flashcard and you'll have a set time to say the word. It's pretty good practice, better than making out your own flashcards.

The best part about this is that it is on your computer. You don't have to be online to use it.

Did I mention that it's free?

:)

3 comments:

Allison said...

Sounds great...I love exploring other languages...now if I could just master one!

Jody said...

Picking just one would help me.

LOL

Jody said...

Thanks for stopping by Sunny. If you download that Cherokee dictionary, let me know how it's working out for you.

I've downloaded the Ojibwe, Spanish and French dictionaries. I only use the Ojibwe one though.