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Multilingual Links
Illustrated Kid's Dictionary. This is an limited dictionary in English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese. These are very basic words, mostly nouns, arranged in alphabetical order. Some of the words are more widely used than others. However, you should be able to develop a 300 to 400 word vocabulary rather quickly. Make your own word lists and flashcards.
Vocabulary Training Exercises in English, German, French and Spanish. This site developed by Rene Kondratsky is in quiz format. It includes 21sets of vocabulary, 3 serts of verb lists and conjugation of tenses in the Present, Imperfect, Past, Present Perfect, Future, Conditional, Present Subjunctive. The words do seem to be missing diacritical marks, so be sure to add them to your flash cards when you look them up in a dictionary. Start witn Basic Words, then Useful Words, then Adjectives 1, General Vocabulary 1, Adjectives 2, and then General Vocabulary 2 and 3. Intersperse a session with Verbs after every two vocabulary sessions. You can go back periodically to build vocabulary in the other specific topics.
Multilingual Audio
Many sites let you listen to the spoken language. (You must have Real Audio player software installed. The software is free and you can download it from any of the audio sites you visit.) Most of the sites are news broadcasts and, initially, you will probably not understand most of it. However, as your vocabulary improves, you will begin to follow along better. Listening to the language, even though you may not understand all the words, gives you an idea of language patterns and phrasing.
Deutsche Welle. These broadcasts are delivered in 35 languages. Choose the language from the select menu. This site also has scrolling text of news items, though they are not synchronized with the audio.
VOA (Voice of America) Internet Audio. When you click on one of the links on this page, the selected program will be transmitted to your computer by their RealAudio server in real time.
The MIT List of Radio Stations on the Internet. Links to over 8000 radio stations around the world.
BBC Language Education Provides a practical vocabulary with audio files, quizes and other help.
German
Vocabulary/Grammar
The Internet Handbook of German Grammar.
The German Electronic Textbook German grammar and German pronunciation. by Gary Smith. Contains short practice tests. The following are from
German Vocabulary and Pronunciation Work by Robert Shea. Go to his site for an extensive list of related links.
Robert J. Shea's German Resources is his home page
A list of German adjectives for describing people's personality
A list of German adjectives for describing people's appearance
Common Problems in German Odds and ends bzw.sprachliches Allerlei, a discussion of word usage, many examples.
LEO English/German Dictionary This Dictionary contains more than 180.000 entries. Bilingual
19th-Century German Stories Click on dual language to see the stories in translation
Bonn Art Museum Note that this does not seem to be a verbatim translation
Migros Museum in Zurich Switzerland another museum site with pages in both English and German.
Munich Tourism Site. Click on Oktoberfest. Copy the paragraphs you want and then click on the English Version for a rough translation.
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