Look through this superior resource FIRST and FOREMOST: So you want to learn a language Consider anything else on this page extra. General Tools & Referenceshttp://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php - Features courses developed by the US government which are now in the public domain. http://www.byki.com/fls/FLS.html - Freeware version of flashcard software, has sets of free lists for various languages as well as lists created by the community that are available for free as well. Email required. http://www.forvo.com/ - Community content driven site where you can listen to a native speaker pronounce a word or phrase, or add one to be pronounced if it's not currently uploaded. http://www.youtube.com/user/ProfASAr - Excellent channel on Languages by a good professor. The Official /int/ How to Learn A Foreign Language Guide Wiki http://www.duolingo.com/ - Language learning tool with progress tracking. DownloadsThere are many torrents available that bundle resources to learn a language. Listed below are only a few of them. I recommend looking through the usual places yourself because there may be other torrents more suitable for your needs. Language and Linguistics Collection (Updated!) [torrent] Russian Language Learning Pack (Updated) (Vol. 2) [torrent] Japanese Language Learning Pack [torrent] The Language Hacking Guide [DDL] ArabicGenerally, the most common reason a foreigner
wants to learn Arabic is to be able to read the Qu'ran, so a lot of
these websites have religious overtones, their lessons are still
perfectly valid, so just ignore the religion, if you don't want it
there, and learn Arabic.
BengaliChinese All these links are for Mandarin Chinese, the
"standard Chinese", there are dozens of mutually unintelligible Chinese
dialects that are not represented by this list
http://chinesepod.com/
EnglishFor those /sci/entists without a full grasp of the language
Vocabulary http://www.vocabulary.com/ Just awesome site for vocabulary http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/ Another site ( and rice gathering)
FrenchGermanHindi-UrduHindi is pluricentric, which means there is
more than one standard form, "Hindi" and "Urdu", they are both very very
similar, with Hindi being more 'Sanskritic' and Urdu being closer to
Arabic and Persian. HindiTeach Yourself Hindi: By Rupert Snell. Excellent Intro to the Hindi Language, one of the better books by TY. This is widely used as well so if you try to get help on a forum or something, chances are they have access to this very book. UrduAt the basic level, Urdu and Hindi are pretty much the same. Both vocabulary and grammar wise. The real difference only becomes apparent when one tries to read/write, or when the language is spoken/written in more formal situations, such as News Broadcasting, Poetry, Literature, Religious text. Urdu is written in a Perso-Arabic script called Nastaliq (اردو ) which is a fancy cursive version of that linear Arabic people often see. Hindi on the other hand is written in Devanagari (हिंदी ). Teach Yourself Beginner's Urdu Script: Probably THE go to book for learning how to read and write the Urdu Script. The writer does not assume the learner has any previous knowledge of the script/language, so this is pretty much Babby's First Urdu Book. Pretty much hovers around the $10 range. Urdu: An essential grammar: THE Grammar guide for the serious student. A bit pricey but a better Urdu Grammar Guide in English does not exist. ItalianJapanesehttp://www.youtube.com/user/thejapanshop
Learn Japanese | Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese http://www.renshuu.org http://www.jisho.org/ Japanese-English Dictionary Tim Sensei's Corner Japanese-language learning blog/site. Provides a direct way into the language and it has an overall well structured learning course. (The articles are placed in proper chronological order in which they ought to be learned. /a/'s Daily Japanese Thread Pastebin KoreanMalayhttp://www.bahasa-malaysia-simple-fun.com/learn-to-speak-malay.html
PolishPortuguesePortuguese proper, rather than Brazilian
Portuguese, though they are mutually intelligible, so it doesn't really
matter which you learn
http://www.languagelearninglibrary.org/portuguese/index.html
PunjabiPunjabi
is a North Indian/Pakistani language. Punjabi is mainly written in two
scripts, Gurmukhi (Similar to the script used to write Hindi,
Devanagari) and Shahmukhi (Perso-Arabic Script written in the
calligraphic style known as Nastaliq. Think Persian/Farsi). The former
is the script used in the Indian side of Punjab, while the latter is the
script of choice in the Pakistan side of Punjab. At current there are
no guides worth noting for learning Shahmukhi available in English, so a
guide for learning to read and write Urdu will suffice, as Urdu and
Punjabi both use almost exactly the same script. A website useful for those interested in learning the
Gurmukhi Script. This site however is not useful for those interested in
learning the Punjabi language. This is simply a tool to use if one
wants to learn the basics of the script. A
website run by the Punjabi University, Patiala. This particular
university is well known for putting out most of the available resources
for learning the Punjabi Language, so if you pick up a book to learn
Punjabi, there's a good chance it probably came from this University.
This website has a pretty solid introduction to the Punjabi Language,
but it is by no means an end all be all resource for learning. A
less in dept version of the Punjabi University Patiala website. Has
audio files attached for learning the Gurmukhi Script though, which is
quite helpful for those not familiar with the sounds of Indo-European
languages.
http://www.apnaorg.com/ As far as online media goes, this place is the Holy Grail. Hosts music, movies, books, poetry, etc, etc. Very useful tool for those learners of the language who are looking in building vocabulary through immersion. http://forum.wordreference.com/forumdisplay.php?f=99 Sub-Section of a language learning forum, this particular section focuses on Indo-European Languages. The community here can often provide insight into some of the nitty-gritty details of the language that no one ever talks about. Russianhttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF2F566484C119BF4&feature=plcp - Russian lessons originally designed for distance learning in high school.
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