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Phrase Books
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "I Love You" in Many Languages 
 From Arabic to Zulu, find the way to say "I love you" in more than sixty languages. Simple site, perfect for finding a phrase for Valentine's Day or any romantic moment. From TravLang, a provider of language instruction and travel information. http://www.travlang.com/languages/iloveyou.html Topics: Dictionaries, Holidays and Observances Individually, Language Last updated Feb 3, 2005 Jennifer's Language Page
How to say conversational words and phrases such as Hello, Goodbye, Yes, No, Please, Thank You, and, more importantly, "I don't understand" in hundreds of languages. There are also links to similar polyglot pages and to Web sites on individual languages. http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/ Topics: Dictionaries Last updated Sep 15, 2009 Language and Culture Pages
Read "language histories, review foreign language alphabets and foreign language grammar, hear foreign language pronunciation from native speakers, play foreign language games, learn foreign language vocabulary," and more. Includes survival phrases. From Transparent.com. http://www.transparent.com/languagepages/languages.htm Topics: Dictionaries, Language Last updated May 30, 2005 TravLang: Foreign Languages for Travelers
A great tool for learning some basic words and phrases before you travel. Over seventy languages - including Esperanto - are covered, and many pages include sound files. http://www.travlang.com/languages/ Topics: Dictionaries, Language Last updated Dec 1, 2001 Useful Expressions and Greetings in 26 Languages
Learn how to say common expressions in over two dozen world languages. Terms include "Happy New Year," "Happy Easter," "Happy Birthday," "Merry Christmas," "peace," "I'm sorry," "I love you," and "ouch." Terms in non-Roman alphabets are transliterated. From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/branch/central/dlc/df/useful.html Topics: Dictionaries, Language Last updated Mar 21, 2006 World Wide Words: Exploring the English Language
A "British viewpoint" to the uses of English and American slang. " World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution." Short, and sometime extensive, answers to questions about words and phrases, such as fuddy-duddy and balderdash . The page also looks at new words that have not yet made it to the dictionaries, offers short articles on issues relating to language, and reviews on the new dictionaries and CD-ROMs. Use the index for a starting list of words already explored, or use the search engine. Updated weekly. From word lover and contributing writer for various Oxford dictionaries, Michael Quinion. http://www.worldwidewords.org/ Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Literature & Books Last updated Jul 19, 2002 |
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