Age Range: 4-18 (Grades 9-12, with parental supervision)
This Google ad-supported website helps visitors learn basic Brazilian Portuguese. The simplicity of the website design makes navigating through the available learning material a breeze.
From the home page, select lessons with audios to learn:
Alphabet & Pronunciation
Useful phrases
Vocabulary
Grammar and parts of speech lessons for the beginner and intermediate learner
Continue the learning by selecting the “Learn Portuguese Menu” in the upper tool bar. In addition to the topics above, select from:
Brazilian/Portuguese Names
Popular Words in Portuguese
Portuguese Verbs
Portuguese Grammar Tips
Grammar lessons include simple explanations of topics, examples, and accompanying vocabulary with audios. Vocabulary lessons provide the word in Portuguese, its English translation, and an audio file of the word. Visitors will need to be sure to have their volume turned up to hear the audios.
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This website provides great basics in learning Portuguese.
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Age Range: 10-18(Grades 5-12, with parental supervision)
This website lets you listen to the different ways “Merry Christmas” is said around the world.
Scroll down through the page, click on the audio play button for country of choice, and hear the Real Audio file of “Merry Christmas” and other related holiday greetings in:
Chinese
French/Creole
Italian
Korean
Lithuanian
Spanish
Dutch
Welsh
Finnish
Romanian
Russian
Hungarian
Vietnamese
Greek
German
And more.
The words are also written out so you can try to follow along. This is a fun way to introduce the whole family to the many languages of the world!
Age Range: 4-12 (Grades PreK-8, with parental supervision)
This website, created by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), is designed to foster appreciation of Japan among American children and introduce them to the Japanese language!
The simple artwork, the openness of each page, the soft color scheme and intuitive navigation, are all immediately attractive to young ones. And the content is top-notch! Here’s what you’ll find:
Lessons 1-8 – Nicely illustrated formal language lessons, complete with audio examples, English and Japanese text, and pronunciation in text form. (Typical lessons contain dialog, vocabulary/grammar, and an exercise.)
Hiragana and Katakana Charts – Japanese alphabets. Click any letter to hear it pronounced.
Numbers – Learn to speak and read the numbers from 1 to 100.
And under Related Articles – Language: The older kids and adults will appreciate this clear article about the Japanese language.
You may also wish to spend some time on the rest of this website. You can learn about folk legends, play games and check out some recipes. Parents, as always, should preview the site and supervise Internet use.
Age Range: 9-18 (Grades 4-14, with parental supervision)
This website offers a variety of free lessons, exercises, games and activities to help students learn and practice the French language. It is designed for a wide variety of ages and ability levels.
The site is written in both English and French (displayed side-by-side), which may help to increase competency as you navigate the site.
When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of activities that include:
Vocabulary – Learn a wide variety of words needed for conversational French.
Expressions – Learn some idioms and expressions that are used in conversation.
Exercises – Practice vocabulary and grammar with interactive worksheets.
Lecture – Improve your reading comprehension by reading essays in French about French culture.
Grammar – Learn and practice parts of speech including nouns, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, adjectives, etc.
Chansons or Songs – Learn French through songs! Watch YouTube videos of songs being sung in French. Sing along with Celine Dion, Charles Aznavour and other celebrities. You’ll also find clips of Disney films like Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Lion King, with the characters singing the songs in French.
Jeux or Games – Play Hangman and Wordsearch games to practice and improve your knowledge of French. Fun!
The site has something to offer students with varying ranges of ability. If you have young children, head to the “Songs” section first. If your children know some French words they may enjoy playing hangman and wordsearch. More adept students may want to try the reading comprehension and grammar exercises.
Again, parents, as always, should preview the site and supervise use.
Age Range: 11-18(Grades 6-12, with parental supervision)
With the aid of this ad-supported website, students can work on their mastery of the Spanish language. The lessons focus on vocabulary and grammar as well as pronunciation.
When arriving at today’s link, you will find available lessons broken down into four categories:
Learn the Basics of Spanish – includes the alphabet, popular words, numbers, and Spanish verbs
Learn Spanish Phrases – Learn useful phrases pertaining to courtesy, greetings and meeting people, the weather, visiting a hotel, hospital, post office, or restaurant, and much more.
Learn Spanish Grammar – Lessons in this category are also broken down by beginner, intermediate, and advanced skill levels.
Learn Spanish Vocabulary – Discover all kinds of vocabulary words regarding food, home, travel, transportation, entertainment, business, family, animals, and much more.
Lessons provide the Spanish word with English translation and are usually accompanied by an audio file.
This website is simple to navigate and provides a no-frills way to supplement your Spanish studies.
