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It's easy to use, friendly interface, and variety of interactive lessons One of the best features of Mondly’s app (which sets it apart from other apps) is that you can learn from your native language. That’s right, you don’t have to be a native English speaker to use the app. This feature is especially useful if you speak other foreign languages and want to keep them fresh while learning another language! They teach numerous languages which aren’t available on many other language learning apps.

www.italki.com italki

I feel like italki is the secret weapon of the polyglot world. Literally, every linguist I’ve spoken to uses italki to connect with native speakers online to help then learn languages. italki allows learners to connect with both professional teachers for lessons and native speakers for more informal sessions. This is a very convenient way to learn and maintain your development as all sessions are run via Skype. Some teachers even offer a free trial.

www.utalk.com uTalk

uTalk is awesome for learning key words and phrases in another language, especially if you want to use it for travel purposes. It’s perfect for beginners getting started in a language and invaluable for intermediates looking to fill in gaps in their vocabulary and pronunciation. What I love is that you can jump around their library of topics and learn what you want, at your own pace. uTalk features over 60 topics, in over 140 languages! If you struggle to remember new vocabulary, uTalk is great because it does a great job at helping you overcome this with lots of reinforcement, games, so you subconsciously learn faster.

www.ai.glossika.com Glossika

Glossika offers over 60 languages. Each language course focuses on AI-based repetition training through listening and speaking. Through being exposed to complete Italian sentences you acquire vocabulary and grammar without having to cram the rules. Glossika tracks your progress and helps you review what you’ve learned at just the right time. You don’t have to always look at the screen either – so you can easily learn on-the-go, which I love! With all the languages available for one price, it’s an amazing option for polyglots or if you’re a busy language learner.

www.busuu.com Busuu

Busuu App features over 1000 lessons created by expert linguists and includes study plans and speech recognition. You also get feedback from native speakers on your written and speaking skills and can connect with over 100 million learners. Busuu is available on desktop and on your smart phone or iPad.

www.es.babbel.com Babbel

BabbelBabbel is a great online language-learning program. I recommend you use this reasonably priced tool as part of a balanced language routine. Lessons last between 10-15min which makes it perfect for when you’re short on time. Currently available in 13 languages, it offers good quality content that is challenging. Its intuitive interface and design make it enjoyable to use too.

www.lingq.com LingQ – The Linguistic Institute

LingQ From English to Korean, Finnish to Ukrainian, you can learn just about any language with LingQ. LingQ works by creating ‘links’ on words that you want to learn. With these ‘word links’ you are then able to learn them via flashcards, multiple choice quizzes, plus listening via audio tracks. All of this is accessible either from your laptop or smartphone.

www.es.duolingo.com Duolingo

Duolingo is one of the leaders in language learning app. It is not a stand-alone language course, but it is an excellent tool to supplement your language learning. It’s great for motivation and includes personalised notifications you can customize to keep you on track so you don’t miss a lesson. This isn’t a get fluent quick app, you still need to put in the work and take ‘offline’ what you learn with the app. Duolingo is 100% free, but you can pay for Duolingo Plus to remove the ads.

www.memrise.com Memrise

Memrise offers multiple courses for each language. There are 16 official courses created by staff, but there are also hundreds of courses created by the Memrise community and in countless other languages. Staff-created courses are a bit more in-depth and structured, featuring essential vocabulary and grammar. User-generated courses can be devoted to more specific areas, like particular tenses, eg.‘100 most spoken words’, or even vocabulary from a particular textbook. The main selling point of Memrise is its method of using spaced repitition. Memrise presents you with new words and phrases right before you forget it, ensuring that it stays fresh in your mind.

www.lingualift.com LinguaLift

LinguaLift might be the best option for you. LinguaLift have their own team of dedicated language tutors who guide you every step of the way on your journey to fluency. This means you’ll receive the support you need whenever you’re feeling frustrated, need encouragement, or don’t quite understand something.

www.tandem.net Tandem

Tandem Having trouble finding a language partner? Tandem is a language exchange mobile app that connects you with native speakers all over the world. The best part is that you can communicate via text, audio and video chat whenever you’re available. You can copy messages, send corrections, add comments, and quickly translate anything you don’t understand directly in the app. It’s so convenient. You can chat in real-time or reply whenever you’re free so there’s no need to worry about scheduling each other’s time. Tandem has over 160 languages available which means chances are excellent you’ll definitely find even the less popular languages on it.

The 10 Best Online Dictionaries

www.wiktionary.org Wiktionary

Founded on the same ideology as encyclopedia project Wikipedia. Wiktionary is another testament to what internet users can create together. It has many of the same downsides as Wikipedia, though, mainly that anyone can edit a page. That ultimately leaves accuracy a bit of a question mark. But, like Wikipedia, Wiktionary has a community of editors determined to make Wiktionary as accurate as possible. Don’t treat this as the be-all end-all source, but it could be one of the best online dictionaries for your needs if used responsibly.

www.translate.google.com Google Dictionary

Google Dictionary has a lot of different languages with features like voice pronunciation, definitions, example sentences, related phrases, related phrases and more. It’s among the most expansive and maybe best online dictionaries, and comes with some very solid brand recognition.

Dictionary.com English Word Meanings & Definitions. App Dictionary.com

The site with the best domain name of all online dictionaries is also one of the most useful. It’s partnered with Ask.com, but don’t hold that association against it. It offers definitions, pronunciations, word origins and world history. It also is responsible for one of the best mobile dictionary apps, hands down.

www.es.thefreedictionary.com The Free Dictionary

The Free Dictionary offers you the ability to search via words, characters or text. It gives you multiple definitions, a thesaurus, intransitive verbs and voice pronunciations, along with a translator that works with common language like French, German and Greek. It’s not particularly fancy, but you may not be looking for fancy. Overall, The Free Dictionary is among the best online dictionaries.

www.merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster Online

One of the most respected print dictionaries also has a website for your convenience. It’s made up of a typical dictionary, a thesaurus, a Spanish to English translation and a medical dictionary. It’s features are relatively sparse but if you’re looking for online dictionaries with good pedigrees Merriam-Webster Online should be of interest to you.

www.dictionary.cambridge.org Cambridge Dictionary Online

The Cambridge Dictionary is another well-respected print dictionary with a lot of history behind it that has a web counterpart. The online version is made up of four dictionaries: the Cambridge Dictionary of American English, the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary, the Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and the Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms. It’s a big website that you might want to explore if you’re looking for one of the more serious online dictionaries.

www.visuwords.com Visuwords

This online graphical dictionary creates diagrams between words and concepts to help you understand how they associate. It’s a really unique concept, so if you’re looking for unique Visuwords is one of the best online dictionaries.

Wordia

Wordia is a fun option for young people to learn vocabulary, made up of word-based learning games along with an interactive video vocabulary. Not something for someone past a middle-school reading level in English, but it has potential for either children or people learning English as a second language.

www.netlingo.com NetLingo

Not sure what some of the multitude of acronyms you see online stand for? NetLingo is one of the best online dictionaries that will explain what LOL, FWIW, and more obscure internet lingo mean, if you’re not familiar, with all the new terms that pop up every day.

www.urbandictionary.com Urban Dictionary

Urban Dictionary is a valuable tool if you come across some slang you’re not familiar with. If that’s what you need to learn, this is one of the online dictionaries you’ll benefit most from. Just be wary about going on too many random searches…

The most reliable translators.

www.wordreference.com Wordreference. This is the most popular online dictionary for more than 16 languages. It also allows you to access such useful sections as “the word of the day” or different forums for the most spoken languages.

www.translate.google.com Google Translate. Some users prefer this site due to its simplicity and speed and because it can be easily inserted in several browsers. Moreover, the translation is automatic so it translates as you write. Google Translate is probably the most popular free online translator that translates single words or phrases to another language

www.bing.com Bing Translator. This is a Microsoft product for the translation of terms also offers automatic translation service as it happens with Google for more than 45 languages. The great thing about this site is that it takes into account the information provided by users to correct errors in future queries.

www.babylon-software.com Babylon. This is another online translator for about 75 languages. It has a web version and a software format and a payment option for “human” translations.

www.translate.systran.ne Systran. Having originated in 1970, it is one of the oldest translation systems. In this site, you will obtain the translation with the highest reliability thanks to a system of translation memories.

www.linguee.es Linguee is a new kind of dictionary app for French-English, Spanish-English and other language pairs. ... All dictionaries are bidirectional - you search simultaneously in Spanish-English and English-Spanish.

www.reverso.net Reverso : Instead of automatic translations, Reverso Context offers you a selection of translations from the web.

Others Resources...

14- www.wikitravel.org Wikitravel worldwide travel guide is a project to create a free , comprehensive, up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide . They have 3,211 destinations, guides and other articles written and edited by Wikivoyagers around the world. If you like to travel and know the culture of various places you can find detailed information here. it's quick, easy and free!

15- www.aulafacil.com This website Offers 1141 Free Online Courses examples: Language Courses, English, French, German, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Latin, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Esperanto, Romanian, Greek, IT, Create Pages web, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Programming, Operating systems, Social networks ,, Graphic design / CAD, Hardware, Video editing, Internet, Crafts, Decoration, Marketing, Self-help, Cooking, Sciences, Arts and Humanities, etc.