Language Learning Resources for Beginners

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Language learning resources for every stage

Explore courses, dictionaries, podcasts, videos, reading practice, grammar guides, communities, and more—organized by language so you can find the right next step quickly.

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English57 resources
  • A Dictionary of Canadianisms

    Historical dictionary of words and senses that originated in or are distinctive to Canadian English.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • American Heritage Dictionary

    General American dictionary with detailed etymologies and usage guidance.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • APA Style

    Official APA guidance on academic writing and citation, widely required in the social sciences.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • APSA Style Manual

    American Political Science Association style manual, free to download.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • BBC

    BBC Youtube channel for all of you that can't watch BBC in your country.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • BBC News Style Guide

    How BBC journalists are told to write: plain British English, with guidance on common errors.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Britannica Dictionary

    Learner's dictionary, formerly Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary, with usage notes and example sentences.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

    Core American English vocabulary defined for beginner and intermediate learners.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Cambridge Essential British Dictionary

    Core British English vocabulary defined for beginner and intermediate learners.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    Monolingual dictionary written for learners, with simplified definitions and example sentences.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Collins COBUILD

    Defines words in full sentences rather than fragments, which shows how each word is actually used.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Dictionary of American Regional English

    Words and pronunciations specific to particular regions of the United States.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Dictionary of South African English

    Historical dictionary of South African English, with citations showing each term in use.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Dictionary.com

    General English dictionary based on Random House Webster's Unabridged, with a thesaurus.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • DisneyMusicVevo

    Disney Youtube channel. Songs from Disney movies with lyrics.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Eat Sleep Dream English

    "I'm Tom and I make weekly videos teaching you fresh modern British English. My job is to help you fall in love with English, one video at a time, so that you can take your English to the next level. Lots of vocabulary, not much grammar. There are also accent analysis videos."

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: BritishInterface: EN
  • English Newsroom

    Today's news stories rewritten at three levels (A1, A2 and B1), each with vocabulary notes, grammar points and a short quiz. Updated on weekdays.

    Format: news, readingLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • English Stack Exchange

    Have any questions regarding the English grammar? You can ask them here.

    Format: grammar, vocabularyLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • English with Lucy

    Learn beautiful British English for free on Youtube with English teacher Lucy Bella Earl.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: BritishInterface: EN
  • English-Corpora.org

    Search billions of words of real English to check whether a phrase is actually used, and how often.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • ESL-lab

    Listening activities

    Level: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ENShared by: u/ZeroClick
  • Fonetyka Angielska w Pigułce

    English phonetics in a nutshell.

    Level: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • Freerice

    A vocabulary quiz. 10 grains of rice is donated to charity for every correct answer.

    Format: vocabularyLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Google Books Ngram Viewer

    Charts how often words and phrases appear in books over time. Good for settling usage arguments.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Grammar Unterground

    About the English grammar.

    Format: grammarLevel: AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Grammarphobia

    About the English grammar.

    Format: grammarLevel: AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Green's Dictionary of Slang

    Historical slang dictionary tracing terms across four centuries, free to search online.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Guardian and Observer Style Guide

    Searchable A-Z of the Guardian's house style, useful for British usage questions.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learn English with TV Series

    Learn English through TV series, songs, interviews, movies and animations. Includes colloquialisms and their cultural context.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

    Learner's dictionary that marks the most frequent words in spoken and written English.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • LyricsTraining

    A language learning game – choose the song and the difficulty level and fill in the blanks in lyrics while listening.

    Level: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Merriam-Webster

    Standard American dictionary with audio pronunciation, word history and a thesaurus.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • MHRA Style Guide

    Free style guide widely used in UK humanities writing and publishing.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English

    Transcripts of real university lectures, seminars and study groups, for academic listening and speech patterns.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • MLA Style Center

    MLA guidance on citation and academic writing, common in humanities courses.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Motivated Grammar

    Non-prescriptivist blog about the English grammar.

    Format: grammarLevel: AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • North American Dialects

    A lot of information about American dialects, includiang a map and tables. Tons of content collected and put together by Rich Aschmann.

    Level: AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: AmericanInterface: EN
  • OneLook Dictionary

    A smart dictionary.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: free
  • Online Etymology Dictionary

    Traces where English words came from and how their meanings shifted over time.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

    Learner's dictionary with graded definitions, usage notes and audio for British and American pronunciation.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • OZDIC Collocation Dictionary

    Shows which words naturally go together, which is the gap most learners hit after intermediate.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Papa Teach Me

    A Youtube channel – grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. A great guy.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: BritishInterface: EN
  • Phrases and Sayings

    Origins and meanings of phrases and sayings.

    Format: vocabularyLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Sentence First

    An Irishman's blog about the English language. A rare example of a blog listed here that is still active.

    Format: blogLevel: AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Separated by a Common Language

    About the differences between British and American English.

    Level: AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Strong Language

    A blog about English swear words.

    Format: blogLevel: AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Tameri Guide for Writers

    Free writing style guide adapted from AP style, covering punctuation, grammar and usage.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Teacher Luke

    Podcasts in British English.

    Format: podcastLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: BritishInterface: EN
  • The Economist Style Guide

    The Economist's own style manual as a free PDF. Opinionated, readable and a good guide to concise English.

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • The English Dialect Dictionary

    Joseph Wright's 1898 survey of English dialect words, scanned and readable in full.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • The Free Dictionary Idioms

    Idiom and phrase dictionary compiled from Collins, McGraw-Hill, Cambridge and other published sources.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • The History of English

    About the history of the English language.

    Level: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • The Snowclones Database

    About new collocations in the English language.

    Format: blogLevel: AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Urban Dictionary

    Crowdsourced slang dictionary. Useful for decoding current internet and spoken slang; entries are unmoderated and often crude.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Wiktionary

    Crowdsourced multilingual dictionary covering rare words, dialect terms and etymologies other dictionaries omit.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • WordHippo

    Thesaurus and word tools for your creative needs. You can search for synonyms and anthonyms here, but also for rhymes, words containing particular letters and more. Useful if you want to cheat in Scrabble.

    Level: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • YourDictionary

    A dictionary and language website for readers.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN

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Spanish46 resources
  • 10 Websites Offering Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners

    Format: readingAccess: free
  • 1001 Reasons To Learn Spanish

    Podcasts, exercises, some free courses as well.

    Format: courseLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Agata Uczy

    A Youtube channel. Grammar and learning resources.

    Format: videoLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • AlbaLearning

    Audiobooks.

    Format: audiobookLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ES
  • Comics in Spanish

    Free comics in Spanish.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ES
  • Conjugemos

    Free activities and exercises for practicing vocab, verbs, and grammar.

    Format: grammarLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: ENShared by: anon
  • CVC. Actividades del AVE. Aveteca.

    Learning resources.

    Access: free
  • Destinos

    A series for Spanish learners.

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • Diccionario del español de México

    Mexican Spanish dictionary.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MexicanInterface: ES
  • Dime cómo hablas y te diré de dónde eres

    A test.

    Format: courseAccess: free
  • DLE

    A monolingual dictionary by Real Academia Española, an institution that popularises the Spanish language all over the world.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ES
  • Dreaming Spanish

    "Rather than boring grammar lessons, we provide free interesting listening experiences. By listening to our stories, culture explanations and games, you will get used to real Spanish as it's used in context, and develop a native-like intuition for the grammar and the vocabulary, together with a clear pronunciation. The videos try to be easy enough for a complete beginner to start picking up the language."

    Format: courseAccess: freeShared by: u/nomoregravity
  • Dreaming Spanish – Youtube

    Format: videoAccess: freeShared by: u/freezerfrost
  • Easy Spanish

    Format: videoAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Ejercicios de español

    Grammar and vocabulary exercises.

    Format: courseAccess: free
  • Elon – Spanish

    A course.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Espanol Automatico

    Grammar, learning techniques, practical language usage.

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • Español Automático

    Access: free
  • Español con Juan

    A YouTube channel by a Spanish teacher. Lots of grammar, expressions in context, everyday language and translations through funny stories. He also has a blog.

    Format: videoLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ESShared by: ?
  • Fiesta Siesta

    An awesome blog, lots of resources. You can also sign up for the newsletter and have a chance to take part in a live lesson.

    Format: blogAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • FluentU

    Access: freeInterface: EN
  • FSI – Spanish

    Click the link to download a free course (pdf + audio files).

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Hiszpański dla Ciebie

    A blog about the Spanish language.

    Format: blogAccess: freeInterface: PLShared by: ciokocioko
  • https://youtu.be/k-70aIw4THc

    Format: videoAccess: freeShared by: edyp
  • Kwiziq Spanish

    Self-paced Spanish course with AI language coach. Makes it easy to see your proficiency level grow with a visual pacing tracker called a "brainmap."

    Format: courseLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: SpainInterface: EN, ESShared by: anon
  • Learn Spanish Online

    Verb conjungation exercises.

    Format: grammar, courseAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • LingusTV

    Access: freeInterface: EN
  • MariaEspañol

    A Youtube Channel that has tons of videos on many topics regarding the Spanish Language.

    Format: videoLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeVariety: SpainInterface: EN, ESShared by: anon
  • News in Slow Spanish

    News in easy Spanish.

    Format: newsLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: ES
  • Nie samymi podręcznikami…

    Online learning resources.

    Access: freeInterface: PL
  • Notes in Spanish

    A podcast for Spanish learners.

    Format: podcastAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Pod niebem Malagi

    A channel of a Pole living in Malaga. Colloquial language, slang, song translations and more. May include some explicit content (swearwords).

    Format: videoAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • Simple Stories in Spanish

    Access: free
  • so KAYKA

    Learning with songs, grammar and vocabulary.

    Format: videoAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • Spanish After Hours

    Fun comprehensible input videos for picking up vocab and grammar. The host Laura is funny and energetic, and her content is relatable.

    Format: videoLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: SpainInterface: EN, ESShared by: anon
  • Spanish Children's Stories

    Access: free
  • Spanish Dict

    Spanish-English dictionary. You can also learn grammar and create flashcards here.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ENShared by: Klaudia K
  • Spanish Grammar in Context

    Format: grammarAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Spanish Language Blog

    A blog about the Spanish language.

    Format: blogAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Spanish with Vicente

    A channel of a Spanish native speaker and teacher, preparing students for the DELE exam.

    Format: videoAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • SpanishPod101

    A podcast for Spanish learners.

    Format: videoAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Study Spanish

    Access: freeInterface: ENShared by: Jusia Em
  • The difference between “ser” and “estar” in Spanish: The best answer you'll probably ever find

    Format: readingAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • The Linguistics of Spanish

    All about the linguistics of Spanish.

    Level: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN, ESShared by: anon
  • Todo Claro

    Access: free
  • Tu escuela de espanol

    A YouTube channel that goes over many things to help Spanish students. If you want to pay for lessons in addition to the videos you can and they will Skype you.

    Format: videoLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ESShared by: anon

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Chinese31 resources
  • 5 Chinese podcasts you should be listening to

    Recommended Chinese podcasts.

    Format: podcastLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Advanced Chinese

    A podcast for advanced learners.

    Format: podcastLevel: AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Advanced Chinese

    A podcast for advanced learners.

    Format: podcastLevel: AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ENShared by: Asia
  • Beginner's Chinese

    A podcast for beginners.

    Format: podcastLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Beginning Chinese

    A podcast for beginners.

    Format: podcastLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Chinese (Mandarin)

    A free course.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Chinese Boost

    Access: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Chinese Grammar Wiki

    Grammar.

    Format: grammarLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Chinese word order practice

    Chinese word order practice.

    Format: courseLevel: IntermediateAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Chinese-Forums

    Chinese forums and blogs.

    Level: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • ChinesePod

    News from China and Taiwan with useful vocabulary.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: ZH-CN
  • CLO

    A dialogue-based podcast course for beginners.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Coursea – Chinese for Beginners

    A course for beginners, by the Benjing University.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Coursea – More Chinese for Beginners

    A course for beginners who already know a thing or two.

    Format: courseLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • FSI – Chinese Mandarin

    A textbook in 15 parts.

    Format: textbookLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Hacking Chinese

    It's full of great advice for how to study the language at all levels, and also hosts monthly challenges that rotate between reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The articles can be searched by level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) or by skill (listening, reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary). I've been referencing this blog for at least 5 years now and I love it so much!

    Format: vocabularyLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: ENShared by: u/lievemealone
  • Intermediate Chinese

    A podcast for intermediate learners.

    Format: podcastLevel: IntermediateAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Learn Chinese

    "40 online lessons with audio, including reading, speaking, writing, modern vocabulary, grammar, calligraphy, examples and exercices. All texts and dialogs in mp3 format for download."

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: Mandarin
  • Learn Chinese Archives

    Reviews of Chinese language learning sites and other useful resources.

    Access: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Learn Chinese Online

    A longer list of links and resources (111).

    Format: blogAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Mandarin Blueprint Lite

    Learn to read Mandarin Chinese in 30 days without pinyin! You'll have LIFETIME access to the first 3 Phases of the program + their respective flashcards (from level 1 to 13).

    Format: courseLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: ENShared by: Polyglot369
  • MDBG Chinese Dictionary

    A dictionary.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Melnyks Chinese

    102 lessons with audio.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Nauka chińskiego, lessons, porady, tłumaczenia

    A Facebook group.

    Format: communityLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: PL
  • Naver

    A dictionary.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Nihao

    A blog about the Chinese language.

    Format: blogLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: PL
  • Pleco

    A mobile dictionary.

    Format: blog, dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Project Gutenberg – Chinese

    Free books in Chinese.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: ZH-CN
  • Real Chinese

    "A lively introduction to Mandarin Chinese in 10 short parts with video clips from the Real Chinese TV series."

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: EN
  • Tudou

    Chinese shows.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: ZH-CN
  • Youku

    Chinese shows.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: MandarinInterface: ZH-CN

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French61 resources
  • À tous les vents.

    Free books in French (downloadable).

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • A Vos Plumes!

    "For students who want to write better in French and for teachers who want to help them."

    Level: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • AFP.com

    News.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Apprendre et enseigner le français

    News and exercises for French learners.

    Format: newsAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Atlas sonore des langues régionales de France

    Here you can listen to the French radio from different regions.

    Format: podcastLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Au Fil des Lectures

    Free audiobooks.

    Format: audiobookLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Audio French Dictionary

    French vocabulary sorted by theme – with audio.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Audiocite.net

    Free audiobooks.

    Format: audiobookLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Bibliboom

    Free audiobooks.

    Format: audiobookLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Browse Activities

    Access: free
  • Centraltv

    French TV for the French-speaking African countries.

    Format: tvLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Comics in French

    Free comics in French.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Dictionnaire anglais

    A French-English dictionary with example sentences.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: free
  • Ebooks libres et gratuits

    Free French e-books.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Évaluation de français

    A test that asserts your French profficiency.

    Format: courseAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Exercice de français

    Access: free
  • Expressio

    A dictionary of idioms.

    Format: vocabularyAccess: free
  • forum abclf

    A forum about the French language.

    Format: communityAccess: free
  • Français Authentique

    A channel about the French language and culture, many useful grammar and vocabulary lessons. The guy speaks slowly and clearly which may make it easier for beginners.

    Format: video, courseAccess: freeInterface: FRShared by: Michał Buss
  • Francais avec Pierre

    A nice channel for French learners.

    Format: videoAccess: freeInterface: FRShared by: Michał Buss
  • France 24

    News.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • France tv

    French TV (you'll probably need VPN tho).

    Format: tvLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Francolab

    Canadian site for French learners.

    Access: freeInterface: FR
  • Francuski Notesik

    PL Cudowna stronka prowadzona przez sympatyczną Panią, sama przygotowuje lessons z nagraniami męża (ma kanał na yt, odpłatnie można kupić dodatkowe materiały).

    Format: courseAccess: freeInterface: PLShared by: Michał Buss
  • Francuski przy kawie

    Access: freeInterface: PL
  • French Beginner's Serial and Oral Course 2016

    Format: videoAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • French Conversation and Composition

    Format: readingAccess: free
  • French Learner

    Access: freeInterface: EN
  • French movies and series with accurate subtitles

    French movies and series with accurate subtitles.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • FSI – French

    Click the link to download a free course (pdf + audio files).

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • FSI – French Basic

    3 part textbook with audio files.

    Format: textbookLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • FSI – French Language Courses

    Access: freeInterface: EN
  • innerFrench

    French podcast for intermediate learners – all kinds of topics.

    Format: podcastAccess: freeShared by: Juna
  • innerFrench (Youtube)

    French podcast for intermediate learners – all kinds of topics.

    Format: videoAccess: freeShared by: Juna
  • Journal en français facile

    Same as above.

    Format: newsAccess: free
  • L'Express

    News.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Languages

    Format: newsAccess: free
  • Lawless French

    Helpful explanations of grammar, even very high level grammar concepts. You can browse topics by DELF level (A1, A2 … C1).

    Format: grammarLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ENShared by: u/TentTentTent
  • Le Conjugueur

    Verb conjungation tool.

    Format: grammarAccess: free
  • Le Monde.fr

    News.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Le Point du FLE

    Access: free
  • Learn French

    Daily grammar exercises.

    Format: communityAccess: freeInterface: ENShared by: Michał Buss
  • Learn French by Podcast

    Format: podcastAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learn French in Your Car

    Format: podcastAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learning and Teaching French

    Access: free
  • Les CONVERSATIONS mises à jour

    Real French conversations for more advanced learners.

    Access: freeInterface: FR
  • Lingoni French

    French with Alicia – a channel about the French language, grammar, vocabulary etc.

    Format: videoLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: ENShared by: Michał Buss
  • Litterature audio.com

    Free audiobooks.

    Format: audiobookLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • News in Slow French

    News in easy French.

    Format: newsLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • One Thing In A French Day

    Format: podcast, blogAccess: free
  • Pan od francuskiego

    Format: communityAccess: freeInterface: PLShared by: Michał Buss
  • Paris Match

    News.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Piece of French

    An YT channel meant for intermediate learners.

    Format: videoLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN, FRShared by: surprisinglyacarrot
  • Project Gutenberg – French

    Free books in French.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Radio France: Accueil

    Radio.

    Format: radioLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • SensCritique

    Reviews of books, movies etc.

    Format: tvAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • Speak French Fluently

    Learning to speak French fluently, accurately and idiomatically.

    Format: podcastAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Szlifuj swój francuski

    A site for grammar learning, a fair amount of exercises. There may be some typos in the sentences, though.

    Format: grammarAccess: freeInterface: PLShared by: Michał Buss
  • TV5MONDE

    TV.

    Format: tvLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: FR
  • VDM: Vos histoires de la vie quotidienne

    French people complaining about how bad their day was.

    Access: freeInterface: FR
  • VPN France

    French VPN!

    Access: freeInterface: EN

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Italian47 resources
  • Accademia della Crusca

    Having doubts regarding the Italian language? You can ask professionals here.

    Format: grammarLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Adgblog

    Articles about art and culture + exercises.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Campus Italiano per stranieri

    Lots of downloadable resources.

    Level: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Comics in Italian

    Free comics in Italian.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • DIZIONARIO ITALIANO OLIVETTI

    A monolingual dictionary.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • EIL Italian

    A textbook.

    Format: textbookLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Fiabe dei Grimm

    Grimm Brothers tales in Italian.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: free
  • Fiabe di Andersen

    Hans Christian Andersen tales in Italian.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: free
  • Gazzetta Italia

    Polish-Italian magazine.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: PL, IT
  • Gli ascoltabili

    Italian podcasts.

    Level: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Google News

    Google news in Italian.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Grammatica Italiana

    Grammar learning resources.

    Format: grammarLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Il podcast di PSINEL

    Podcasts about psychology.

    Format: podcastLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Il Tavolo Italiano

    A grammar course for beginners.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Impariamo Italiano

    Interactive exercises and tests.

    Level: IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Italian Basic Course

    A cultural textbook.

    Format: textbookLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Italian grammar

    Grammar.

    Format: grammarAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Italian Movies

    Movies available on Youtube.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Italian verb conjugation

    Verb conjungation tool.

    Format: grammarAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Italian Vocabulary

    Italian vocabulary with audio.

    Format: vocabularyAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Italiano Vero

    Downloadable PDF learning resources.

    Level: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • Italiano Automatico

    Same as above, listening materials and clearly explained grammar.

    Format: videoLevel: IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Italiano Facile

    Grammar and 40 downloadable pdf lessons with exercises.

    Format: courseLevel: IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Italiano Online

    Interactive exercises and tests.

    Level: IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Italy Heritage

    Grammar lessons with exercises.

    Format: courseLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learn 101 – Italian

    "All the lessons contain audio and are all offered for free. We will learn the alphabet together. We will also review some simple grammar rules, practice common phrases and have fun memorising many important vocabulary lists, and everything else that you see below."

    Format: courseAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learn Italian – Quick Online Learning

    "This site is designed to teach you and help you learn Italian for free through vocabulary, phrases, grammar and flashcards (vocabulary trainer)."

    Format: grammarAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learn Italian Archives

    A blog about the Italian language.

    Format: blogAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learn Italian Language Lessons and Courses

    A free Italian course with flashcards, exercises and audio.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learn Italian with Lucrezia

    Italian language, culture and customs, clearly explained grammar for both beginners and more advanced learners.

    Format: videoLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learning and Teaching Italian

    Articles about Italian language and culture.

    Format: newsAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • LearnItalianPod

    A podcast for Italian learners.

    Format: podcastLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • News in Slow Italian

    News in easy Italian (audio).

    Format: newsLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • One World Italiano

    Access: freeInterface: IT, DE, FR, EN
  • Online Italian Club

    A site for Italian learners – thousands of pages and a printable checklist to monitor your progress.

    Format: courseLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Parliamo Italiano

    Exercises.

    Level: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Pensieri e parole

    A podcast about the Italian language and culture.

    Format: podcastLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Po prostu włoski

    A Polish blog teaching Italian language and culture.

    Format: blogLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Post Language Program – Italian Course

    A basic course.

    Format: textbookLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Primo Cappuccino

    A blog about the Italian culture and, occassionally, language.

    Format: blogLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • SBS Language – Italian

    News (audio).

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN, IT
  • Speak Italian With Your Mouth Full

    "Each class is based on the preparation of a delicious dish and on the bite-sized acquisition of parts of the Italian language and culture. A good diet is not based on recipes only, it is also rooted in healthy habits and in culture. At the end of the seminar the participants will be able to cook some healthy and tasty recipes and to understand and speak basic Italian."

    Format: podcastLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Speakitalian

    Italian blog teaching everything regarding the language.

    Format: grammarLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN, ITShared by: Polyglot369
  • Stivale Italiano

    A podcast about Italian culture.

    Format: podcastLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • Studia Parla Ama

    A blog about the Italian culture and language. Downloadable resources.

    Format: blogLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • Treccani

    A monolingual dictionary.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: IT
  • ZapITALIAN

    Basic courses for learning Italian.

    Level: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN

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German70 resources
  • A Foundation Course in Reading German

    A comprehensive online textbook.

    Format: textbookLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Aki Arkadiusz Gerlic

    Arkadius Gerlic's blog about the German language.

    Format: blogLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • ARD Mediathek

    German TV.

    Format: tvLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Aussichten

    An online textbook from A1 to B1 level. There's also a dedicated moile app.

    Format: textbookLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Blog o języku niemieckim

    A blog about the German language.

    Format: blogLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • Comics in German

    Free comics in German.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Conjugation trainer

    Here you can train your conjungation skills.

    Access: free
  • Der Spiegel

    News.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Deutsch für dich – Goethe-Institut

    Access: free
  • Deutsch im Blick

    An online textbook.

    Format: textbookLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Deutsch lernen

    A blog about the German language.

    Format: blogAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Deutsch lernen Podcast

    A list of podcasts for German learners.

    Format: podcastLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN, DE
  • Deutsch mit Marija

    A Youtube channel for German learners.

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • Deutsche Gedichte

    German poetry.

    Access: freeInterface: DE
  • Deutsche Redewendungen

    Idioms.

    Access: freeInterface: DE
  • DeutschLera DeutschLera

    The channel is a bit controversial, since the author isn't a native speaker, but nevertheless there are lots of resources you can find useful.

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • Deutschlike

    A German teacher's channel about the German language.

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • Dialektatlas

    Introductions to some German dialects

    Format: newsLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: DEShared by: rcc2
  • Diki

    My favourite Polish-German dictionary.

    Format: dictionaryAccess: free
  • DW Deutsch Lernen

    Online textbook for beginners.

    Format: textbookLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Easy German

    A German playlist by Easy Languages.

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • English-Baseldytsch

    Online Baseldytsch-English dictionary.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: BaseldytschInterface: DEShared by: itinerant
  • fröhlich Deutsch

    A Youtube channel – vocabulary and grammar.

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • FSI – German

    Click this link to download a free German course.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • FSI German courses

    Free German courses.

    Format: courseLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • German Basic Words

    The 100 most common German words plus 82 everyday extras, each with article, plural, example sentences and audio, practised through flashcards, quizzes and spaced review.

    Format: vocabularyLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • German for Busy Professionals

    A series of ten minute podcasts about various verbs and their meaning in context. Each episode contains about a dozen examples of the given word's usage. There's also a newsletter if you want to get a new word in your inbox every day.

    Format: podcastAccess: free
  • German with Anja

    A German Youtube channel for German learners, run by a native speaker.

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • Germanin

    Vocabulary and grammar exercises, idioms, false friends and more.

    Format: vocabulary, grammar, courseLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • Gramatyka języka niemieckiego

    Grammar and exercises.

    Format: grammar, courseLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • Grammis

    Access: free
  • Gratis Online Deutschkurs

    Over 50.000 grammar and vocabulary exercises.

    Format: courseAccess: free
  • Learn German

    19 lessons.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Learn German

    Deutsche Welle learning resources, sorted by proficiency levels. You'll find here miniseries in easy German, slowly read news summaries, articles with exercises an more.

    Format: newsAccess: free
  • Learn German Online

    Why even bother learning German?

    Format: courseAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Lingohut – German

    100 short interactive lessons.

    Format: courseAccess: free
  • Lingoni german

    A channel about the German language – listening material, grammar, vocabulary and more. Also available in Spanish (Alemán con Jenny).

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • Lustenauer Mundart

    Online German-Luschnouarisch dictionary including idioms and proverbs

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: Lustenau dialect ("Luschnouarisch")Interface: DEShared by: rcc2
  • My experience dealing with Swiss-German

    A useful post by u/travel_ali.

    Format: communityLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: ENShared by: u/travel_ali
  • Niemiecka Sofa

    A blog about the German language – book reviews, tips, resources.

    Format: blogAccess: freeInterface: PL
  • Olcalsace

    Alsatian vocabulary sorted by themes.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: AlsatianInterface: FR
  • Peter Heinrich

    A Youtube channel about the German language – advanced grammar, pronunciation and culture.

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • Practice materials

    C1 Learning resources for advanced learners preparing for Goethe Institut C1 Certificate.

    Format: blogAccess: free
  • Project Gutenberg – German

    Free books in German.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • r/buenzli

    A Swiss Reddit community.

    Format: communityLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: DEShared by: u/travel_ali
  • r/schwiiz

    A Swiss Reddit community.

    Format: communityLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: DEShared by: u/travel_ali
  • Radio Liechtenstein

    Liechtenstein radio.

    Format: radioAccess: free
  • Radiothek: Startseite

    Austrian radio.

    Format: radioLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Rechtschreibung

    Listening comprehension exercises – telling similar sounds apart etc.

    Format: courseAccess: free
  • Redewendungen Deutsch

    Idioms sorted by themes.

    Access: freeInterface: DE
  • Redewendungen und Umgangssprache

    A playlist with idioms and colloquial phrases.

    Format: videoAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Reisen, Wissen, Fotografie

    Articles.

    Access: freeInterface: DE
  • Resources

    Links to resources focused on the pronunciation.

    Format: grammarAccess: free
  • Resources for Learning Swiss-German

    More resources and useful tips by u/travel_ali.

    Format: communityLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: ENShared by: u/travel_ali
  • Schwäbisch Schwätza

    Swabian-German dictionary (including sound files), also features rather humorous guides to e.g. grammar and pronunciation

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: SwabianInterface: DEShared by: rcc2
  • Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

    Swiss TV broadcasts on Youtube.

    Format: videoLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: DE
  • Schweizerdeutsch

    A Spotify playlist with Swiss German music.

    Format: podcastAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: DEShared by: u/travel_ali
  • Schwiizer Musig

    A Spotify playlist with Swiss German music.

    Format: podcastAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: DEShared by: u/travel_ali
  • Sender

    German radio.

    Format: radioAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • SRF

    "SRF is basically the Swiss version of the BBC and they do a mix of High-German and Swiss-German telly and radio. Generally they do the highest quality and most widely interesting productions. As far as I can tell the content isn’t locked to the country so you can access it anywhere."

    Format: radioLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: DEShared by: u/travel_ali
  • Suetterlin

    Here you can learn how to write in Sütterlin.

    Access: freeInterface: EN, DE, FR
  • Swiss German

    A Spotify playlist with Swiss German music.

    Format: podcastAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: DEShared by: u/travel_ali
  • The Slick Beginner’s Guide to Learning Swiss German

    A guide for beginners.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: EN
  • vocabeo

    Interactive platform for learning German vocabulary.

    Format: vocabularyLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: freeInterface: ENShared by: Jana Vohralíková
  • Vorleser

    Over 750 free audiobooks in high quality.

    Format: audiobookLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Wikipedia

    Swiss Wikipedia.

    Level: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: SwissInterface: DEShared by: u/travel_ali
  • Wörterbuch Berndeutsch

    "Online Berndeutsch-High German dictionary."

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: BerndeutschInterface: DEShared by: itinerant
  • ZDF

    Movies and series, usually with subtitles.

    Format: readingAccess: free
  • Zeit

    News.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: DE
  • Zuri.net

    "Zürich slang."

    Level: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: ZurideutschInterface: DEShared by: itinerant

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Dutch21 resources
  • AD.nl, het laatste nieuws uit binnen

    News (sport and entertainment).

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • Alfred J Kwak Aflevering

    Cartoons for children.

    Format: videoLevel: Beginner, IntermediateAccess: free
  • Colloquial Dutch

    Colloquial Dutch (you can download the audio files for free).

    Level: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • Comics in Dutch

    Free comics in Dutch.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • Dutch proverbs

    Proverbs.

    Level: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Frog

    A downloadable integration of memory-based natural language processing (NLP) modules developed for Dutch.

    Access: freeInterface: EN
  • Het beste van NPO vind je op NPO Start

    Movies and series in Dutch. Some recommendations from Language Learners Forum: Floortje Naar Het Einde Van De Wereld (travel), De Fractie (political fiction), Flikken Maastricht (police drama), Droomhuis Gezocht (looking for the dream house), Blauw Bloed (royalty), Vroege Vogels (nature).

    Format: videoAccess: free
  • Introduction to Dutch

    A free course for beginners.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: freeInterface: EN
  • Język holenderski

    Access: freeInterface: PL
  • Learn Flemish

    A playlist dedicated to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language.

    Format: videoLevel: IntermediateAccess: freeVariety: FlemishInterface: EN
  • Mój Holenderski Online

    Access: freeInterface: PL
  • Nauka Holenderskiego

    A blog about the Dutch language.

    Format: blogLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: PLShared by: Robert Flisiak
  • Nieuws, achtergronden en columns van de Volkskrant

    News.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • NOS Nieuws

    News from Netherlands.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • NRC

    News.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • Online Dutch Grammar Course

    Grammar course.

    Format: courseLevel: BeginnerAccess: free
  • Project Gutenberg – Dutch

    Free books in Dutch.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • Sprookjes van Grimm

    The Grimm Brothers' tales in Dutch.

    Format: readingLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • Van Dale

    A dictionary.

    Format: dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • VRT.be

    News from Belgium.

    Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL
  • Wetenschapsforum

    Dutch forum about everything.

    Format: communityLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL

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