Begin With Words resource library
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.
333 listed resources7 languages332 unique destinations
English57 resources
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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
Spanish46 resources
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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
Chinese31 resources
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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
French61 resources
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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
Italian47 resources
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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.
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Learn Italian Language Lessons and Courses
A free Italian course with flashcards, exercises and audio.
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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
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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.
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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).
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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."
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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
German70 resources
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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.
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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.
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Der Spiegel
News.
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Deutsch für dich – Goethe-Institut
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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.
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Deutsch mit Marija
A Youtube channel for German learners.
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Deutsche Gedichte
German poetry.
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Deutsche Redewendungen
Idioms.
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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.
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Deutschlike
A German teacher's channel about the German language.
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Dialektatlas
Introductions to some German dialects
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Diki
My favourite Polish-German dictionary.
Format: dictionaryAccess: free -
DW Deutsch Lernen
Online textbook for beginners.
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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.
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German with Anja
A German Youtube channel for German learners, run by a native speaker.
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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).
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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.
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Niemiecka Sofa
A blog about the German language – book reviews, tips, resources.
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Olcalsace
Alsatian vocabulary sorted by themes.
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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.
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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.
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Radio Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein radio.
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Radiothek: Startseite
Austrian radio.
Format: radioLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: DE -
Rechtschreibung
Listening comprehension exercises – telling similar sounds apart etc.
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Redewendungen Deutsch
Idioms sorted by themes.
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Redewendungen und Umgangssprache
A playlist with idioms and colloquial phrases.
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Reisen, Wissen, Fotografie
Articles.
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Resources
Links to resources focused on the pronunciation.
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Resources for Learning Swiss-German
More resources and useful tips by u/travel_ali.
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Schwäbisch Schwätza
Swabian-German dictionary (including sound files), also features rather humorous guides to e.g. grammar and pronunciation
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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Swiss TV broadcasts on Youtube.
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Schweizerdeutsch
A Spotify playlist with Swiss German music.
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Schwiizer Musig
A Spotify playlist with Swiss German music.
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Sender
German radio.
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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."
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Suetterlin
Here you can learn how to write in Sütterlin.
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Swiss German
A Spotify playlist with Swiss German music.
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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.
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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.
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Zeit
News.
Format: newsLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: DE -
Zuri.net
"Zürich slang."
Level: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeVariety: ZurideutschInterface: DEShared by: itinerant
Dutch21 resources
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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.
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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
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Learn Flemish
A playlist dedicated to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language.
Format: videoLevel: IntermediateAccess: freeVariety: FlemishInterface: EN -
Mój Holenderski Online
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Nauka Holenderskiego
A blog about the Dutch language.
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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.
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Van Dale
A dictionary.
Format: dictionaryLevel: Beginner, Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL -
VRT.be
News from Belgium.
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Wetenschapsforum
Dutch forum about everything.
Format: communityLevel: Intermediate, AdvancedAccess: freeInterface: NL