Spanish Resources
Online Dictionaries
- – Word Reference
- – Diccionario de la Lengua Espanola/Real Academia Espanola
General
- – a complete guide to Spanish websites
Listening Comprehension Practice
- – a compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks
- – a collection of educational videos in Spanish covering areas such as science, social sciences, health, the arts, language, and education
Speaking
- – free language exchange with Skype
Vocabulary
- – This guide will show you some tricks on how to improve your vocabulary by 20,000 words in about an hour.
- – If you know this list, you will know about 50% of all words used in a normal Spanish conversation. You can listen to the word, see it translated into other languages, and listen to a sentence that uses the word.
Grammar
- – a website that will show you everything you need to know about the subjunctive and will explain when to use them as well as give you all the conjugations.
- – a summary online booklet of all you need to know about Spanish Grammar.
- – Learn everything you need to know about Spanish verbs and conjugate any verb you want.
- – You may click on any of the 100 verbs and see the complete conjugation. You can listen to each verb by itself and in a sentence to help you learn the verb within context as you see the picture.
- – Ask any question you might have related to the Spanish language and have it answered by another student or a Spanish teacher.
- – dedicated to teaching vocabulary and culture. There are many exercises, songs, and videos for the intermediate to advanced language learner.
News, Culture and Travel
- – Read the latest news from around the world, Latin America, Mexico, and the US… all in Spanish (it is updated every 5 minutes).
- – a great guide for individuals that already live in Mexico or are thinking about moving to Mexico
- – Spanish public radio and television service
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals
- – This site is presented as a free medical Spanish immersion with vocabulary, including greetings, history, examination, and everyday speech, all with translation and audio. It is designed to be helpful for a variety of medical personnel to improve fluency and cultural competency.
Poetry and Literature
- and – excellent selection of Hispanic poetry. In many cases, you can also listen to poets recite their own work.
- – an online library of classic Hispanic texts available for free
Spiritual
- – Biblical readings in Spanish
Humor
- – joke of the day
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