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Courses, dictionaries and reading tools for a new language are grouped under language learning. The listings include full courses, vocabulary apps, flashcard tools, grammar references, pronunciation guides and graded reading. Some entries cover widely studied languages, and others focus on smaller or regional ones. It helps to know which skills each one teaches, the level it starts at and whether you can practise speaking as well as reading. Some services are free and others charge or limit free use, so confirm the cost before you commit time to a course.
engVid provides free English video lessons by experienced native-speaker teachers. Topics include grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, IELTS, TOEFL and writing. Lessons are organized by level and topic, with individual teachers offering related exercises such as common mistakes and practice examples.
Episoden provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
ESLFast provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Esperanto12 provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Fingerspell provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Fluent With Stories offers Spanish short stories graded by CEFR level from A1 to B2. Each story is written by a native speaker and includes native audio, English translations, key vocabulary, a comprehension quiz, flashcards and a writing practice. Stories are designed for reading and listening practice.
Forum provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Forvo provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Free4Talk provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Frenglish provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Glosbe provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
HandSpeak is an online resource for American Sign Language and Deaf culture, offering an ASL dictionary, tutorials, grammar, fingerspelling practice and baby signing material. It is intended for learners from beginners to advanced, as well as interpreters, parents and deaf signers.
HandyBSL provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Hangul provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
Hangul Practice provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
HelloChinese is an app for beginners to learn Mandarin Chinese, described as using interactive game-based learning. It covers reading, writing, speaking, vocabulary and grammar, with speech recognition, handwriting practice, native speaker videos and a spaced repetition system. It is available on Google Play and the App Store.
HiNative provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
The Hong Kong Code-mixing Dictionary is a contemporary Cantonese-English dictionary website. It offers browsing of entries by new, most popular and random, and invites users to submit definitions to help learners understand real-world language usage. The site also mentions a downloadable app and an Instagram account.
Howjsay is a free online English pronunciation dictionary and audio translation tool with recordings by native speakers. It lets users hear a word pronounced on enter, one word per entry, and create lists of up to 15 entries; the dictionary currently holds 181987 entries.
HowToStudyKorean provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
HR4EU provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
IELTS69 provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
iksi provides educational videos, lessons, tutorials, or self-learning resources.
InterPals is a pen pal and language exchange site for finding partners in 180+ countries and chatting with native speakers. It describes itself as free since 1998 and offers browsing pen pals by country.
