Last updated: Oct 2 2024

Just for fun, here is a list of resources I use/found for my language studies. Whether you learn for family, work, or hobbies, I hope this can help you too.

Só por diversão, aqui está uma lista de recursos que uso/encontrei para meus estudos de idiomas. Não importa se você aprende para a família, trabalho ou hobbies, que essas ferramentas possam ajudar você também.

Resources

Omniglot　[Resource of recourses]

archive.org [Has various books/media archived & for loan. If you support free open-source and accessible education, donate to the archive.]

Please check libraries more resources. Some paid resources are shared online by buyers.

LEGEND / RÓTULO:

🅻=Lessons/software　Ⓓ=Dictionary　(T)= Translator 【S】= Literacy Test　🅟= Subscription or Premium Version

Various　/　Vários idiomas

🅻 Ⓓ Akelius　[Partnered with UNICEF to teach refugees! Good but website has some problems. The app version is slow.]

🅻 Anki　[User-made & customizable flashcards]

🅻 Ⓓ Duolingo　[Quality has dropped over time] 🅟

🅻 Rosetta Stone　[Well known language learning app. Libraries usually partner with this] 🅟

🅻 JoytanApp playlists

🅻 Ⓓ Yabla　[Many free lessons/audios/videos to use] 🅟

🅻 【S】preply　[Literacy tests are free] 🅟

Ⓓ Forvo

Ⓓ Wiktionary　[Recommend comparing definitions with other sources]

Ⓓ Word reference

(T) deepL　[Comparable to Google. KOR translation is weak] 🅟

(T) Google Translate　[Inconsistent quality for certain languages. Separates by dialect sometimes]

(T) Papago　[Best for KOR]

Chinese 中文 (Mandarin)　/　Chinês

🅻 Dong Chinese　[Doesn't fully delete all data even after a long time away] 🅟

🅻 Ninchanese　[Lots of content for free accounts] 🅟

🅻 Ⓓ YellowBridge　[Mainly free. Some premium content] 🅟

Ⓓ MDBG Chinese Dictionary

Ⓓ ntireader　[Good for researching cultural references]

Ⓓ Pleco App 🅟

Ⓓ Zhongwen　[Chinese Characters Etymologies}

OTHER:

mandarintools.com　[Old, tools mostly broken. Mainly use for cultural references]

English　/　Inglês

🅻 English Class 101

🅻 Voice of America

【S】British Council　[Certificate is 🅟]

【S】Cambridge English　[Sample tests] 🅟

【S】Duolingo English Test 🅟

【S】EF SET

【S】EnglishRadar

French (Langue française)　/　Francês

🅻 Lawless French　[Can take you up to ~C2]

Ⓓ Collins French Dictionary

Ⓓ (T) larousse.fr

German (Deutsche Sprache)　/　Alemão

🅻 【S】Learn German　[Can take you up to ~C2]

Ⓓ dict.cc

Ⓓ zero-g.net/

Ⓓ langenscheidt

(T) ftp.tu-chemnitz.de　[Download]

(T) pons 🅟

Japanese (日本語)　/　Japonês

🅻 Real Kana　[Learn the alphabet/sounds]

🅻 Genki-Online　[Official Genki book flashcards]

🅻 Japantimes Bookclub　[Book-lesson audios]

🅻 maggie sensei

🅻 Ⓓ Renshuu　[One of the best. Customize learning] 🅟

🅻 Japanese Particles (Yuko Sensei)

Ⓓ kanji.sljfaq.org

Ⓓ jisho.org

Ⓓ rikaikun

【S】JLPT official sample tests　[Start N5 to N1]

🅻 【S】JLPT Sensei 🅟

🅻 【S】LearnJapaneseAZ

OTHER:

pomax introduction to grammar

Aozora Bunko　[Japanese eTextbook library]

Rikai.com　[Kanji practice/Dictionary]

Korean (한글)　/　Coreana

🅻 Let’s Learn Hangul!　[Learn the alphabet/sounds]

🅻 Coursera from Yonsei University

🅻 HowtoStudyKorean [Free lessons]

🅻 90 Day Korean　[For grammar and conjugation help]

🅻 KAAGNY course　[Paid only] 🅟

🅻 tajamaster　[Keyboard practice]

Ⓓ National Institute of Korean Language Dictionary

Ⓓ NAVER dictionary

🅻 【S】TOPIK official study tests

❇❇ I suggest combining resources, especially if you are learning without a native/expert-level tutor!!