Foreign Language Tools

Phone/I-Pod/Tablet Apps

Here are some general apps that can be helpful when you're on the go.  Beware that many require Internet access and that may or may not be available. 
  • Codegent - Best dictionaries we've found yet. These are consistently right and include many of the terms you need.  

Websites

General
 Figure out which language you want to learn/practice and then check out these popular series of language-learning tools. Some are books, some are software, and the bar charts look just like sparknotes, except for languages.  The bar charts are one of my faves because they're so easy to carry around on your trip. 

Spanish

Portuguese

British English
You may think you know English, but sometimes other countries don't use the same words for the same things. Britain and the US don't always have the same vocabulary so a few guides might come in handy.