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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

  • Tip for Translation: Some of these are worse translated than others--Asian and African languages are particularly bad. Try to double check.
  • Online Translation
    • Google Translate - The Best
    • IM Translator
    • Babylon
    • Pons.eu
    • Bing
    • Reverso
    • LivingSoftOnlines
    • SDL FreeTranslation
    • SystranET
    • Translator
  • ELanguageSchool
  • Italki - Learn Languages by Working with Others
  • Duolingo
  • Memrise
  • Babbel
  • Quizlet - Flash Cards for many languages
  • LiveMocha
  • OpenCulture - Under "Languages"
  • Omniglot - Alphabets
  • MyLanguages
  • Forvo - Words Pronounced with soundbytes
  • Etaco Dictionaries
  • Surface Languages
 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. 
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Rosetta Stone
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Berlitz
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Barron's
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Instant Immersion
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Bar Charts
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For Dummies
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Living Language

Chinese

  • Tip for Translation: Phrase sentences as: Subject – Verb – Object 
  • On-Line Chinese Tools
  • MDBG English to Chinese Dictionary
  • Chinese-Tools
  • WordReference
  • Asian Horizons ~ I do not know anything about their tours, I just thought the phrases might help :)
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Oxford
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Phrasebook
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Pimsleur
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Lonely Planet
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Fluenz

Spanish

  • Tips: Spanish is another Subject -- Verb -- Object language
  • Tips: Spanish words can have to be modified depending on whether it is a masculine or feminine word--meaning sometimes the ending changes depending on what you're talking about. Verify!
  • SpanishDict
  • Dictionary.Com
  • French-Spanish Online
  • Study Spanish
  • About.com
  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  • Yahoo Dictionary
  • Cambridge
  • WordReference
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1001 Words
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Learning Sp.
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Flash Cards
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Webster's
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Rick steve's
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Transparent L.
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Idiot's guide
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Travel SP.

English

  • Collins
  • Dictionary.com
  • Cambridge
  • English Grammar 4 U
  • TalkEnglish
  • Engvid.com
  • English Daily
  • UsingEnglish
  • LearnEnglishFeelGood
  • LearnEnglishFree
  • English-Guide
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Spelling
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Passport
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General Communication
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Webster's
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Traveler's English

Arabic

  • Tips: There are a lot of variations of Arabic, so make sure you have the right one.
  • WordReference
  • Mylanguages
  • ShariahProgram
  • Children's Library
  • Arabic Keyboard
  • ArabAcademy
  • MyDictionary.net
  • FreeArabDictionary
  • Persian Online Dictionary
  • Ariadic
  • Dictionary-Farsi
  • English-to-Urdu
  • Urdu English Dictionary
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Traveltalk
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read & speak
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survival arabic
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arab. alphabet
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at a glance
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living language
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mastering arab.

Portuguese

  • Tips: Brazilian Portuguese or Macau Portuguese appears to be somewhat different from traditional Portugues and from one another. 
  • PortugueseDictionary.net
  • Easy Portuguese
  • Michaelis - in Portuguese
  • Look Way Up
  • BBC Portuguese Guide
  • Learning Portuguese
  • Rafa
  • Talk Portuguese
  • Loecsen
  • FrenchSpanishOnline
  • Learn Portuguese Now
  • WordReference
  • FreeDict
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Braz-Port.
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Everything
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Living Lang.
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Basic Port.
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Braz.-Port.
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Oxford
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visual dict.

Russian

  • Russian-English Dictionary
  • WordReference
  • FreeDict
  • MasterRussian
  • Learn Russian
  • Russian Lessons
  • Russian for Everyone
  • Russian for Free
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Russ.-Engl. Dict.
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Phrasebook
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Picture Phrasebook
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Russ. Script
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vocab cards
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Word 101

Japanese

  • A Touch of Japanese
  • Japanese Travel Phrases
  • Japanese Dictionary
  • Denshi Jisho Dictionary
  • Nihongo o Narau
  • About.com
  • Guide to Japanese
  • Free Japanese Lessons
  • WordReference
  • FreeDict
  • LearnALanguage.com
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basic phrases
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Basic Japan.
Phrasebook
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Wicked Japan.
for Travelers
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Frequent Travelers

German

  • Collins
  • BBC
  • German Podcasts
  • WordReference
  • Digital Dialects
  • Deutsch Lernen
  • Oxford
  • Learn German Online
  • WikiTravel

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Dictionary
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Rick Steve's
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survival guide
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fodor's
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traveler's phrasebook
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Basic Germ.

French

  • ARTFL Project
  • French Linguistics
  • French-Spanish Online
  • Larousse
  • Everyday French Phrases
  • Yoyo
  • French at a Touch
  • Oxford
  • BBC
  • IE Languages
  • Learn a Language
  • Fodors
  • Collins
  • FreeDict.com
  • WordReference
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Eyewitness
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Lonely Planet
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Rick Perry
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berlitz
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For Travelers
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travel phrases

Korean

  • A Touch of Korean
  • Korean Dictionary
  • zKorean
  • Talk to Me in Korean
  • Korean Everyday
  • KBS
  • Official Tourism Site
  • An Introduction to Korean
  • BBC
  • Learn Korean Now
  • WordReference
  • LearnKorean.net
  • LearnKorean.com

Turkish

  • Turkish Dictionary
  • Cambridge
  • Turkish Class
  • Learning Turkish Online
  • Online Turkish
  • Totally Turkish
  • 100 Most Used Words in Turkish
  • Manisa Turkish
  • Business with Turkey - Includes typing directions for non-English letters
  • Learn Turkish Online
  • Turkish Free

Italian

  • Select Italy
  • Reids Italy
  • Rocket Languages
  • Audible Italian
  • Collins
  • Traduzione
  • WordReference
  • FreeDict
  • Dicios
  • ILUSS
  • Travel Phrase
  • Italian Phrases
  • Oxford
  • R-O-Matic
  • Engaged Thinking
  • Larousse

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Kindle Dict.
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Wicked Ital.
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Merr-Web. Kindle
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Oxford Dict.
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Survival Lang. Guide
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lonely Planet

Polish

  • Polish Dictionary
  • WordReference
  • Learn Polish Feel Good
  • One Stop Polish
  • Wikitravel
  • Krakow Info
  • Polish for Beginners
  • Go Poland
  • English-Polish Phrase Guide
  • Warsaw Phrasebook
  • Learn Polish Online

Romanian

  • WordReference_
  • Romanian-English Dictionary
  • Hallo!
  • Wikitravel
  • Omniglot
  • Hotel Moxa
  • MyLanguages
  • Translation Dictionary
  • Roaming Romania
  • The Backpacking Guide
  • Romanian Lessons

Greek

  • WordReference
  • Greek-English Dictionary
  • Trip Advisor
  • Hillman Wonders
  • Takisnet.org
  • Wikitravel
  • Greece.org
  • TuneIn
  • Backpacking Guide

Czech

  • WordReference
  • Czech-English Dictionary
  • Local Lingo
  • Slovnik
  • My Prague Sights
  • Wikitravel
  • Trip Advisor
  • Hillman Wonders
  • Chapman.edu
  • Prague TV
  • MyCzechRepublic
  • Private Prague Guide
  • Sojourning Abroad

Norweigan

  • English-Norweigan
  • Visit Norway 
  • FreeDict.Com
  • MyLanguages
  • Norsk-Engelsk
  • Mike Cook
  • Surface Languages
  • Linguanaut
  • Omniglot
  • About.com
  • Norweigan Phrasebook

Swedish

  • English-Swedish Dictionary
  • Engelsk-Svenskt
  • FreeDict.com
  • WikiTravel
  • Omniglot
  • Single_Serving
  • Speak-Swedish
  • TravelPhrase
  • MyLanguages

Dutch

  • FreeDict
  • Wikitravel
  • Omniglot
  • SmartPhrase
  • Single-Serving
  • MyLanguages

Finnish

  • English-Finnish
  • WikiTravel
  • Omniglot
  • Single-Serving
  • MyLanguages

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.
  • Trip Advisor
  • Comparison of Amer. Engl. & Brit. Engl.
  • English Club
  • Effingpot.com
  • Learning English Online
  • STA Travel

Hindi

  • Languages Home
  • MyLanguages
  • Shabdkosh
  • Hinkhoj
  • Hindi-English.org
  • Jaipur Travel
  • WikiTravel
  • New Delhi Airport
  • Omniglot
  • IndiaMarks
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