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Ej de web de escritores a considerar. Study Guides. Where did English come from? - Claire Bowern. There are two other TED-Ed lessons related to this topic: How languages evolve and How did English evolve?

Where did English come from? - Claire Bowern

(a lesson that fills in some of the details that we omit here due to the fact that the focus of this lesson was further in the past). There is still a great deal of debate about Indo-European, most importantly about the location of the homeland. To read more about this debate, there are classic books by Mallory and Renfrew, as well more recent works by Anthony. Then, read these articles by Bouckaert et al. At the same site, watch this movie that shows one hypothesis about how Indo-European languages expanded. To learn more about the distribution of languages across the world, see LL-map or The Ethnologue. Lingooista. Ba Ba Dum. Spanish Vocabulary Flashcards. MindSnacks - Learn Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and more on your iPhone, iTouch and iPad. Home page of English-Spanish Dictionary. OnlineFreeSpanish.com - totally FREE activities to reinforce your Spanish - Level 1 - Beginner. Spanish Reflexive Verbs. Home / Grammar / Topic Notes: The written lesson is below.Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left.

Spanish Reflexive Verbs

A verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are the same. I wash myself. subject: I verb: wash object: myself Since the subject and object are the same, the verb is reflexive. I wash the car. subject: I verb: wash object: car Since the subject and object are different, the verb is not reflexive. Here's another example of how a verb can be either reflexive or non-reflexive. I scratch myself. subject: I verb: scratch object: myself Since the subject and object are the same, the verb is reflexive. When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in "se. " lavar to wash (non-reflexive) lavarse to wash oneself (reflexive) rascar to scratch (non-reflexive) rascarse to scratch oneself (reflexive) There is one reflexive verb you have been using since you began studying Spanish. llamarse - to call oneself ¿Cómo se llama usted? Note: A more "natural" translation would be "What is your name? "

Tim Ferriss How to Learn Spanish. Tim Ferriss,author of The Four Hour Work Week , is a great example of someone who knows how to learn Spanish smart.

Tim Ferriss How to Learn Spanish

He understands his learning style when it comes to learning a foreign language. I have followed his blog and see that he is very in tune with how his mind and body works even in learning other subjects such as swimming or tango dancing. He embodies the idea of "learning smart" vs. "study harder" when tackling new skills. For those of you who feel an affinity with the way Tim Ferriss thinks and processes languages, I have deconstructed the Spanish language using what he calls "six lines of gold.

" Direct and Indirect Objects. Tim Ferriss How to Learn Spanish. 'I Love You' in Spanish - 'Te Amo' or 'Te Quiero'? 7 Great Games To Learn Spanish, French & Other Languages. Mastering a new language can be tedious work, but no one ever said it has to be boring.

7 Great Games To Learn Spanish, French & Other Languages

By playing language learning games online, you can increase your vocabulary almost without realizing it. In the past, we’ve covered 3 Innovative Ways To Learn Or Improve A Foreign Language and 18 Great Sites to Learn a New Language. In this article, I’m going to go over a few websites that offer Spanish learning games, as well as a lot of other well-known languages.

Note: Most of the games featured here require that you have either Flash or Java installed. If you experience any problems while playing the games, this is most likely the cause. Digital Dialects When I first stumbled upon Digital Dialects, I was amazed. On the main page, you have several languages to pick from in alphabetical order. Once you’ve made your choice, you should be taken to a screen that covers all of the vocabulary words you will be learning. Language Learning Games. Learn 48 Languages Online for Free. How to learn languages for free?

Learn 48 Languages Online for Free

This collection features lessons in 48 languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian and more. Download audio lessons to your computer or mp3 player and you’re good to go. Amharic Foreign Service Institute Basic Amharic – Audio – TextbookLessons with dialogues, drills, exercises, and narratives will teach you the basics of this language spoken in Ethiopia. Includes samples of speech, explanations of basic language structures, and a variety of practical exercises. Ancient Greek Ancient Greek Introduction – Web SiteThe UT-Austin Linguistics Research Center provides an overview of Ancient Greek and 10 lessons based on famous Greek texts.

Foreign Languages Educational Videos. Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish. Learning Spanish & Etymology Pattern-Matching for Nerds. Oxford Spanish Dictionary. Other dictionaries The WordReference Dictionaries are free online translation dictionaries.

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

The most popular dictionaries are the Spanish Dictionary, French Dictionary and the Italian Dictionary. Search with the form below or the box above. Learning With Texts (LWT) – An Awesome Tool For Language Learning. Ready to boost your speed of language acquisition?

Learning With Texts (LWT) – An Awesome Tool For Language Learning

LWT or Learning with Texts, is exactly what you need. It is quite similar to the popular LingQ. It allows you to have everything LingQ offers, only you can use it offline and it’s totally free. Spanish I Tutorial: Basic Phrases, Vocabulary and Grammar. Spanish I Tutorial: Basic Phrases, Vocabulary and Grammar If you're interested in buying books to supplement your Spanish studies, I've recommended some books from Amazon.

Spanish I Tutorial: Basic Phrases, Vocabulary and Grammar

If you'd like to download the mp3s, use the DownThemAll add-on for Firefox to download all the mp3s at once instead of right-clicking on each link. Recordings done by native speaker of Spanish from Peru. NEW! Authentic Spanish offers short video clips of real, spoken Spanish in various accents with transcripts so you can listen and read along.

I am updating the tutorials with more vocabulary and regional variations (and moving some sections around), so the mp3s may not match exactly with what is written. 1. Spanish Verb Conjugation Games. Study aids - Duolingo Wiki. This wiki has compiled some additional language learning resources to supplement your learning on Duolingo.

Study aids - Duolingo Wiki

Multilingual resources Edit Language-specific resources Mandarin Chinese is spoken by an estimated 960 million people,[1] predominantly in China. Read more about Mandarin Chinese on Wikipedia. Grammar tips There are currently no grammar tips for Chinese here. 12 Best Alternatives to Learn Spanish - Qué Onda (iPhone) Because you searched for ipad learning software games, language learning apps, ipad learning spanish apps, apps for beginners, free each lesson apps, iphone learning a new language apps, android learning tool games, flash cards apps, free basic spanish apps, download language apps, free language learning software games, download writing skills apps, iphone high quality audio apps, android free simple vocabulary apps, download free learning german games, free learning new words games, learning english apps, learning a language games, iphone paid writing a review games, iphone studying japanese apps, language learning tool apps, learning experience games, iphone fun learning games, download collection of words apps, - "Duolingo is Apple's 2013 App of the Year!

12 Best Alternatives to Learn Spanish - Qué Onda (iPhone)

Languages - Spanish - Mi Vida Loca: Real Spanish, Real Drama - Episode 1. Learn Spanish for Free Online – 21 of the Most Valuable No-Cost Resources. If you’re learning Spanish, then you’re in luck. There are tons of free online resources available for you. Destinos. Learning Spanish should be free! Google. Spanish download. Learn Foreign Languages. 20 Websites to Help You Learn a New Language. Cool guide to "ser" and "estar". - Forum - Learn Basic Mexican Spanish. Possessive Adjectives. Spanish Grammar Book 49: pero vs. sino. Un vs uno in spanish? Instreamia - Courses. FREE online gamified language courses and QUICK GAMES. MYLO: Spanish basics. Learn 48 Languages Online for Free. Learning Spanish should be free! Garden. Spanish word of the day - La palabra del día. Learn Spanish free online, learn German free...

Spanish - demonstrative adjectives and pronouns flashcards. Cleverbot.com - a clever bot - speak to an AI with some Actual Intelligence? Learn how to speak Spanish - Qué Onda Spanish. Aurelie Therouanne Teaches: French, Spanish, English Hello! I'm Aurélie, a Frenchie who lives currently in Spain. It's been two years since I moved in the beautiful and colorful Granada, one of the best city of Andalusia, south of Spain. But before that, I spent 3 years abroad in New Zealand and Australia.

OnlineFreeSpanish.com - Study Spanish for free with our OnLine Lessons. Top 9 Free Software And Websites For Learning Spanish. Thankfully, there are a number of altruistic organizations and website owners that create websites simply for the love of the Spanish language, and to help spread the understanding and use of that language around the world. In this article, you'll discover a total of nine websites for learning Spanish. They vary in size and by the number of free tools that are available. However, the one thing that you'll find in common among all of them is that they offer good quality, useful resources that are absolutely free.

Spanicity On the surface, Spanicity isn't much to look at. Spanicity Audio Resources In particular, you'll find a whole assortment of audio files, with the links placed next to the words or phrases. 1 2 3 Teach Me Another excellent site with lots of tools and resources for learning Spanish is 123TeachMe. 123TeachMe Main Page. The Best Sites For Learning Spanish Online. I’m often asked for suggestions of good places online where people can learn and practice Spanish for free. In fact, I’ve been asked enough times to make me develop this short “The Best…” list of my recommendations. Many of these sites also offer lessons in other languages, including English. Feel free to offer additional suggestions. I personally have found that going to a language school in a Spanish-speaking country (I went to ones in Mexico and Guatemala) and living with a family to be by far the best way to learn Spanish, but these sites can provide good initial exposure and be helpful for later development and practice.

Here are my choices for The Best Sites For Learning Spanish Online (not in order of preference): BBC Languages Mi Vida Loca The BBC also has several other sites for learning Spanish. Learn Spanish: Vocabulary.