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Below are  translation links.  Please be careful!  These often translate literally and not contextually.  You may come up with a completely different phrase than you intended.  We highly recommend that if you use this service, cross-reference the conjugations, words and meanings before concluding on the translation.  Also, try different ways to phrase your original sentence.

This phrasal traslantion tool includes a dictionary, sound and it even cross references your translation for you: 

What is ImTranslator? Online Translator performs real-time translation for Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish languages and their combinations. TTS Voice presented by animated speaking characters will read the text in the most realistic, human-sounding way in a variety of languages: English U.S., Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and European Spanish. Spell Checker delivers full-featured high-quality spell-checking tool for accurate input of information in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian languages. Multilingual Dictionary provides the translation of single words, common phrases and idiomatic expressions for English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish languages and their combinations. Virtual Keyboard supports multilingual text input in Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Farsi, Finish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Urdu languages. Russian Decoder identifies the encoding of a Russian text, and converts it, if needed, into the Cyrillic (Windows) standard encoding. Decoder can also be used to convert the Russian text into Latin characters (transliterate).

 www.imtranslator.com

Latin Translations: 

There are very few Latin translators or dictionaries around.  Here is one that serves well:

http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php?from=Latin&to=English

http://www.spaleon.com/

This is the best conjugating website we've seen.  It provides drills for the students in conjugating in all of the tenses of Spanish -ar, -er and ir verbs.  You can do a random selection or a personal selection.  The personal selection allows the student to focus on verbs that they are learning in the classroom.  Don't miss this site.  We recommend using it everyday for at least five minutes.  Focus on the infinitive, what the infinitive means.  Then select the appropriate conjugation depending on the subject pronoun.  Once you've conjugated, THINK about the meaning of the conjugation.  Don't do this fast.  Think about the meanings and how you are changing the verb to mean something new and to show who is doing the action.

http://spanishspanish.com/

 The above site is a fantastic site for Spanish I students who use the Ven Conmigo curriculum.  It contains games and flashcards that correspond with the current lesson.  Check it out!  It is terrific reinforcement for what your Spanish I student is learning at school.

http://www.donquijote.org/spanishlanguage/games/#

This is a games website inside of the great donquijote.org Spanish site. 

http://study-spanish.net/

This website has flash cards, memory games, hangman and other fun games that reviews basic vocabulary covering weather terms, colors, numbers, body parts, clothing and such.

http://spanish.about.com/cs/forbeginners/a/beg_alphabet.htm

This website has the Spanish alphabet and the sound.  You can click on the letter and repeat the sound.

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/language-spanish.html

This site has flashcards for all major vocabulary in elementary Spanish and the Spanish I, II and III curriculum.

http://spanish.about.com/

If you can't take a class, this is the next best thing.  It is free and contains lessons from the beginning on Spanish.  It has thorough explanations and a quiz at the end of each lesson.  The lessons are geared toward older teenagers and adults.  It is also great if you are having difficulties in a specific area of grammar.  You can do a search on any grammar concept or irregular verbs, for example, and all the lessons regarding your topics will appear.  You read the lesson and take the quiz at the end.  It will reinforce what you are already learning in school.

http://www.donquijote.org/members/denegado.asp?tURL=/lessons/archivo.asp

This site is similar to "spanish.about.com" however it is more geared toward pre-teens and teens.  There are also games, recommended readings, study abroad programs and daily lessons.  One can do a search on a particular subject and the lessons regarding that subject will appear for quick and easy review before tests.

http://www.billiken.com.ar/

Billiken is a website for pre-teens and teens.  It is from Argentina and has games and pen pals.  It is all in Spanish, but don't let that scare you!  You can figure out much of the text with all the graphics.  Check it out!

http://disneylatino.com/juegos/testflash.html

This is the Disney website in Spanish!  There are games and updates on all your favorites.  Check it out!

http://www.mundolatino.org/postales/

Send a friend or family member a card in Spanish!  This site creates cards for every occassion in Spanish.  Have fun!

 http://postales.sonico.com/

Here is another fun website you can send virtual postcards in Spanish for every occassion.

http://latino.msn.com

Here's a site where you can test your cognates!  See how much of the news articles you can understand in Spanish just by identifying cognates (common words in Spanish and English).  English is 60% Latin rooted and Spanish is 80% Latin rooted, so, there is a lot of cross-over and you probably know a lot more Spanish words than you ever imagined.  Try it out! 

http://www.promotelatin.org/

This site is a great site that explains why Latin is so important.  It gives all the studies and statistics regarding test scores and the advantages that you will give your child when you choose Latin.  As an adult, your life will also be enriched by pursuing Latin by increasing your vocabulary and refining your logic skills.  Check it out!

http://www.promotelatin.org/WhyStudyLatin2003.pdf

This link takes you to a brochure if you are interested in educating other people about Latin studies.

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us//KSD/MA/resources/greek_and_latin_roots/transition.html#suffix

This link gives the main Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes.

http://www.startwright.com/greeklatin.htm

This link also has a wealth of information regarding the study of Latin and Greek. 

http://www.wordexplorations.com/

This site links English and Latin.  It explores our English words and the origins of them.  The English language is made up of 60% of Latin rooted words!

http://www.quia.com/shared/latin/

This site has games in Latin.  Yes!  Games in Latin!  Latin can be fun and this site makes it so fun.  Enjoy!

Traveling abroad soon?  Use this handy tool to get an idea of the conversion rate:

Are you a French I student who wants to improve your vocabulary, pronunciation and writing?  Are you an adult who will soon travel to a French speaking country but don't have time to take one of Little Linguist's courses?  This free, online course may be for you.  It is a great enrichment tool for students already in French and it is also a great refresher course for former French students.  Check it out!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/

Try the following French verb conjugator.  It explains how and why we conjugate verbs in all the Romance languages.  After the tutorial you can do practice drills:

 http://www.verbix.com/languages/french.shtml

Bonjour ! A lively introduction to the language in ten short parts. Watch and listen to the clips and have a look at the key language and transcripts if needed. There is also a Talk French TV series, which is occasionally repeated on the BBC Learning Zone, BBC Two. Also available, a BBC book plus two audio cassettes or two CDs.   Activities Greetings Introductions Where you're from Talking about your family Where you live and work   Eating and drinking Asking for directions Shopping What you like doing

Read more about how Little Linguists was founded and our goals and philosophy in this recent article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette: 

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09141/971564-59.stm

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The following song is what we use in all of our classes to help the students learn the alphabet and sounds.  It is fun to march to around the class or around your house!