Although there is currently not a specific Pashto phrasebooks, Wikivoyage users have collectively created a free Pashto phrasebook with the goal of making it possible for travelers to "get by" while traveling in areas where Pashto is spoken.
Anyone with an Android gadget most likely knows about Google Play, as it's become the go-to source for Android apps. That said, I wanted to point out a pre-defined search on the Google Play website that allows users to view available apps for learning Pashto.
Pashto is one language for which there is no shortage of apps to discover, test and use. This is a good thing, but it can also be daunting. Apps with good reviews (and lots of them) are generally a good place to start.
If you're learning Pashto you may very well want to get an overview of the language, some of its unique features, geographical information about native speakers as well as loads of information on grammar, linguistics, history, diaspora and general language structure.
All of this and more is available in Wikipedia's Pashto entry. There are also some interesting links at the bottom which take you to further resources to explore and learn about Pashto.
A few months ago, I wrote about HelloTalk, a (then) up-and-coming app for learning languages via social exchange.
The freshly updated free HelloTalk language exchange app now has millions of users, and features have been added to improve the language exchange and education flow offered.
For many languages such as Malay, it is challenging to find enough free quality materials online to compromise a complete course. Even if you can bring together the materials, you have to craft a course on your own to cover all the bases.
Enter Transparent Malay, the fruits of a longstanding language education house focusing on the modern digital world of learning. It's not free but it's also not expensive, and is well worth the investment.
Omniglot.com has an informative page about Malay which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general.
Sample texts and sound recordings of the Malay language are provided in this resource. Other materials include a sample translation from Malay to English.
Anyone with an Android gadget most likely knows about Google Play, as it's become the go-to source for Android apps. That said, I wanted to point out a pre-defined search on the Google Play website that allows users to view available apps for learning Malay.
Malay is one language for which there is no shortage of apps to discover, test and use. This is a good thing, but it can also be daunting. Apps with good reviews (and lots of them) are generally a good place to start.
If you're learning Malay you may very well want to get an overview of the language, some of its unique features, geographical information about native speakers as well as loads of information on grammar, linguistics, history, diaspora and general language structure.
All of this and more is available in Wikipedia's Malay entry. There are also some interesting links at the bottom which take you to further resources to explore and learn about Malay.
For many languages such as Luxembourgish, it is challenging to find enough free quality materials online to compromise a complete course. Even if you can bring together the materials, you have to craft a course on your own to cover all the bases.
EnterTransparent Luxembourgish, the fruits of a longstanding language education house focusing on the modern digital world of learning. It's not free but it's also not expensive, and is well worth the investment.
Memrise Luxembourgish is a fun, community-oriented (i.e. 'social') and - gasp! - scientific way to learn Luxembourgish online.
The idea behind the interface is a merging of science, technology, methodology and community that helps increase your ability to effectively memorize and retain new information.
Oh, and it's totally free! At least for the time being. Hopefully this will still be true when you read this article. They do offer a $10/month upgrade which gives you more in-depth reporting and customization of your learning experience (see more on this below).
