Omniglot.com has an informative page about Luxembourgish which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general.
Sample texts and sound recordings of the Luxembourgish language are provided in this resource. Other materials include a sample translation from Luxembourgish 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 Luxembourgish.
Luxembourgish 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 Luxembourgish 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 Luxembourgish entry. There are also some interesting links at the bottom which take you to further resources to explore and learn about Luxembourgish.
For many languages such as Lithuanian, 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 Lithuanian, 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 Lithuanian is a fun, community-oriented (i.e. 'social') and - gasp! - scientific way to learn Lithuanian 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).
Omniglot.com has an informative page about Lithuanian which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general.
Sample texts and sound recordings of the Lithuanian language are provided in this resource. Other materials include a sample translation from Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian.
Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian entry. There are also some interesting links at the bottom which take you to further resources to explore and learn about Lithuanian.
For many languages such as Latvian, 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 Latvian, 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.
Surface Languages Latvian offers free tutoring tools online for learning basic Latvian phrases, ranging from your first words to small talk to general topics for getting by and more. Audio of native speakers is provided to ensure that your pronunciation is correct.
Many people enjoy learning language via phrases because of their inherent use (practicality) and as a means to establish a basic foundation on which to build conversations and personal interactions.
Of course, for the traveler only passing through, a general free Latvian phrasebook is always handy!
