#wordreference

Dictionaries:

WordReference - great for translating indvidual words and idioms (English to Spanish and Spanish to English, but also has other languages if you need them, I use it for French too). It also has verb conjugations, definitions, synonyms, antonyms and has examples of words used in sentences. You can use it either on your browser or get it as an app.

Span¡shD!ct - can translate whole sentences and individual words (also both English to Spanish and Spanish to English), offers word-by-word explanations and translations, examples in sentences.

A Frequency Dictionary of Spanish - exactly what it says in the title (it's a PDF), 5000 most frequently used words in the Spanish language.

Make it fun:

Audiobooks and podcasts: ivoox

Movies and TV shows: seriesflix; cuevana3 (<- i reccomend only using these if you have a good adblocker!) or if you have Netflix, go to settings and change your account language to Spanish, this way you will be able to watch most of the movies and TV shows in Spanish!

Other apps:

Duolingo

Drops - you can get two apps, the general Drops app where you get to pick the language and the Drops Spanish app. If you use the free version you get 5 minutes of practice a day on each! It's for your vocabulary (especially good for visual learners because it's with pictures), there are a lot of different word groups based on themes in different levels (foods, nature, politics, clothes, furniture, etc.)

Here is a list of my favorite language learning resources:

1. Buy a workbook This is the only tip that costs money. If you can’t take a class then buying a book that can teach you the rules of grammar in your target language is important in getting you comfortable reading and writing that language. If you’re learning French or Spanish I’d recommend these All-In-One workbooks: French | Spanish

2. Coffee Break - Podcast A podcast alone won’t help you learn a language, but listening to the version in your target language will teach you basic grammar and help you practice listening comprehension. Which is really important if you plan on using your skills! You can find them anywhere you listen to podcasts, but as an example here’s a link to the German series.

3. WordReference I try to write at least one original sentence in my target language every day. WordReference helps me with vocabulary because unlike Google Translate it provides context and example sentences, as well as teaching you how to conjugate verbs.

4. HiNative Everyone knows about Duolingo, which helps you learn vocabulary and form basic sentences. But HiNative is a community app, that let’s you ask questions, and receive corrections from people fluent in your target language. There are a lot of helpful options, and I use this app a lot to check my sentences and ask questions.