Foreign Languages

Altavista Babel Fish Translator Translates words and sentences from English to other foreign languages & vice versa.

Asahi Shimbun  One of Japan's largest daily newspapers. In English and Japanese.

BBC Education - Languages  RealAudio and Shockwave activities offer an innovative approach to Web-based German, French, Spanish and Italian language learning. Transcripts and downloadable lessons, as well as resources for teachers.

Comptines (Nursery Rhymes)  A fun way to learn French songs, this very complete and thorough site offers words and music in MIDI files for most of the classical French nursery rhymes.

Currency Converter  Taking a trip to Denmark and need to know how much you'll get for your US money? This site will provide the answer for you. It can convert the money for over 150 countries and currencies.

German Stories  Stories in English and German, many with illustrations. Includes, fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers.

Language  Where do languages come from? Learn about the origins and development of language. Hear from linguist Merrit Ruhlen how language is studied and classified. Examine words from different languages to learn how they are related.

Language Dictionary  On this site, you can type-in any word in English and find out what it means or how to say it in 16 different languages! From Swahili to Indonesian, Norwegian to French, visit this site to expand your mind and your international vocabulary!

Latin Grammar from the Perseus Project  This site is a Latin grammar textbook online. Packed full of information! Also contains the Perseus Project, a complete classical reference with photographs of ancient Mediterranean sites.

Mexico para Ninos A place to study many aspects of Mexico, including history, government, and sports.

Mundo Latino A fun place for Spanish-speaking primary grade students. In Spanish.

Ranger Rick's 'Articulos en Español'  Articles from the National Wildlife Foundation for kids in Spanish. Also see their home page for teacher resources--available online and in Spanish!

Spanish Vocabulary For Mexico (Patka)  Game. Spanish vocabulary for studying Mexico.

Symphony of Friendship A story in 10 languages written by Japanese children.

The World's Animals  Visit the site that introduces you to the wonderful world of animals in all languages. Hear sounds that animals make and learn new foreign language vocabulary.