Links: learning and exploring
Sunday, 16 November 2008
I've had a few Paris-centric tabs cluttering my browser for a while, so I figured I'd share.
- Forvo is a site that collects sound bytes of countless languages, some of which I didn't know existed. As a native-speaker of your own language, you can record various words and phrases to add to the site's incredible library. Though I'd encourage you to poke around and listen to some Gaelic or Icelandic, or even some Esparanto, Forvo also has a large French library if you need to brush up. In the right panel of each page you can click tags to browse words by category. French, for example, has a "vins" category where you can learn how to pronounce all those fancy French wines.
- Need a more structured way to learn French online? Check out Coffee Break French, a free podcast that covers the basics.
- A list of twelve Parisian tea rooms. More on tea shops here.
- Lots of lists, photos, and ideas for things to do in Paris here.
- More English language bookstores to visit in the city, if you've already seen Shakespeare & Co. and the Abbey Bookshop.
1:15 PM
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