Welcome to Learning Languages!

Here you can find out about ways to learn a language on your own, recommendations for books and tools, and a tool for helping improve your pronunciation. I am myself learning a new language for the first time and I'm hoping my site can help others avoid some of the pitfalls that I've had to (and am having to) work to overcome.

One of the problems that I've encountered while trying to learn a language on my own, without the help of a native speaker, is learning to pronounce new words correctly. I've discovered a tool that makes learning pronunciation much easier. It doesn't replace a formal method, such as the Pimsleur Method (which is available for purchase from iTunes), but it will help you learn to pronounce words that you encounter when you are reading. The tools are available for both male and female speakers. Just click the link for the speaker you need under Pop-Up Tools on the left sidebar.

I recommend reading out loud with the Pronounce It! tool open. Then when you are unsure of the pronunciation, type it in and click Say it! (See Using Pronounce It! for details about how to type foreign characters.) Pronounce it! is currently available for American English, Spanish, Italian, French, German and Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.

If you are learning a language that is not included above send me an email at learninglanguagesnow@gmail.com and I will make an attempt to include those that are requested.