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101
Languages.net
Contains
essential facts and figures about 35 different languages,
as well as a basic introduction to each one. 
http://www.101languages.net/
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About.com
A list
of 850 essential English words that was originally devised
by two eminent scholars in the 1920's.
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl850_basics.htm
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Amadeus.net
Features
essential phrases in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
and Portuguese for coping with public transport, shopping,
dining, hotels, emergencies and more when travelling abroad.
http://www.amadeus.net/home/phrasebook/v1/index.htm
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Association
for Safe International Road Travel
ASIRT distributes
wallet-sized cards with safety language and transliteration
in Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. Order yours bu emailing
the organization.
http://www.asirt.org/
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AT&T
Type in
a word or phrase and listen to it being pronounced in French,
German, Spanish or English.
http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
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Autostop
Guide to Europe
The page
contains essential phrases for hitchhikers in several European
languages.
http://home.wanadoo.nl/agghanebbah/autostop/cmq.htm
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BBC.co.uk
Useful
holiday phrases in 34 different European languages available
to download or print out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/
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Cool
Gorilla
Download
free interactive pocket phrasebooks to play on your mobile
phone, computer or MP3 player. French, German, Greek, Italian,
Portuguese and Spanish packs are available currently.
http://www.coolgorilla.com/
http://www.coolgorilla.mobi/
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Digital
Language Travel Guide
MP3 language
guides that teach you more than 600 words of your chosen language
in just 10 lessons.
http://www.travel-dictionary.com/
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Dorling
Kindersley
DK publishes
a series of visual bilingual dictionaries that cover the main
European languages.
http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/nf/Search/AdvSearchProc/1,,S228,00.html
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Eurotexte
Find out
how to answer the phone in different languages.
http://www.eurotext.com/translation/tips_tel-guide.shtml
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Fodor's
Essential
phrases covering topics such as dining, airports, asking directions,
health, shopping, and more in French, German, Spanish and
Italian.
http://www.fodors.com/language/
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Foreignword
Features
the names of countries in over a dozen different languages.
http://www.foreignword.com/countries/
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globalEDGE
Online
guide to international addresses and salutations.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/offsite.asp?URL=
http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebspage%2Ecom%2 Faddress%2Ehtml&ResourceCategoryID=17&
CategoryTitleText=Reference%3A+Culture
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Green
Earth Travel
Vegetarian
phrases in dozens of foreign languages.
http://content.onlineagency.com/c/4/4263/1374386_4263.htm
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Indian
Language Phrases
Essential
phrases in over two dozen Indian tongues.
http://www.languageshome.com/English.htm
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International
Vegetarian Union
Learn to
say no to meat in dozens of different languages.
http://ivu.org/phrases/
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Jennifer's
Language Page
At this
site you can learn how to say several words and phrases in
hundreds of different languages, including "thank you" in
465 different languages.
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/index.htm
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LanguageGuide.org
Improve
your vocabulary and pronunciation with the aid of the free
audio courses available on this site; all the major European
languages are covered, as well as Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese
and Mandarin Chinese.
http://www.languageguide.org/
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Linguanaut
Over 100
key phrases in dozens of different languages ranging from
Arabic to Zulu.
http://www.linguanaut.com/
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Linguarama.com
Answer
the phone confidently using this European phrase guide.
http://www.linguarama.com/phrases/index.html
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Listen
Learn
Contains
sound files to help novice, intermediate and advanced students
practice any one of half a dozen European languages.
http://www.listenandlearn.org/
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Lodingo
Throw away
your guide book and download one of the audio language translators,
language learning courses or audio tour guides on offer at
this specialist website.
http://www.lodingo.com/travel
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Monster.com
The "Language
Guides" section of this site contains basic vocabulary and
pronunciation guides for French, Spanish, Italian, German
and Chinese. Perfect for those who want to learn just enough
to get by in these languages.
http://international.monster.com/workabroad/articles/
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Monster.com
Choose
one of the languages listed in the "Language Guides" section
of this site and then click on the link marked "Basic Vocab",
to view a list of essential computing phrases in French, Spanish,
Italian, German and Chinese.
http://international.monster.com/workabroad/articles/
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Moto
Europa
European
phrase book for motorists; just click on the appropriate link
under the column marked "on the road", on the main page to
access the information.
http://www.ideamerge.com/motoeuropa/phrasebook/chapter/index.html
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Mypleasure.com
Sexy language
phrases in French, Italian and Spanish.
http://www.mypleasure.com/education/sexed/sexy_lingo.asp
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Omniglot
Essential
phrases in many languages, some with sound files.
http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/index.htm
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Passports
for Pets
Contains
essential phrases for English, French German and Spanish pet
owners.
http://freespace.virgin.net/passports.forpets/language.htm
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Phrase
Base
Learn to
say please in hundreds of different languages.
http://www.phrasebase.com/forum/read.php?TID=1414
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Reid
Bramblett
A wealth
of information and advice on all aspects of communicating
with the locals while in Europe, from gestures to the use
of polite English. The website also includes an excellent
phrase sheet.
http://www.reidsguides.com/t_cm_communications.html
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Science
Museum
The museum
markets a pocket sized gadget that translates over 700 essentials
phrases in 12 international languages.
http://www.shopcreator.com/mall/productpage.cfm/ScienceMuseumStore/201076
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Smartphrase.com
Lists essential
words and phrases for different scenarios, ranging from ordering
a meal to visiting a bank, in a handful of popular European
languages.
http://www.smartphrase.com/
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Steape
Foreign
language dictionaries and phrasebooks with text and sound
that can be downloaded directly onto your mobile phone.
http://www.steape.com/
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The
Love & Romance Home Page
"I love
you" in at least 89 different languages.
http://www.electpress.com/loveandromance/iloveyou.htm
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Timothy
Kroll's Eastern European Languages
Basic phrases
in Central and Eastern European languages.
http://www.cusd.claremont.edu/~tkroll/EastEur/index.html
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Toilets
of the World
Learn how
to ask where the toilet is in dozens of different languages.
http://www.cromwell-intl.com/toilet/#languages
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Tours.com
Glossary
of tour, ski and cruise terms widely used by the travel industry.
http://www.tours.com/glossary.php
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Travlang.com
Traffic
code vocabulary in English, French, German and Spanish.
http://www.travlang.com/signs/vocab.html
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Vegetarian
Phrases in Other Languages
Learn how
to say that you are a vegetarian in over 40 different languages.
http://www.hedweb.com/animals/vegphrase.htm
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Wikipedia
English
translations of commonly used Latin phrases.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.g.
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Wikipedia
Essential
French phrases that have become part of the English lexicon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_phrases
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World
Nomads.com
Free MP3
Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Japanese, Italian, Chinese, Thai,
Indonesian, Hindi and Lao language learning guides.
http://journals.worldnomads.com/language-guides/
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XS2
The World
Download
essential phrases in major languages to your mobile phone.
You can then use your phone to "speak" the phrases
or to display them phonetically.
http://www.xs2theworld.com/
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Cards |
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Dorling
Kindersley
DK produces
a five language visual dictionary, as well as a range of other
bilingual visual aids.
http://www.dk.com/
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Firefly
Books
Firefly's
five language visual dictionary enables you to communicate
in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.
http://www.fireflybooks.com/
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Kwikpoint.com
Kwikpoint
is a colorful, laminated picture card that lets you communicate
with anyone, regardless of language, simply by pointing to
pictures.
http://www.kwikpoint.com/
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Oxford
University Press
The OUP
publishes a visual five language dictionary, covering all
the main European languages.
http://www.oup.com/
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The
Cook's Thesaurus
An online
cookery resource that contains pictures of ingredients and
kitchen tools.
http://www.switcheroo.com/
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The
Internet Picture Dictionary
A online
multilingual picture dictionary that covers all the major
European tongues.
http://www.pdictionary.com/
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