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Archive for the ‘Language Utilities’ Category

July 8th, 2008

Quickly learn languages before you travel

One of my favorite things about traveling is hearing other languages. I was so disappointed when I first arrived in Mexico, all I was hearing was English and French from all the people who had flown out on the same flights from back home. I kept thinking, “Did I really fly four and […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

May 14th, 2008

Phrasebooks without the books

This won’t help you if you don’t have an iPod Classic or iPod Nano, but if you do you can get yourself a language phrasebook without actually picking up a physical book.
Phrasebooks are a great idea and I remember traveling around with one, but they can be a bit cumbersome, especially if you’re […]

By Sherry -- 3 comments

April 18th, 2008

Trippo lets your cell phone translate for you

Since most people take their cell phones with them when they travel anyway, especially if it’s a business trip, it’s useful to have phone applications that can make life easier for you. Cellictica offers up Trippo, a mobile translation application.

It’s currently only available in English-Spanish, English-Italian, and English-French, but hopefully they’ll be expanding that […]

By Sherry -- 10 comments

March 24th, 2008

Lingo Voyager 5 Will Do the Talking For You

When I went to Mexico, one of my favorite days was when I left behind all the tourist markets and headed to the market area where locals shopped. I had flown four and a half hours to be in another country and I was tired of hearing English and French - I wanted to […]

By Sherry -- 2 comments

September 26th, 2007

Mango Beta Language Lessons

If you’re already planning a vacation or a business trip to a location where you’re not comfortable with the native language, this awesome site could prove very helpful. Mango is a very well-done language site that can teach you the basics of several common languages (even Pig Latin, which is not particularly useful, but […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

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