Spanish
These pages are general and specific resources that can be of use to students that are taking a Spanish course. Please email me if you have a good suggestion for a Spanish resource site for this page. Spanish is a very popular language to learn. It is one of the most spoken languages in the world and is widely spoken in Europe and much of Central and South America.
Spanish has become and increasingly popular language to learn in Hong Kong.
Dictionaries
- Reverso - A good on-line dictionary, beside verb conjugations and some rough translation. Also with word pronunciation.
- WordReference.com - Another on-line dictionary with definitions and verb conjugation.
- CollinsLanguage.com - Collins On-line translator and dictionary.
- Diccionario de la Real Academia Española - for definitions only in Spanish.
- Centro Virtual Cervantes - Some quiz in Spanish for several levels.
- Centro Virtual Cervantes - Exercises in Spanish for beginners.
- BBC Spanish - A useful web page for learning Spanish with many exercises and resources.
- BBC Bitesize - Exercises for learning GCSE Spanish.
- El País - The biggest Spanish newspaper.
- La Vanguardia - Another useful newspaper.
- El Mundo - Another useful newspaper.
- Cambio 16 - Magazine about Spanish politics.
- Radiotelevisión Española - The main Spanish Radio and TV Station with the possibility to watch specific program.
- Antena 3 - Another TV channel.
- Tele 5 - Another TV channel.
- Todo sobre España - Web page with quite a lot of information about Spain: Geography, History, Tourism, Festivals, Traditions...
- CuervoBlanco - General web page to search for official Tourist Offices web pages in different regions or on different topics.
- Revistaiberica.com - Consult the calendar of the Spanish festivals, with the possibility to find some interesting spots in the different Spanish regions.
- Spainforyou.es - Another web page for searching Spanish Festivals by dates, regions or names.
- Don Quijote - A famous private language school with several branches around Spain.
- Mailxmail.como - A free Spanish on-line course.
- Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera - Web page of the official DELE exams: dates, past papers or samples,...
- City University of HK - A link in case someone is interested in taking the DELE exams in HK.
- Free Exam Papers - Past papers for GCSE and IB Spanish exams.
- Xtrempapers - Past papers for GCSE and IB Spanish exams.
- Instituto Cervantes - web page of the official institute from the Spanish Ministry of Education to promote the Spanish culture and language around the world.
- Wikipedia in Spanish - Longer articles than the English one when trying to find information about Spanish topics.
- Educasites.net - Web page with many links for students focusing in learning different Spanish subjects like: Literature, History, Geography, etc.
- El Rincon del Vago - Popular web page among secondary students in Spain who need to find some quick information for their school works. Nevertheless, the quality of the articles may vary a lot.
- YouTube - Spanish Language Basics : How to Roll Rs When Speaking Spanish - Finally a funny Youtube video for practicing the Spanish “rr” sound that usually comes out to be so difficult for Asian students. It’s worth to have a look!