The first version of this new tool allows you to create Spanish vocabulary podcasts from your computer. The podcasts are designed to help you to learn and reinforce your Spanish vocab on a variety of topics. The software has been tested under Windows XP, Windows Vista and Linux. Support will shortly be added to Mac OS.
The tool itself is currently available for download free of charge. It requires English and Spanish voices to be installed on your machine, and the link above gives more information on where to get these.
The vocabulary is taken from the Spanish phrases section of the web site, although it has been modified slightly for the podcast software.
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30 mar 2009
17 dic 2008
New Spanish vocab sections and word games
The following new Spanish vocab sections have been added, along with corresponding on-line crossword games to help reinforce this vocabulary.
Christmas in Spanish: various words and phrases for Christmas and the New Year, including names of Christmas icons and foods traditional in Spanish-speaking countries. A corresponding Spanish Christmas crossword is also available.
House and furniture: the first page of this section deals with how to say different rooms of the hosue in Spanish, then the following page deals with more specific items found in different rooms. A corresponding home and furniture crossword is also available.
Clothes and accessories: covers the Spanish words for general terms such as coat and trousers, plus more detailed vocabulary. A corresponding Spanish clothes crossword is also available.
Christmas in Spanish: various words and phrases for Christmas and the New Year, including names of Christmas icons and foods traditional in Spanish-speaking countries. A corresponding Spanish Christmas crossword is also available.
House and furniture: the first page of this section deals with how to say different rooms of the hosue in Spanish, then the following page deals with more specific items found in different rooms. A corresponding home and furniture crossword is also available.
Clothes and accessories: covers the Spanish words for general terms such as coat and trousers, plus more detailed vocabulary. A corresponding Spanish clothes crossword is also available.
29 jul 2008
New Spanish vocabulary topics
Two new vocabulary topics have been added to the Basic Spanish Phrases section of the web site:
- Spanish computer vocabulary: including names of parts of a computer, plus phrases for describing computer-related activity such as checking e-mail, browsing the web etc.
- Making reservations in Spanish: vocabulary related to making a hotel, train reservation etc.
8 jul 2008
Dictionary update: DGT glossary beta
This site is now trialling a new feature for the Spanish-English dictionary. Entries in the Spanish-English side now include related entries from the EC's DGT Multilingual Translation Memory. The latter is a set of translated terms extracted from a body of parallel texts produced by the European Union. Many of the entries are translations of technical or legal terms.
At present, approximately 15,000 translated terms from the DGT translation memory are included alongside this site's dictionary. They are clearly attributed under the heading "Terms from the DGT glossary" at the bottom of dictionary entries.
Not all terms from the DGT translation memory are included, since many are repetitious (e.g. translations of scores of similar chapter and article headings, "ARTICLE XX" etc), or are translations of large chunks of text. The filtering process used to select terms to include alongside dictionary entries is ongoing.
At present, approximately 15,000 translated terms from the DGT translation memory are included alongside this site's dictionary. They are clearly attributed under the heading "Terms from the DGT glossary" at the bottom of dictionary entries.
Not all terms from the DGT translation memory are included, since many are repetitious (e.g. translations of scores of similar chapter and article headings, "ARTICLE XX" etc), or are translations of large chunks of text. The filtering process used to select terms to include alongside dictionary entries is ongoing.
29 jun 2008
Bug fix: frequent word profile links
A minor correction has been made to the frequent Spanish word profiles: a problem with the link formats meant some of the profiles for accented words were not displaying.
25 may 2008
New vocabulary topic: daily routine
The following page gives words and expressions related to daily routine and household chores:
2 may 2008
Spanish flash card printing tool
If you haven't already tried it, the Spanish flash card tool allows you to print your own vocab flash cards for free from this site.
Spanish word frequencies
Look out for the new "word profile" feature in the Spanish-English section of the dictionary. Click on the view word profile link of a Spanish entry allows you to see statistical information about that word. For verbs, a breakdown of frequency of each tense usage is provided.
You may also be interested in the following (calculated from a sample of newspaper and magazine articles):
You may also be interested in the following (calculated from a sample of newspaper and magazine articles):
- List of the most common words in Spanish.
- List of the most common Spanish verb forms.
5 abr 2008
New vocabulary topic
See the new jobs and professions section of the basic Spanish vocabulary section.
12 feb 2008
New vocabulary topics
A few new vocabulary topics have been added to the Spanish phrases section:
Some corresponding crossword games have also been added.
Suggestions for new topics are always welcome and can be left as a comment to this blog or on the site's feedback section.
Some corresponding crossword games have also been added.
Suggestions for new topics are always welcome and can be left as a comment to this blog or on the site's feedback section.
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