Languages Around the World

Kids around the world speak thousands of different languages! In this section you can learn some new words in a different language.

Sub-headings:

American Sign Language

Arabic

Chinese

Czech

Dutch

English

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Indonesian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Latin

Mohawk

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Spanish

Swahili

Swedish

Resources in this category:

1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/

A collection of over 2000 international tongue twisters in more than 100 languages. Several of the entries have translations. Accepts contributions.

Jennifer's Language Page
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/index.htm

Translations for several basic words and phrases in hundreds of languages including indigenous languages. No pronunciation guide.

Many Ways to Say Merry Christmas
http://www.travlang.com/xmas.html

Did you know that Brazilians say "Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo" at Christmas? This site tells you how people from dozens of nations around the world say "Merry Christmas."

Say Hello to the World
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/

Are you interested in learning to speak another language? Here you can learn over 30 and you can learn about the people who speak that language, too!

Useful Expressions and Greetings in 26 Languages
http://www.nypl.org/branch/central/dlc/df/useful.html

From "Good morning" to "Good night", and "Happy Birthday" to "Happy Anniversary", this is the site where you can learn these useful phrases (and many more!) in twenty-six languages --including Chinese, Danish, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese.