LibGuides: Asian &amp; Asian American Studies: Languages

Language Resources

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Web Sources

Free Chinese Lessons
Learn to speak, read and write Chinese
Chinese Tools
40 online lessons with audio, including reading, speaking, writing, modern vocabulary, grammar, calligraphy, examples and exercices. All texts and dialogs in mp3 format for download.
China Education Center
The free online Mandarin Chinese lesson is to give a glimpse of some basic pronunciation to total novices who are interested in learning Mandarin Chinese. By completing all 32 lessons provided here, you should be able to manage basic pronunciation of most of the Chinese characters covered, learn some vocabulary and acquire certain simple Chinese sentence structure.
Go East Mandarin
Chinese isn’t as hard as you think it is, and there are plenty of free resources as well. Scroll down for videos and free lesson materials. For more Chinese language videos, you can always see our YouTube channel, GoEast Mandarin.
MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary
A powerful online Chinese-English dictionary, which has a simple, well-designed interface that accepts both English, pinyin (transliterated Roman), and Chinese characters.
Min Multimedia
Free online lessons for learning how to read, write and speak Chinese.
Chinese Class 101
Want to start speaking Chinese from your first lesson? You will! Our lessons take you by the hand and guide you through real Chinese conversations. Our teachers slow down and explain every word and phrase. Just imagine... you’ll finally understand every Chinese word you hear. Learning for travel or love? Want to focus on reading, writing, grammar or culture? You get lessons based on your goals and needs.

Japanese Pod 101
Want to start speaking Japanese from your first lesson? You will! Our lessons take you by the hand and guide you through real Japanese conversations. Our teachers slow down and explain every word and phrase. Just imagine... you’ll finally understand every Japanese word you hear. Learning for travel or love? Want to focus on reading, writing, grammar or culture? You get lessons based on your goals and needs.
Free Japanese Lessons
If you want to learn the Japanese language (or "Nihongo" as it's called in Japanese) online, you've come to the right place! Our lessons can get you well on your way to learning how to speak, read, and write Nihongo. On this site you will find such things as the Japanese alphabet (including Hiragana and Katakana) as well as Kanji (Chinese characters), vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, and common words and phrases. What sets us apart from other Japanese language courses or tutorials is that we actually teach you how to conjugate verbs and how to build your own sentences - things critical to learning how to speak fluently!
Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese
Learn Japanese online for free
Japanese Online
Founded by Kenichi Uchikura & his team of Japanese experts, we provide online access to articles, tutors, and video tutorials for learning Japan’s language and culture

AnnyeongKorean
Annyeong is a complete guide to learning Korean with interactive lessons based on real-life situations with fun quizzes, games and reference material.
Let's Learn Hangul
Learn to read Hangul, the simple, beautiful Korean alphabet.
Z Korean
Learn Korean vocabulary and pronunciation with real native-Korean pronunciations, flashcards (text and audio), one-click word lookup for quick translation, and Romanization to help you learn how to read Korean.
How to Study Korean
The purpose of this website is to provide Korean learners with a one-stop resource for learning Korean. We strive to provide the most detailed, accurate and clear explanations at every step of the way – from learning how to read all the way to advanced grammar.
Korean Class 101
Want to start speaking Korean from your first lesson? You will! Our lessons take you by the hand and guide you through real Korean conversations. Our teachers slow down and explain every word and phrase. Just imagine... you’ll finally understand every Korean word you hear. Learning for travel or love? Want to focus on reading, writing, grammar or culture? You get lessons based on your goals and needs.

Vietnamese Pod 101
Want to start speaking Vietnamese from your first lesson? You will! Our lessons take you by the hand and guide you through real Vietnamese conversations. Our teachers slow down and explain every word and phrase. Just imagine... you’ll finally understand every Vietnamese word you hear. Learning for travel or love? Want to focus on reading, writing, grammar or culture? You get lessons based on your goals and needs.
Learn Vietnamese (YouTube)
Learn Vietnamese for free with our easy and simple video lessons

Thai Pod 101
Want to start speaking Thai from your first lesson? You will! Our lessons take you by the hand and guide you through real Thai conversations. Our teachers slow down and explain every word and phrase. Just imagine... you’ll finally understand every Thai word you hear. Learning for travel or love? Want to focus on reading, writing, grammar or culture? You get lessons based on your goals and needs.
Pickup Thai
Learn Thai from hard-to-find, unique and free learning resources that we provide and update on a regular basis, including free “Youtube Video Lessons”, “Basic Word that You Should Know”, “Words Textbooks Don’t Teach”, “Real-Life Thai Conversations”, “Practice Your Listening Skills”, “Special of The Month”, “Picture-Dictionary Wallpaper” and “PickupThai Music Station”!