Livemocha

When I meet with my international friends I am always humbled at their ability to speak two, three, or four languages. Now that I’m a little older, I’m kicking myself for not studying a language in high school and college. Sure, I can count to seven in Spanish and say “the dog is on the table” in French, but other than that, I am out of luck. The polylinguists at Livemocha are on a quest to build the best language learning service on the web. It’s extremely similar to the expensive Rosetta Stone software but Livemocha allows you to interact with native speakers who add supplemental information to the standard lessons. This includes grammar help, alternate colloquial meanings and other helpful hints. But the best part – it is all totally free!