Translation dictionary?

Question

Can someone recommend me a good translation dictionary for learning English words in Spanish.. I speak English and am trying to learn Spanish.. there are a lot of different dialects and dictionaries. I would like a carry around translation dictionary that includes pronunciation.. does anyone know of any good ones?
Thanks,
S.

Answer 1

A really cheap one, which has usage by country, is the Bantam New College Spanish/English dictionary. My old one fell apart (after several years) and I just bought another one for $5 something. This dictionary only goes so far, though -- definitely not top of the class. I've heard that the American Heritage dictionary is good, but don't own one myself.

Answer 2

Ohhh nice.. I use the Sidekick LX.. I will try loading this web page up.. some sites don't do well on the sk.. I will have to try this!
Thank you all!

Paralee Whitmire said:

Thanks, Quentin. Right after I posted, I read the original message again and quickly deleted my message. I guess I wasn't fast enough for you though and you caught me! And I'll certainly back you up on the Franklin electronic dictionary recommendation. They are wonderful! But just to stick to my original message a little, if you have a cellphone with internet capabilities, SpanishDict.com loads wonderfully. I use it on my iPhone all the time with great results.

• Paralee

Quentin said:

I think you missed the part about he wants to carry it around. I have a Franklin electronic dictionary (Merriam-Webster) that articulates the words at the press of a button. They're fairly cheap if you pick one up on eBay.

Paralee Whitmire said:

You found it! SpanishDict.com is the electronic version of the two best international Spanish-English dictionaries in the world. Just type any word into the dictionary and you will get multiple meanings, lots of examples, and common phrases. All the words on our dictionary have an audio pronunciation that goes along with them. Just click the little speaker next to the word after you look it up. Check out the introduction video and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or anyone else on the site!- Paralee

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Answer 3

Thanks, Quentin.
Right after I posted, I read the original message again and quickly deleted my message. I guess I wasn't fast enough for you though and you caught me! And I'll certainly back you up on the Franklin electronic dictionary recommendation. They are wonderful! But just to stick to my original message a little, if you have a cellphone with internet capabilities, SpanishDict.com loads wonderfully. I use it on my iPhone all the time with great results.
- Paralee

Quentin said:

I think you missed the part about he wants to carry it around. I have a Franklin electronic dictionary (Merriam-Webster) that articulates the words at the press of a button. They're fairly cheap if you pick one up on eBay.

Paralee Whitmire said:

You found it! SpanishDict.com is the electronic version of the two best international Spanish-English dictionaries in the world. Just type any word into the dictionary and you will get multiple meanings, lots of examples, and common phrases. All the words on our dictionary have an audio pronunciation that goes along with them. Just click the little speaker next to the word after you look it up. Check out the introduction video and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or anyone else on the site!- Paralee

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Answer 4

Hi Sandra
Yes they do have them with speech facility but they do come a little bit dearer. I myself have a Franklin (Merriam-Webster) without a speech function.

Answer 5

Awesome Quentin! Yes, I want to be able to carry it around... this site has been a great find but the electronic dictionary sounds very good too.. do you know if they have them with audio? I will have to check around, thanks again!

Answer 6

I think you missed the part about he wants to carry it around. I have a Franklin electronic dictionary (Merriam-Webster) that articulates the words at the press of a button. They're fairly cheap if you pick one up on eBay.

Paralee Whitmire said:

You found it! SpanishDict.com is the electronic version of the two best international Spanish-English dictionaries in the world. Just type any word into the dictionary and you will get multiple meanings, lots of examples, and common phrases. All the words on our dictionary have an audio pronunciation that goes along with them. Just click the little speaker next to the word after you look it up. Check out the introduction video and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or anyone else on the site!- Paralee

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