Chris4Davi Posted December 2, 2014 Report Posted December 2, 2014 I need an app that I can use on my phone, on the go both on and offline. The app should teach French and Spanish, both audio and visual aspects of the language. I have an android phone and my journey to work is normally long and boring so that is the time I would use it most. Any suggestions? Quote
sammie_bee Posted December 3, 2014 Report Posted December 3, 2014 Try Mind Snacks. They offer the first lesson for free so you can try it out. It's game based type app and I have found it helpful. Quote
linguaholic Posted December 3, 2014 Report Posted December 3, 2014 MindSnacks is a pretty funny game. I bought the Full Version and I must say that I had quite a lot of fun with it. However, I did not learn much from this program. It's still good fun and worth a try. Quote
Chris4Davi Posted December 5, 2014 Author Report Posted December 5, 2014 I wanted something that is a 100 percent free, so now I am working with Duolingo. I am enjoying it thus far and I have learnt a bit. Let's see how far I can get with it. Quote
petrushka Posted December 5, 2014 Report Posted December 5, 2014 I'd like to second duolingo since it helps you in listening, speaking, writing and reading but I'd recommend that you turn off the speech practice unless you're okay with randomly speaking up when it prompts you to voice out a phrase.Also - I haven't tried this yet really but someone recommended Word Bucket to me and told me that it's a fun way to learn a language since it incorporates learning with a game-like interface that makes the process fun.And there's always Anki. The community has a lot of premade decks that you can download depending on your studying habits. There are decks that focus on listening to speech, some on written phrases and other still in both. It's been very useful to me so far. Good luck! Quote
Chris4Davi Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Posted December 7, 2014 Thanks a lot, I think I am going to try Anki as I need to practice my speech and learn to listen and understand instead of just learning a few words then I am not able to comprehend what they are saying. I enjoy the speech lessons on Duoingo too as that is my weakest area yet, I have a hard time with the pronunciations. Quote
elles-belles Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 Duolingo is a fantastic on to be honest, it is easy to use and also fun!I started using it to polish up my French and I just can't stop ranting and raving about it.All the best with your quest. Quote
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