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I don’t know if this is correct, but my impression is that the US State Dept. uses Babbel for its employees. If so, I think that speaks pretty highly of it. Everyone I know who has used it has liked it.
This is a little off-point and would defeat the purpose of your post, but when I saw Ender on the Camino this summer he told me that he and his wife communicate with the US parents of their daughter-in-law with an app called SayHi. He showed me how it worked and it was really quite accurate. You just talk into the phone in your language, and out it comes in the other language. I was pretty gobsmacked, but maybe this is old news to the more tech-enlightened peregrinos out there.
I use Duolingo. It is free I have learned quite a bit very quicklyFluency in French/English was great for Caminos in Switzerland and France. Walking with a pilgrim from Brazil was super helpful for Caminos in Spain and Portugal.
In May 2020 the Camino Primitivo calls and I understand one should have basic knowledge of Spanish. So both from a personal development perspective and to show respect for the Spanish people I meet along the route I would like to improve my Spanish. So far cerveza, por favor and gracias have been mastered.
I would like to use an App on my iPhone if possible and have come across Babbel. Have anyone used this app? Like it? Other recommendations gladly accepted.
Thanks/Merci/Por Favor
Guy
Same here, I use Duolingo for daily practice, and I find it very usefulI use Duolingo. It is free I have learned quite a bit very quickly
Was looking into Babbel but Pimsleur seems higher rates but more expensive
Hi Guy:Fluency in French/English was great for Caminos in Switzerland and France. Walking with a pilgrim from Brazil was super helpful for Caminos in Spain and Portugal.
In May 2020 the Camino Primitivo calls and I understand one should have basic knowledge of Spanish. So both from a personal development perspective and to show respect for the Spanish people I meet along the route I would like to improve my Spanish. So far cerveza, por favor and gracias have been mastered.
I would like to use an App on my iPhone if possible and have come across Babbel. Have anyone used this app? Like it? Other recommendations gladly accepted.
Thanks/Merci/Por Favor
Guy
Duolingo is a bad way of learning a language .I use Duolingo. It is free I have learned quite a bit very quickly
Was looking into Babbel but Pimsleur seems higher rates but more expensive
I use Duolingo.
Same here, I use Duolingo for daily practice
I use it too! A lot has changed in the app from 5+ years ago when they first started (I haven't used it for years until this February). It is a fun way to learn, because of the various features of the app. They have 5 or so main characters with their own storylines and the conversation follows that. I was told the stories are the same in different languages.I would recommend that you begin with an app called Duolingo,
I totally disagree.Duolingo is a bad way of learning a language .
when you do the lessons it tells you that you are wrong .When you complain they do not react. So one and a half year ago I quited . Now almost every week they send me e-mails after so long time that my complains are accepted. I do not think that Duolingo uses native speakers and if there is a complaint, they consult Babbel or other ones
Duolingo is a bad way of learning a language .
when you do the lessons it tells you that you are wrong .When you complain they do not react. So one and a half year ago I quited . Now almost every week they send me e-mails after so long time that my complains are accepted. I do not think that Duolingo uses native speakers and if there is a complaint, they consult Babbel or other ones
With practice things improved and now I use Duolino for revision. I do think they use native speakers. I do not whinge when they tell me my answers are wrong - they usually are wrong and they do not harass me with emails. And it is free, though they do try to lure me into paid lessons.
However, you need to be aware that Duolingo teaches South American Spanish which is a little different, but not excessively so, except for one of the past tenses used in Spain but not in SA.
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