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It is... Aeryn Send a noteboard - 20/09/2013 03:12:11 PM

View original postI consider it to be among the best of the apps out there. I've used it to reinforce my fading German and learn spoken French. They also have Spanish among the languages.

I literally downloaded every single free app that came up under "Spanish" in the iTunes store. Duolingo was on my backlist, because it required registration immediately before you could use the app. Those apps I usually delete straight away. But since you say it's good, I went ahead and registered. Didn't get too far, since very quickly it required headphones to complete a task, and those are at home (it's impossible to hear anything on the subway).

So far I've been using: iSabi (a vocabulary list but each work also has two fairly complex sentences that use the word in context, all of which you can listen to), busuu (phrases and then a series of tests - multiple choice, complete a sentence, reading comprehension and writing - for each set of phrases), IntroSpanish by Brainscape (flashcards of words and phrases, and you rate 1-5 how well you knew that, to determine how soon the app shows you that word again - I like that quite a bit).

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NSSP: I'm learning Spanish! Aeryn - 18/09/2013 03:41:12 PM 1567 Views
Good luck in your efforts. Stephen - 18/09/2013 03:52:36 PM 1108 Views
I really want to go to Puerto Rico! Aeryn - 20/09/2013 02:58:46 PM 1185 Views
Good for you! Legolas - 18/09/2013 05:15:23 PM 1111 Views
Re: Good for you! Aeryn - 20/09/2013 03:02:13 PM 1249 Views
I was wishing you success. Legolas - 20/09/2013 06:09:20 PM 1063 Views
You'll probably be fluent in about 6 months at most. It's easy. Tom - 18/09/2013 06:58:49 PM 1167 Views
Re: You'll probably be fluent in about 6 months at most. It's easy. Aeryn - 20/09/2013 03:05:35 PM 1165 Views
You will need to learn the subjunctive. Very much so. Tom - 20/09/2013 03:43:53 PM 1131 Views
Re: You will need to learn the subjunctive. Very much so. Aeryn - 23/09/2013 03:21:07 PM 1200 Views
Ah, but a question isn't a statement of uncertainty. It's a request for information. Tom - 23/09/2013 03:59:00 PM 1069 Views
Is Duolingo one of the apps you have downloaded? The Shrike - 19/09/2013 05:23:35 PM 1067 Views
It is quite good in some ways. Legolas - 19/09/2013 06:54:44 PM 1155 Views
Italian is one of those languages I've never wanted to learn. The Shrike - 20/09/2013 12:33:49 PM 1206 Views
There isn't enough Renaissance-era literature that you want to read? Tom - 20/09/2013 03:53:17 PM 1122 Views
Nope. Not too interested in the literature of the area. Not enough to learn the language The Shrike - 20/09/2013 04:17:46 PM 1095 Views
A quick question. Stephen - 20/09/2013 05:48:18 PM 1081 Views
I think that is a very subjective question. Tom - 20/09/2013 06:36:50 PM 1064 Views
You would like Leopardi's thoughts on the two languages found within his Zibaldone Larry - 21/09/2013 09:11:15 AM 1131 Views
I will have to look in my copy of the Zibaldone on that one. Tom - 22/09/2013 04:26:11 AM 1088 Views
I want to say it's in the late 3000s, early 4000s, but I'm uncertain Larry - 22/09/2013 07:53:07 AM 1031 Views
Yeah, I'm not finding it exactly Tom - 26/09/2013 02:22:38 PM 1114 Views
Interesting points. Stephen - 22/09/2013 12:20:39 AM 1056 Views
It's not too high on my priority list either, like I said. Legolas - 20/09/2013 06:17:24 PM 1086 Views
It is... Aeryn - 20/09/2013 03:12:11 PM 1164 Views
True The Shrike - 20/09/2013 04:14:32 PM 1048 Views
Bolivia is pretty amazing and has a good exchange rate, though you'll need a visa. *NM* Zalis - 25/09/2013 04:37:18 PM 919 Views
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