Great Korean Language App!
I was born in Korea but don't remember very much language anymore. This app provides the romanization and the correct pronunciation, just as a native speaker sounds. It also includes Korean writing which is a major plus. It is best to be able up read, write and pronounce languages correctly. I'm considering buying the pro version for only $9.99. No ads and lots more vocabulary to learn. All it takes is your best efforts and you'll pick up many useful words and phrases and no time.
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Great app
Got me excited to learn korean after my first lesson ^.^
Love it
I love it!!!! 10/10 not 5/5
Great app
Learning Korean had become fun and easy with this app. Easy to use interface and nice graphics make it an enjoyable experience. I look forward to upgrading to the full version soon!
K.Host Mother
I appreciate tackling Korean at my own speed with the help of this program. Hearing the sounds and words numerous times helps since I am 50+years and haven't studied a foreign language for over 30 years. I wish the record option worked more consistently. It seems to be a lucky moment when I can listen to what I sound like. It would be helpful if I could use it more.
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Good Supplementary App
You definitely need more than this app to learn Korean, but over time it's pretty useful. The vocabulary words have gotten more relevant, and they have added many more features since I first downloaded it over 2 years ago. After 2 years, I have a lot of words! Patience helps a lot with this app.
My biggest complaint is the MASSIVE size of this app. I really wish there were a way to compact the data more efficiently. It drains a lot of space on my too-small iPhone, but if I delete the app I lose over 2 years of vocab. I'm not sure if an account backup exists, but that might help too.
Generally though, good app.
Update: over the last few weeks it hasn't been working. I try to enter the app and it gets stuck on the loading screen. It's sad, because I can't get new words or practice the old ones! Please fix this soon, and design a way for us to backup out words! I don't want to delete it and lose 2 years worth of accumulated vocabulary!
My biggest complaint is the MASSIVE size of this app. I really wish there were a way to compact the data more efficiently. It drains a lot of space on my too-small iPhone, but if I delete the app I lose over 2 years of vocab. I'm not sure if an account backup exists, but that might help too.
Generally though, good app.
Update: over the last few weeks it hasn't been working. I try to enter the app and it gets stuck on the loading screen. It's sad, because I can't get new words or practice the old ones! Please fix this soon, and design a way for us to backup out words! I don't want to delete it and lose 2 years worth of accumulated vocabulary!
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Excellent way to build a solid and useful vocabulary
What I love about this app is the categorization by learning level and topics. Even though it seems illogical that the numbers and other ordered words are random, they are nonetheless less thorough. Also, having contextual phrases is a big help. Even better would be adding a list of verbs, conjugations, and other points of grammar.
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Great stuff!
Awesome app, so easy to follow, love the flash cards!!
More useful the longer you use it
I agree with many negative reviews of this app, or I can understand their position. Just as a "word of the day" it can pitch you many random useless words. But each word every day slowly unlocks the word bank that you can access if you paid the full upgrade. After about 60 days of using this I wanted faster access to the other words, and paid the upgrade. My speed of learning has increased since then.
Negatives: there are a lot of romanization errors (so much that even as a beginner I've noticed over 10 mistakes) and a very few times when the voice doesn't match the word displayed. I've learned to not trust the English romanization and learn to read the hangul, but this still makes for a distracting learning experience since you essentially can't trust your "teacher".
Some sample sentences are wrong too. There are many minor errors in their database.
Negatives: there are a lot of romanization errors (so much that even as a beginner I've noticed over 10 mistakes) and a very few times when the voice doesn't match the word displayed. I've learned to not trust the English romanization and learn to read the hangul, but this still makes for a distracting learning experience since you essentially can't trust your "teacher".
Some sample sentences are wrong too. There are many minor errors in their database.
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Pretty Good Setup... But...
I like this app. The word bank and flashcards are awesome. The audio and sample sentences are a great idea...
But I was surprised at what sample sentences it doesn't give, like "Do you speak English?" Instead, it gives sentences like "Will you translate English into Chinese for me?" Many of these sample sentences are too complex and too specialized for me to use for a long time.
Please update your sentences so that they meet the needs of someone who's learning Korean and needs a "handrail" into the language. Thanks.
But I was surprised at what sample sentences it doesn't give, like "Do you speak English?" Instead, it gives sentences like "Will you translate English into Chinese for me?" Many of these sample sentences are too complex and too specialized for me to use for a long time.
Please update your sentences so that they meet the needs of someone who's learning Korean and needs a "handrail" into the language. Thanks.
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