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Good; still need feedback on the pronunciation
This is a pretty good app to practice pronunciation. The app will show you the sentence, then pronounce it for you, then you get to record the pronunciation, then it will give you a score. Sometimes, it would give me less than 100% (for example, 85%, 98%), but I couldn’t figure out which part of the word i didn’t pronounce correctly. Maybe the developer can turn on the button to show us which part of the word pronunciation was scored low by the app.
I liked the conversation part where you could interact with others in the virtual town, but the app just told me what sentences to say. Of course, it would be great if I could pick my own spontaneous sentences, then the app could adjust and have a true conversation.
So it’s a good app for pronunciation. It’s not so great for spontaneous conversation.Show lessM. L. W.
Developer Response
Thanks for your review. We're really glad to hear golingo is helping you with your pronunciation. I've fed your comments back to the team. We have developed AI conversations which allow for spontaneous conversations. These unlock as you complete lessons. This allows you to put in to practice what you've learnt in previous lessons. They're also available to access straight away in Explore mode. A subscription is required to access these because of the costs involved in using AI technology. Thanks for taking the time to use golingo and good luck with the language learning!An interesting app but lacking a few things to make it a good experience
Overall the app is good, I enjoy the speaking focus. I think speaking is a great way to become more comfortable with the language and the fact that it uses your microphone to really gauge how you’re saying the words is super helpful. However, there are quite a few pain points I have that keep me from rating it higher even though I do enjoy the app.
I have found that since my other language learning app mixes both North and South variants of Welsh, I’m not sure what course to pick, I wish I could get both.
Additionally, the interface is very confusing; if you’re coming back to the app after a long hiatus there’s not really an easy way to start back at the beginning of the course.
I really wish the app would let me tell it how to say my name. I keep getting marked down in my speaking when I’m pronouncing my own name correctly because the app decided it should be said in a way that is not how it is pronounced.
Finally, I wish there were more lessons to get you familiar with the words before jumping straight to speaking, or at least keep the words on screen. The lesson will say something like “say ‘My name is…’” and I’ll be lost because the app doesn’t really teach you vocabulary, it shows you the words in two short sessions before and I end up having no idea what to say.
The app has a lot of potential but for me it still needs polish in the above areas. If those were improved, I could see myself using it a lot more.Show lessSunny G. 🦄
Developer Response
Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave a detailed review. It really helps us a lot. Sorry there isn't an easy way to get back to the beginning of the course. You can repeat lessons by going into Explore mode in your Settings but we do realise this isn't perfect. We are planning to introduce a 'revise' mode and we'll post about it on social media when it's ready. I've fed back to the team that you're being scored down for the pronunciation of your own name. Hopefully we'll be able to fix this. As we're primarily a speaking app, we have presented groups of words together in 'chunks' which can be learnt as a unit. This works particularly well for certain languages in the app but we may need to break down the Welsh further. If there are particular phrases you are struggling with, please send them to us in an email to hello@golingo.co.uk and I can feed these back to the Welsh team. We're in the process of building out our Welsh content so if you have any other comments or feedback I'll make sure they're fed back to our Welsh course creators. We would also recommend that language learners immerse themselves in a variety of different content to learn a language. Our primary aim is for golingo to plug the gap for speaking practice which a lot of language learners lack. Thank you for your support and good luck with the Welsh learning. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on! Chris, from the golingo teamMr
I have not quite used it.I think I need some time.But anyway it make me open my mouth.Yujie teng
Developer Response
Please let us know how you get on when you spend more time using golingo and please let us know what it would take to give it 5 stars 😀Great for shy learners
I've always been too shy to join in with on-line Welsh learners discussions. As a result, my speaking skills have suffered. This app is a wonderful way to get used to hearing yourself speaking Welsh with absolutely no fear of embarrassment. It also has an AI component that generates conversations that encourage you to think "on your feet". I'm enjoying this very much and am looking forward to Doctor Cymaeg's participation in the near future. Diolch yn fawr!Show lessDelwina
Developer Response
Thank you for your review! We're thrilled you love using golingo for Welsh - we're a massive fan of supporting languages that are underserved. We're working with Doctor Cymraeg right now to build out our Welsh offering so please watch this space. Coming very soon! 😀Best app if they have your language
Best app ever, you have to constantly speak and be graded on it. They don’t have Japanese though, so I just tried out the Spanish.Big Deed
Developer Response
Thank you! We're thrilled you love using golingo! Good luck with your language learning and let us know how you get on. 😀No adjustability
I set the level to beginner but that was way to basic for me. There appears to be no way to change that. I deleted my account uninstalled nothing helps I’m locked into very basic lessons.A maine
Developer Response
Hi there, I just wanted to update you that in the latest version of the app (now available) you are able to adjust your level. Navigate to your Learning Hub and go to Settings where you'll be able to select between Easy, Intermediate and Challenging. Sorry for any frustration caused and thanks for taking the time to try out golingo. Chris 😀
