Great app for Cantonese
I was just looking for audio lessons but am glad that you’ve included the Cantonese characters. Audio slow/ normal speed options - nice. Also like being able to select a character/ phrase for in depth definition.
Does it work offline? When traveling, for example.
Does it work offline? When traveling, for example.
Response from developer
Hey there, thanks for the kind review. The subscribed/pro version works 100% offline (among other features).
Love the app
Hi. This app had been immensely valuable to me. Thanks for developing it! Just wanted to ask for some help. I use Lingora on a device running iOS and the 'Ignore forever' button doesn't seem to work when I'm practicing vocabulary with the flashcards. Is it a bug or should I just re-install the app? Would reinstalling the app reset my progress?
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Response from developer
Hi, Olivia, thank you for your nice message and for reporting the bug! Sorry for not reading it earlier.It may indeed be a bug if words reappear after ignoring them, reinstalling won't help with it and your progress may be deleted. Just to make sure - you are supposed to drag the vocabulary card to the top-left corner to ignore a card. Pressing it won't work. But I'll change that in the next version.I'm currently working on a huge update that'll be out in a couple of weeks and it will address both of these issues.
Great for Cantonese
This is one of the best Cantonese learning apps out there, tried a lot, this is thorough and well laid out
Perfect language learning app!
It’s almost impossible to find a variety of resources for learning Southern Vietnamese. This helps with memorizing sentence structure and vocabulary, which is what I needed. Only thing is sometimes it’s hard to see the tone marks so you get marked wrong and “đi” shows up as “?“ in reviews. But otherwise, most intuitive language learning app for me so far.
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This is a great app, love the option for Southern Vietnamese
I am learning the southern accent for Vietnamese and having this app is so amazing. I really enjoy the fact that it only offers A1 content, as I think it is an AMAZING way to not get overwhelmed by extra content. Whether or not the creator has plans to add additional levels in the future is unbeknownst to me, but I think just having beginner level content is really a great way to start this app. and it’s subscription services aren’t expensive at all.
with the lack of content available for southern vietnamese, this is truly a godsend in my eyes. however, it isn’t perfect. there are some cons to note:
- the UX/UI is pretty… boring. it’s just a black screen with mainly white text. it doesn’t do a lot to grab the users attention, other than serving it’s intended purpose. this isn’t necessarily a con, but it is nice to have aesthetically pleasing content to learn with.
- The vocab system is a little boring too. it has 4 options currently; ‘quick review,’ ‘flash cards,’ ‘multiple choice,’ and ‘matching pairs.’ they do what you expect, but i feel like this app could really benefit from an SRS system, even a basic one really changes the learning curve.
- there isn’t really any challenge to the lessons. I think the content it introduces is absolutely superb, but when each lesson takes less than 5 minutes… it feels too easy.
- the vocabulary trainer for each lesson is extremely repetitive. it’s all multiple choice. the sentence correction section also is essentially multiple choice, as you just click on the words in order. i think this section could benefit from an actual input method, like having to type out the sentence you hear. maybe limiting the amount of times you can listen to the phrase could also add a good challenge. the tone related questions are a little unnecessary, it’s just another form of multiple choice for words we were quizzed on several times before with the other quiz types.
- besides sentence blocking, i don’t feel like there’s any actual “teaching” happening. while, yes, i am learning new vocabulary, i’m not really being taught the grammar introduced in each sentence, understanding the nuances between words. maybe a feature that compares words with similar uses would be nice, like when to use nhiều or hơn when meaning “more.”
while this app does have a some cons, it still is great for what it is, and for what it offers. especially when it comes to vietnamese learners (specifically SVN because the lack of available content is extremely frustrating). i am excited to see where this app may go in the future, and what it’s intended path will be. there are some features i’d love to see introduced such as visual aids for vocabulary, grammar explanations (or a grammar bank as grammar is always a bit tough for vietnamese). this is worth a download for sure!
with the lack of content available for southern vietnamese, this is truly a godsend in my eyes. however, it isn’t perfect. there are some cons to note:
- the UX/UI is pretty… boring. it’s just a black screen with mainly white text. it doesn’t do a lot to grab the users attention, other than serving it’s intended purpose. this isn’t necessarily a con, but it is nice to have aesthetically pleasing content to learn with.
- The vocab system is a little boring too. it has 4 options currently; ‘quick review,’ ‘flash cards,’ ‘multiple choice,’ and ‘matching pairs.’ they do what you expect, but i feel like this app could really benefit from an SRS system, even a basic one really changes the learning curve.
- there isn’t really any challenge to the lessons. I think the content it introduces is absolutely superb, but when each lesson takes less than 5 minutes… it feels too easy.
- the vocabulary trainer for each lesson is extremely repetitive. it’s all multiple choice. the sentence correction section also is essentially multiple choice, as you just click on the words in order. i think this section could benefit from an actual input method, like having to type out the sentence you hear. maybe limiting the amount of times you can listen to the phrase could also add a good challenge. the tone related questions are a little unnecessary, it’s just another form of multiple choice for words we were quizzed on several times before with the other quiz types.
- besides sentence blocking, i don’t feel like there’s any actual “teaching” happening. while, yes, i am learning new vocabulary, i’m not really being taught the grammar introduced in each sentence, understanding the nuances between words. maybe a feature that compares words with similar uses would be nice, like when to use nhiều or hơn when meaning “more.”
while this app does have a some cons, it still is great for what it is, and for what it offers. especially when it comes to vietnamese learners (specifically SVN because the lack of available content is extremely frustrating). i am excited to see where this app may go in the future, and what it’s intended path will be. there are some features i’d love to see introduced such as visual aids for vocabulary, grammar explanations (or a grammar bank as grammar is always a bit tough for vietnamese). this is worth a download for sure!
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Response from developer
Thank you for your rating and also thank you so much for these invaluable ideas. I put everything I could think of into this app and you thought of more! I will keep all of your ideas in mind and add them or something similar when possible. I especially agree, that there lies more potential in the structure of the lessons to increase the learning effect. Thank you again!
Great for Malay (and others)!
It's not easy to find decent Malay learning materials. This app has plenty of practice sentences to help with listening comprehension. Thanks!!
