Quite disappointing
The book had really good reviews so I purchased it, however the app needs a lot of improvement. Extremely difficult to use and learn from. It should at the very least have a feature to slow down audio and pick where you can go in the audio for a replay.
Good but for one thing
Please, please, please. Add the option to rewind the recordings! I sometimes want to repeat certain words. It would be nice if I could do that without having to replay the whole recording.
Audio scrubbing
I have to rewatch the entire recording from the beginning due to a lack of function to scrub through the audio.
Disappointing and basic
Poorly designed app, very basic and no way to scrobble through audio samples, only loop the entire section over again.
Incomplete Dutch Recording
Hi, the recording of Conversation 2 of Week 2, Dutch in 3 Months is not complete. Would much appreciate it if it can be updated.
Excellent!
As is always the case DK delivers the very best educational products. DK's Language in 3 months series does not disappoint. It is very well-done and has served me as the perfect accompaniment to my online/in-app language learning. It offers what Duolingo does not: a comprehensive grammar review/workbook/vocabulary enhancement, and a handy dandy app for listening practice, and it gave me the grammar clarity I needed. The material is comprehensive and clear, error-free, trustworthy, and the exercises very useful. The book is also compact and perfect on the go, as you can slip it in your bag and access the audio exercise in the app. Clearly, DK employs the very best people to craft the very best learning experience for their valued customers. I feel valued.
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No pauses!
There should be pauses to allow the learner to repeat/answer;no point in just listening.
Replay option please
This app would better if you allow us to replay audios to keep listening vocabulary several times. It is tedious to push the play button every single time.
I actually like these books,
I have tried allot of books and have a hard time understanding them , but this one is very beginner friendly and is easy to use , also this app was having unfair bad reviews because some one didn’t know they needed a book for it.
Audio
Some audio wont play
Great as the audio aid to the book!
I’m learning Italian in honor of my (Sicilian) grandfather. I got this book and started working thru it the other day. It’s very useful and has relevant dialogues and a great set of words with pronunciation assistance. The audio on this app is extremely useful, as you can follow along on the pages and practice easily. I like this series and I’m learning well!
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App does not work
It takes two or three tries to get each lesson to sound. The app just does not work
Response from developer
We are very sorry for the problems you’ve experienced. Please try deleting the app from your device and downloading it again to ensure you are using the latest version. If you are still having problems, please email penguinorders@tbs-ltd.co.uk with full details of the problems you are experiencing and we will try and find a solution for you.
If you are cool with repeating things but not knowing what they mean this apps for you!
This app just has recordings of people speaking phrases in Portuguese (or the choice of couple other languages). I have no idea what they are saying. Zero text. There are only weekly recordings to mimic and you become fluent magically in a couple months. I picked up the book and saw there was an app but they might want to fix that one part.
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Response from developer
We are very sorry the app has fallen short of your expectations. We’ve designed the app to be used alongside Hugo in 3 Month books. These include full English translations of all the words and are available from DK.com.
Audio can only be accessed online
A huge disadvantage of this app is that it’s only possible to access the audio whilst online! That is not the case with, for example, Teach Yourself French where the audio can be downloaded and accessed offline.
