Comme si, comme ça
This is my language learning app and it does one thing, really, which is vocab. Nothing else, but it does vocab really well. You can virtually forget about the speaking, listening and grammar sections.
And it has really helped me French improve.
But, there are a couple of things I’m very concerned about:
One is that, to my memory, the app has never been updated since I first downloaded it a couple of years ago. Like never.
It’s pretty stable, but there are some bugs, and it doesn’t seem like these will ever get addressed. I’ve put in a couple of support enquiries before and received no response whatsoever, so I have the impression that someone has made the app, put it on the App Store and has abandoned it.
Thirdly, and this is more of a gripe a functionality thing, the sentences the words are presented within are very dry and conservative. You get the impression that the entire world exists in heterosexual nuclear families where mum stays at home and dad works a corporate job (or perhaps is a civil servant). It feels very hard to relate to and, crucially for language learning, is not memorable.
And it has really helped me French improve.
But, there are a couple of things I’m very concerned about:
One is that, to my memory, the app has never been updated since I first downloaded it a couple of years ago. Like never.
It’s pretty stable, but there are some bugs, and it doesn’t seem like these will ever get addressed. I’ve put in a couple of support enquiries before and received no response whatsoever, so I have the impression that someone has made the app, put it on the App Store and has abandoned it.
Thirdly, and this is more of a gripe a functionality thing, the sentences the words are presented within are very dry and conservative. You get the impression that the entire world exists in heterosexual nuclear families where mum stays at home and dad works a corporate job (or perhaps is a civil servant). It feels very hard to relate to and, crucially for language learning, is not memorable.
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I hate typing
I dont like to type I will not be using this
Go For It!
Lingvist has been the best app so far in regards to me learning Russian. I can’t thank this community enough. I believe that there is a science into learning or acquiring another language and I believe Lingvist has got it down to a T, please don’t ever stop working on this app. This subscription is worth it if you’re serious about language acquisition.
Russian is no easy language and I like how they have it set up to introduce even novice learners to become familiar with words while also displaying how they’re supposed to be used in context.
There’s a certain amount of hours that’s needed to be put in to acquiring the language and Lingvist helps track it down making it easier to accomplish my goals!!
I’ve had to figure out my own routine and how I could best utilize the Lingvist app to make the most out of it based on the way I learn languages the best.
But I can’t express how much Lingvist has contributed to so much of my Russian language journey ! Maybe in the future, adding a section to where learners can test & gauge their language proficiency would be really cool! Thank you Lingvist team 😭❤️
Russian is no easy language and I like how they have it set up to introduce even novice learners to become familiar with words while also displaying how they’re supposed to be used in context.
There’s a certain amount of hours that’s needed to be put in to acquiring the language and Lingvist helps track it down making it easier to accomplish my goals!!
I’ve had to figure out my own routine and how I could best utilize the Lingvist app to make the most out of it based on the way I learn languages the best.
But I can’t express how much Lingvist has contributed to so much of my Russian language journey ! Maybe in the future, adding a section to where learners can test & gauge their language proficiency would be really cool! Thank you Lingvist team 😭❤️
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Conversation
Very poor. Does not translate the conversation and doesn’t give you enough time to answer very disappointing for the money I have paid
Has helped build vocabulary
Really enjoying the ease of learning new vocabulary. With daily use I’ve noticed an improvement in my word recall. I enjoy the interface, overall the best flash card app I’ve used for date
