Could use more interactivity
Love the structure of the app, but I would love to be able to tap on a word I don’t know and see its definition to help with my vocabulary!
Learning
I love the verbal and written for learning. Hearing the verbal pronunciation is the best tool
Great initiative for learning French
It has a great, structured series of activities that you can complete at your own pace, I’m confident that I’ll at least be able to strike an intermediate level conversation by the end.
Real World Listening
It’s so hard to find apps that allow you to listen to speakers not reading a flashcard slowly and extra clear since they know it’s learners listening. People just don’t talk like that in practice and flashcards miss context of how it is used. French has tenses that don’t exactly exist in English that I would be very confused on if my husband wasn’t there to explain it just from flash cards alone. I wish there were apps that used this set up for other languages as well. But since the purpose of this is to assist people who are going to speak in Canada, it serves its purpose well. My only other wish was that I was able to download this while I was in the US, because of course people know they’re moving to another country long before they do and I could have practiced French more before I got here while I was waiting for everything. I used their web app for a while but I often practice in bed before I get up so I don’t forget to and this app is much better for listening skills than anything else I’ve found.
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Love this app!
I tried duo lingo but the french just wasn’t Canadian. This app is a similar feel and keeps me engaged but has local content. I really love seeing the clips from CBC shows and I’m hoping i’ll be able to watch more french content soon!
Very user friendly
I love that you’re not punished for making mistakes and the program is beautiful and simplistic
Un grand merci
Je tiens à vous remercier infiniment pour tout ce que vous avez apporté à mon travail et à mon projet. Avec votre application je reste toujours très motivé et très attentif surtout au vidéo, avant j’avais du mal à entendre quand les canadiens parlent. Là maintenant ça va mieux. Merci encore.
Love this app!!
Found it on my own, then completely coincidentally had it used by one of my french teachers in a class as a teaching aide !!! Incredible initiative, excellent alternative to the cursèd owl (aka duolingo). Canadian funded, canadian made, no AI, and no ads!!! Also free 💕💕💕💕
Perfect for learning Canadian French! Don’t support US apps!
Like is says, CBC has the best app for learning French … don’t support the US based learning apps like Duolingo… boycott the US!!!
Let’s support our Canadian French Content More!
Fantastic app to learn French and also immerse yourself in Canadian French Content! However there is no subtitles in English which make it a little bit harder to learn especially when you get a word wrong. It is really good since it does force you to pay attention to what’s being taught rather than just cruising through the lessons in auto pilot.
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Good but not enough
It’s an excellent application but I hope people outside Canada can also use it in the future
Je le recommanderais!
J’adore Mauril. Les vidéos sont intéressantes et bite-sized. En regardant les vidéos je peux apprendre des nouveaux mots et en même temps découvrir des différentes endroits à travers le Canada. Les vidéos sont bien faites et les personnes sont très engageantes. C’est un peu comme voyager sans sortir du chez soi. Je le recommanderais!
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Nice but no
Growing up in a Deaf school, we never have French in our curriculum, unlike other public schools. When I downloaded this app, I was excited to learn, but the first lesson tested us on hearing and speaking. I wish there were other options, just to read and understand French.
Not friendly for beginners.
This app is a comprehension supplement and immersion tool, rather than a language learning app. You will find a lack of beginner courses and guides, so it will basically be:
“Here’s Quebecois. Figure it out.”
Regarding the learning content, there is a lot of tie-ins from CBC shows, so it seems more like a way to advertise French Canadian media content.
“Here’s Quebecois. Figure it out.”
Regarding the learning content, there is a lot of tie-ins from CBC shows, so it seems more like a way to advertise French Canadian media content.
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No longer works
An earlier update to the app deleted much of my progress, and the latest one makes it no longer usable on my ipad. This is very frustrating as I would have liked to use it; it would be good if apps were kept accessible to people in geberà rather than only those who have the most recent devices.
Decent
The app is straightforward for picking up French for beginners—I’ve started right back at the beginning despite knowing enough French to not be insulting. (As in, “I’m sorry, I only speak a little French” and “I don’t understand, sorry!”)
The interface begins to lag if you really want to plow through lessons but otherwise no major problems so far.
The interface begins to lag if you really want to plow through lessons but otherwise no major problems so far.
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Eff America
I already have a French app, I am from ALBERTA CANADA and I am half French. I got this app, just to say eff you to America and eff the orange thing. We are Canada forever and we know about all your bot accounts. Je me souviens.
Delete Duolingo
I’m very thankful that the CBC has made their own app to learn both English and French. Many of us have forgotten what we learned in school and it’s important to keep French as part of our national identity.
Je suis vraiment reconnaissante que Radio-Canada ait créé son propre appli pour apprendre l’anglais et le français. Beaucoup d’entre nous ont oublié ce qu’on a appris à l’école, et c’est important de garder le français comme partie intégrante de notre identité nationale.
Je suis vraiment reconnaissante que Radio-Canada ait créé son propre appli pour apprendre l’anglais et le français. Beaucoup d’entre nous ont oublié ce qu’on a appris à l’école, et c’est important de garder le français comme partie intégrante de notre identité nationale.
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Switcher
One feature that would make the app even better is the ability to switch between learning English and French without creating a new account or contacting support. Many people in Canada are learning both official languages, so having a simple language switcher while keeping separate progress for each language would be incredibly useful.
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Good
I love that it’s Quebec French but I wish there were more features like Duolingo has. For example I wish you could click on a word to translate it because sometimes I forget the meaning and I need to go google it to check