Merhaba Tigrinya User Reviews

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Bravo!

I love this app! I highly recommend it

Very helpful!

I’m really liking this app! It’s easy to use and helps build memory and familiarity with the way it’s designed! Very helpful if you are serious about learning Tigrinya! I recommend it!

Thank you for creating!

I have utilized it and shared it with parents at the Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle. I work with the students there. I’m constantly looking for tools and resources made by Eritrean developers and authors to share with my team. I would like to meet with you via zoom to learn more about how you created such a cool app! Please let me know.
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Amazing app

This is a well thought out app and learning journey. Love the experience and even have younger family members that I have gifted this too that are finding the interaction creative and fun. I personally do not read or write in Tigrinya but feel confident I will be once I complete the learning journey.

The app has a map of the letters (fidelet) and breaks down the learning from reading, writing and listening - Fantastic for all types of learners.
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Love it

Thank you for explaining . That’s actually a great way. I just tested and looking forward to having my kids work on this.

Thank you for this wonderful app!!

This app is a joke

I bought this app with high excitement.specially when I read reviews which are almost all good reviews I said to my self”this may be the one that I was praying and dreaming for my kids”.unfortunately I am really disappointed by
Everything this app claims to have.
This app “claims”to has five sections.Alphabet,Listening,Reading,Spelling and more section.the only section that I am able to open is the alphabet section ,when you press the alphabets I was expecting to hear how they are pronounced, but they don’t.all the other four sections, they don’t even open at all.
The other joke part of this app is the settings part of this app is designed for mute/unmute only-that’s it.infact it didn’t even work for that purpose.
I wish if they had a money return option.but for all others who are searching a good app ,please don’t waste your money.you will be disappointed.
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It’s hard for my kid to learn Tigrinya. He needs to make 3 chances on each level

And plus it is glitchy and this is a new phone this is the 4 app on my phone

A much needed resource!

This really is an incredible app for all of the reasons other reviewers have shared — I recommend it to everyone as a way to learn to read & write Tigrinya.

The only constructive feedback I have is that once you go through all the lessons once, it’s difficult to repeat them in an organized way. I would love if the app show you which lessons you’ve completed and how many times, and even if you’ve partially completed lessons. This would allow people to repeat lessons in a consistent fashion, which is important for memory retention. (Duolingo is a good example.)

Thank you so much for creating this app and hope we will have the honor of continuing to see it grow and improve!
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Using during quarantine

It’s a great app. Good use of my day, I’ll repeat again tomorrow. Just wondering about the last section but congratulations on making something so easy to use.

Broken

I couldn’t get past level 3 on anything apart from the spelling which stopped at level 2, and the more section is completely broken. Please fix this.

Where’s the audio?

Love the idea. But can’t get audio to work. :(

my overall assessment

Very well-designed interface and learning structure. The only substantive critique I have is the choice of voice speakers for the app. I expected to hear the voices of native adult speakers of Tigrinya. Instead the peculiar choice to use apparently non-native (Western) Tigrinya-speaking children has resulted in some deficiencies as it relates to pronunciation. (The word “beles” is an example of a word in the app instruction that doesn’t quite hit the native pronunciation spot.) I understand that the creator of the app likely used the voice of children to appeal to a child audience, and there are not many *native* Tigrinya-speaking children in the diaspora to source as voices for apps like this. The good thing about apps is creators can always consider input from customers and revise/improve their app as they deem necessary. In the end, I applaud the creator for producing an app like this when there is such a lack of substantive Tigrinya language resources on the market compared to languages like Arabic and German. That alone deserves huge credit!
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I am having problems seeing the full version

I just purchased the app for £4.99 and I can not access the full version of the app. I can only access the first button and only the Be bu bi ba bie b bo. What is the problem? I purchased it as soon as I read your interview in Shabait.

Amazing

This app is amazing. Keep up the hard work!!!

Thank you!

Noticed a couple spelling errors but overall a great way to brush up on my rusty feedel.

Disappointed

This is not what I thought! You can only go on the alphabet and numbers which are n Tigrinya no translation 🤦‍♀️

Well Designed and Super Fun App

Finally a modern app to learn Tigrinya. My son and I have been using this app to learn to read and write Tigrinya. It makes learning Tigrinya so much fun with great audio and interactive learning. Highly Recommend for young kids, teenagers and adults.

Great tool!!

I downloaded the app a few days ago for myself (33 yrs old female). I speak Tigrinya fluently but I can’t write or read. I’m on the 6th level and already starting to feel confident 🤗.
Thank you so much for creating this app! Can’t wait to share with my friends and family.
Niyat Tekeste

I’ve been waiting for an app like this all my life

Im so happy I found this app! It’s been so simple to use and has been so effective so far. It’s perfect for kids and adults (like myself) who have been wanting to learn Tigrinya.

The best app to learn to read & write in Tigrinya.

I have used a few apps to teach my daughters how to read and write in Tigrinya, and Merhaba Tigrinya is by far the best one from its competition. It made learning Tigrinya so easy and fun that my two daughters started practicing without even being asked.
Thank you very much Mr. Bemnet Kibreab for all the hard work you put in to create this app.
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