Lingidy ∙ Languages Fast & Fun

I tried previous versions of this app a while back to maintain my Swedish and I liked it a lot. But this version is amazing because you can just have a chat conversation in Swedish, or German French Italian whatever language and the app will respond in that language, and in English translation too so you can compare. And you can chat and respond in Swedish, or English if your Swedish isn’t great and it will translate it in real time. I read that you can ask the tutor to pretend to be any celebrity so I asked it to Bridget Bardot, and it did 😂😂😂😂😂 Hej Bridget, hür må du? Haha So funny, and the tutor can talk about things that only BB would know. And it says that the next version will have real voices, can’t wait for that.

I like this app because I can choose what kind of phrases I want to learn. For instance, when I’m going to a new country- I just want to be able to speak in a restaurant. Most language learning apps force you to go through lessons completely irrelevant to phrases I will ever use but this app has tons of categories like “at the bar”, “at the cafe”, “at a museum,” or even activities like “surfing” or “hiking” so it’s nice being able to choose yourself what I will personally find useful and skip the others. Keep in mind that when it’s listing phrases, you can also click on the phrase to hear it out loud. I didn’t realize that until I had used the app for a while. Also, if you hold down on the phrase, you will have an option to add it to your favorites.

I’m still using the free trial for German. I’m disappointed that there is no feedback (a simple ding of affirmation) for my pronunciation. Also, I really would like further guidance in the form of grammar & usage. Maybe German usage has changed, but are the polite forms of the second person no longer used? What there is in the app is very good. But I don’t really feel a sense of mastery, or insight into usage with any of the content. I’m still trying it out, but it appears I’ll want a different learning program with greater variety & depth. My reasons for learning German include not only travel, but eventual reading knowledge and ultimately some fluency, as well. Your German dictionary app is excellent (premium version), so I simply expected much more in the lesson app. Thank you kindly for the free trial. S. M.