Learn French: News by Readle

I am a beginner level French language learner. I have found the app to be very useful for a quick 10-15 minute learning exercise. The stories are only a paragraph long, which is perfect if you want to get a quick lesson. There are a wide variety of stories written at different skill levels. The stories are supplemented by a quiz, list of key words, and grammar explanations. You can listen to the audio at three different speeds, which is ESSENTIAL to learning the native tongue. You can select on each word to get a direct translation if you want to get in the weeds. You can also practice your vocabulary on words you learned, which is a nice plus. My only issue so far is that there is sometimes a glitch when I try to repeat the audio, so I have to reopen the story. It could just be the version of my iPhone 15 though.

The short stories are just the right size for a busy person. You get to practice and learn French but don’t have to dedicate more than 15 min per story. I usually read the story out loud. Then I play the recording and try to follow along out loud. The feature to identify vocabulary words is very useful. I love this app. Makes me feel accomplished each morning!

I just started using this app to supplement my French weekly French lessons and I’m finding it extremely helpful. The stories are interesting, but not too deep, and each level is represented accurately. And the design is super clean. My only gripe is the annoying Bell chime that goes off every time you get a correct answer. I don’t see any reason to disable that and there’s not even a way to lower its volume. Please provide an option to disable that chime or at least give us the ability to lower or mute it. Much appreciated.