Language learning isn't fun for everyone, but that might be because of how it's presented. Here's an app that turns the process into a game.
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A unique spin on learning languages. Memrise turns language learning into a game. Your goal is to train to take on a tyrant species bent on forcing uniformity on the world. You prepare for battle by learning new languages.
Your first lesson. In your first lesson, you'll learn some basic greetings and phrases. They're played and displayed, so you learn to recognize them and hear them.
Goals and memorization. You have daily goals, both for learning and mastering new words. You'll be asked to recognize them spoken and in writing, as well as spell them.
A battle plan for language learning. The first class is your battle plan, and you can continue beyond that once you've finished the lesson plan for the introduction to your new language.
What is it about?
With the Memrise: Learn Languages app, you can choose from a wide range of languages including French, Spanish, German, Chinese, and Italian. In the introduction, you learn about a tyrant force that wants to overthrow the Alliance and enforce uniformity throughout the galaxy.
For those who...
- Want to learn a new language
- Like their education to be game-like
Not for those who...
- Don't care about learning new languages
- Would rather just use rote memorization instead of a fun way to learn
Why we love it
Memrise has a great selection of languages to choose from. In total, here are 77 languages you can choose from, ranging from Afrikaans to Zulu (and plenty in between). I decided to take on Japanese and Polish. You begin with simple phrases like hello, yes, no, please, and thank you. From there, you'll move on to other essential phrases. The topics include general greetings and responses, emotions, food, places and things, and handy phrases. While the Memrise app is free, it does have its limitations. You can only complete so many topics before the recruits get tired and go to sleep. Then you have to wait a few hours to continue your language-learning journey. If you want a more personalized learning experience, you can purchase Memrise Pro to get native speakers helping you learn, the ability to target difficult words so you'll always remember them, and a speed review game mode to hone your reflexes. The only real problem with this app is that it asks you to spell words without focusing at all on the alphabet. Understanding why a word is spelled the way it is can make a huge difference in learning that spelling, especially for languages that use diacritics (accent marks and so forth) in their alphabet.
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Memrise Easy Language Learning is FREE but there are more add-ons
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$8.99
Memrise Pro
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$18.99
Memrise Pro
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$29.99
Memrise Pro
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$59.99
Memrise Pro
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$45.99
Memrise Pro Offer
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$99.99
Lifetime Plan.
App Store Description
Unlike other language learning apps, Memrise is built around mastering specific conversations.
1) Set your level and import your streak from other apps.
2) Pick which conversations you want to master
3) Learn practical vocab and phrases
4) Listen to native speakers, get used to their accents and tempo
5) Practice speaking with your AI tutor, MemBot so you’re confident when you do the real thing.
Never get stuck learning a language but not knowing what to say.
- Helping 65 million learners speak confidently
- 190,00 4.6 star ratings
- Featured in BBC World Service, Forbes, The Verge, The Financial Times and more
Example conversations you’ll actually have:
Beginner: Chatting about your holiday with your friends
Beginner: Chatting with friends while studying abroad
Intermediate: Order at a restaurant
Intermediate: Greeting the receptionist …and hundreds more
Why Memrise?
Speak with our AI language tutor: Get unlimited speaking practice (and feedback) from MemBot, our AI language tutor. Build up confidence in private before speaking with natives for real.
Hear how the locals actually speak: Watch 30,000+ conversations between real natives, so you can confidently understand their accents and listen to words and phrases they actually use.
Learn words relevant to your life: Pick conversations that reflect your interests so you can show off your personality.
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What other learners are saying
Voloúre - "Best app for getting experience listening and interacting with native speakers. Listening to conversations by native speakers is so much better for actually being able to understand people"
Beth Williams - "My Fiancé is Portuguese so I wanted to learn their language to communicate easily. Over the year I can now string small sentences together. I don't think I could have done it without the help of Memrise."
Serious about language learning? Build your confidence faster with Memrise Pro
Memrise Pro: - Unlock all vocab lessons - 30,000 native speaker videos - Unlimited speaking practice - Ad free
Compare with our Free Plan: - Limited vocab lessons - Limited native speaker videos (2 per day) - Limited speaking practice (2 conversations per day) - Not Ad free
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Download our app for free and start learning with Memrise today: Learn French, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), German, Korean, Japanese, Japanese (no script), Turkish, Italian, Chinese (simplified), Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Danish, Slovenian, Icelandic, Yoruba, Mongolian, English (UK) and English (US)!
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*PLEASE READ: A Memrise Pro subscription is required in order to access all our learning features. These features may vary depending on your device's language and language pair. Once purchased, subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled before the end of the current payment period. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in your Apple App Store account. In-app Permissions – To enable some of the features of the Memrise app we may need to ask for your permission. For example, we'll ask to access your microphone if you'd like to practice your pronunciation skills. You can change permissions at any time in your settings.
Privacy Policy: https://www.memrise.com/privacy/
Terms of Use: https://www.memrise.com/terms/
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