My friend wants to learn Spanish and doesn�t fancy Duolingo. Can anyone recommend an App? She has asked for �a good App site for learning holiday Spanish�. 

 

Thank,

Lynne 

Hi Lynne!

There�s this website called 50languages.com, which I think is quite good.

I don�t know if they have an app though. 

Hi Lynne,

Once in a while, if I have some spare time, I do a language I have no idea about. I think Rosetta Stone is pretty good for beginners. It may not be so good for the advanced level although I do use that level now and again in Spanish for pronunciation and some vocabulary (I really struggle with the Spanish word for forklift truck). 

I did a few units in Mandarin a few years back which had a couple of my Chinese friends delighting in my awful pronunciation. But, after a while, you can change the Latin characters to Chinese letters, and I was amazed to see that I had begun to start recognizing some of them. Obviously, there is no quick way for a European to learn Mandarin while they still live in Europe, but I think this platform is pretty useful if you have the time, patience, and motivation to stick with the language.

Like I said, pricey, but good, on the whole.  

Wow Dale, Mandarin! I had a couple of lessons of Russian, but couldn�t do it. 

 

I have looked up forklift truck in French and I will make sure I slot that quite nonchalantly into my next French conversation group chat. �I was just passing by a forklift truck when I said to my husband...�