Thank you so much for this review! There are a few things that Mango is lacking if you are looking for a one-stop shop for language learning: Mango presents you with the written words and asks you to recall and say them but does not ask you to write words. The product is intended for ages six through adult. Comparing , however, you get a lot more with other apps. With Mango Languages, you can jump ahead wherever you want, whenever you want. Once you have created a username and password, you can use those to log in instead so you won’t need your library barcode each time. That’s always the question, whether it’s a backyard pool or a book you bought at a seminar or a subscription to language learning online. I am a language coach specializing in brain-friendly methods that accelerate fluency. Do you have the mental fortitude to continue, once the newness wears off? I love that Mango includes the cultural aspect of language learning. I fared slightly better with other languages. Mango just throws words at you. Mango might be a last resort if you can't find your language of choice elsewhere, but I wouldn't recommend starting with it. Spanish has a few short movies as well as three half-hour episodes of a documentary. Mango does have a voice-recording option, however. and gets you to find the PATTERNS in the language.

Over the years, I've tested Mango Languages with a variety of languages, including French, German, Tamil, Romanian, and Spanish. It is good to know that you use it and it seems to be working!

There is a community with chat rooms one can take advantage of in the software, if you should feel so inclined. For popular languages, Mango provides solid value for the cost. There was an error submitting your subscription. That's the primary way you learn new words and phrases. I don’t feel comfortable enough with my pronunciation and knowledge to be the sole language teacher for my children.

We ask, literally, “What do they call you?” However, the answer can be, literally, “My name is…” or, “They call me…” So when the English version was “My name is…” and I wanted to translate, I used “They call me…” and it was wrong.

Mango Languages is an online language-learning app with a deal that seems too good to be true. A free inside look at company reviews and salaries posted anonymously by employees. The app tells you new words and phrases and then asks you to recall them by giving you the English.

Enter Mango Languages, an online language learning program. It also adds little cultural asides and asks you "so if you say this like this, how do you think you would say THIS?"

You can watch the videos scene-by-scene with English subtitles, with native closed captioning, or neither or both. But you can't see this information until you open the full description in a new page, and none of the lessons are focused solely on one point. Mango would be so much more tolerable if you could shut off that voice, or if it played less frequently, or if there were more variety in the voice recordings, or if the voice were just a little less enthusiastic. Now check your email to confirm your subscription.

And so did I. It's also available for free through many public libraries. But I digress. If you get a particular word right a few times in a row, the system should retire it until much later. Mango offers courses in over 70 languages, including the different regional branches of Arabic (Egyptian, Iraqi, Levantine and Modern Standard) and Spanish (Castilian and Latin American).There are also specialty language courses that focus on particular fields of work, such as Business Spanish, Medical Spanish and Legal Spanish, so there really are options for all sorts of language learning goals. Instead, the descriptions are topical: Travel and Tourism, College and University Life, Utilities and Repair. Please try again. (Note: The placement test is only available for the desktop version.). If you want to skip ahead, you can. A few language-learning apps have the same tool, including Rosetta Stone and Transparent Languages. Some languages that aren't widely spoken, such as Wolof and Oji-Cree, only have the most basic course material, however.

Spanish or French), I would say there are better ways to spend your money. Interesting movie features for select languages More than 70 languages offered Inexpensive Free through libraries and other institutions For true beginners, this can be good because it helps ease you into the language and lessen the language learning anxiety. By far, the best aspect of using Mango Languages for my children was the recording feature. Besides, they will spend their adult lives in front of screens, so I want their early school years to be as low-tech as possible. To conclude this Mango Languages review I’ll add this: If you’re learning an obscure, ancient, varietal or endangered language where Mango is one of the only things available, it’s a no-brainer. If you're not a stone-cold beginner, you might also explore Mango Languages' specialty courses, such as medical Spanish or Russian slang. Once you do, you can log in from any device and your progress is saved. You actually have to think. You can choose from “Movie Mode” where you just watch the movie or the “Engage Mode” where you do activities throughout the movie. If you are using Spanish for work or study, writing will definitely be a part of your Spanish speaking life. 3 subscriptions is $38/month or $225/year total

There is zero variety. Your email address will not be published. Granted, this is much less than what you would spend on a formal language course, or even a gym membership, so I guess you have to decide how badly you want to exercise your language muscles. When daddy is around and he has to understand what I am saying to the kids, I switch to English. I noticed it in French. When presenting sentences, the words are color coded and coordinated between Spanish and English to help you see the translation of each word.

The hitch with Pimsleur is that it's almost all audio-based, so you don't practice reading and writing. The other thing that I took great pleasure in was the explanations of the literal translation in different idioms. Both are PCMag Editors' Choices. There is no variety, and it quickly gets boring. I highly recommend considering Pimsleur, which has programs for 50 languages. This is meant to simulate a real conversation, but you can turn the timer off if it stresses you out.