Glossika: Language Learning

I have just downloaded this app. My target language is English and native in Japanese. They will give you a test to know your language level but the Japanese sentences was too out off and had difficulty reading because of how terrible it was. I am somewhere about B2, and I wanted to try the “Learn new item” to learn and it is the phrase “No credit cards?” “クレジットカードは使えませんか？” This is rather a beginner phrase in my opinion. Additionally, the app is complicated. I have been playing with it for about 10 mins but I don’t know what to do with the “Learn new items” thing as I have no idea what to tap or do after listening to the audio of “No credit cards?”. I see a bar on top of the screen shows “0/25” which I am guessing it will show the number of the new items I learn, “listening only”, Japanese translation “クレジットカードは使えませんか？“ and just below that, there’s the original phrase in English “No credit cards?”, a heart (add to favourite list), add to list, copy button, a press start button which only plays the audio. So I am basically stuck with the very first phrase and I can’t seem to go through another words and phrases since I don’t know what to do now, I am keep listening to the same audio over and over again now. Also I wonder how they can tell your level of your target language… a bit questionable in my opinion.

Way too expensive compared to this kind Apps, I like its mechanism though I'll consider subscribe if at half price

A fantastic app for language learner, but it’s much better to add a dark-mode.

Works great now. Offline use would make it perfect.

4.5 stars I haven’t been using the app for long, but already find it easier to listen to media in my target language, Finnish. The repetition/muscle memory model really seems to be an effective learning method for me. Also, this is one of the few resources that teach you to speak and understand spoken language, which is extremely beneficial. That being said, just a couple of suggestions. 1. Tailor things more to individual languages. For example, Finnish has a second person plural ending when speaking to more than one person or in a more polite manner (te -tte, -nne instead of sinä -t). It would be very helpful to hear how to use this when speaking. Like I said, I’m very new to the app, so maybe it’s addresses later on, but a little over halfway through A1, still nothing. 2. Have a way to repeat the previous sentence. I think #1 of these would be the most beneficial. Other than that, great app, use it every day.

Incorrect translations are the major reason even beginners shouldn’t deal with this. There is always leeway with translations but some are just incorrect, no interpretation necessary. Outside of that the vocabulary doesn’t progress in any meaningful way. The very first things a person should learn should be greetings, saying excuse me, basic questions, etc. it doesn’t help someone know how to say a color when they have no way to introduce themselves to a person. I like the native audio. That’s it. As someone who has collected languages like a cat lady collects strays I can’t see wasting my time with this.

Love the outlay of the new menu but 1. The tips pop up EVERY SINGLE TIME we open the settings menu. 2. It will not allow me to change my recall type from typing to recording. Love the outlay but please fix this

I really wanted this app to work well but it's too glitchy. I paid for the premium subscription and in my opinion it's just not worth the money. For example, I try to get reps in while i'm working and it will run about 3-5 and then just stop in review mode. This happens quite frequently and it's just annoying because if it would just run properly on a consistent basis I think it would be worth the subscription but unfortunately it has these annoying glitches.

A week into the free trial I was sitting in my car repeating random Irish phrases that had been stuck in my head, and that’s when I realized I needed to get the subscription. I wasn’t stuck with one off words, I got to remember whole sentences. Pair that with studying grammar off the app, and suddenly I can break down the sentences and make my own. The only issue I have is the voice that reads the sentences. Incredible pronunciation and isn’t some botched robot you’d find on Duolingo, but it might be too native. If I was teaching someone the english sentence “I want to go to the store”, I would pronounce each word clearly. Not “I wanna go to the store.” In my natural speed. But I feel like this is how every sentence is presented to me. They skip words and blend their words together as native speakers do, but as a beginner it’s intimidating to try to pronounce. I don’t have time to practice the correct sounds when I’m flying through the sentence. And I’m not sure exactly what parts of words we’re skipping over. This feels like the instruction I’d get after I learned the language and was interacting with native speakers. The harder the sentence gets, the less I find myself repeating them on my own. Good app and good course, I would like to see it more beginner friendly though.

I haven’t been using the app for long, but already find it easier to listen to media in my target language, Finnish. The repetition/muscle memory model really seems to be an effective learning method for me. That being said, just a couple of suggestions. 1. Tailor things more to individual languages. For example, Finnish has a second person plural ending when speaking to more than one person or in a more polite manner (te -tte, -nne instead of sinä -t). It would be very helpful to hear how to use this when speaking. Like I said, I’m very new to the app, so maybe it’s addresses later on, but a little over halfway through A1, still nothing. 2. Let me do more than 1 session of priority review a day or also let me do a weakest memories. 3. Have a way to repeat the previous sentence. I think #1 of these would be the most beneficial. Other than that, great app, use it every day.