Basic French For Dummies
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $1.99 | Skava, Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Whether you want to take up French from scratch or brush up on your existing skills for work or travel, this practical app is for you! Fun flashcards highlight common words and phrases written in English and their translation in French with audio playback. A French-English and English-French mini-dictionary gives you flexible and easy word lookup. Special interactive features let you mark your favorite phrases and share with friends on e-mail or Facebook. This app will have you speaking French quickly and confidently.
App Features:
1. Words/Phrases – Learn the most common words and phrases for whatever situation you encounter. Words and Phrases are categorized for easy look up – Greetings, Small Talk, Expressions, Numbers, Time, Calendar, Directions, Work, Appointments, Travel, Get Help, Restaurant, Hotel, Bank, Store, Office, School, Home, and Entertainment. You’ll find what you need with both phrases and words written in English and their translation in French with audio playback. Plus, there’s a featured Phrase of the Day to help further build your skills.
2. Dictionary – Commonly used words in both French to English and English to French formats.
3. Flashcards – Pick your category (same ones as in Words/Phrases) and you are off to a fun-filled way to practice your French. Includes the most widely used words and phrases written in English and their translation in French with audio playback.
4. Basics – jam packed with information on everything from Nouns, pronouns, and articles, to the multitude of Verbs (infinitive, irregular, tenses, and negative), you get examples to help you get a good French foundation.
5. Part of Tens – Loaded with more “extras” these listings feature fun ways to put French to work for you. Ten common expressions, frequently mixed-up verbs, holidays, common mistakes, and phrases that make you sound French.
6. Favorites – With so many features in this App, we let you decide your favorites. Easily mark and store the words and phrases you want to review, use more, or need to know. Make updates to your favorites anytime by adding/deleting phrases and words.
7. Share – Impress family and friends by sending words and phrases from the app with friends using Facebook or email.
The Basic French For Dummies app is your on-the-go guide to making learning French easier.
NOTE: All the content and audio files are included in the app. No network connection is needed to view the content. Network connection is only needed for Facebook and email sharing options.
Reviews
Learn Basic French - Spoken In French?
rlikis
This app uses a Frenchman as teacher, which should make great sense. But his dialect is so very difficult to pronounce that it’s all but impossible to retain… much less for beginners to speak. I would have appreciated someone who spoke fluent English who could translate both languages into easier sounds that “connect” the student. This app would have easily been of greater use if its teacher - who spoke in French – attempted to create syllables rather than slurred French language. Even simple phrases such as "goodbye" (formal) "au revoir" are spoken with what sounds to a novice like me as slurred. I was especially disappointed in this app because I chose it on the merits of "Something for Dummies.” If I didn't know better, I'd swear the voice originated from some computer program..perhaps it was?
Great app
Feigning
I bought this app to try and catch up to the french 1 class at my school halfway thru the year. This app works so well that I learn more on a few minutes of this than the equivalent of everything so far in my Spanish class Really a great app
Where's the audio?
Badue
Great app. But the audio bug needs to be fixed. If I could get sound, I'd give it 5 stars.
Turn on your sound. (switch on side)
LunarScream
This is a pretty good app. Yes the Frenchman translating is hard to follow- but French pronunciation is very different than English. I think our tongues just have difficulty forming the same sounds. Also for those who can't hear audio; when my phone is on silent the audio doesn't work; you need the sound on. To do this simply flip the switch on your left of the iPhone. Sometimes the hardest things in life are the simplest :-) Good luck learning French!! I think this app definitely helps!!
needs some work
bowman296
the content is great, but the only problem i have with the app is some of the lists in the "basics" section dont seem to be working properly. some of them i can only partially view because for some reason or another whenever i scroll down it jumps right back to the top of the page. that part definitely needs to be fixed. there didn't appear to be any problems outside of the "basics" section, but the items in that section definitely do need to be fixed before i would recommend this app to anyone. its very frustrating to have something you paid for not work properly, no matter how minor the problem is. great content, but some problems, hence the 2-star review.
C'est fantastique!
LuvStubby
This app has been a tremendous asset to me as I begin to study the French language. I'd highly recommend this app to anyone wishing to study français.
Good app
KatelynKing
On my way to perfect French. Another good app for learning French would be 24/7 french phrases. It quizzes you and grades you on it. It's pretty unique. And really helpful.
