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\nLast year, I decided to start learning Korean. It was entirely on a whim \u2014 I don\u2019t live in Korea and have no reason I\u2019d ever need to go there. Nonetheless, it\u2019s been an incredibly rewarding experience, and I\u2019ve gotten to a point where I can speak, read, and write comfortably much faster than I ever thought I could. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s entirely due to the wealth of apps and online services out there that I\u2019ve been able to take advantage of. Without easy access to native speakers or in-person classes, much of my early journey involved scouring the internet for resources and trying every one I could find. Here, I\u2019m going to briefly discuss my experience with each one and whether I\u2019d recommend it for its price. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s important that I make a few caveats here:<\/p>\n

\nWhile I am a language nerd, I am in no way a language expert. While this article is meant to reflect my own experience with these products, it\u2019s one data point. What\u2019s effective or ineffective for you could certainly differ. <\/li>\n
The quality of any product will often vary by the language you\u2019re using it for. I\u2019ve used many of these services for multiple languages (like I said, I\u2019m a language nerd) and will draw from those experiences here, but the best way to figure out if an app will work for you (as is the case with many products, in general) is to try it out yourself. <\/li>\n
This article is tailored to native English speakers (because I am one). If you speak another language fluently, make sure you\u2019re looking into additional options for speakers of that language. <\/li>\nIn addition to these resources, you should make sure you\u2019re looking into resources specific to the language you\u2019ve chosen. Reddit can be a good place to find these \u2014 many languages have specific subreddits where learners can share what they\u2019ve been using.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOne last thing before we dive in. My primary advice for online language learners like myself is to avoid going all-in on one resource (at least, at the start). Not only has using multiple apps at a time helped to reinforce the things I\u2019m learning, but it\u2019s also given me a broader picture than I\u2019d otherwise have. Most languages will have multiple ways to say common phrases (i.e., in English, you might say \u201cHey,\u201d \u201cHi,\u201d \u201cHello,\u201d etc.), and different courses might teach different ones. Different resources may also skim over concepts that others explain in more detail. I recommend that you diversify your learning portfolio, at least until you\u2019ve found one option that you\u2019re confident is comprehensive and works for you. <\/p>\n
With that, here are some apps I\u2019ve tried.<\/p>\n
Price:<\/strong><\/em> $14.95 per month\/$134.95 per year for audio-only in one language, $19.95 per month\/149.95 per year for audio+visual exercises in one language, $20.95 per month\/$164.95 per year for audio+visual exercises with all languages included<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/p>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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This is one of the few exercises where you can turn off the romanizations.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPimsleur is an almost entirely audio-based course. Every day (well, you can do it how often you want, but daily is the recommended pace), you play through a 30-minute audio track. The track puts you in various roles \u2014 a tourist asking for directions, a customer ordering beer at a restaurant, a shopper haggling over a price, a worker scheduling a lunch with a colleague \u2014 and essentially has you play that role in a simulated conversation. Your fictional conversation partner speaks to you in the target language, you\u2019ll respond in that language, and then a native speaker will say the correct answer, which you\u2019ll repeat a couple times after them. The (English-speaking) narrator will sprinkle in new words and phrases for you to learn every so often, which you\u2019ll also repeat a number of times. As you learn more phrases, the simulated conversations gradually grow more advanced. <\/p>\n
When it comes to pronunciation, Pimsleur is hands-down the best resource I\u2019ve ever tried. I\u2019m often complimented on my accent in languages I\u2019m working on, and Pimsleur is 100 percent of the reason why. The app forces you to repeat words and phrases immediately after a native speaker over and over. While this can be boring, it\u2019s invaluable in terms of perfecting your pronunciation. <\/p>\n
Pimsleur is also a very pragmatic option if you\u2019re trying to learn survival phrases for an upcoming trip. The first phrases Pimsleur teaches you are common tourist phrases (\u201cDo you speak English?\u201d \u201cExcuse me,\u201d \u201cHow much does this cost?\u201d etc.). It also teaches you a lot of words very quickly. A majority of Korean words I currently know, I learned from Pimsleur.<\/p>\n
Pimsleur has a major hole, though \u2014 reading and writing. The app has some supplemental reading exercises (there are flashcards, short quizzes, and a few games), but they\u2019re fairly bare-bones. The Korean course also uses romanizations in some of its games, rather than Hangul<\/a>, while pretty much any other Korean resource gets you away from romanizations as quickly as possible. While this is a Korean-specific problem, it emphasizes that even Pimsleur\u2019s written resources are more focused on speaking than they are on actual reading and writing. Pimsleur\u2019s real strength is as an audio tool \u2014 if you\u2019d also like to learn to read and write, you should supplement it with something else.<\/p>\n
Pimsleur is also a bit more of a time commitment than other resources you might find. It asks for 30 minutes a day, and that\u2019s without the flashcards and other bells and whistles you\u2019ll find in the app. It can be a nice commute companion (and there\u2019s a special screen for use while driving), but that\u2019s about as much multitasking as my brain can handle. I know people who will put Pimsleur on while they\u2019re cooking or cleaning, but that\u2019s never worked for me personally \u2014 I find myself forgetting things unless I\u2019m able to devote 30 minutes to Pimsleur entirely.<\/p>\n
The final problem here is that Pimsleur is pricey. If it\u2019s out of your budget, that\u2019s totally fair \u2014 you can still have a great language-learning experience with the more affordable resources mentioned here. I will say, though, that if you have the money to pay for one resource and you have the time to set aside, I would strongly recommend that you pay for this one. While other resources will spend more time on grammatical rules and complex mechanics, there\u2019s nothing else I\u2019ve found that teaches so much usable material so quickly. Of the various pricey apps I tried at the start of my journey, this is the one I\u2019m still paying for.<\/p>\n
Price: <\/strong><\/em>$11.99 per month or $299 for a lifetime membership<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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    Here\u2019s Rosetta Stone.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nThe nice thing about Rosetta Stone is that it doesn\u2019t use any English. It shows you pictures, describes them in your target language, and then has you practice doing the same, cutting out the translation middleman. The course incorporates speaking, writing, listening comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary. The elements have their own separate lessons, and there are also cumulative lessons that incorporate all of them. The lessons vary in length \u2014 some take less than five minutes, while others can be close to the 30-minute mark.<\/p>\n
Of the resources described here, I would say Rosetta Stone\u2019s content is the most similar to what you might learn in, say, a high school language class. It starts by teaching you basic vocabulary that you\u2019d imagine kids might learn (\u201ccat,\u201d \u201cdog,\u201d \u201ctree,\u201d etc.) and basic descriptive grammatical constructs (\u201cthe boy drinks milk,\u201d \u201cthe woman drives a car,\u201d etc.) rather than the conversational phrases you start with in Pimsleur. It\u2019s also more focused on hammering precise grammatical rules. Pimsleur will tell you things like, \u201cThis sentence should technically have an object marker, but it\u2019s fine for you to omit it,\u201d where you\u2019ll never hear that from Rosetta Stone.<\/p>\n
I actually think that, due to their very different approaches, Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone complement each other really well. But they are the two most expensive courses here, and I recognize that many folks won\u2019t want to pay for both. If you\u2019re deciding between the two as your primary course, I would go for Pimsleur if you\u2019re learning for a trip, if you\u2019re actually hoping to converse with native speakers of your target language, or if you just want to see very immediate results. I\u2019d go for Rosetta Stone if you\u2019re looking for a really comprehensive long-term foundation or if you want to practice reading and writing.<\/p>\n
Price:<\/strong><\/em> Free. The paid tier is $6.99 per month.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/p>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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I used a free trial of Duolingo Plus to jump forward, like, seven levels to get out of Hangul-learning mode.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDuolingo reinforces basic grammar and vocabulary through bite-sized lessons (they take me about two minutes on average) with a fun and colorful interface. You\u2019ll learn or practice a few words per lesson; you\u2019ll read them, write them, and say them.<\/p>\n
Duolingo used to be one of my favorite resources, but it recently put its review functionality behind the paywall, which makes the free version a lot less useful. Previously, you could do new lessons each day and also go back and review old lessons (and the app encouraged you to look back at lessons that you hadn\u2019t done in a while). To my knowledge, you can\u2019t do this with the new version \u2014 a lesson is locked when you finish it. The review exercises are locked in a separate \u201cPractice Hub\u201d page, which you can\u2019t access without a paid subscription. The free Duolingo now feels less like a comprehensive course than it does a quick way to dip your toes into a language every day. It\u2019s also now much harder for free users to get high on the leaderboard, which has taken the wind out of my sails quite a bit when using it. I have free-trialed the paid version, and it is better, but not good enough that I\u2019d recommend choosing it as the one thing you\u2019re going to pay for. <\/p>\n
Duolingo\u2019s usefulness varies highly by language. I recommend reading reviews, checking out your language\u2019s subreddit, or speaking to other learners you know to find out whether it\u2019s a good choice for your target tongue \u2014 especially<\/em> if you\u2019re considering paying for it. <\/p>\n
I do really like that there\u2019s a way to report if you believe that an answer the app marked wrong should\u2019ve been accepted. If the company finds your complaint to be valid, they email you to let you know that they\u2019ll accept your answer going forward. (A few of my suggested changes have been approved.)<\/p>\n
When it comes to the free version, my general attitude is: \u201cWhy not?\u201d While it may not be the most helpful or comprehensive resource, the nice thing about it is that you can whip it out at any time. Wait for the subway, do some Duolingo. Wait at a crosswalk, do some Duolingo. If nothing else, it\u2019s a good way to keep your mind on your target language throughout the day and sneak in some practice where you can. But I wouldn\u2019t use the free version on its own.<\/p>\n
Zoom classes<\/h2>\nPrice: <\/strong><\/em>Varies. <\/em>Hills Learning<\/em><\/a>, for example, charges $379 per semester.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Zoom classes can be a great way to learn a language online, especially as a beginner. The massive benefit I\u2019ve found from taking them isn\u2019t in the lectures so much as the practice opportunities. Many language learners will tell you that conversing with native speakers is an essential part of learning your target language. But as a beginner, that can be an incredibly intimidating prospect \u2014 you may understandably be afraid to enter a conversation with a native speaker where you may make all kinds of mistakes and look silly.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what I think is great about Zoom classes: they offer you an environment where you can chat with a fluent speaker (the instructor), and being riddled with mistakes isn\u2019t only acceptable but expected. The practice is really valuable. Conversing with a teacher in a classroom replicates some of the pressure of a real-world situation (compared to, say, talking to Pimsleur\u2019s imaginary people) but allows you to make mistakes with no consequence. It also gives you many opportunities to practice asking real people questions like \u201cHello, what\u2019s your name?\u201d many, many times without looking weird. <\/p>\n
Many teachers also make themselves available for general questions during the duration of their course. This can be useful because if you\u2019re pairing a Zoom class with another resource that doesn\u2019t explain a ton (like Pimsleur or Rosetta Stone), your teacher can be a resource for questions those might bring up. For example, Pimsleur taught me two different words for \u201cand\u201d in its first few lessons \u2014 I emailed my Zoom teacher to ask what the difference was. And a human teacher, particularly if they\u2019re a native speaker, can likely provide more up-to-date context than apps can provide. I\u2019ve often had Zoom teachers say things like, \u201cMy parents pronounced this word this way, but my generation pronounces it this way, and younger people pronounce it this way.\u201d That\u2019s more detail than Pimsleur will ever get into.<\/p>\n
That said, as I\u2019m sure many current college students can tell you, Zoom classes really are what you put into them. You can get quite a bit out of them, but it\u2019s also pretty easy to just leave them running while you go off and do something else. <\/p>\n
For that reason, unless you\u2019re very confident in your concentration, I recommend making sure the class you sign up for has homework assignments and assessments. While you may effectively learn grammar from a Zoom lecture, vocabulary is harder to learn that way. The bulk of my vocabulary learning from the Zoom class I took came from studying it before the final exam. <\/p>\n
And if you really want to learn a lot quickly, doing a bit of Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone every day is likely going to teach you more (and is certainly more cost-effective) than attending a Zoom lecture once a week. The primary reason to pay for a Zoom class, in my opinion, is access to the teacher and the extra accountability for studying that assessments might provide.<\/p>\n
One other thing on this. Many people, when researching Zoom classes, assume that they should be seeking out a teacher who\u2019s a native speaker. Native speakers can definitely provide unique cultural context and valuable insight into how the language is spoken. But I\u2019ve also found that learning from a non-native speaker can be quite valuable. These speakers have had the experience of learning your target language (as you now are), and will bring an understanding of what an English speaker might struggle with most and where they should focus their time. Ideally, you\u2019ll want to draw from both sources if possible.<\/p>\n
Price:<\/strong><\/em> Free. The VIP tier (which unlocks multiple languages, unlimited translations, and some other features) is $6.67 per month or $149.99 for a lifetime membership<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/p>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Names and pictures have been blurred.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHelloTalk isn\u2019t primarily a study tool, but I do think it\u2019s great for language learning. It\u2019s an app that pairs up people who are learning each other\u2019s native languages and helps them chat with each other \u2014 so it would pair me, an English speaker who\u2019s learning Korean, with a Korean speaker who\u2019s learning English. <\/p>\n
The chat interface includes some useful tools. In particular, the Correction feature allows you to easily red-pen each other\u2019s messages in real time. There\u2019s also a tool that allows you to translate a message to your language with a single tap, though you can only do this a few times a day with the free version. The app will even transcribe voice messages for you, and it\u2019s pretty accurate (though free users can also only do this a few times a day). <\/p>\n
You won\u2019t want to use HelloTalk right away \u2014 I think it\u2019s most useful when you\u2019re confident you can get through a basic introductory conversation without confusing or offending anyone. Once I got to that level, I found this app a lot of fun. It\u2019s good practice, and I\u2019ve made real friends who are also willing to answer questions when I have them. That said, make sure you\u2019re prepared to help your partners out with English as well \u2014 it\u2019s a two-way street.<\/p>\n
Price:<\/strong><\/em> Free. The paid tier is $7.99 per month or $35.99 per year.<\/em><\/p>\n
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This is \u201cWrite\u201d mode.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nQuizlet isn\u2019t a language course, but it\u2019s the best app I\u2019ve found for learning flashcards. Specifically, if you need to brute-force yourself into learning a ton of vocab in a short period of time, Quizlet is the one to use. It offers various different ways to learn and practice the decks you create \u2014 there\u2019s a \u201cLearn\u201d mode that works you through your set a few words at a time, there\u2019s a mode where you practice dictation, there are some fun games where you can compete with other users, etc. I used Quizlet obsessively in high school and college, and I still haven\u2019t found a free service that works as well for me. <\/p>\n
The primary downside is that Quizlet (even at the paid level) doesn\u2019t have a review component the way some other flashcard services do. You can certainly go back and review your sets yourself whenever you want, but it\u2019s not built into Quizlet\u2019s infrastucture \u2014 the app won\u2019t make you do it or even encourage you to. That\u2019s going to be fine for students who need to study for different classes each semester, but more of a problem for folks who are trying to learn and retain a language over time. <\/p>\n
Quizlet recently put a bunch of its features behind a paywall, making its free version a lot less useful. Free users now only get four \u201crounds\u201d of seven or so study questions for each set before they\u2019re told they need to upgrade to get more. This obviously isn\u2019t tenable for people who are studying sets of 40-50 terms. I upgraded the instant I saw that Quizlet had done this, which shows how deeply this service is built into my life. But if you\u2019re not already set on the Quizlet way and are just looking for a flash card service, I would recommend paying for Memrise instead (which I discuss below). <\/p>\n
Price:<\/strong><\/em> Android, web, and desktop versions are free. The iOS version is $24.99. <\/em><\/p>\n
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Anki\u2019s interface really mirrors physical flashcards.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nI trialed this but did not end up paying for it. It has a somewhat clunky interface that really mirrors physical flashcards in its functionality \u2014 there aren\u2019t as many fun and interesting variations as you\u2019ll find on Quizlet. But many language learners swear by it. <\/p>\n
Anki\u2019s specialty is spaced repetition; that is, after you create a deck, Anki shows you a certain number of cards every day and will show you a card less frequently the more often you get it right. It aims to make you practice a term right before you\u2019re about to forget it. It\u2019s less beneficial for quick acquisition (where Quizlet shines) and more beneficial for helping you hold onto words over time. I think Anki and Quizlet could be good complements to each other, but that\u2019s not going to be cheap for iOS users.<\/p>\n
Price:<\/strong><\/em> $8.49 per month, $29.99 per year, or $119.99 for a lifetime membership. <\/em><\/p>\n
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Early Memrise also includes spelling.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/p>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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You can slow the speaking down.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhen this article originally went up a few months ago, I\u2019d only tried the free version of Memrise, and I recommended against paying for it. Since then, I have trialed the paid tier, and I have completely changed my mind about Memrise. This app is great. It\u2019s very vocabulary-focused, offering both curated decks and user-created decks. You slowly work through whatever deck you choose, studying various words in various ways each day. You may transcribe or translate an audio or video clip, listen to a recorded conversation and answer questions about it, repeat a phrase after a native speaker and have your pronounciation evaluated, or simply flashcard through vocab with a mix of old and new terms each session. Many of these exercises aren\u2019t available in the free version, and I do think they make the paid version worth paying for if Memrise is going to be your primary thing \u2014 the free version feels pretty limited.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also a review component. The app prompts you to revisit a certain number of words or phrases from previous decks with formats of your choice: quick multiple choice, pronunciation, dictation, writing and spelling, etc. You can also choose to mix things together. Words you get wrong are added to a \u201cDifficult Words\u201d list that you can work on separately afterwards. <\/p>\n
The other fun benefit is that since users contribute to some of the courses, Memrise teaches you a lot of common slang that professional courses don\u2019t offer (in my experience) but that you will hear native speakers say all the time. If you are going to pay for one flashcard resource, I\u2019d recommend this one. <\/p>\n
If you do use Memrise as the one thing you pay for, I\u2019d make sure you pair it with a resource that teaches at least some grammar. Memrise is quite focused on individual vocabulary and phrases, and while there are grammar lessons here and there, they\u2019re fairly limited. <\/p>\n
Price:<\/strong><\/em> $9.99 per month or $47.99 per year<\/em><\/p>\n
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Toggling the assistant\u2019s comments off makes them stop showing up in the transcript, but the assistant still says them out loud.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nI\u2019ve been trialing this for quite a while, but I won\u2019t be paying for it. (And you will want to pay for it if you\u2019re going to use it, because the app only gives free users access to the first six lessons<\/a>.) The app has a very nice interface, the technology it uses is impressive, and I like that it forces you to speak after native speakers and do a variety of different exercises. But in practice, it\u2019s fairly tedious and time-consuming without teaching me as much as the other resources here do. <\/p>\n
The way this app works is that each lesson has two parts. The first part is similar to Duolingo \u2014 it teaches you vocabulary and has you translate sentences back and forth. This is all well and good, but I worry about the accuracy of some of the translations. The Korean sentences it has been providing are often said in the most stiff and formal way possible. Someone learning solely from Mondly would certainly avoid offending people for being too casual, but also would not be speaking the way Korean speakers necessarily talk in conversation. <\/p>\n
I\u2019ve also run into multiple cases where answers I gave that were correct were marked incorrect because the app was looking for a slightly different translation \u2014 but unlike Duolingo, there\u2019s not an easy way to report these instances. (For example, there are multiple ways to say \u201cI\u201d in Korean, and I\u2019ve run into cases where the app will only accept one when the other would also be acceptable.) The app has even instructed me to use words that are very infrequently used, or even considered offensive in some contexts, among native speakers. Again, much of this is specific to Korean, but it makes me worry overall about how rigorous the app\u2019s information is. <\/p>\n
Then there\u2019s the other half, which is called Hands-Free. This involves you talking back and forth with a Cortana-esque chat bot. This isn\u2019t like Pimsleur where you engage in a simulated conversation, though. The assistant speaks English \u2014 you repeat each phrase it gives you three times into your device\u2019s microphone, then you move on to the next one. <\/p>\n
The bot rotates between a small number of phrases, all of which are seared into my head after having used this for a couple months. \u201cIf you want to say \u2018I read a novel\u2019, in Korean you say \u2018\ub098\ub294 \uc18c\uc124\uc744 \uc77d\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4\u2019. Give it a go!\u201d or \u201c\u2018We listen to music\u2019 in Korean is said \u2018\uc6b0\ub9ac\ub294 \uc74c\uc545 \ub4e3\ub294 \uac83\uc744 \uc88b\uc544\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4\u2019. Repeat after me!\u201d it will say. If you say the phrase correctly, it says \u201cYour Korean sounds like it could be your first language!\u201d or \u201cYour pronunciation is better than 90 percent of the people learning Korean!\u201d If you get it wrong, it says \u201cSo close! Let\u2019s try again!\u201d or \u201cAlmost! Let\u2019s give this another try!\u201d These comments were cute and encouraging at first, and they may look so on paper, but after having used Mondly for months, I have heard each of them hundreds upon hundreds of times and I just want them to stop. There\u2019s a button that\u2019s supposed to be able to turn these comments off, but it hasn\u2019t actually done this when I\u2019ve tried it. <\/p>\n
I also don\u2019t tend to retain a ton from these exercises, I think in part because it\u2019s asking you to memorize full sentences without knowing the words or grammar involved in them, which is pretty difficult \u2014 it\u2019s basically trying to memorize a really, really long word.<\/p>\n
That the assistant spends so much time talking is all the more grating because the Hands-Free exercises take quite a while to complete as is. The daily ones only take 10-15 minutes, but you\u2019re also prompted to complete \u201cWeekly Quizzes\u201d and \u201cMonthly Challenges.\u201d These, as far as I can tell, take all the exercises you\u2019ve done in the past week or month, respectively, and make you do them again. The Hands-Free portion of the Weekly Quiz takes 30 minutes, and the Monthly Challenge takes an hour. Unlike with Pimsleur, this time really needs to be uninterrupted, because if you pause one of these challenges and return to it later, it often loses your place and sets you back 10 or 20 minutes. Imagine sitting down and talking to Cortana or Alexa for an hour while being unable to do anything else \u2014 that\u2019s what this is like. <\/p>\n
I am not advocating for Hands-Free to go away. I understand that it\u2019s a useful alternative for users with certain disabilities. It could <\/em>theoretically be utile while driving (though it doesn\u2019t work very well if you don\u2019t have a consistent connection, and it barely works all if there\u2019s any kind of background noise behind you). But it\u2019s currently positioned in the app as a necessary part of each lesson \u2014 after you complete the first portion, you\u2019re always prompted to \u201cContinue with Hands-Free.\u201d If it\u2019s going to be positioned the way it is and take as long as it does, I\u2019d like to be getting better translations and more of a solid foundation from it. (And please, please, if nothing else, get rid of the Weekly Quiz and the Monthly Challenge.)<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the final thing I don\u2019t love about Mondly: It doesn\u2019t build from easier to harder. The units are arranged by theme (so there\u2019s one about sports, one about school, one about food, etc.). You don\u2019t graduate from easier grammar to harder grammar or building on what you\u2019ve already learned \u2014 you\u2019re just memorizing and repeating sentence after sentence. There may well be people who will best absorb the language this way, but it doesn\u2019t work nearly as well for me as the other resources here.<\/p>\n
Streaming content on YouTube and the like<\/h2>\nPrice:<\/strong><\/em> Free, if you already have a streaming service<\/em><\/p>\n\n  <\/p>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve been starting to watch as much content in Korean as I can on YouTube and Netflix. I definitely recommend that you start doing this in your target language once you\u2019re at a point where you feel that you can understand it. While you may not immediately memorize every word you hear, consistently watching content in your target language and keeping an eye on how easily you\u2019re grasping what\u2019s happening gives you a good barometer for how much you\u2019re progressing. Language acquisition is slow, and you may not feel like you\u2019re going anywhere, but realizing that you can now cold-watch a show that you used to need subtitles for, or even that you understand a line that you previously couldn\u2019t, can be a massive motivator. <\/p>\n
It will also help you get more context for the words and phrases you\u2019re learning that it\u2019s hard to learn elsewhere. For example, there are all kinds of ways to say \u201cvery\u201d in Korean (as there are in English), and watching a ton of Korean language content has given me a better understanding of the different situations where people use each one and the different nuances they convey.<\/p>\n
Update July 19th, 2022, 4:50PM ET: <\/strong>This article was originally published on February 15th, 2022. Several entries have been updated to reflect changes to their offerings, and a few have been added.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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