Glossika Review (2022 update) — The Best, But Not The Only

This is our full Glossika review updated for 2022 (when they released their first app) — one of the few language learning apps we think you need — but it's ... Skiptocontent Sharethis: ThisisourfullGlossikareviewupdatedfor2022(whentheyreleasedtheirfirstapp)—oneofthefewlanguagelearningappswethinkyouneed—butit’snottheonlyoneyouneed. Therearemanylanguage-learningappsouttherethatpeoplelikeandenjoy—butwe’vefoundonlytwoappstobetrulyusefulinlearningalanguagequicklyandefficiently:GlossikaandAnki(afreeflashcardappthat’sthegoldstandard). EvenifwestopusingGlossikaeverynowandthenwhenwe’refeelingoverwhelmed,wefindthatthesentenceswelearnedmonthsagoarestillonthetipsofourtongues. Importantly—DoesGlossikawork?WhatareGlossikaresultslike?Ifyou’recurious,seetheresultsofmestudyingHebrewfor30days.IusedamixtureofGlossikasentencesplusotheronesImemorisedtoo(alsolearningthegrammar,asIsuggestbelow).IcameoutOK! TryGlossikaforaWeekforFree TryGlossika’smethodofteachinglanguagethroughthousandsofsamplesentences.Learnlanguagesbysentencesspokenbynativespeakersinover60languages. TRYGLOSSIKA Inthisguide… HowGlossikaworksingeneral(high-qualityaudio+spacedrepetition)WhywelikeGlossika—threereasonswhyit’soneofthetwoappsweuseHowtouseGlossikaefficientlyforlanguagelearning—ninetipsfromourexperiencewithGlossikawithafewdifferentlanguagesAfewthingswethinkGlossikashouldimproveWhatGlossikacostsandtipsforfreetrialsAbitaboutusandthelanguageswe’veusedwithGlossika Disclaimer:IfyoubuyGlossikathroughthisGlossikaReviewwegetacommission.Youcan’tgetarounditandgetitcheaper—evenwecan’t!Butthisdoesn’taffectouropinionandthehonestyofourreview. GlossikaReviewSummary:Does“ListenandRepeat”work? ThecoreofGlossikaissimple:listenandrepeat.  Whenyousignup,youtellGlossikawhatyou’reinterestedin.Forexample,youmightbeinterestedin“Travel”,“Social”,and“Rude”,whichisasfunasitsounds. Likeme,youmightnotbeinterestedin,forexample,“Doctor”(anydecentdoctorinagoodhospitalspeaksbetterEnglishthanwhateverlanguageI’musing)and“Crime”(IonlycommitcrimesusingEnglish). You’rethenreadytostartstudying—andyouareonlylearningthingsthatarerelevanttoyou. Glossikacountseachrepetitionasa“rep”.OnethingIwascuriousaboutwas:howmanyrepsuntilI’mfluent?Theanswer,apparentlyisabout50-100,000,dependingonthelanguageanddependingonhowrepetitiveyourstudies.Ittookmeamonthtogettonearly10,000inEgyptianArabic.Sobepatient. LikethisGlossikareview?Youmightalsolike… Ourfavouriteappsforlanguagelearning(therearen’tmany)OurreviewofSpeechling,thenewdarlingofsentence-bankappsProtipsforusingAnkiforflashcardsWhyappsaren’tenough,andwealsoliketousebooks HowtoUseGlossikainaNutshell Here’sasummaryofthisGlossikareview—howtouseGlossikatolearnalanguageinanutshell. SignuptoGlossikaobviously.Youcantryitforaweek.Chooseyoursourcelanguage.Forexample,Ichose“English(UK)”(closestthingtoAustralian!)Chooseyourtargetlanguage.Forexample,German,orRussian.Oneday,I’lldothoselanguages…Doaplacementtest.Theyaskyouaseriesofquestions,gettingharder.Onceyougettoomanywrong,they’llstartteachingyouatthatlevel—unlessyouoverrideitandchooseanother.Startlearning! Onceyou’redonewithyourtest,youcanstartlearning. Anytimeyouwanttolearnnewthings,youclickon“learnnewitems”. The“Learnnewitems”button.Ignorethe767toreview,Ihaven’tusedGlossikaforthislanguageinawhile… NowGlossikastartsservingsentences,repeatingthemafewtimesforyoutostudy. Youcanaddmoresentencesasyoufeelcomfortable.Theideaistomakeastudysessioninwhichyoustudyforabout30minuteswithactivelistening.Ipersonallyfind5-10newsentencesprettygood.Itiseasyatfirst,butyou’dbesurprisedhowquicklyitgetshard. Youhaveafewoptionsonhowtostudy.Ireallyprefer“listeningonly”,andImodifysettingstohearthesentencetwiceinthetargetlanguage,andtogivemeabitoftimetorepeatoutloud. Igetverylittleutilityoutoftyping,oroutofrecording(itjustgoesintothevoidanyway). Newfor2022:How’stheGlossikamobileapp?(iOSonly) In2022,Glossikaaddressedalong-standingissue—themobileexperience.Glossikanowhasanapp,initiallyforiOSonly. Tocheckitout,Ire-tookaplacementtestforKorean,andstartedaddingkardsattheB2Lowlevel. TheappgivesasimpleuserinterfacetothecorefeaturesoftheGlossikawebsite.It’sahugeimprovementoverthewebexperienceonmobile. Thedesignisfairlysimplevisually,whichisnicetosee—it’snotcomplicated. Myonlygripeisthatthere’salotoflagbetweenactions(e.g.goingtothenextcard— multipleseconds),Ithinkbecausetheappdoesn’tdownloadanythinguntilitneedsit.Thismakestheappseemslow. So,theGlossikaiOSappisanimprovementoverthebase,butnowherenearasquickandeasyasusinganAnkideck. Also,there’snoAndroidappyet,whichexcludesalotofusers(mostphoneusers,actually). WhyDoWeUseGlossika? There’sanemergingschoolofthoughtthatwordsdon’thaveanintrinsicmeaningoutsidecontext.Andmanywordsdefinitelychangesubtlyinmeaninglanguage-to-language. Considerthesentence“It’sraining”.That’showyouexpressitinEnglish.IfyoulearnthattheFrenchverbfor“torain”ispleuvoir,though,andthentrytotranslatead-hoc,youmightcomeupwith“ilestpleuvant“,whichisanonsensesentence.It’s“ilpleut“. Goingtheotherway,ifaFrenchspeakertellssomeoneinEnglish“itrains”,thepersontowhomthey’respeakingwouldbeconfused.“Whereorwhendoesitrain?”,theEnglishspeakerwouldwonder. You’refluentinalanguage,Ibelieve,whenyoucanconfidentlyandspontaneouslysaysentenceslikethis: “Dangit!MypenrolledoffthetableandfellonthefloorandnowIcan’treachit!” Icanstudyalanguageformonthsandsuchasentencemightstilleludeme.Butasmallchildwouldbeabletosayitwithoutasecondthought. Glossikateachesfullsentencesthatareveryuseful,spokenbynatives,andasksyoutorepeatthem. Normally,we’renotreallyfansofapps—weprefertraditionallanguagelearningmethodslikebooksandteachers.WelikeGlossikabecauseit’snotsupposedtoreplacetheentirelanguagelearningprocess—justpartofit. We’vestudiedmorethantenlanguagesbetweenus,andwefindmostappstobegameswithaneducationalbent.Someofthemaretoohardtousetomakeeffectiveuseofthecontent(IcouldnevermakeuseofthecontentinMondly,forexample).Somedoteachthings,butonlyasaside-effect. SoherearesomereasonswelikeGlossikaasanactualtoolthathelpswithlanguagelearning. Reason1welikeGlossika:Spacedrepetitionofrealaudiomeanswelearn Firstly,theaudioinGlossikais100%natural. Withmostapps,you’reneverreallysureiftheaudioisrealistic.Youfindyourselfthinking:“Isthatthecolloquialwayofsayingit?Anddopeoplespeakthatclearly?Wait,isn’tthattooformal?” WithGlossika,we’vetestedenoughlanguages(someofwhichare.nativetous)toknowwithconfidencethattheaccentandpronunciationis100%nativeandnatural Secondly,Glossikaforcesyoutolistenactively. Withmanyotherapps/websites,youdon’tevenhavetolisten.Youcanjustread.Andifyoulisten,it’stemptingtojustlistenonceortwiceandnevergobacktoit. Evenifyoudidgobacktowordsyoupreviouslylearned,withnormaltextbooksthere’snostructuredwayofdoingso:youjustlistentoanentirechapter’saudioagain. Glossikabringsupsentencesoverandoverandover,forcingyoutolearnthemthroughrepetition.Itevenhasanoptiontoletyourecordyourself(butIdon’tdothat). Glossika’srecordingfeature Thirdly,Glossikaspacesrepetitions. Glossikaintelligentlyspacesrepetitionssothatyoumemorisethestructuresandwordsovertime.Anditasksforfeedbacktosayifasentencewastoohard(morerepetitions)ortooeasy(removesit). Importantly,youdon’tneedtomemoriseeverythingwithGlossika.Youcanreviewasmanytimesasyouwantbeforeaddingmorewords. Todayyou’lllearn“Shedoesn’thaveacar“.Thewordfor“car”mightbehardforyou.Butnextweekyou’lllearn“Isthecarbroken?”andlateryou’lllearnagain“Ican’tfindmycarkeys”.Likeinreallife,you’llhearwordsagainnaturally. Reason2weloveGlossika:Loadsoflanguages! AlltheGlossikalanguagesasof2020–64attimeofwriting. Atthetimeofwriting(2022)Glossikahasoversixtylanguages.Andthey’reallincludedinthemembership. Glossikaincludestheless-resourcedlanguageswe’relearning,EgyptianArabicandSwahili,plusabunchmorelanguagesforwhichtherearelimitedresources: ChineseintheformsofMandarin,Cantonese,TaiwaneseandWenzhou-nese(!)Persian/Farsi(whishJoisusing)TwovariantsofVietnamese—admittedly,IonlyrecentlylearnedthereweretwoEvenUKEnglishforthoseofuswhodon’twanttobeinstructedbyanAmerican Someendangeredlanguagesarefree,too(seethenextsection). Hopefully,inthefuture,they’lladdAustralianEnglish,asI’mgettingalittlerusty. Thebestpartisthatyoucan learnanylanguageusinganylanguage.ThisiswonderfulinanagewheremostlanguageresourcesareinEnglish.IfyourmothertongueisArabic,youcanlearnChinesewithouthavingtogothroughEnglish. Reason3:Glossikahelpssmallerlanguagesgrowbyprovidingthemforfree! Glossikacurrentlyletsyoustudythefollowinglanguagesforfree: Catalan,fromtheCatalunyanregionofSpain(seeourcomparisonofSpanishvsCatalanformoreinfo)Gaelic,theScottishlanguageHakka,twovariantsoftheGreaterChineselanguageTaiwaneseHokkien(GlossikaisbasedinTaiwan)Kurdish(Sorani)—oneofthethreemajorKurdishlanguagesManx,aCelticlanguageWelsh,fromWalesWenzhounese,aChineselanguagefromtheWenzhouprovince Alloftheselanguagesareinvariousstagesofactivesupportorrevivalandit’sreallyniceforGlossikatoprovidethemforfree—whatanamazingresource. HowtouseGlossikaeffectivelyinlanguagelearning WestartedusingGlossikain2018,andhavelearnedalotabouthowtomakethemostofit. Insummary— Wedon’tuseGlossikafirstWedon’tuseGlossikaexclusivelyWhenweuseGlossika,weuseitactively Seebelowformoredetails. Tip1:Don’tuseGlossikafirst—Usebooksandtutors AsgreatasGlossikais,Iwouldneverrecommenditforsomeonejuststartingoutinalanguage.Startwithatextbookandlearnallthebasicsofalanguage.GlossikathinksyoucanstartwithGlossika,andthatit’sOKtobeoverwhelmed. ItriedusingGlossikafirstwithKorean—butitdidn’tgowell.I’velearnedtonsoflanguages,andamusedtobeingoverwhelmedanduncomfortable.ButtheresultwasthatIwasconfusedalotofthetimeandIlearnedslowly. InKorean,therearemanywaystoendasentencetomodifyitfortone.Ittakestimetolearnallthese—longerthanittakestolearnconjugations,forexample.Soittookaround3monthsofself-studyofKoreanbeforeIfeltcomfortableusingGlossika.Istillfindsomesentencesconfusing. ContrastwithArabic,whereIspenttwoweekswithabookfirstandlearnedconjugation,somewordsandthewaysentenceswork,andthenstartedGlossika.Eventhoughtheirplacementtestonlyputmeattheverybottomrung,Iactuallyprogressedandlearned. Here’swhatyoushouldknowbeforeyoustartusingGlossika: Alphabet(forChinese,learnhowPinyinworks,plussomefoundationalcharacters)andpronunciationVerbconjugation,atleastinmostcommonforms(present,perfect,simplepast,simplefuture,imperative)Sentencestructure(wheresubject,object,adjectivesandverbgousually)PronounsandprepositionsPluralsandothercoregrammarPolitenessconceptswhereitexistsinalanguageCorevocabularyofafewhundredwords Havealookatour80-20vocabularylistforasuggestionofwordsyoumightwanttolearn. Afterlearningthebasicsofanylanguagefromabookfor2-4weeksyou’llstarttofeellikeyouwanttohearhowsentencesareactuallymade.ThisiswhereGlossikashines. Tip2:Don’tjustuseGlossika Glossikais,onpaper,purportedtobetheonlytoolyouneedtolearnalanguage.Youwilldefinitelylearnalotthroughit. However,Glossikaisnotallyouneedtolearnalanguage,forthefollowingreasons: Glossikamostlyjustencouragesyoutolistenandrepeat.Youcanoptionallytypethings,andrecordyourvoice. Butthesestillaren’tdialogue,orlistening,orhavingactualconversationswithpeople.Thebestwayyoucanlearnisstillwithateacher. Glossikadoesn’tteachwhatyoupersonallywanttolearn.Ifyoumostlytalkaboutmotorcycles,weightlifting,andcoffee(justarandomexample,nobodyIknowpersonally),Glossika’svocabularyisn’tgoingtobesuitable. ButIneverlearnedthesentence“Iamtryingtoeatlessmeat,butthatdoesn’tmeanIliketofu,”whichissuperusefultome. You’llwastetimeinGlossikatryingtoguess/infergrammarwhensomeonecouldjustexplainittoyou.You’resmart.Youprobablycanfigureeverythingoutonyourownbyinference. Butyoudon’thavetoguess.You’renotanarchaeologistwhojustdiscoveredtheRosettaStone;you’reanadultwhocanaskquestionsandlearnrules. Justasit’susefultoknowinEnglishrulesabouthowtouseapostrophesorthedifferencebetween“were”and“we’re”,it’susefultolearnrulesinotherlanguageslikehowtomakepluralsinArabic,thedifferentformsofdeinChinese(的,得,and地)andwhentouse“porqué”and“porque”inSpanish. Tip3:Actuallyrepeatwordsoutloud.(MumblingisOK) Atitscore,aswementioned,Glossikaisallaboutlisteningandrepeating.Theysayyoucan“mumbleyourwaytofluency”.Butwhatdoesthismean? “Mumbling”soundsdubious,buttheymeansayingit“inyourhead”isNOTenough.Youneedtoarticulatethewords. Whenyousaywordsoutloud,you’llfindthatyoumighthavemissedsomedetail.Wasthereanarticlethere?Wasthereawordtheypronouncedwith liaison,blurringoverit?You’llcatchyourselfandlearnmore. Settingstouse:Weliketoset“IntervalBetweenSentences”at2x forthetargetlanguage togivetimetorepeatmorethanonce.Thismeansifasentenceinthetargetlanguagetakes2secondstosay,you’llhave4secondstosayit. Tip4:Gobeyondrepeatingandguesstheanswer Ratherthanrepeat,trytogoonelevelupandguessthewholeanswerbeforetheysaidit.Aftertheappsays,forexample,“Whyareyouputtingthatcoat?”thinkhowyouwouldsaythatinthetargetlanguage. Thisisprettytiring.Butit’ssuchagoodwayofdrillingthings. Glossikadoeshavea“typetheanswer”setting,butIdon’tlikeit —I’mlearningtospeak,nottotype. Settingstouse:Weset“Intervalbetweensentences”at2xforthesourcelanguagetogiveustimebeforethetargetlanguageissaid.Thatwaywehavetimetoguesstheanswer. Tip5:Learnactively—Lookthingsupwhenyoudon’tunderstand Learnactively.It’stemptingtothinkyoucanlearnpassively,andI’msureyoucan.Butthat’saslowwaytogo. Everytimeyoucomeacrossawordorphraseyoudon’tunderstand,ifyoucan’tfigureitoutfrominference,lookupthewords.ThisisespeciallyimportantwhenyouseetwosimilarsentenceslikeIdidrecently. Therearetwomainwaysofsaying“It’sraining”inArabic.They’remostlyequivalent,butIwantedtolookupthewordstoseehowtheywererelated. Ifyoutakenotesofwordsyou’velearnedthroughGlossikayou’llfindthatyouwillinternalisethephrasingmorequicklybecauseyou’reonlyfocusingonphrasingandlessonnewwordsyoudidn’tknowexisted. Asidenote—don’tjustlistentoGlossikapassivelyinthecarorwhilemultitasking.It’sprobablybetterthannothing,ofcourse,butbecarefulnottodothingsasaplaceboforguilt. Tip6:Substituteyourownwordstohelpremember Modifysentencesbyputtinginyourownwords. Ifyoulearnthesentence“There’sabookonthetable”,thinktoyourself:Whatelsecouldbeonthetable?Whereelsecouldthebookbe?Makemodificationslike There’sapenonthetableThere’sabooknexttothetableThere’sapenonthefloor Thiswouldnormallytakeaverylongtimetodo,soI’donlysuggestyoudothisforthemostdifficultsentencesthatyoufindyourselfspendingalongtimememorising,thatyou’rereallystrugglingwith. Tip7:Notedownnewwordsyou’velearned Keepanotebook,aGoogleSheet,oruseAnkitorecordnewwordsyoulearn. Thisisespeciallyusefulforverydifficultwords,likeverbsrequiringconjugation.Ithink“Iwanttolearnthatinanumberofotherways rightnow.”SoIlookitupandwritedownafewsamplesentences. Tip8:Beaggressiveinmarkingthingsaseasyorhard—don’twastetime Glossikagivesyoutheoptionofmarkingeverysentenceyoulearnwithaheart(❤️)orasmiley(😊).Butthesedon’thavetheintuitivemeaningyouthinktheydo. Heartemoji(❤️):Thismeansthissentencewashard.Youlikeit,andknowit’simportant,soyouwanttokeepstudyingit.Smiley(😊):thismeansthissentencewaseasy.Itfeltgood.Youdon’tneedtoseeiteveragain.(Wow,harshinterpretationofasmileyface). Howtousetheheart(difficult):ifyoustillneedtopractiseasentenceandsuspectGlossikadoesn’tknow,andmightstartcyclingitthroughlessandless,markitwitha heart.ThistellsGlossikathatyouwanttostudyitmore,andit’llmakesureyouseeitagain. Howtousethesmiley(easy):Sometimes,phrasescomeupthatyou’vemastered.Maybeyoulearnedthemfromteachersortextbooks,ortheywerejustsoeasythatyoumasteredthem. Regardless,don’twastetime.Youneedtofeeluncomfortablethewholetimeyou’restudyinglikeyou’repushingyourself.There’snoreasontogetexhaustedfrommonotonousstudy—it’snotgoingtohelpyou. That’swhyIsuggestthatassoonasyouknowyoudon’tneedtohearasentenceagain,cutitoutbymarkingitwithasmileyface. Tip9:Learn5-10newsentencesaday Themoresentencesyouadd,themorerepetitionthealgorithmbuildsintoyourdailystudyroutine.Thiscangetunwieldyifyougoaddingtoomanysentences. InouroldGlossikareview,wedescribedthedifficultyofblendingnewsentenceswitholdones. ThesedaysintheGlossika2022version,youchoosewhentoaddnewsentences. Ifindthatmorethan15getscrazyandmeansIspendoveranhourreviewingandlearningnewsentences.I’llonlydothatifI’mfeelingreallyaheadandhavelotsoftime. ThingsWeThinkGlossikaShouldImprove Glossikaisn’tperfect.JustfortransparencyinthisGlossikareview,thesearethethingswe’dliketoseeitimprove. Improvethemobileexperience:Weuseitonourphonesalot.MymainproblemwithitisthatyouneedtokeepthescreenawakeforGlossikatokeepworking.Itneedstokeepaninternetconnectionalivetodownloadinformation,andtheinternetoftengoesintostandbywhenthescreenturnsoff.(There’saniOSapp,butIhaveanAndroidphone)Reduceinternetdependence(enableofflinemode):Glossikausedtohaveawork-in-progressofflinemodebutit’sgone.Iwaslookingforwardtoitimproving.Improvelanguage/culturelocalisation:Forexample,Arabicverbsconjugatedifferentlyformenandwomen.ItseemsweirdtojusthaveonesentenceinEnglish,andthenhavethemultiplesentenceoptionsonlyinthewrittencard.Orforanotherexample,whenpeopleorplaceshavenames,it’dbemoreappropriatetotalkaboutIbraheemandYoussefinEgypt,andPeterandMaryinanEnglishcourse.TellmewhathappensafterIreportanerror*:Sometimesthere’sanerrorinthecontent.Likeonce,theEnglishsentencesaidonething,buttheArabicsentencesaidthatplusafollow-upthing.Ireportedit.Iamprettysuresomeonereceivesthose.Iwouldjustlovetoknowwhathappens,likeifthere’sanypointtoreportingthem.Makeitcheaper,forjustonelanguage:Glossikausedtocost$25alanguageforawholepackageforonelanguage.ThiswaswhenitwasMP3s.Nowit’s$25 amonthbutfor all languages.Ithink$10/monthforonelanguagewouldgetthemahighersign-uprate. *Yes,thereareerrors.Butthey’rerare(lessthan1/100cards)andusuallynotserious(awholesectionofamulti-sentencephraseismissing). HowMuchIsGlossika? Glossikacosts$30amonthor$299.88fortheyear(whichis$24.99permonth).Youcangetafreetrialforoneweektoseeifyoulikethecontentandstyle. Weconsideritausefulpartoftheearly(butnotbeginning)language-learningjourneyandhighlyrecommendit. Thereareafewdealsayear,whichwe’llmakeavailableastheyhappen.Butyoucanatleasttryitoutmonth-to-monthandthengettheyearlydealifyouthinkit’sworthit. TryGlossikaforaWeekforFree TryGlossika’smethodofteachinglanguagethroughthousandsofsamplesentences.Learnlanguagesbysentencesspokenbynativespeakersinover60languages. TRYGLOSSIKA Tip:Askforaweek’sextensiononthetrialifyouthinkoneweekwasn’tenough.I’veknownthemtooblige… Abitaboutus… We’vebeenstudyinglanguagesformanyyears,butwe’vebeendoingitmoreintenselysincestartingDiscoverDiscomfortin2018. WestartedusingGlossikaonlythen.Sincethen,betweenus,we’veuseditfor Persian(Farsi)KoreanHebrewFrenchArabic(EgyptianandMoroccan),andSwahili IusedGlossikaalotwithSwahiliandwithEgyptianArabic(some20,000repsineach).Igottoabout6,000repsinHebrew,andamstillusingitwithmyKorean(alittlemoreslowlyasKoreanissohard;andIhaveother,similarresourcesthatIprefer). JouseditalotforPersianandforFrench. Whilewe’reexperiencedlanguagelearners,we’vealsorecommendedGlossikatoenoughpeoplewhoaren’texperiencedtoknowthatitcanworkforalotofpeople.Infact,formany,itworksbetterthanitdoesforusbecauseitfitsintotheirdaybetter. Sharethis: DanaHooshmand AdventureTraveller Adventuretraveller,languagenerd,andcoffeeaddict.Icandeadliftamotorcycle,speakninelanguages(includingatleastonethatwillsurpriseyou),andknowonegreatcardtrick. 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Letmeknowhowyoulikeusingit.Dropusalinewithyourthoughtsifyoulike! 0 Reply yash 3yearsago GreatArticleDanaHooshmand 0 Reply DanaHooshmand Author Replyto  yash 3yearsago Thankyou! 0 Reply Scott 2yearsago Thanksforthereview.Isignedupforthetrialyesterday.(Itoowaslookingfortheapp!)I’vebeenstudyingItalianfor2yearsandstillcan’tfollowanativeverywell.Reallyappreciateyourtipsandwilltrythem.I’llreportback.Thanks,Scott 1 Reply DanaHooshmand Author Replyto  Scott 1yearago Howhasitgone?Ihopeyougetthisresponse! 0 Reply Ali 2yearsago Veryinformativereview.Anyideahowtoset“newsentences”to15?Ican’tseemtofindouthowtosetanumberforit. 0 Reply DanaHooshmand Author Replyto  Ali 2yearsago Hithere,youusedtobeabletointheoldversion.Inthenewversion,youjustadd5atatime.Ifyouletitcontinue,anddon’tstopit,it’llkeepteachingyoumore,andmore,andmoreuntilyourheadexplodes…(oryoustopit) 0 Reply PhilipLo 2yearsago IusedtoloveGlossika,beforetheywenttothesubscriptionmodel.IthelpedmetremendouslywithmyfluencyinintermediatelevelSpanish.Icoulduseiteverywhere,gym,car.Thentheychangedtosubscriptionmodel.Experienceisbad.Verylittlecontroloverit.Worksbestifyouaresittingatyourcomputer.Forgetusingitdriving(IusedtodothatallthetimewiththeoldGlossika).Forgetusingitrunningoranyothertimeyouareonthego.Itrieditforafewmonthsandamabouttocancelit.IwishIcouldstill… Readmore» 2 Reply DanaHooshmand Author Replyto  PhilipLo 2yearsago SorrytohearithasgonelikethatPhilip.I’dhavelovedtotryittheoldway.Whatlanguageareyoulearning? Theinterfacereallybugsme. ThethingsthatREALLYbuggedmethoughwasthatmygirlfriendgottotheendofPersian…itonlywentuptoA2!🙁 0 Reply PhilipLo Replyto  DanaHooshmand 2yearsago I’musingthenewsubscriptionmodelforVietnamese(Southern).Itisveryclunkytousebutthelackofmobility(orchallengeswithusingitonthego,areadealbreaker.TheytookagreatideaandturneditintoaRosettaStonekindofthing.Ihardlyeveruseitanymoreandwillcancelsubscriptionwhenitexpires,unlesstheymakesomeseriouschanges,includingofflinestudy. 1 Reply DanaHooshmand Author Replyto  PhilipLo 1yearago Yeah,it’salmostunusableonmobile.Addinflakydatanetworks(whichisnormalwhilecommutingonametroforexample)andit’senoughtomakesomeonegopureAnki(that’sallIusewhenmobile). 0 Reply Floyd Replyto  DanaHooshmand 2yearsago BestreviewI’veseenyet.SogivenyourPersiancomment,isthereanywaytodeterminehow« deep »Glossikagoeswithagivenlanguage? 0 Reply DanaHooshmand Author Replyto  Floyd 2yearsago HiFloyd,thebest(Ithinktheonly)wayistoemailthemandask!Theytellyouhowmanythousandsofsentencestheyhave.Fortheonesthatwe’veaskedaboutit’s5,000+. Actually,Ihavetoupdatethispost,astheyeithermademorePersianavailable,orweweredoingsomethingwrong. 0 Reply OlleKjellin Replyto  PhilipLo 1yearago IagreewithPhilipLo.IusedtolistentoMandarinandIcelandicwithmypreviouslydownloadedmp3fileswhiledriving,cooking,etc.Itwasverygood.ButIdon’thavethetimetodelvedeepinallthelanguagesI’mnibblingon,sothesubscribemodeldoesn’tsuitme. 0 Reply DavidKennedy 1yearago Justwantedtosaythiswasareallygreatreview.OnlyfeatureI’dlikeisonmobiletheplaybuttonwasatthebottomsoit’seasiertoreach.Iliketoplay/pausealotontrickyonesasIfindtryingtorecallitmyselfwillhelpmymemorymore. Lastedited1yearagobyDavidKennedy 0 Reply DavidKennedy 1yearago Reallyreallygoodreview.HopefullyyoudoafreshpostonGlossikasoonasthatwasagreatread.I’vejuststartedusingitforFrenchfor5sentencesadayso50repsinclreview. 0 Reply RobNewell 1yearago I’m1dayintoglossikaFrenchandIhavenoproblemwiththecontent,buttheinstructiononhowtousetheprogramispoor.Whydoyourecord–youcan’tretrievetherecordingandIdon’tseeanywheretogetfeedbackonyourpronunciation?Idon’twanttotypeandthereisnorealexplanationofwhentotype,anyway.IfIchangetojustlisteningbutrepeat,willglossikastillrecordmyprogressandworkwithmeinteractively?Thisstuffshouldallbeexplainedattheverystartoftheprogram.IwanttoimprovemyFrench,… Readmore» 0 Reply DanaHooshmand Author Replyto  RobNewell 1yearago Totallyagree,Rob.Ithasn’tbecomemoreintuitivesincewestartedusing,either. TrySpeechling.It,too,isn’tperfect,butwhatis?Andit’sfancy,new,andalotmorestuffisfree. 0 Reply AboutDiscoverDiscomfort Ourgoalistobringyouclosertoplacesandpeoplethatwouldotherwiseseemforeignbyprovidingguidestostudyinglanguages,understandingculture,andlivinginunfamiliarplaces. LatestPosts C’estbon–Howtocorrectlyusethisversatileexpression CarinSpanish–IsitCarro,Coche,orAuto? HowtoSayCheersinFrenchandGiveToasts ForinSpanish–ASimpleComprehensiveGuidewithExamples AurevoirMeaningand3UsefulAlternatives AboutDiscoverDiscomfort Ourgoalistobringyouclosertoplacesandpeoplethatwouldotherwiseseemforeignbyprovidingguidestostudyinglanguages,understandingculture,andlivinginunfamiliarplaces. LatestPosts C’estbon–Howtocorrectlyusethisversatileexpression CarinSpanish–IsitCarro,Coche,orAuto? HowtoSayCheersinFrenchandGiveToasts ForinSpanish–ASimpleComprehensiveGuidewithExamples AurevoirMeaningand3UsefulAlternatives 190Wouldloveyourthoughts,pleasecomment.x()x|ReplyInsert ToggleMenuClose Searchfor: Search