Review of BAB.LA
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This offers written vocabulary lessons in 29 languages, dictionaries in most of those, and pronunciation in about half of them. It also offers verb conjugations in 12 languages, without pronunciation.
The dictionaries let you click to hear pronunciation, when available. The vocabulary lessons are lists of words in your language and in the language you want to learn, without pronunciation. The lesson preview shows both languages next to each other. If you want, you can then see flash cards, showing a word in one language, then another, without pronunciation.
There are phrases in a few categories, without pronunciation, such as placing an order or making an appointment, but not starting or ending a phone call, or asking to speak to someone. The wording is flowery, and unnecessarily hard to say or understand, such as, "We are pleased to place an order with your company for..." or "When would it suit you?"
Web, No pronunciation scores, Free, ★
This offers written vocabulary lessons in 29 languages, dictionaries in most of those, and pronunciation in about half of them. It also offers verb conjugations in 12 languages, without pronunciation.
The dictionaries let you click to hear pronunciation, when available. The vocabulary lessons are lists of words in your language and in the language you want to learn, without pronunciation. The lesson preview shows both languages next to each other. If you want, you can then see flash cards, showing a word in one language, then another, without pronunciation.
There are phrases in a few categories, without pronunciation, such as placing an order or making an appointment, but not starting or ending a phone call, or asking to speak to someone. The wording is flowery, and unnecessarily hard to say or understand, such as, "We are pleased to place an order with your company for..." or "When would it suit you?"
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