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Babbel support - not much of a support. No complaints about the didactic structure of the Babbel system. However, there is a big big however: why does such a reputable language school follow that miserable political pression, changing German grammar into a nonsens and shaky new style : Freund:innen (only as one example).
Hi, I usually have great experiences with stuff recommended on Reddit. However I wanted to chime in and say to anyone considering Babbel as a paid language learning tool (in the hopes of progressing faster than with, say, Duolingo), it definitely didn't live up to the hype for me. On the positive side, one of the main exercises - listening to a ...
It is appalling customer service. It is daylight robbery to auto renewal with zero email reminders. I haven’t used the app for 11 months so of course I do not get in app reminders which are buried deep! Truly shocking. Email reminders should be sent to remind you. I emailed three times to get a refund and the sheer bluntness is shocking.
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Complete Scam. Purchased a 6 month Babbel subscription while they were having a promo. On the day I bought it I made sure to turn off auto renewal then 6 months later I get a charge of $81 on my credit card. I tried to contact them but they have to worst customer service purposely and after they finally got back to me they said tuff luck ...
- What Languages Can You Learn with Babbel?
- How Much Does Babbel Cost?
- Getting Started with Babbel
- How Is Babbel Organized?
- Interface and Information
- Learning with Babbel
- Generating Language in A Live Class
- Learn by Listening to Podcasts
- Games? Skip 'Em
- Verdict: Lessons Tailored to Every Language
Babbel offers programs in 13 languages, assuming your language of instruction is English. You can learn Danish, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. There's also a course for learning English with instruction in French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, or Swe...
Before you buy a Babbel membership, you can try a minuscule part for free. It's not much, though. A seven-day free trial exists, but you have to pretend you're going to pay for the app and then change your mind for the option to appear. Getting the exact price of a subscription is confusing because it differs across the mobile app and website. It f...
I've tested Babbel multiple times over more than a decade, looking at its courses for Dutch, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish. In my most recent testing, I poked at Indonesian (a language that I don't know at all) and took a live class in Spanish (I've lived in a Spanish-speaking country, though I'm rusty and not fluent). If you hav...
Babbel has a reasonably clear structure, though it takes a minute to figure it out. Levels contain courses, which contain lessons. Unless you have prior experience with the language and want to jump ahead, you're meant to do them in order. The amount of content in the courses varies by language. The levels appear to be numbered based on the Common ...
In the years I've been reviewing Babbel, its interface has come a long way. It doesn't have the same finesse as Rosetta Stone nor the gamification of Duolingo that makes that program compelling, but it's simple, straightforward, and easy to use. Babbel's website and mobile apps (available for Android and iOS) sync up well, giving you nearly identic...
Babbel teaches reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Most of the exercises have you practice by filling in missing words from sentences, spelling words and short phrases, translating, and repeating words and phrases aloud. I've never formally studied German, and I can only manage a few words and phrases. I took the placement test and got bumpe...
As far as I got with any of Babbel's self-paced learning, I never had to generatelanguage. Language generation means thinking about what you want to say and then saying it without too much delay or mental translation. The live, online group classes close this gap. As mentioned, a Babbel Live membership gets you unlimited classes for the period of t...
Babbel has some bonus content in the form of podcasts. There are quite a few for people learning English, French, Italian, and Spanish. I listened to two to get a sense of what they contain. A-Zero to A-Herois Spanish for beginners. It's a conversation between two people who both use English to help guide the listener. The hosts discuss a simple co...
Babbel has some games that are meant to help you practice your language learning in a fun way, but they're all overly simplistic. One shows a train on the screen going along a track that's damaged, and you have to correctly complete a language exercise within a time frame to repair the track. The games are about as sophisticated as you might have e...
The minds behind Babbel have clearly spent time crafting a learning program that's unique to each language. Some of the exercises can feel boring or repetitive, but the content is quite thorough and pushes your understanding. The online Babbel Live classes are a great experience even by themselves and a better value than those from Lingoda, though ...
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The Verdict. Babbel is a good resource for learning vocabulary, everyday phrases and constructing basic sentences – especially for complete newcomers and beginners in a language. If you’re learning Spanish or French, you can get a lot more out of it, as these courses take you to an advanced level. Busy people with limited time for learning ...
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Many people don't seem to know about Babbel Live, so here is a review for those considering Babbel Live that I did not see when I was first buying it. The app comes with the Live and is pretty helpful as well starting out. For Spanish (Latin American and European) French Italian English (i think) and German, the Live is a way to gain unlimited ...
