Babbel French Review (Best App For Learning French?)

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[@adriandiaz4624]

I'd like to say tho that I wouldn't consider the lack of verbal practice a downside since that's something we are supposed to achieve by talking to native speakers. I reckon language learning apps are meant to be used for acquiring vocabulary, learning grammar and get input.

[@JLMABIO]

@adriandiaz4624, do you think Babbel French is a good choice for an 8-year old to start learning French on?

[@adriandiaz4624]

@@JLMABIO I've been using babbel for a while and it's worked wonders mate. The lessons last for 15 minutes max moreover grammar and tenses are very well explained and the app uses native speakers' voice unlike other apps in the market so i'd say give it a go and see how it goes but don't forget to combine it with a ton of comprehensible input

[@JLMABIO]

⁠@@adriandiaz4624thank you, but what do you think of using it for an 8-year old child? Also, how do you like Babble compared to Pimsleur for yourself?

[@adriandiaz4624]

@@JLMABIO for an 8 year old child might be a bit boring not gonna lie but you can make him finish one lesson a day which ain't too bad along with some cartoons, videogames in the target language etc. I don't like pimsleur i mean it looks good but not for me

[@JLMABIO]

@@adriandiaz4624Thank you for your input. For me Pimsleur is working very well for French and Italian. I’m curious now in what way/s Babbel could be better, I’ll try it out. Thank you.

[@bananabs3624]

Great review! One of the reasons im learning French is to communicate with my mother without anyone else understanding, so babble might not be the best for me because it doesn’t build conversational fluency. The pricing is perfect though, so if they did a bit more with speaking it would be the perfect app for me!

[@TestPrepInsight]

Yeah the lack of verbal practice is the biggest downside...though it is a very good starter program. Maybe give it a one-month trial and see if you like it?

[@XxDINOxFROSTxX]

Add Pimsleur. It is strictly verbal communication

[@kennybania5177]

Great review. I like the sound of Babbel. Their lessons seem engaging. French is such a beautiful language.

[@eduardocorrochio3132]

Oui oui!! Je suis un grand fan de Babbel. I really like its' lesson format and focus on grammar. Count me in. Thanks for the succinct video.

[@TestPrepInsight]

Thank you! 😃

[@AyeYoLeesh]

Thank you for sharing! *And I’ve definitely subscribed to your channel!! My New Year’s resolution is to learn French, so I’ll definitely give this a try. Thank you again!

[@TestPrepInsight]

Nice, glad we could help!

[@citeltheof]

My reason for learning French is that it takes approximately 650 hours to learn it versus the nearly 3,000 hours to learn Japanese. This last number is on the high end but I review like mad because I’m not a young man anymore and so I could see myself taking that many hours. Why these two languages? Because France imports a lot of Japanese media entertainment as they’re the second biggest in the world even beating out the US in this. Then there’s being able to write and speak French poetry to my wife.

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Very interesting. Thanks for watching and sharing :)

[@Obsidian_54]

I want to surprise my grandmother with a visit to France on her birthday. She speaks little English. I thought it'd be nice of me to learn French. Plus, I feel like just knowing some French would help understand my culture better.

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That is awesome. Very cool reason to learn!

[@oonacree6152]

I have been considering Babbel and this was very useful! thanks!

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Glad it was helpful!

[@Unique77783]

Thank you for the video, I agree with everything you said. I am an intermediate/beginner learner. I do wish that they had more structure on using the learned words/phrases in sentences. I try to repeat and remember when they are saying within the lessons when you have to fill in the blanks for the sentences and when I listen to the podcast. But for a beginner, I do think it is a good program and maybe even for someone who needs a refresher. I will stick with babel and give it some time to learn more. One thing I personally wish I could do with babel is slow down the speech when filling in the blanks so I can catch the correct pronunciations of the sentences. Again, merci.

[@TestPrepInsight]

Very good points, and all in line with my experience. Thanks for watching!

[@jedi1967]

As a Hispanic American I learned some basic French in High School. My teacher was from Dominique. I regret not continuing the journey to learn Francais as a third language. I would be learning it in 2023 in an intermediate level. I work remotely in the US; my company is based in Paris. I do write French and speak but need to polish and enhance my skills to the intermediate level. So, thank you Test Prep Insight Dude! Thumbs Up.

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Very cool. Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@michellestreeter4368]

Great review!

[@envy4932]

Great walkthrough

[@jackiechiles7552]

helpful review, thanks. I want to learn French for our trip to Paris in the Fall

[@shaunaneal627]

Thank you for this review but after watching your video about Rocket language learning, I feel like the other language apps don’t compare. I’m going to start the Spanish with my mom on Rocket this summer. Thank you insight!

[@TestPrepInsight]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck!!

[@wellcoachlynell]

Babbel is the right language learning program for me. Your website is very interesting.

[@gretchenkuklo6622]

Thanks for the review! I may just get the app.

[@TestPrepInsight]

You should try it out! Good luck

[@christinarogers3695]

Awesome video! Thanks for all the hard work you put in to make these! Especially the language learning ones :-)

[@TestPrepInsight]

Of course, thanks for continuing to watch 😊

[@Jim10082]

helpful review. thank you

[@forestofone1502]

Hi John, it is so cool that you are giving away such a prize!! I have lived in France for the last 3 years, I have a small Yoga business and it would be very valuable to me and my business to participate in the Babbel Franch program.

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Wow that's cool. Thanks for watching!

[@andrewross6060]

Great review

[@tvhosachintv5420]

I really appreciate your comment, especially pros and cons. Thanks again for your time .😂

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No problem! Glad the video helped!

[@PaulaSB12]

The biggest problem with Babbel is it’s too limited in languages I want to learn Korean but they don’t do that and told me they won’t add any more languages

[@julietnwosu6869]

Hi, is it possible to pay for the 12 months subscription instalmentally?

[@sunkistcloud525]

great video

[@TestPrepInsight]

Thanks!

[@behappy22]

Good review, answered questions I had about Babble.

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Glad it was helpful!

[@MaineCoons440]

I cancelled Pimsler before the 7-day trial is up - now I am thinking of trying Babbel. I wish they also had a free trial!

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Thanks for sharing!

[@huuh3776]

Great review as always- straight to the point and has actual pros and cons! Would love to see your reviews if you ever review Chinese learning apps

[@TestPrepInsight]

We might in the future...is that what you want to learn? Chinese?

[@tammy-cuisineexplorer2749]

great video! I continue to enjoy all the insight on the language learning programs!

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Thanks for watching!

[@mtyt-x2o]

With Babbel plateauing at the intermediate level, what do you consider the best available app for more advanced French learning?

[@TestPrepInsight]

Rocket French

[@Crystal_Starheart]

I like Babble for their low cost and promos. I may try it after I get through more of the Duolingo free lessons.

[@TestPrepInsight]

For sure, that would be a good call!

[@goodforever5662]

I wanna learn French because it is a romantic language/ language of love. To be more specific I am crushing on a girl from France who speaks wonderful French. Listening to her speaking with her parents in French is a pleasure

[@saturn6563]

Aww!

[@TestPrepInsight]

That is awesome! Thanks for watching 😊

[@sanaa3151]

Awesome video! Thanks for the review! I want to learn french cause its the native language in my country!

[@TestPrepInsight]

Really? Where do you live?

[@carolinemiller5180]

I hope to one day go to Paris and to be able to speak the language!

[@randomsheep1165]

Hey guys on my babbel french the independent and advanced courses aren't showing up for me? Anyone else noticed this?

[@xylene5276]

So where i can learn for a expert français ? The babbel app has leasons for c1... So if its doesnt true, where i can learn c1?

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

So want to try this program so I can relearn French, Spanish & German & Latin!

[@TestPrepInsight]

For all those languages, think about the lifetime plan - gives you access to all languages

[@-30h-work-week]

Foreign learning app are... all almost the same, and they surely not make me want to learn. They're boring and not efficient enough. I haven't yet found an app that makes sense to my type of learning. If I had the money I would develop an app for visual / kinetic learners. I know exactly what needs to be done.

[@kedon1458]

Yees! French! I am here for it!!

[@TestPrepInsight]

Yeah, finally got our French reviews done :)

[@superbigblack]

I got rosettastone for 179 lifetime. I think they both are 199 now.

[@TestPrepInsight]

yes, they're right around the same price now for lifetime. thanks for watching!

[@raymsig]

I am learning french because i want to impress my french boyfriend

[@TestPrepInsight]

nice! surprise him once you're fluent and blow his mind 🤯

[@jaymesreed2109]

Nothing about this review differs from the overall Rosetta vs Babbel review you did

[@F_a0]

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[@EileenOR]

You really need to slow down.. Practice public speaking in English, suggests this English teacher.

[@shikshakshokwithjuliana]

Thank you so much, I will take their lifetime sub with a Christmas promo to learn basic French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. I wish there was also Arabic too. Maybe they will add it too one day. Thanks so much for the review. Will check the other apps you mentioned for the conversation. I love to study the conversational language by singing along favourite songs 😊

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Nice!! Good luck