MY HONEST REVIEW OF BABBEL (FOR GERMAN)

[@Reizermo]

there you go. A review video that is a reasonable length of time, not 17mins like some of them. Good view. thanks

[@divylearns7966]

Thank you and my pleasure! :)

[@robertp181]

That’s what I was thinking. All reviews I find are almost 20 minutes. Under 10 minutes is a great review length.

[@Usurusu]

Thank you for getting straight to the point in this video. People tend to ramble on a 20 minute video. Thank you for your very helpful review!

[@monacoger]

Als ein deutscher wäre es wirklich interessant zu sehen, wie gut du deutsch gelernt hast.

[@Flauschbally]

Great idea with the videos. I have been using Babbel for 6 months now as I am learning Dutch. But in general I really like Babbel and practice with this app every day.

[@divylearns7966]

Flauschball thanks! It’s awesome :)

[@umbertocantoro1786]

Did you find it useful also for grammar?Are german cases (nominativ,dativ, Akkusativ,ecc) explained in an easy way?

[@CobieO]

Researching Babbel for German because we plan on moving there soon. My husband was born there, but his German is rusty. I look forward to conversing with him in German. Thank you for your video.

[@AfroLinguo]

For real the grammar can be quite confusing. But practise writing a lot and get it corrected. So habe ich die Grammatik gelernt.

[@14Xiayou14]

Tolles Review - mach weiter so :) Thanks was curious since my friend wants to learn German and wanted to know how helpful Babbel is for that :)

[@divylearns7966]

Melenea danke! :) it’s been very helpful for me so I hope your friend enjoys it too!

[@patsadventures6381]

Clear, concise and to the point. Great job on the video. I would have like to have known if you had any prior German lessons, speaking, etc. Other than that, all good!

[@TammoKorsai]

Good concise review. :) It has just the right length and level of detail.

[@andreygeiserman1191]

your music volume is too high, just FYI

[@yassinee.3463]

I almost heard what he's saying...

[@ThisIsNotInUseOkay]

I used Babbel for the first time this past summer, trying to use it everyday for 3 months. I would do it on the train to work and back. I definitely expanded my vocabulary and I learned, but I realized that it's not my best learning method. I also wrote down a lot of the vocab I did and the dialogues, etc. My goal is to speak and on the train to work I'm not going to say a word out loud of course. I didn't like that you can't look back on the lessons you did without having to redo the whole lesson. So you can't look back at the sentences, etc. And then for a lot of it I had speaking recognition off. It was too much writing for me basically. I still have the subscription though so maybe I will use it again soon and the vocab is very relevant I think. If you want a more speaking based course I recently got Rocket French and am loving it and I think the German course would probably be just as good! Looking for content from multiple courses is definitely the best idea and to know how you personally like to study best. Happy learning!

[@divylearns7966]

Thank you for your comment! I agree, learning from multiple different sources is best for learning as we all don't learn in just 1 way. I will definitely look into the Rocket Languages for German!

[@justineagan2238]

What other methods do you recommend in addition to the application? Movies, conversations with people...?

[@AkikiMaya]

They recently added videos ! I find them really really useful !

[@celinaduguay6484]

I am using Babbel for learning Polish.

[@zharkinbaev]

thank you man! very clear and helpful.

[@thebronzedadonis]

I think my greatest problem with Babbel is they try to shortcut their students which often leaves absolute beginners beached. For instance, using Portuguese they'll teach the word 'Eu' meaning 'I'. Immediately following that they'll throw down a whole sentence featuring this word without the student knowing any other word than 'Eu' eg: 'Hoje, Eu vou ver o meu pai' (Today, I will see my father). This is confusing enough but if there's a descriptive adjective it can quickly lead to a mistranslation eg: 'Eu gosto do meu casaco vermelho' (I like my red coat) will have English speakers believing the Portuguese word for coat is 'vermelho' if the only word from that sentence they've been taught is 'eu' while the rest have become almost incidental. This actually gets worse as the courses go on. If Babbel were honest they'd admit they're probably looking for students who have already been taught basic adverbs, verbs, nouns and adjectives (when, why, what, and, to, with, right, wrong etc) and the basic structure of their chosen study language and they'll take if from there, sort of like a supplementary course. Ironically, given Babbel's frequent disparaging innuendos about their rival, I suspect many of their customers are upgrading to them from Duolingo. Unfortunately, Babbel are not so honest as to give a month's free trial because that's where most of their students crash out due to their demanding and uninspiring teaching methods. That's covered by the 'business is business' rule I suppose.

[@foeshizzel]

I so agree. I had an easier time learning Spanish because I grew up in southern California. Now I am trying to learn German and it is like learning a foreign language. My babble subscription was gifted to me. If it wasn't, I would have asked for a refund immediately and used that money to pay for a structured German class online.

[@rekietabeatslc9980]

Lol yeah I upgraded from Duo. I did the free Duo off & on for a while, when I got serious & subscribed I realized what a waste of time it was (cancelled within 48 hours & got a refund.) Babble is SO much better, but I also translate individual words to better understand how the sentences are structured, and use German subtitles when listening to my favorite German band. Babbel is a great app, but I wouldn't recommend relying solely on it.

[@randallwilburn6695]

I am using Pimsleur and I like it but am looking at possibly adding to it.

[@ivanzq21]

*and disadvantages? can I change la learning language? for example, from German to Dutch*

[@orlandog4053]

Yep, or both at same time

[@anjisbudis]

Music in the background makes it hard to focus on what you are saying ,

[@rferia539]

i agree

[@fborquez99]

Why thumb down in your thumbnail if you like it so much?

[@clisaa6974]

did you feel it was helpful with grammer? learning past, present and future tenses? I took years of italian in school, but want to go back to review it to be fluent.

[@divylearns7966]

Yes - it does help with grammar! I relied mainly on Babbel to help with my grammar work and it was very helpful

[@nmkrios6551]

I'm using Lingodeer for German. It's really good, but German isn't the easiest of all languages to learn. Things aren't sticking with me as much as they usually do with other languages. I'm thinking about using Babbel for German, mainly because of it's format and structure, but I'll probably finish the course on Lingodeer before going to Babbel (and practice my German, only studying with apps isn't enough - thanks for the reminder).

[@TomKaren94]

How long each day? For how long a period? If I have 15 months before I take a vacation to a certain country, can I be fluent enough to get by for a couple weeks?

[@rekietabeatslc9980]

Babbel does seem to rush things a bit. I translate individual words to better understand how the sentences are structured, and use German subtitles when listening to my favorite German band (Rammstein, natürlich.) Babbel is a great app & has helped me tremendously, but I wouldn't recommend relying solely on it. (BTW, if you don't like it & cancel within 48 hours through Google play you can get a refund-found that out when I subscribed to Duo... THAT was a soul-crushing, mind-numbing waste of a weekend....)

[@danrojas200]

God! thank you for being direct in this video.

[@bennorthwood1719]

Good review, shame about the annoying background music playing over your voice!!!!

[@LaraChristine]

Thank you for the video. Do you have a language learning update? :)

[@user-dm5qi4nb6l]

do you can access to the material that you already finished on Babbel even when your premium it's over??

[@divylearns7966]

hey! that's a good question but I don't actually know as I've always renewed my subscription. You can send an email to [e-mail] and they should be able to help!

[@jordyliterario]

Yes, you can. :)

[@andresvaldevit3692]

Thanks, it doesn't help Babbel making reviews themselves.

[@toreveyo1105]

Thanks But Does Babbel Work??

[@thevioletgirl17]

I just wanted to ask is how does the app explain the grammar part?

[@Redvitrum108]

Hmm

[@davidmossholder6396]

Thanks for posting. Was curious.

[@divylearns7966]

My pleasure!

[@Earthsylewind]

Everyone learning German now ? What’s the hype? Because I’m starting French

[@Γειασου-θ2ω]

There is a discount for French...???

[@shanemkeyes1]

Thanks for the review it's helping me make my choice. Do you need a headset or mic for this?

[@adamspeckert7296]

Great review

[@moneypython997]

this vid was made on my birthday. woah

[@snakefl]

Hey! The music isn't loud enough cause I can still hear you talking... :)

[@russellmitchell]

Why did you want to learn German? I suspect you are Canadian (Jays shirt), I am surprised you didn't want to learn French, given all the resources in Canada.

[@ricardo53100]

Does Babbel offer an exam to determine your level ?

[@divylearns7966]

Rick Jones it doesn’t, but after complete a course it does give you a certificate and tells you approximately what level you are based on completion of that course!

[@marlowemichaelson1366]

Thank you so much for this video review! I just got the Babbel German service with the 12 month discounted rate (half price?). I am so excited to get started. But out of curiosity - have you tried using Language Transfer?

[@divylearns7966]

Milo Dixon I’m so excited for you! 😁

[@divylearns7966]

Hey no I haven’t tried Language Transfer but I’ll take a look!

[@marlowemichaelson1366]

Divy Learns its completely free and it's an audio based course focusing on grammar rules and conjugation. I used it for Spanish and it was easily the most useful course I took when I wanted to learn in a bit of a hurry. However, the courses can be long. The Spanish course is 90 tracks and the German is 50 tracks. They are all available on KZbin

[@яобщественныйдеятель]

@@marlowemichaelson1366 Hi , Now , There is the same Babbel offer (the 12 months: 6 months free) And i wanted to ask you , you know you took it long time ago , so how was it ? how is your german language now ? Do you recommend i get it ?

[@mirianokradze5539]

Have you tried Busuu? What you think about it?

[@divylearns7966]

I have not but will add it to my list of apps to try out!

[@chesterpanda]

I was gonna ask that question as well. Some reviews I read about Busuu on the app store said it reminds them of Babbel, but I also heard people say it’s like Duolingo. Maybe it’s the best of both worlds?

[@burakayan3360]

babbel doesnt work on my phone. aber egal, ich habe genug bücher für mich um deutsch zulernen

[@deepakdubey1395]

Can i learn a1 to b1

[@divylearns7966]

Based on my experience, technically you can but I think you shouldn’t rely on only it to get you there. Adding in other methods and tools will definitely help you get to B1!

[@SchnuffiJames]

The music is very distracting

[@ricardo53100]

Thanks

[@gauravchawla8050]

In a review video the thing i look for is can you speak the language? Tell me that! Idc if you like this or that. Show me speaking the language!

[@radrcer]

You gave a decent review, but after two years of study - you didnt give us at least 2 sentences of german. Im guessing babbel sucks or you dont know anything after 2 years

[@AfroLinguo]

Nice backgroung music

[@andrewfrazier547]

Thanks for the video. You have made my decision to not sign up for babbel. The fact is whichever language I would attempt to learn I would have no one to speak it with on the regular. I would miss out on learning the subtle nuances of the language hear it from someone that speaks it naturally. Thanks again

[@so4real]

Say some German Divy. Like your video ♥️

[@brody1237]

I agree...get rid of the music so I can hear your review.

[@grai]

annoying redundant music made ten times more annoying because you can hardly hear what he's saying why do people do this??

[@n40798]

Skip the music next time

[@Zentsey]

Cuidado con tus hijos! No les recomiendo Babbel, en el curso de bodas involucra tema POLÉMICO con imagen de "boda" de la nueva agenda doctrinal que quieren algunos grupos minoritarios implementar quebrantando los valores humanos y la sociedad. Careful with your children! I do not recommend Babbel, in the course of weddings it includes a VERY CONTROVERAIAL issue with the image of "wedding" form the new doctrinal agenda that some minority groups want to implement, breaking human values and society..

[@williammarriage7305]

Repping the jays!

[@GuirongLi]

could you give me your email for business?