Esperanto Talk app for iPhone and iPad
4.2 (
2752 ratings )
Games
Education
Puzzle
Word
Developer: Pinch Village
0.99 USD
Current version: 3.0, last update: 4 years agoFirst release : 16 Jun 2011
App size: 823 Kb
Learn Esperanto in seconds and maintain it year-round. Collect stars by identifying commonly used Esperanto words and phrases. Memorize over 200 vocabulary words in a series of short but increasingly challenging word puzzles. Then finish the game to unlock fresh challenges each day and maintain your newly-minted vocabulary.
Latest reviews of Esperanto Talk app for iPhone and iPad
Very Good Minigame
I like the style of the game, very informative. It could be a little streamlined (no grey boxes when clicking) and a bit faster word selection, but is a very nice app!
I like the style of the game, very informative. It could be a little streamlined (no grey boxes when clicking) and a bit faster word selection, but is a very nice app!
Fun and Effective, With One Major Flaw
As a beginner in learning Esperanto, I love the format of this app. In each stage, words and phrases in both English and Esperanto are mixed together. You must tap the matches in each language, concentration-style, to clear the pair. You earn stars as you clear each stage: one star for just completing the stage, two stars if you dont make any errors, and a third star if youre fast enough. You must earn two stars in any stage in order to unlock the next stage. At first its just a guessing game, but as you attempt to reach three stars in every phase, you find that you begin to retain the definitions. Each time you retry a phase, all of the words and phrases are randomized and run together in the same text block. This extra challenge forces you to look for patterns that help with retention. Unfortunately, none of the Esperanto words have any accent marks, and these are necessary for correct spelling and pronunciation. For example, in phase two, "adiau" is supposed to have a breve over the "u", and in phase three, "gis" needs a circumflex over the "g". This may not be a big deal for the experienced Esperanto speaker, but as a beginner, its important for me to learn how to spell and pronounce each word correctly. If the accent marks were included, I would give this app a higher rating. I really do believe this is a great way to learn Esperanto, and Im already retaining several words. Unfortunately, without the accent marks, its too easy for beginners to learn words the wrong way.
As a beginner in learning Esperanto, I love the format of this app. In each stage, words and phrases in both English and Esperanto are mixed together. You must tap the matches in each language, concentration-style, to clear the pair. You earn stars as you clear each stage: one star for just completing the stage, two stars if you dont make any errors, and a third star if youre fast enough. You must earn two stars in any stage in order to unlock the next stage. At first its just a guessing game, but as you attempt to reach three stars in every phase, you find that you begin to retain the definitions. Each time you retry a phase, all of the words and phrases are randomized and run together in the same text block. This extra challenge forces you to look for patterns that help with retention. Unfortunately, none of the Esperanto words have any accent marks, and these are necessary for correct spelling and pronunciation. For example, in phase two, "adiau" is supposed to have a breve over the "u", and in phase three, "gis" needs a circumflex over the "g". This may not be a big deal for the experienced Esperanto speaker, but as a beginner, its important for me to learn how to spell and pronounce each word correctly. If the accent marks were included, I would give this app a higher rating. I really do believe this is a great way to learn Esperanto, and Im already retaining several words. Unfortunately, without the accent marks, its too easy for beginners to learn words the wrong way.
Really good except for one thing...
The animals are all mismatched. Looking forward to future versions! This game is fun!
The animals are all mismatched. Looking forward to future versions! This game is fun!
Pretty bad
For starters, there are no special characters so many words are effectively misspelled. The format is bizarre -- the words are pushed together so I spent more time trying to distinguish when one phrase ended and another began than I did determining the correct translation. Finally, and most importantly, a lot of the translations arent correct. Most of the incorrect translations are just not quite right, but some are way off (for example, "mi ne scias" is translated as "I understand" when it really means "I dont know"). In all, this app will probably do more harm to your learning of Esperanto than good.
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For starters, there are no special characters so many words are effectively misspelled. The format is bizarre -- the words are pushed together so I spent more time trying to distinguish when one phrase ended and another began than I did determining the correct translation. Finally, and most importantly, a lot of the translations arent correct. Most of the incorrect translations are just not quite right, but some are way off (for example, "mi ne scias" is translated as "I understand" when it really means "I dont know"). In all, this app will probably do more harm to your learning of Esperanto than good.