Hi everybody, BigBong here and welcome back to another review!
Today, I'll be learning a language on a platform
I already reviewed a couple of months ago called LingoPie
Back then, I was using it on my laptop
But this time, I'll be showing it to you on my smartphone
So let me start by introducing the concept once again
It's a video-on-demand platform
with a large variety of movies and TV shows
But unlike other platforms that only provide subtitles
This one is really made for people like you and me
who want to learn languages
I'll tell you why in a moment but before that
if you want to try it simultaneously with me
LingoPie offers a 7-day free trial
So why not download it right now?
Plus, if you click on the link in the description
you'll get a special discount
Alright, so if we're all set, then let's learn some languages!
When I reviewed it earlier this year
the only languages available were Spanish and Russian
But now, they've also added French, Portuguese, German and Italian
And I know for a fact, that they're also working to add
Japanese, Chinese and Turkish
So I've just launched the app and here is my homepage
with my progression at the very top
I'm currently level 2 and soon level 3
as my experience bar is almost full
Below that, we can see the watch time in minutes
the words I've clicked on, in the subtitles
and the words I learned on flashcards
Then, there is the list of shows I'm currently watching
And down below, all the content available on the platform
organized by categories
What's really awesome is that one of the first things you'll see
is the flag of the country where the movie was made
That's very useful because as you know
Spanish, for example, is a language that has very different
accents and dialects depending on where you are in the world
And if you're planning a trip to Spain
you might want to watch some Spanish content
But if you're going to Argentina, it's a completely different accent
So it really depend on your preferences
Before we start, let me show you briefly how the app works
You can see the subtitles in the target language
I don't need the English one because I'm comfortable
enough in Spanish, but just so you know
you can turn it on or off
If you don't know a word, you can simply click on it
and get an instant translation
Obviously, you can click on the sound icon to hear the word
"A little ride"
That's very useful because sometimes
when actors natural speak
they don't necessarily pronounce all the words
There are contractions and also because of the ambient sound
For that, you can also play with the speed
by slowing it down to make it easier to understand
[Demonstration of speed change]
Alright, let's get down to business
One of the most successful methods to learn a language
according to my personal priorities as a learner
who wants to speak, is called shadowing
Actually, some of you might have unconsciously done it as a kid
When you know a movie by heart and you speak
as the character says the line, that's shadowing
I might go to Mexico soon
And so, not only did I choose something
that was in Mexican Spanish
but it's a travel vlog, so it could also help me learn words
and expressions used in that setting
Alright, so let's see how it starts
Very good morning, today it's border crossing again
We're going to cross in two days, two borders
which are the one from Nicaragua to Honduras
and the one from Honduras to Salvador
He's got a nice soothing voice
So "muy buenos días" = "A very good day"
"Hoy" = "Today"
"Toca" is to touch, but in this contexte
it's to "touch a subject" or to talk about a subject
"Otra vez" = Once again
"Cruce de fronteras" = Crossing borders
We'll cross in two days, two borders
So "vamos a cruzar" = We'll cross
"En dos días" = In two days
"Dos fronteras" = Two borders
"que son la de Nicaragua hacia Honduras"
So "from Nicaragua to Honduras"
"And from Honduras to Salvador"
Now if I try to shadow that, it's going to sound like
[BigBong demonstrates shadowing]
LingoPie encourages it's users to review the list of words
after an episode or a movie
So I've just watched a Colombian movie called "The Selection"
And let's review the words I learned
"El campeonato" = The championship
Here we go, I know
"Pereza"
"You insist too much, what a drag!"
I don't know that one
"Laziness" oh it's close to the French "paresse"
A little ride = "una vueltica"
Finally, you shouldn't be out of content because
there are new movies and TV shows added to the catalog
every week
So if you haven't done it yet, download it guys!
Again, there is a 7-day free trial
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And I'll see you very soon for more entertaining videos
Bye!