FluentUReviews of fluentu.com

Need to have a speaking component

I like the instruction format, especially the short clips, having the translation under the words and the ability to go back and replay a segment. I would like to have more videos from Spanish Playground, Disney and sports videos especially baseball and soccer.

The best things I like about this are the prevalence of native speakers in video, so the realism is spot on. The pace of speaking varies from slow to fast as you move up the levels from beginner to advanced. I'm still low-intermediate and the way the speakers have very slight pauses between words is exactly what I need to parse out a sentence. On top of that, the ability to create your own personalized vocab list is perfect. To click on any unknown word and get a definition, multiple video usages, etc. allows one to really dive into the true understanding of the language. I started for a year and a half on Hello Chinese app on my phone, and while I thought that was very good it has topped out and I don't get much from it now outside of vocabulary review. I don't know how well this would word from a true beginner that doesn't know wo and ni, but I feel I'm picking up more skills and vocabulary every day with this than I ever did with the Hello Chinese app.

I love FluentU because I can pose any unknown words to find out their meaning and learn and remember them. I also like quizzes after watching each video. If 80% of the year's payment is real after 2 week trial, I will definitely give 5 stars!

My son used this for a few days and I got charged for a yearly subscription when I thought it was a free trial. No warning that I was going to be charged via email. I thought the payment receipt was a scam as it was in my junk mail, but money went from my account. UPDATE: Support gave me a refund after I complained so updated rating.

I regret not trying this sooner! Signed up for annual and absolutely loving it so far (it has been 2 hours!)

Great for me as someone who wants to learn multiple languages. Can always switch languages, without having to fork out more for another language course. It’s biggest strength is that you get a window into the real world foreign language with every translation tool you need on the fly. Predominately learning Mandarin, so i get pinyin AND Hanzi subtitles and can always click on any word that i need for isolated translation for. For one, seeing the language as it is used forces you to learn context and grammar. I only wish there a way to slow down the videos sometimes, because , for two…native Mandarin speakers can have some ways of enunciating syllables in sloppy ways, akin to the way English speakers do with words like “dontcha” and “gonna” or how “might as well” sounds like “mise well” So, you would never know these nuances if you only learned the whole language via textbook or the typically language learning program. More challenging, but more effective.

It is a funny way to learn a language. I've noticed that words or expressions learnt that way come more often to my mind. The videos offer a wide variety of topics and are enjoyable to watch.