DK 15 Minute Language Course

Dorling Kindersley

About this app

DK’s 15 Minutes books are perfect for busy people who want to learn a new language fast. These fun, user-friendly books help you teach yourself a new language in just 12 weeks.

This updated 15 Minute app provides offline access to all the audio recordings that accompany the latest editions of the printed books. It contains more than 35 minutes of high-quality audio per language, allowing you to hear all the words and phrases in the books spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside each book's easy-to-use pronunciation guide to perfect your pronunciation. Whether you're a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there's no easier way to learn a new language.

An internet connection is required to download all the audio content. For more information on the books, visit www.dk.com.

Ratings and reviews

It is a good resource to go along with the book. The major downside is that when the examples in the app are updated, they no longer match up with the book you bought. I just bought the book a few days ago, and it's already different from the app. The app needs to let you select which edition of the book to use and give you the proper examples. Otherwise, it is instantly obsolete.

I was worried when I already bought the French version of the book and then saw the app got such bad ratings but as of Nov 2024 the app works as intended. It's very well organized to match with the different book sections and has the option of playing all the phrases or words in order or you can click them one by one so you can listen to the same word of phrase multiple times. So far I haven't had any problems with it (at least the French version).

Pressing back button closes the app and it forgets where it was. Can't skip back/forward in the sounds where it goes through a bunch of words/sentences. Help page says you can but I wasn't able to tap a word/sentence to play it and instead had to wait until the recording got there. It only plays the Chinese, not the meaning in English, so you can't learn while doing dishes, driving or jogging. Can't mark a items as difficult. No flashcard/test system for difficult parts.

What’s new

Updated packages to the newest versions