Assimil - Learn languages

Holiwave

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About this app

Make a new language part of your everyday life with the Assimil method.

Learn progressively through natural dialogues, real-life situations and audio recordings by native speakers. From the very first lessons, you experience the language in context rather than in isolation.

Start with the first 7 lessons to discover the method, then continue at your own pace. Lesson by lesson, build your listening, reading and practical language skills with a clear, gradual progression.

Courses available for English speakers include French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Chinese and Brazilian Portuguese.

Since 1929, Assimil has helped generations of learners discover new languages.

Already used one of the previous Assimil apps? Sign in with the same email address to find your courses again.

Have an Assimil pack? Use the “Delivery code” option in the app to activate your course.

Ratings and reviews

Not only do I find the UX poor, but there are a lot of bugs. Like I am supposed to be able to record myself saying the phrase and play it back, but playback doesn't even work. When describing the pronunciation, words in the table wrap to the next line so it looks like two words on two lines when it's really one word. Or sometimes the navigation goes to random places. The course material might be great, but the app is confusing and unintuitive. Content needs to be presented properly.

Good app with more updates recently. We can feel Assimil is working on its app. Keep going !! I have been using the app for months. At the moment, I learn Italian and Japanese. Pros: - I like how easy it is to listen and repeat the sentences and target where it is difficult for me. You can slow down and fasten the sentences. Cons: - I can't save the words which I have difficulties to remember. I have to use another app like ankidroid to list my words and it can be a challenge during rush hour.

There's something unique and special about Assimil language courses! They manage to combine solid instruction with charm and humor that's hard to match. This app by Holiwave manages to retain the character of the books. Recommended if you're serious about learning a language. I especially like the ability to record your voice and compare your pronunciation to the original. It helps you figure out where you can improve. Holiwave, please bring the advanced French course to this app!

What’s new

The glossary is now even more useful: tap a word to find every sentence in the course where it appears, along with its translation and notes. You can now search without typing accents. In Study and New words, practice translating into the language you’re learning. Auto Listen automatically continues with the next lesson, even when the screen is off. The Continue button now shows your progress, and we’ve also made several improvements for screen readers.