With a smartphone we can do many useful things, besides sharing messages on social networks or visiting Facebook! Thanks to the help of some apps, we can also learn to read and speak a foreign language, with exercises aimed at rapid learning. If we want to learn the English language (par excellence the most spoken language and that everyone should know) we can find a multitude of applications that, in a simple and free way, allow you to improve the basics we already know or allow you to learn new words from scratch and grammar (useful for those who have never studied this language). In this guide we will therefore show you the best apps for learning English in an interactive and fun way, with a definitely less boring method than any book or lesson at specialized centers.
Best Apps to learn English
The apps we're going to recommend are basically free, but often offer advanced courses and interactive lessons for a fee. In any case, we can use all the free material without limits and thus learn the basics in a simple and effective way.Duolingo
Duolingo is one of the best apps for the foreign language learning system and is available for Android and iOS.
Duolingo is based on learning and testing levels where you can gain skill points and compare progress with other people. It is therefore possible to use your knowledge to translate the contents of the real world, and to be evaluated by other users. It is currently one of the apps that we recommend to try immediately, because it really allows you to learn English immediately while having fun.
We talked about Duolingo extensively in our article on how to learn languages by playing on Android and iPhone .
Drops
Drops is among the new apps that has been most successful in the learning apps sector, immediately becoming one of the most downloaded on Android and iOS.
The app allows you to learn English and many other languages with daily exercises and games that never get bored. Drops does not pretend to teach the grammar of languages, but only to memorize the main words that we can find on the street or listening to what other people say, through micro games and minimalist images that become easy to remember. The app's approach make it one of the best for people who don't want to waste too much time learning the language but still want to recognize and pronounce common word words.
Babbel
Another highly publicized app that has quickly become one of the best apps for learning English is Babbel, available for Android and iOS.
Thanks to this app we will be able to learn everyday phrases or phrases and dialogues to keep in certain situations, so that you can immediately immerse yourself in the spoken language without having to study all the grammar rules. We can find both short lessons (for those who always run) and detailed lessons with final exercises to be able to test their skills in language management.
LearnEnglish Grammar
British Counsil provides several applications for learning English, especially grammar. So if we want to speak English fluently and captivating, we can install the LearnEnglish Grammar app on our smartphone, available for Android and iOS.
With this app we will have different levels of learning to overcome, so that we can slowly understand all the constructs and grammatical rules of the English language, all essential to be able to speak correctly and understand what we are told. The app adopts a very classic approach, with various steps to be passed for each course, exercises in which to test the knowledge learned and the final texts to be able to level up or not (in case of mistakes, better go back on your own steps and repeat things that are missing or that we haven't learned correctly).
Language Course (Android only)
If we have an Android device we can download the 100% complete and free course offered by the Language Course.
With this interactive dictionary we will be able to learn the pronunciation of each word and learn many of the common phrases, so that we can use them at any time of the day. Among the features included in the app we point out the offline operation (without Internet connection), the Listen only mode and speed and capacity regulator (so you can hear the words based on the knowledge of the English language: slow for beginners and fast for who is already an expert with the language).
Other apps for learning English
The ones we described in the first chapter are without a doubt the best apps that we can install on our smartphone or tablet to quickly learn English in all its aspects, also according to our skills. However, hundreds of themed apps are available in the stores! Below we have collected what we believe to be among the best apps to try as an alternative to those already reported.- Memrise (Android and iPhone) is another app already described in this blog, with a large variety of courses for learning foreign languages for free. Memrise is a website and app with online foreign language courses that also works offline, without an internet connection.
- Lingua.Ly is a tool for learning English and other languages of your choice that integrates with internet browsing to transform websites not in Italian into language learning opportunities. With Lingua.ly you can learn new words of English every day by reading online texts chosen by the application based on the interests selected during registration.
- Tandem is an app for iPhone and Android famous for its social features, which allows you to exchange information and dialogues with another person, in order to learn and learn a language and also to meet new international friends.
- SpeakingPal English Tutor allows you to improve spoken English by using voice recognition technology to simulate a voice call with a native English speaker. There are over 100 levels and many different dialogues, sentences and vocabulary. The app, incredible for how interactive it is, is only free for 16 levels, on iPhone and Android.
- English grammar test for Android is one of the most amazing English learning apps, with over 1, 200 grammar tasks to learn tenses, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, word order and other similar things. There are also tests, practical exercises, material design and analysis.
- Dictionary.com is the best English dictionary app with definitions and translator for iPhone and Android already described in another article, which also works without internet connection.
- Busuu is mostly a social network for learning languages, one of the best sites for learning languages online and for free, which also exists as an app for Android and iOS. The lessons range from beginner to advanced, and Busuu offers more than 150 topics, 3, 000 words and phrases.
- Fun Easy Learn English is an application only for Android with a vocabulary with more than 6, 000 words in its database useful for learning new words of English using illustrations, images, voice files for pronunciation and translations.
- Phrasalstein, unlike the other applications in this list, serves to improve the use of English verbs. The application was designed as the scenario of a cartoon horror film, with fun animations and an effective learning system, for Android and iOS.
- Vocapp (Android and iPhone) is an app for learning English through flashcards, that is, through images and questions to be answered with multiple choice.
- English Listening and Speaking (for Android) is another good app for studying English with transcriptions, recordings, idiomatic expressions, phrases and vocabulary. It's not as structured as with apps like Memrise or Duolingo, however, it works great for practice.
- Hello English: Learn English (Android and iPhone) is one of the most popular apps for learning the English language, with hundreds of lessons, games, a 10, 000-word dictionary, meetings with teachers, global leaderboards and offline support. Most of the things in the app are free, including lessons, games, etc. only a few features like teachers cost money.
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary (Android and iPhone) is one of the best English dictionaries, with audio pronunciations and completely free.
Conclusions
As we have seen, many simple and immediate apps are available to learn English using a smartphone or tablet, you just need to make a commitment and learn at least the basic rules, words and phrases to be able to speak and understand the 'English.In another guide we showed you how to learn to speak in English in video chat with native speakers: WeSpeke .
