About LingoTello
What LingoTello is
LingoTello is an Android app for learning German, Spanish, French or English by reading and listening. It has 1,000 lessons with natural audio per language, from A1 to C2 (about 17 hours of listening in each): stories and topics about daily life, work, travel and society. While you listen, the highlight follows the word being spoken; tap a word and you see its meaning in your language without the audio stopping, and you can save it together with the sentence it came from.
Why it exists
It starts from a simple idea: you learn a language by hearing a lot of it, and you understand it better when you can read what you hear and tap what you don't get. Flashcards and isolated drills teach words; listening to whole texts teaches what the language actually sounds like. LingoTello puts both on one screen, with three reading modes so you choose how much help you want: glosses, a full translation, or only the language you're learning.
Principles
- No account. Pick a language and a level, and your first text is ready.
- Your data stays on your phone. Progress and saved vocabulary live on the device.
- Start free. 10–15 complete lessons per language with every feature. Plus unlocks the full catalogue of all languages for €7.99 a month or €49.99 a year. No ads.
- For any moment. Audio in the background, with the screen off and, with Plus, offline.
- For every level. From A1 to C2, in German, Spanish, French and English.
Courses
From English you can learn German, learn Spanish or learn French. The app also exists in Spanish and German, with English courses.
Who makes it
LingoTello is made by C. Kerger in San Francisco. If you have a question, an idea or you've spotted a mistake in a text, write to him: he answers in English, Spanish and German.
Status
The first version ships on Android; an iPhone version will follow. If you'd like to hear about launch day, join the waitlist.
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