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Learn French Free app review: over 800 commonly-used French phrases for travelers and beginners

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Introduction

This is a great iPad and iPhone app for learning the basics of the French language, containing more than 800 common words and phrases that will surely be more than enough to help you get by if you should ever find yourself in the beautiful land of cheese and wine!

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The genre of foreign language apps is a real mixed bag when it comes to quality, with a lot of developers offering the bare minimum amount of content necessary to plug endless in-app purchases.

While this isn’t always necessarily a bad thing, it is refreshing to see an app in this genre that specifically caters to beginners or people who simply want to casually pick up a few handy words and phrases for a vacation. In other words, this is one of the best French apps for iPad and iPhone users who are just beginning to learn the French language. 

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One of the major selling points, if you will, of Learn French Free - Phrases & Vocabulary for Travel, Study & Live in France is that unlike many comparable developments within the Travel and Education categories of the App Store, all of the data is stored directly within the app.

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This of course makes this an ideal choice for traveling abroad with, where you might not always have direct access to an Internet connection. This also means that you can start using the app to its full extent as soon as you’ve finished downloading it.

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Perfect for Tourists and Beginners

To give you some idea of what you can expect to find within this app, here are some of the categories covered:

  • Greetings
  • Colors
  • Time
  • Weather
  • Numbers
  • Date
  • Eating
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You’ll also be able to add any frequently used phrases to your Favorites list for quick and easy future reference, and if you’re having trouble finding a particular word or phrase, there is a link to a free Dictionary app that can be accessed at the bottom of the main interface.

What’s more, you can record yourself enunciating each phrase before playing it back and comparing it with audio samples to ensure you have the correct form.

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Pros and Cons

Pros                                                                                         

  • Learn over 800 commonly used French phrases and vocabularies
  • Learn the proper pronunciation for each phrase by recording it and then comparing it with the correct form
  • Font size can be adjusted to suit your needs
  • Search for words and phrases by specific keywords
  • All data is contained within the app so no Internet connection is required
  • Share the app with your friends online via Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, email, and text message

Cons                                                         

  • There is nothing negative to say about this app

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Final Words

Learn French Free - Phrases & Vocabulary for Travel, Study & Live in France is more than sufficient to help you learn the basics of the French language without having to spend a penny. This is a trés bien iPhone and iPad app which definitely receives a very strong recommendation from me! It's quite possibly the best French learning app for beginners. 

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MarkBangs

Mark is an opinionated writer who loves to review apps. In 2012, he started reviewing Apple apps on a regular basis and wonders how he survived up to that point without these apps.