When it comes to learning French, immersion is certainly the best and quickest way to learn, followed swiftly by one-to-one lessons – in a classroom or online. But most of us don’t have the time or money to learn like this. And, actually, a one-to-one lesson a week isn’t enough, and an immersion for a week or two once a year won’t get you speaking French fluently. This is where Lingopie steps in, offering online learning combined with live classes with a real teacher.
Lingopie is a subscription-based video platform that uses TV shows, movies, audiobooks, podcasts, and more to help you learn a new language – French is one of many. It’s available on desktop, mobile, and TV screens.
All the films and TV shows have subtitles available, but it’s not like the usual subtitles, where you try to read/listen in French and English at once while you’re trying to learn and also immerse yourself in the culture of France.
How to learn French online
With Lingopie, you can choose to pause after each subtitle so that you have time to really let the words soak in. And Lingopie has a ‘Grammar Coach’ – you can click on the French words to hear them repeated, and to see a full explanation of what they mean, plus details whether the words are feminine, masculine, singular or plural and what type of word they are, e.g., noun, verb, adjective etc. It’s an invaluable tool for getting to grips with French grammar with an explanation of a sentence, for example, the use of conjunctions and prepositions and their context in a sentence.
You’ll find an extensive library of movies and TV shows, and you can choose your favourite genre with recommendations to suit you – everyone learns more easily when they’re enjoying something. If you start a show and don’t finish it, you’ll find it stored in your library so you can quickly return to it.
There’s also a music section, lots of practice games, tests and fun ways to help you learn vocabulary, sentence construction and to help reinforce your understanding.
Live French lessons online
What really sets Lingopie apart is the availability of live lessons. Join students from around the world with a teacher in an online classroom where everyone gets a turn to speak, to listen to each other and to realise that you’re not alone in finding it hard to say certain words, it’s very reassuring, and the teacher is endlessly patient. Topics are clearly listed: Lost in Paris, travelling in France, Trivia, Looking for a Job, etc., and there are multiple lessons daily, and at different times to suit different time zones.
Lingopie is suitable for beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners. There are even children’s programmes and films for your kids or the whole family to practice French together.
Brilliant – and affordable
Not only is Lingopie a brilliant and fun way to learn French – but it’s also not expensive. Take out a 3-month subscription (the cost is roughly the equivalent to two cups of coffee per month from a well-known chain of American coffeehouses), or annually (discounted) or lifetime access (heavily discounted).
You can even take a free trial. And – subscribe through the link below – and they’ll give you 55% off! Find out more, enjoy a free trial and start your learning experience at lingopie.com
