我们最近有幸测试了一个名为Mondly的语言学习工具。它可以帮助您使用您喜爱的网络浏览器(web browser)或iPhone 或 Android 智能手机(iPhone or Android smartphone)上的应用程序学习新语言。我们喜欢学习新事物，所以我们很想看看Mondly是如何工作的，以及它是否能真正帮助您轻松学习一门新语言。使用一段时间后，我们的感受如下：
注意：(NOTE:) Mondly 现在有一个临时的返校促销活动，可享受 50% 的折扣。你可以利用它，在这里(here)。在此促销活动之外，Digital Citizen读者可以购买Mondly 订阅(Mondly subscription)，享受 30% 的折扣。您可以购买Premium 1 Language - Monthly Subscription并享受 30 % discount，或者您可以在购买任何其他计划时使用digitalcitizen30 促销代码，以享受此折扣。(promo code)
Mondly：它对谁有好处？
Mondly 是以下人群的绝佳选择：
- 想(Want)使用他们的电脑、智能手机或平板电脑学习新语言
- 想(Want)以母语为起点学习一门新语言(starting point)
- 没有时间上长课，想在业余时间学习一门新语言，每天几分钟
优点和缺点
Mondly 有很多好处：
- 它提供了一长串您可以学习的语言：更准确地说是 33 种
- 它适用于许多平台和设备：Web 浏览器、Android和 iOS
- 您可以将其作为免费用户或高级会员使用
- 高级内容包括 250 节课、36 节词汇构建器、每日课程、每周测验、每月挑战、语音识别(speech recognition)和语法课程
- 它的课程涵盖了大多数现实生活中的情况，从如何说你好(Hello)，到家庭、浪漫、季节、旅行、交通、运动、饮食(food and drinks)、商务等等。
- 它使用母语人士进行录音，这意味着正确的发音
- 它包括一个聊天机器人，您可以使用它来模拟与真人的对话
唯一不太积极的方面是要访问 Mondly 必须提供的所有内容，您必须支付订阅费用。即便如此，考虑到它提供了多少语言和课程，我们认为高级会员资格并不昂贵。
判决
我们喜欢 Mondly，我们相信这对于任何想要学习一门新语言的人来说都是一个好的开始。有许多课程和功能可以帮助您学习，它们涵盖了现实生活中的情况。虽然我们还不能说你可以使用 Mondly 来完全学习一门新语言的所有细微差别，但我们认为这是一个充满希望的开始。考虑到它还包括语法课程，Mondly 可以让您像在课堂上一样学习新语言。我们将它推荐给任何想要至少在基本层面上说一门新语言的人。而且，如果您真的致力于这样做，那么它要求的所有优质内容(premium content)的价格无疑是值得的。
什么是蒙德里？
Mondly是一项旨在帮助您学习新语言的服务。您可以在任何 PC 上的网络浏览器中使用它。(web browser)如果您使用的是Android 智能手机或平板电脑，您也可以从(Android smartphone or tablet)Play Store下载其应用程序；如果您使用的是 iPhone 或 iPad，您还可以从App Store下载其应用程序。(App Store)Mondly于 2013 年推出，到 2018 年，它表示它在 190 多个国家拥有超过 3000 万用户。
Mondly最重要的功能是它可以让您使用 33 种母语学习 33 种不同的语言。那是什么意思？好吧，这意味着如果您的母语在Mondly支持的 33 种语言中，您可以使用它来学习一门新语言。您并不局限于有限的一组主要语言。例如，您不必懂英语(English)就可以学习希腊语(Greek)。如果您的母语是葡萄牙语(Portuguese)，您可以使用葡萄牙语(Portuguese)学习希腊语(Greek)，因为Mondly可以直接将葡萄牙语(Portuguese)翻译成希腊语(Greek)。
Mondly 可以帮助您学习以下 33 种语言之一：英式英语(English)、美式英语(American English)、西班牙语(Spanish)、法语(French)、德语(German)、意大利语(Italian)、俄语(Russian)、日语(Japanese)、韩语(Korean)、中文(Chinese)、土耳其语(Turkish)、阿拉伯语(Arabic)、波斯语(Persian)、希伯来语(Hebrew)、葡萄牙语(Portuguese)、荷兰语(Dutch)、瑞典语(Swedish)、挪威语(Norwegian)、丹麦语(Danish),芬兰语(Finnish),希腊语(Greek),罗马尼亚语(Romanian),南非荷兰语(Afrikaans)、克罗地亚语(Croatian)、波兰语(Polish)、保加利亚语(Bulgarian)、捷克语(Czech)、匈牙利语(Hungarian)、乌克兰语(Ukrainian)、越南语(Vietnamese)、印地语(Hindi)、印度尼西亚语(Indonesian)。
如果您问我们，这是一个很长的清单，它涵盖了当今世界上(world today)大多数常用语言。
您可以访问哪些内容以及费用是多少？
无论您使用什么设备或浏览器， (device or browser)Mondly都可以让您访问相同的内容。但是，有两种不同类型的内容可用：免费和高级(Premium)。要访问它们，您必须创建一个帐户。作为免费用户，您可以访问：
- Mondly的第一部分，包括 6 节课、一个对话、一个词汇部分和一个Chatbot 对话(Chatbot conversation)（您正在使用正在学习的新语言与机器人交谈）
- 每天一堂新课
- 每周测验和每月挑战
如果您购买Mondly订阅，您可以使用更多功能：
- 按主题组织的 250 节课
- 33 对话
- 36个词汇生成器
- 每日课程（每年 365 节课）、每周测验和每月挑战
- 语音识别(Speech recognition)可帮助您学习发音
- 共轭表和语法课
高级会员(Premium membership)每月收费 9.99 美元或每年 47.99 美元。
第一(First)印象，或如何开始使用Mondly学习一门新语言(Mondly)
我们第一次遇到Mondly是在网络浏览器(web browser)中。我们访问了官方网站 - Mondly.com - 我们看到了这个：
你只需要选择你说的语言和你想学习的语言。然后，Mondly立即通过开始对话向您展示学习新语言的感觉。它看起来真的很容易！
无论(Regardless)您是付费订阅还是使用免费用户帐户(user account)，您都可以在入门教程中获得相同的课程：将单词移到正确的答案上、翻译句子、将正确的单词滑到正确的图片上，等等. 在每节课结束时，您可以获得积分，进入下一个级别，等等。
当我们看到 Mondly 在网络浏览器中的样子后，我们很想知道它与(web browser)Android和 iOS 应用程序之间是否有任何区别。正如我们很快发现的那样，这些应用程序的外观和工作(look and work)方式都一样。
Our first encounter with Mondly was unexpectedly fast. Both in the web browser and on an iPhone or an Android smartphone, Mondly is easy to start using. You visit the website or install and open the app on your smartphone/tablet, choose what language you speak, and the one you want to learn, and Mondly immediately starts teaching you basics. It is a good start in our opinion.
使用Mondly或使用 Mondly 学习一门新语言是什么感觉(Mondly)
首先(First)，我们不得不提一下，我们通过付费订阅使用Mondly，因此我们可以访问所有可用的优质内容。如果您以免费用户的身份使用Mondly，您将无法访问每一节课以及它提供的所有功能。
我们尝试了 Mondly，将美式英语(English)作为我们说的语言，将德语作为我们想要学习的语言。在我们使用它的第一周，Mondly 已经向我们介绍了一些Hello课程，在这些课程中我们学会了如何说，好吧，Hello!还有怎么说我们是谁，问别人他们叫什么名字等等。这些是我们可以很快通过的简单课程。
Mondly 使用许多图片并以两种语言显示单词（您说的一种语言和您想学习的一种语言）。当它在您的屏幕上显示它们时，它也会说两种语言，从而可以相当容易地记住以新语言说出的某个单词或句子。(word or sentence)这也应该有助于你以后的发音。
Mondly要求您尝试通过从列表中选择正确的句子或在翻译字段中添加正确的单词来翻译句子。即使您对要学习的语言一无所知，通过删除感觉不正确的单词或Mondly说话时您没有听到的单词，选择正确的翻译也是很自然的。
然而，有时我们认为语言曲线(language curve)有点太陡了。Mondly还可以，但有时它会要求你用你正在学习的语言输入一个句子的翻译，这很麻烦，至少对我们来说是这样。
我们喜欢并相信它很方便的一件事是Mondly可以使用语音识别这一事实。有很多课程要求您说出句子，而Mondly 会(Mondly)听您的发音。这一点，再加上Mondly使用母语人士来录制您听到的录音，这有助于您学习如何正确说话。
让 Mondly 脱颖而出的另一件事是它提供了一个聊天机器人(Chatbot)。那是一个机器人（人工实体），您可以与之交谈，它可以帮助您以您正在学习的语言模拟您可能与某人进行的真实对话。(life conversation)
有些课程还可以让您调查和了解更多有关语法的信息。您可以通过点击单词来学习变位和时态。这让 Mondly 感觉很像传统的教室。有些人可能想详细学习新语言，这肯定会符合他们的喜好。如果您不是其中之一，则可以忽略语法。🙂
每次你完成一堂课，你也会得到所有正确答案的分数。它们用于评估您的技能，甚至将您与与您学习相同语言的其他用户进行排名。
我们对Mondly(Mondly)表示赞赏的另一件事是，这些课程不需要很长时间才能完成。它们都很短，你可以在几分钟内结束它们，这使得它们非常适合我们所有人的忙碌生活。例如，在等待地铁时，您可以每天多学一点。鉴于Mondly在您的所有设备上提供相同的平台，这也意味着您可以在通勤时使用智能手机学习，并在回家后继续使用笔记本电脑。
虽然我们已经很久没有使用 Mondly，也不能吹嘘已经使用它学习了一门新语言，但我们必须说它看起来是一种很有前途的现代语言学习方式。我们喜欢它教授新语言的方式和它使用的各种方法。它有多种语言可供选择，口语部分由这些语言的母语人士提供，这意味着发音非常好。我们将在未来几个月（也许几年？）继续使用 Mondly，并希望我们至少能学习一门新语言。🙂(Although we have not used Mondly for a long time, and we cannot brag about already having learned a new language using it, we must say that it looks like a promising and modern way of language learning. We like the way it teaches new languages and the various methods it uses. It has many languages available, and the spoken parts are offered by native speakers of those languages, which means that pronunciation is excellent. We will continue using Mondly for the months (maybe years?) to come, and hopefully, we will learn at least one new language. 🙂)
你喜欢蒙德里吗？
经过一周的测试，我们必须说我们喜欢 Mondly。如果您想学习一门新语言，它可能是一个很好的工具，并且考虑到您可以选择的可用语言的数量，我们也认为它的价格并不高。你怎么看？你(Did)试过蒙德利吗？使用下面的评论部分分享您对该服务的看法。
Reviewing Mondly: Learn new languages in a browser or a mobile app
We recently had the pleasure of testing а languаge learning tool called Mondly. It helps you learn new languages using yоur favorite web browser or an app on your iPhone or Android smartphone. We love learning new thіngs, so we wеre eager to see how Mondly works and whether it can truly help you learn a new lаnguage with ease. After using it for a time, here are our impressіons:
NOTE: Mondly now has a temporary back-to-school promotion with 50% off. You can take advantage of it, here. Outside this promotion, Digital Citizen readers can purchase a Mondly subscription, with 30% off. You can purchase a Premium 1 Language - Monthly Subscription with a 30% discount, or you can use the digitalcitizen30 promo code when purchasing any other plan, to benefit from this discount.
Mondly: Who is it good for?
Mondly is an excellent choice for people who:
- Want to learn new languages using their computers, smartphones or tablets
- Want to learn a new language using their native language as a starting point
- Do not have time for long lessons and want to learn a new language mostly in their spare time, a couple of minutes per day
Pros and cons
Mondly has many good things going for it:
- It offers a long list of languages that you can learn: 33 to be more exact
- It works on many platforms and devices: web browsers, Android, and iOS
- You can use it as a free user or with a premium membership
- The premium content includes 250 lessons, 36 vocabulary builders, daily lessons, weekly quizzes, monthly challenges, speech recognition, and grammar lessons
- Its lessons cover most real-life situations, ranging from things like how to say Hello, to family, romance, seasons, traveling, transportation, sports, food and drinks, business and so on
- It uses native speakers for the voice recordings, and that means proper pronunciation
- It includes a chatbot that you can use to simulate conversations with a real person
The only less positive aspect is the fact the to get access to everything Mondly has to offer, you have to pay for a subscription. Even so, we do not feel that the premium membership is pricey, considering how many languages and lessons it offers.
Verdict
We like Mondly, and we believe that it can be a good start for anyone who wants to learn a new language. There are many lessons and features to help you learn, and they cover real-life situations. Although we cannot yet say that you can use Mondly to fully learn a new language with all its nuances, we feel that it is a promising start. Considering that it also includes grammar lessons, Mondly can make you learn new languages just like in a classroom. We recommend it to anyone who wants to be able to speak a new language at least on a fundamental level. And, if you are genuinely dedicated to doing so, the price it asks for all its premium content, is undoubtedly worth it.
What is Mondly?
Mondly is a service that aims to help you learn new languages. You can use it in a web browser on any PC. You can also download its apps from the Play Store if you are using an Android smartphone or tablet, or from the App Store if you are using an iPhone or an iPad. Mondly was launched in 2013 and now, in 2018, says that it has over 30 million users in over 190 countries.
Mondly's most important feature is that it lets you learn 33 different languages using 33 native languages. What does that mean? Well, it means that if your native language is among those 33 supported by Mondly, you can use it to learn a new language. You are not confined to a limited set of primary languages. You do not have to know English to learn Greek, for instance. If your native language is Portuguese, you can use Portuguese to learn Greek, as Mondly gives you translation directly from Portuguese to Greek.
Mondly can help you learn one of these 33 languages: British English, American English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Romanian, Afrikaans, Croatian, Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Indonesian.
It is a long list if you ask us, and it covers most of the commonly used languages spoken around the world today.
What content can you access and how much does it cost?
Regardless of what device or browser you use, Mondly gives you access to the same content. There are, however, two different types of content available: Free and Premium. To access them, you have to create an account. As a free user, you can access:
- The first section of Mondly, which includes 6 lessons, one conversation, one vocabulary section, and a Chatbot conversation (in which you are talking to a bot in the new language that you are learning)
- One new lesson each day
- Weekly quizzes and monthly challenges
If you buy a subscription to Mondly, you get access to many more features:
- 250 lessons that are organized by topics
- 33 conversations
- 36 vocabulary builders
- Daily lessons (365 lessons per year), weekly quizzes and monthly challenges
- Speech recognition that helps you learn pronunciation
- Conjugation tables and grammar lessons
The Premium membership costs $9.99 per month or $47.99 per year.
First impressions, or how to start learning a new language with Mondly
Our first encounter with Mondly was in a web browser. We visited the official website - Mondly.com - and we saw this:
You just have to select the language that you speak and the one you want to learn. Then, Mondly immediately shows you what it is like to learn that new language by starting a conversation. It truly looks easy!
Regardless of whether you have a paid subscription or if you are using a free user account, you get the same kind of lessons in the starting tutorial: moving words over correct answers, translating sentences, swiping correct words over the right pictures, and so on. At the end of each lesson, you get points, move to the next levels, and so on.
Once we saw what Mondly looked like in a web browser, we were curious to see if there are any differences between it and the Android and iOS apps. As we soon found out, the apps look and work just the same.
Our first encounter with Mondly was unexpectedly fast. Both in the web browser and on an iPhone or an Android smartphone, Mondly is easy to start using. You visit the website or install and open the app on your smartphone/tablet, choose what language you speak, and the one you want to learn, and Mondly immediately starts teaching you basics. It is a good start in our opinion.
Using Mondly, or what it is like to learn a new language with Mondly
First of all, we have to mention that we used Mondly with a paid subscription, so we had access to all the premium content available. If you are using the Mondly as a free user, you do not have access to every lesson, and to all the features it offers.
We tried Mondly by using American English as the language we speak and German as the language that we want to learn. During our first week of using it, Mondly has walked us through a few Hello lessons in which we learned how to say, well, Hello! But also how to say who we are, ask other people what their names are and so on. These were simple lessons that we could pass rather quickly.
Mondly uses many pictures and displays words in both languages (the one you speak and the one you want to learn). When it shows them on your screen, it also speaks in both tongues, making it reasonably easy to remember what a certain word or sentence is spoken in the new language. That should also help you with your pronunciation later on.
Mondly asks you to try to translate sentences by selecting the right ones from a list, or by adding the right words in translation fields. Even if you do not know anything about the language that you are trying to learn, it feels quite natural to select the right translations by merely removing the words that do not feel right or the ones you did not hear when Mondly spoke.
Sometimes, however, we thought that the language curve was a bit too steep. Mondly was OK, but there are times when it asks you to type the translation of a sentence in the language you are learning, and that was troublesome, at least for us.
One thing that we loved and believe it is handy, is the fact that Mondly can use speech recognition. There are many lessons in which you are asked to speak sentences, and Mondly listens to your pronunciation. This, together with the fact that Mondly uses native speakers for the recordings that you hear, helps you learn how to speak correctly.
Another thing that makes Mondly stand out from the crowd is the fact that it offers a Chatbot. That is a bot (artificial entity) to whom you can speak and which helps you simulate a real life conversation you might have with someone, in the language that you are learning.
Some lessons also let you investigate and learn more about grammar. You can learn conjugations and tenses just by tapping on words. This makes Mondly feel a lot like a traditional classroom. Some people might want to learn new languages in detail, and this surely will be to their liking. If you are not one of them, you can just ignore the grammar. 🙂
Each time you finish a lesson, you also get points for all the right answers. They are used to assess your skills and even rank you against other users who are learning the same language as you.
Another thing we appreciated about Mondly is that the lessons do not take long to go through. They are all short, and you can end them in just a few minutes each, which makes them perfect for the busy lives we all have. You can learn a little more each day while you are waiting for your metro, for example. Given the fact that Mondly offers the same platform on all your devices, it also means that you can learn while commuting on your smartphone and continue on your laptop when you get home, for instance.
Although we have not used Mondly for a long time, and we cannot brag about already having learned a new language using it, we must say that it looks like a promising and modern way of language learning. We like the way it teaches new languages and the various methods it uses. It has many languages available, and the spoken parts are offered by native speakers of those languages, which means that pronunciation is excellent. We will continue using Mondly for the months (maybe years?) to come, and hopefully, we will learn at least one new language. 🙂
Do you like Mondly?
After a week of testing, we must say that we like Mondly. It can be an excellent tool if you want to learn a new language and, considering the number of available languages that you can choose from, we also believe that its price is not high. What do you think? Did you try Mondly? Use the comments section below to share your opinion about this service.
