These great iOS apps are designed to help you learn a new language fast, so next time you travel you’ll be able to make an effort to communicate rather than feeling foreign and foolish. Even better news for some of my readers, in most cases apps for both iOS and Android exist.

Duolingo

Duolingo uses gamification to help you stay motivated and teaches through a series of exercises designed to build your understanding of vocabulary, sentence and word construction, gender, spelling and speech. Tests, exercises, revision sessions and in in-game currency called Lingots help you learn fairly fast and you’ll be surprised just how much more understanding you’ll develop after following the course for a few days. The company’s website provides a range of useful resources to help you learn.

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