Language Transfer Reviews

by Peekabobobobo

I’m Hispanic so I’m not new to Spanish but I’m far from fluent. I thought to try LanguageTransfer as I wanted a break from my Spanish learning workbook. My issue with this apps method is you have to think in English and then translate to Spanish. And good luck at that if you aren’t a great speller. This method works great on paper but I don’t want to think in both languages. People say memorization isn’t good but I find it works with me but my background makes it easier than most. I might continue using LanguageTransfer because maybe he’ll go over grammar rules in an easy to understand way but as LanguageTransfer is called, his focus is transferring the English language or rather translating it into Spanish. It is indeed very helpful and I’ll definitely note down these transfer rules to use later. I strongly believe grammar should be taught before vocabulary but as long and he reaches that part then LanguageTransfer will still be useful for me.

by Cameronwastaken

I have been learning Spanish for over 8 years in the American public school system and through other apps like Duolingo. These lessons are by far more beneficial and applicable for the amount of time required than a formal education or Duolingo. I have learned so many corrections to make from when my teachers in high school taught me the wrong thing. He also explains WHY things are, not just WHAT they are which makes remembering much easier. It all just flows together in your head rather than memorizing separate charts and phrases. I can not recommend LanguageTransfer enough. The only learning experience that I have had better than LanguageTransfer was living in Spain for a period of time. Nothing else is even comparable.

by Artiste De Arte

I’ve been using Duolingo intensely for around 9 months, and I’m currently taking a Spanish course in school, and yet somehow LanguageTransfer seemingly makes all that seem like tedious work. It’s so fun, relaxing, and engaging, truly. You just listen to a man giving a woman a lesson, and pause when he asks questions (as if he was asking you) then you can compare your answers. The best part is the teacher. He has such deep knowledge of languages and his way of explaining is so concise yet still deliberate. An honestly outstanding app that I would recommend even to Intermediate speakers. ¡Esta aplicación es muy divertida y útil!

Updated review:
I now speak 5 languages, and still endorse Language Transfer to everyone I can as the first and best option there is.

by Plxc9

I’m a little sad to say this but also excited. I’ve logged over 1100 CONSECUTIVE days in Duolingo and I feel like I’ve really stalled in my learning. A lot of that could be due to the awful changes that Duolingo made. But I randomly found this today and spent a little time in the Spanish section. I seriously feel like I made more progress in about 90 minutes of listening to this than I did in the 3+ years of my Duolingo streak! And there are a lot of other things in it too. I feel like it could have been equally good as a podcast but LanguageTransfer works well too. I’m excited to try some of the other topics as well. It’s great stuff, thanks for making this and keep it coming!

by Jalix

Thanks to Mihalis (the creator of LanguageTransfer, and the sole teacher and only person behind all of this), I was able to go down to Costa Rica with an old friend and essentially hold conversations about the weather, the police, the locations, travel, time, and food!

I had tried so many other apps like Memrise, Babbel, DuoLingo, Drops, etc., but the sheer fact that I could step into a lesson and see the intricacies of language (particularly Spanish), such as the Latin origins, typical conjugations, irregular conjugations repeating themselves in other verbs (making them not-so-irregular), and explaining how the Spanish sentence structure works has been an incredibly seamless experience that I strongly doubt and have never experienced before. Someday when I’m in a better spot, I can’t wait to support this project!

by Marcellino Melika

I don’t usually write reviews, I love LanguageTransfer a lot I just wanted to make sure that the person making it knows that (at least for me) when a lesson finishes, it’ll automatically go to the next one but keep the name of the last one (for example, Spanish Lesson 6 ends and it’ll play the audio for Lesson 7 but still say 6 which got a little confusing before I got used to just going back out and in to switch lesson) also, adjusting the time on the bottom of the lesson is sort of hard to do, takes several tries (like 7) for me to actually be able to move it. Also, a transcript showing what is being said sentence by sentence would be useful, especially for the spelling of some of the words.

by James P. Joule

I studied Spanish formally for 7 years, and this program helped me understand in only a few lessons intuitions that took me years with traditional study. And even while going over material I already knew, I still learned new aspect about how the language works! To anyone who is starting out, I think this is by far the best place to start with your language journey as they tackle important, relevant concepts first, and they pace the lessons in such a way that you get steady, encouraging improvement. Also hearing someone else make mistakes and figure it out alongside you is so helpful to analyzing your own thought processes. I’m now using this to try out Arabic. Truly an incredible resource, and the fact it’s free makes it even better!

by HSIWJWUUEKEJEYUEE

I was extremely surprised with LanguageTransfer. At first it may not look too much since it only has audio lessons and it’s free seeming like it may not work well, but it does!! So what LanguageTransfer does is that instead of teaching you basics (Take Spanish for example) like Hola, Cómo estás?? No, they teach you how concert words from English to Spanish and use those words in a sentence. LanguageTransfer does discourage memorization and note taking, so they don’t recommend you take notes and memorize anything. However, the only complete course in LanguageTransfer is Spanish and the rest of language courses are not finished and there are not enough languages. They only have Spanish, German, Arabic, Turkish, Greek, Italian, French, Swahili and English for Spanish speakers. If none of those are your target language, then i’m really sorry. I am gonna tell you that LanguageTransfer by itself will NOT make you fluent. This is a great combination with other resources so that you will help become fluent. LanguageTransfer only relies on donations to make money so if you enjoy your experience and have some spare money on you, then I recommend you donate!

by Zay_C

I have been using the Spanish module for the past month. I grew up learning a little Spanish (I am Hispanic), although I never reached a point that is anywhere near fluency. This course has helped me make connections to some of the “rules” I already knew implicitly, and has provided an extremely intuitive framework for approaching conversations in Spanish. The methods that have been designed/proposed by Mihalis (the creator) are incredibly easy to follow and give you the opportunity to easily practice the language outside of the allotted time of the videos.

Ps: If you end up using the course and liking LanguageTransfer , you should consider supporting Mihalis on Patreon with donations! He has pretty much been a one man show and has managed to put out really high quality content, so I can only imagine what he could do with more support!

by Dnavarrette500790

I love LanguageTransfer. I want to be a language teacher and I think that you should try to team up with schools in order to get your audio courses as help to students ! I love LanguageTransfer and when I get into a better financial place I WILL DONATE ! You take an amazing approach and I can not wait to try your other courses ! You are an amazing teacher ! 5 stars ! I’m sad you can’t give more honestly ! I feel like LanguageTransfer is under advertised. I will be telling every single soul about LanguageTransfer ! Thank you for providing this information out of the sheer love for education and language development ! You’re amazing ! Thank you so much for your hard work ! It is not in vain ! You’re giving birth to new language learners and speakers ! Because of you we can indulge in other cultures and help people who have language barriers to overcome ! Amazing best app on LanguageTransfer Store.

by Logic221

I never write reviews for apps but I am 2/3 of my way through Complete Spanish and Mihalis is just a wonderful teacher. The lessons make you think about the formation of these sentences and your teaching continues to be reinforced through sentence building.

There is a great sense of friendliness and patience with Mihalis’ style and it is so accessible. I hated learning Spanish in high school but after going to college and immersing myself in the culture though friends and being with someone from Latin America, I wanted to learn. After graduating college, I tried to find the resources that would get me speaking quickly and stumbled upon these lessons on a Reddit post.

Now I’m able to go on walks and just play the lessons and really learn. I see that on my day-to-day, I’m starting to think in Spanish and apply a lot of my lessons, both culturally and linguistically to my daily life. It’s so incredible and this is one thing that has my full support.

If you like this, please spread the word and donate. I only say this because it truly is an incredible resource that is actually free! There’s nothing more beautiful than sharing cultures and languages in my eyes as it brings the world closer together. Mihalis has a hand in this and you will make yourself proud when you start speaking the language you’ve desired to learn.

by Classical_Guitar_Boi

I’m very new to it, but I’m trying to learn Turkish. I tried other language apps and resources but it frustrated me how they would jump straight into memorizing words and sentences without explaining how the language works, and to someone used to english and spanish grammar, it was very difficult to understand what was going on. I just found LanguageTransfer and I’m on the first few lessons and Turkish is already feeling a lot less scary to learn, I am actually starting to understand how it works. LanguageTransfer is way better than the no-explanation memorization based apps as it is taking me slowly through understanding the nature of the language. Thank you for making LanguageTransfer free, I would otherwise have no simple way of learning Turkish. It is not the only tool you should use, but the approach of LanguageTransfer is tremendously helpful.

by Designergrrl

This is the most innovative way to learn a language I've ever encountered. And it works brilliantly! I've been studying Spanish for about 18 months, and I've learned a lot, but there were definitely some concepts that I struggled with... until now (MORE below). LanguageTransfer itself is as bare-bones as can be, but the learning experience is unmatched. This guy deserves not only my 5 stars, but like a Nobel in language or something. I'm def gonna donate -- but you don't have to. Unbelievably, this is totally free! ====================================MORE: The program I already completed was very traditional. There are 150 hour-long lessons. You listen to a dialogue, then get an explanation, then do lots of exercises. It's very thorough, but I end up feeling like I have to search my brain to remember things, and I lose confidence quickly. The Language Transfer method, by contrast, takes what I already know from English and gives me simple rules so I can quickly and easily *build* what I need when I need it. I also appreciate that there isn't a ton of vocabulary to memorize -- I can look something up when I need it. I probably wouldn't make this my *only* language-learning app, but I'd definitely recommend it as the best possible starting point.

by ChihuahuaLord

I have used dozens of apps while learning languages, and NONE of them have given me such a deep understanding of a language. I don’t usually write reviews but i’m honestly shocked by 1. how good LanguageTransfer is and 2. that it was free. I was expecting in-app purchases to sneak up on me, or for it to have things locked... but no. It’s all completely free. The way it teaches aims to give you a deep understanding of how the language works, and how to think in that language. I have taken Spanish for 6 years in school, and I can confidently and 100% say that after listening to this lesson my Spanish improved more than over any whole YEAR of taking Spanish classes. I am in advanced classes in Spanish, and LanguageTransfer helped me understand Spanish better and more in depth then any of my teachers. I have such a better and clearer understanding my Spanish now, and the methods used helped me understand how to learn other languages better in the future. I’m so grateful that I found LanguageTransfer, it has made such a difference in my speaking and comprehension skills.

by Barre25

I have very weak Arabic (Egyptian dialect) to start as my parents are Arabic speakers but I did not fully learn or become fluent. I was skeptical that this free app and system would finally be how I learned to engage in Arabic meaningfully with my family and friends, after many years of trying on my own and with other apps/software.

THIS WORKS. It takes such a unique and extremely natural approach - it takes advantage of the patterns and generalizable characteristics of the language to help you truly understand and apply the lessons to many words, so that you learn instead of memorize. I am finally understanding how to naturally construct sentences without guessing (well, there’s a tiny bit of guessing, but it’s informed now!) and he’s teaching me patterns I’ve known for years but never actually recognized!! It doesn’t feel frustrating or confusing because the pace is natural and the approach is comfortable. The host has an excellent voice and personality for podcast recordings, seems friendly and just wants you to be successful.

DOWNLOAD, USE, DONATE, REPEAT.

by Incarminis

I've been in Spanish classes since middle school. I'm in college right now, in a Spanish class, and I am FLOUNDERING. Guess what? LanguageTransfer makes me want to go back and fight every one of my Spanish teachers. They failed to approach the subject like this, and oh dear, what a perfectionist I became! Memorizing and practicing things became my life. I know what the subjunctive is, I can tell you wha the future perfect is, but do I really GET it? NO! I'm just trying to make sure I get the "formula" right! Language learning isn't supposed to be so stiff and exact. So the way that LanguageTransfer teaches Spanish is REVOLUTIONARY and so much more effective than anything I've ever used to teach myself Spanish. THIS is how language learning should be done. Connecting the languages together, starting from the ground up to get one comfortable with the language before explaining the nitty gritty of the language...ah, there's virtually no fear of embarrassment or misconjugation or anything like that! What a literal blessing! I love this SO much! Thank you so, so much!

by Mystic Howl329

I never, eeeever write reviews of apps, if i’m honest- but i am so absolutely grateful to have come across this project and felt like i had to say something in promotion of it.

I’ve taken spanish for the past six years, most of which were in classes in under-funded and overlooked public school language programs, which ignited a hunger in me for engaging language classes, while also leaving me feeling as though i had very little direction for how to find that and little clarity as to what that looked like.

Over the past few weeks, i’ve realized that THIS program, is what that looks like. The spanish that had been swept under an old rug in a forgotten corner of my brain has been illuminated by the wonderful lessons available in LanguageTransfer. Not only am i able to recall old lessons I thought had been lost on me, I’m also finding that what language transfer does that’s absolutely invaluable is create an incredible flow between one’s intuition and the information provided.

Unfortunately I’m still not very eloquent in english so everything i thought i was saying in this review is pretty mushy and garbled, but nonetheless if any prospective language-students are thinking of downloading LanguageTransfer, give it a try!!!! you’ll never revisit duolingo again

by Yankeyesfan

I grew up with some Spanish in the home, but primarily spoke English. I firmly believe that even someone that does not know a word of Spanish can use this program to go from an inability to speak to speaking moderately advanced sentences and phrases. The method builds on what you already know in English to help you learn other languages, “transferring” your knowledge from one language to the other so you don’t have to start from scratch memorizing word by word like other programs do. This idea to me is, quite frankly, revolutionary. On lesson 9/90 in Spanish, I’m looking forward to continuing forward and looking at the other languages in the program (Arabic, Turkish, German, Swahili, French, Italian). There is also a course to learn English from Spanish as well. Although there may be small adjustments that could be made to LanguageTransfer , the value of the program far outweighs this. I’ve already recommended this to many of my friends. To the developer, keep up the great work!

Andrew

by BenGenGal

I picked the Spanish course since I will be traveling to the Dominican Republic soon. By lesson six of this course I already felt comfortable speaking many, many Spanish words and during lesson six I was able to translate a fairly long sentence from English to Spanish all on my own. I haven’t been able to try out any of the other languages yet, but my friend tells me the Swahili course is very well written too.

The lessons are available online without LanguageTransfer , but I like having LanguageTransfer because you can download the lessons if you want and you can mark them complete as you do them. (Sometimes it will mark them complete for you but not always.)

The main speaker, which is the developer of LanguageTransfer , speaks in British English, so if a few of his words are slightly different than the American pronunciation that is why. That is not a problem for me though. I actually like the fact that I have learned some British pronunciation by taking the Spanish course on LanguageTransfer.

LanguageTransfer and all of its contents really are free. There are no hidden chargers or advertisements. The developer said upfront that he does not want to make people pay for his lessons but that he would welcome donations if we want to just contribute to his ability to make this method even better by adding more languages to it.

So there really is nothing to dislike about LanguageTransfer or the courses that it teaches. It really is the best method I have found for learning a language.

by JoJo3JoJo3

In my opinion, which is backed up by a lot of fact, the natural method for learning a language is the best way of learning a language. I have not used LanguageTransfer for a long time but it already seems like the best app for learning a language. Kind of like an audio version of lingua latina per se illustrata if you know that great book. I would suggest finding a natural method book and using that to learn reading and writing in your target language and use LanguageTransfer to learn listening and speaking. I am for instance using l’italiano secondo il metedo natural as my natural method book (all italian) and using this for my audio course as well as films, music etc. make sure to include media in your target language. After I am done with the Italian course I plan to donate to this apps developer. I know they have a patreon, but I don’t know if you can donate one time with that. If the developer reads this I would prefer a way to donate say $10 or $20 one time rather than doing a $1 a month patreon subscription. Makes it easier ig, but patreon is fine.

by Luke78943

I have always wanted to learn French, my family is half french and a few of my family members speak it. But the hard part has been finding a good way to really understand and gain a foothold in the language. What I love about this app is that it doesn’t just teach you vocabulary, but explains it and explains how to properly use that vocabulary rather than trying to glue stuff together and sounding like an idiot (figured that out from experience). I also really love how it teaches you to look for patterns and behaviors in the language to make it easier to recognize and apply certain aspects of speech. LanguageTransfer has really given me a good foothold in French and I 100% plan to keep moving forward with the language. In just a few hours of audio lessons I have already learned more than my friend has in two years of high school French. I think that says something. TLDR; Great app, learned a lot, have a real good understanding of how the language actually works and not just vocabulary

by Itskajito

I wish more people knew about LanguageTransfer. I’ve used many language learning apps/software over the years – this one is by far the best one. Not only is the teaching style incredibly effective, but LanguageTransfer is also completely free!! There aren't even any ads you have to watch, unlike with the free version of Duolingo.

I’ve done the entire Spanish course on Rosetta Stone, and while it was somewhat helpful in teaching general vocab and grammar, Language Transfer has unlocked the ability for me to actually SPEAK and think in the language much more comfortably. The way it teaches all the different conjugations for verbs is incredible and makes them easy to remember.

Highly recommend LanguageTransfer!

by LeopardGoddess

I’ve used different language apps for a few years, just casually learning Spanish. The repetition and memorization would burn me out and make me frustrated that I wasn’t getting it as quickly as I felt I should. One minute into the first LT lesson, I felt like I had learned more than I did in years on my own. I had already recognized that certain words looked very similar to those in English, but LanguageTransfer explained WHY they do, and how to apply it to words I haven’t learned yet. LT gives you the “why” of the language, and really helps your brain make connections between your target language and English, rather than cramming vocabulary to memorize into your head. It’s helped me so much already, and reinvigorated my desire to become fluent in another language.

by Ddkutteahkpjnhdsy

I took a few years of Spanish in high school but never took it seriously until recently. Despite trying multiple language learning apps, I felt like my progress was painfully slow—until I discovered LanguageTransfer. Within just the first 7 lessons, I felt like I found the missing piece of the puzzle. Language Transfer doesn’t bombard you with grammar rules and vocabulary to memorize. Instead, it teaches you to understand the language by leveraging what you already know from English! Traditional methods felt like trying to assemble a cake from many small slices. With Language Transfer, it feels like I've been given the recipe to make the whole cake! I cant recommend trying LanguageTransfer enough. The lessons are short, engaging, laid back, but HIGHLY effective.

by Elliep30

I have been studying german on and off for a few years now, I have taken classes, online classes, speaking classes, and I have even analyzed many of the consonant and vowel shifts myself (as I have a passive interest in language evolution).
I have never ever been able to fully conceptualize the dativ and akkusativ forms until LanguageTransfer. The notoriously difficult german grammar becomes easy when you follow the building blocks presented in this course.
What makes this course different is that Mihalis highlights the architecture of the language, starting from the foundation and building upon it. He has his students constructing full sentences in a foreign language in less than 30 minutes. There is no one else who works this fast or thoroughly. Bravo, Mihalis, you have helped so many people and your work deserves widespread recognition. I share LanguageTransfer with everyone I know who is learning a language.

by Nancyandelmer

In 30 minutes (4 lessons) with LT, I have learned FAR more Greek than in the past 8 months (hundreds of lessons) with every other language app combined (not to mention numerous other modes of study, including travel in Greece)—no kidding, and no exaggeration. And it’s 100% free. Instead of endless memorization exercises that leverage the dopamine reward system, LT breaks down the language into usable parts and reveals to the learner the necessary cognitive tools that we all already have for using those parts effectively and in endless ways—the feeling of liberation is incredible—for the first time in Greek, my brain and my tongue are actually working together. It is unreal. And it’s all so simple—it’s barely even an app in the usual sense… anyone who is really ready to stop dithering and just learn a language should try this immediately. And someone notify the Nobel Peace Prize folks, because the creator of LT deserves one. This is transformational. I’m excited to learn all the other languages, too—Arabic, Swahili, Turkish, awesome—all of them.

by Jasper354

I love LanguageTransfer so much because it’s clear the creators understand not only the language, but the process of learning a language. Helping my brain make associations with information I already know drastically increases my confidence. It takes the scaffolding your brain has already built around understanding a language and redirects it toward a new one. Brilliant. There’s even commentary in the lessons about what it might be like figuring things out when speaking the language in the wild, what to expect so that your less nervous, and tips and tricks for getting around difficult concepts in the beginning. There are rules that always tripped me up before, and I’m finally beginning to understand them. I love so much that LanguageTransfer is free, but so high-quality, that it motivated me to donate on their website, and I hope everyone who benefits from LanguageTransfer does the same. ¡Gracias por todos!

by Ramen_Noodles1

This is legitimately the best way I have found to learn (or start learning that is) a language, hands down. The courses are relatively easy to follow and introduce the listener to a language in newer and much more natural and intuitive ways (way Mihalis describes in detail in his book). Having studied dozens of languages using dozens of apps and courses, I’ve found I remember far more material and can reproduce a language with far greater ease with LT than I have with any other program.

I couldn’t recommend this more highly to anyone interested in learning a new language, it has been a life-changing educational experience and I could never begin thank Mihalis enough for all of his hard work and dedication to such an amazing project.

by Besavagenotaverage

I have to say this is my very first time leaving a review on an app, but I felt inclined to say something nice for the creators of this program because it has been so so helpful for me in my spanish learning process. I’ve tried all kinds of spanish learning and this is by far the best course I have ever been through. It was extremely well thought out and taught refreshingly easy to comprehend. Not only will you complete it knowing so much more vocabulary, but you will have such a great understanding of structure as well. My confidence to try and speak it has skyrocketed and with the techniques taught in the course my spanish learning has sped up exponentially. Thank you LT for these courses and your contribution to helping people learn new languages.

by Mintaetae

Truly a master piece, makes me love french! I have one issue though, I am trying to do the 5th lesson of french but it keeps playing lesson three. I will update if the bug is fixed :)

edit: The bug was fixed after deleting and reinstalling LanguageTransfer , however, after one day the bug has returnneed. The only lesson it will play is lesson 6 no matter what number i click on. I am sure it can be fixed if i use my successful method from before, but if you are able to look into this and fix this issue it will be awesome. But a simple bug for an amazing app is...

A small price to pay for salvation (thanos reference haha)

by Davidb!

This is better quality instruction than you’d get from almost any paid course or app, and it’s all for free (with no premium version). This guy really encourages a deep understanding of language from the outset, to the point where even the first lessons for my second language which I speak decently well have been valuable and enlightening. It is very dense and probably works best taken one lesson at a time followed by plenty of thinking and digesting (it’s certainly not as passive as something like duolingo), so be ready for that. But if you enjoy intensive style learning or have an interest in linguistics I can’t recommend this highly enough.

by Jon Not Tron

The way they teach you how to think about language in their courses is completely different than anything I have experienced. They make a point to tell you not to focus on memorizing words and instead to focus on building your new languages off of the roots of your native one. It is the most efficient solution I have found for improving my Spanish and I don’t have to memorize every word. I can take my knowledge of Latin as a native English speaker and convert a Latin word to Spanish to finish a sentence and in most scenarios be correct. If you are learning a language any other way you are wasting your time.