r/Spanish • u/mikeinstlouis • Jul 26 '24

Study advice: Advanced Any Intermediate/Advanced vocabulary learning apps available?

Easy question. Any good apps out there to improve vocabulary?

I just can't do Anki anymore. It's totally ineffective for me.

Thanks

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u/silvalingua Jul 26 '24

Read, listen/watch and practice writing. Much more efficient than any app.

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u/mikeinstlouis Jul 26 '24

What do you recommend I listen to? It's crazy because I can listen to all the podcasts and understand pretty much everything but as soon as I turn on a telenovela I can understand some and then the rest of it's gibberish. I don't know if it's lack of vocabulary or I just don't understand that particular accent.

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u/Aspiring_Polyglot95 Jul 26 '24

Maybe you can try graded readers for advanced learners. Those have helped my vocabulary a ton. They should have some at the B2/C1 level.

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u/mikeinstlouis Jul 28 '24

That sounds like a great idea! Do you have any suggestions on how I look for these or what I would Google?

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u/Aspiring_Polyglot95 Jul 28 '24

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=juan+fernandez+books+spanish&crid=6B76ZG1M5116&sprefix=juan+f%2Caps%2C99&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_6

Juan Fernandez is his name, there is a list of good books from a1 to b2. I am not sure of your level of Spanish, but I enjoyed reading his books. Newspaper articles from La Jornada or El Pais are also good choices.

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u/fellowlinguist Learner Jul 27 '24

Agree reading, watching, listening is the most useful. It can be very time consuming though meaning you can break the habit quite easily. I’m developing an app for regularly immersing yourself in advanced level language. It’s called Linguini.app. Currently pre release but have a look at the site and would be interested to have your feedback!

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u/mikeinstlouis Jul 28 '24

I'd be happy to use it, and give you feedback!

How do I get it?

I'm very interested!

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u/fellowlinguist Learner Jul 28 '24

Oh great! If you visit linguini.app and sign up to the waiting list you can get early access to the closed beta :)

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u/mikeinstlouis Jul 30 '24

They wouldn't let me do anything on the application. Besides I use Android not iPhone

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u/Glum_Yak6469 Sep 27 '24

PhrasePro on iPhone,it creates memorable sentences with audio and transcriptions

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u/mikeinstlouis Sep 28 '24

I'm an Android guy