I think it would be the best if the main version of a phrase is the one that has audio, while the others could be alternatives. (For example, for “to make a face”, the default German is “ein Gesicht schneiden”, while the audio is “ein Gesicht ziehen”.)
Have you considered at least using machine audio for those where you can’t find native speakers? I know it’s vastly inferior, but (to me at least) it’s better than nothing.
As for the extra 20 words or so, I’d be happy if they were added. After all, if someone doesn’t want them, they can always just click “ignore”.
Great course but I have a problem on the iPad version (not on the android version)
An additional level appears between 15 and 16 - also called level 15 (91-95)
This contains 3 phrases to learn - 2 of which are also in level 16
No matter how many times you learn the phrases they appear as un-learnt so it is impossible to progress on the course without repeating the 3 phrases
In January I did an overhaul of the course after adding some new words. I reordered many words and sentences into different levels and renamed many levels. You are still seeing a level I then removed from the course (with just numbers as the name of the level). I can’t really do anything about that because the level is not in the course anymore.
I’ve no experience with the app so I don’t exactly know how to solve this problem. Is it not possible the reload/update the course?
Hi - thanks for your reply
I tried that but the spurious level reappeared when I rejoined the course
If anyone else has encountered this or has a solution I would be interested
Meanwhile I can use the android version
Thanks again
I noticed Willkommen only had the one L which is quite confusing for students.
Also I find the section entitled “Opinions” really hard to learn because there are so many similar expressions. Perhaps if you put “I completely agree WITH YOUR OPINION” if would trigger off “ah that’s the one with GANZ and MEINUNG in it”. It would make it easier to remember. Also, is there any way of grouping two the same so the student puts the two down at the same time, i.e. “What do you think of?” - Wie finden Sie and Was halten Sie von?
“Wir sind damit einverstanden” In a lot of dictionaries is translated as “we are content with this”. This would make it easier to learn as it would separate it from “Daruber sind wir uns einig” which is translated as “we agree on that/we are in agreement on that”. Correcting this would make it easier to learn. THanks for your time.
Willkommen has a double l. Just a bit confusing for students if it is the wrong spelling. Also I think the translations could be a little clearer. There are several very similar translations (for instance in “Opinions” that are really difficult to remember because they are all so alike. It is really hard for me to move onto the next level as I can’t complete this particular section. For instance, “da bin ich ganz ihrer Meinung” you have translated as “I completely agree with you”. Even having YOUR OPINION in the answer will help students to remember the phrase. Including the word OPINION would help students to remember it. Also, I feel because there are several phrases with almost identical answers, they could be grouped together as one answer with (THREE ANSWERS) included in the instructions. It’s hard enough trying to remember the words without having to search in the letters as if you’re doing a word search. This is something Memrise should take on board. For instance in another course der Imbissstand, die Imbissbude and der Schnellimbiss could be grouped as one in answer the “snack bar”. I’m just using this as an example. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for your comments. I agree with you that some entries in the opinions section are hard to tell apart. I’ll think some more about solutions for this.
About similiar phrases, I am afraid if I start grouping answers into one entry other learners might be unhappy with that. Are you using the app? Because on the app I don’t think you can see the "similar word"s I’ve added like you can on the website. See my screenshot here: Conversational German by Robodl95
I can’t find a Willkommen with any number of L’s in the database though.
There doesn’t seem to be an Ignore button on this course. Im familiar with the words in the early units, so I would prefer not to go over them again. Is there a way to ignore certain words and units? Robin
Hi, thank you for your prompt reply. I’ll have to look on the browser, as there doesn’t seem to be an ignore button when I access your course on the app. Best wishes, Robin
Thanks to Everyone! The Ignore button has appeared on the lists of words in the Units, and I have discovered the ‘already known’ button on the screen for individual words. All good!
After all, if someone doesn’t want them, they can always just click “ignore”.
