Learn Indonesian Quickly in Style
Babbel Indonesian combines multi-media visual and auditory learning, social networking interactivity, sound educational methodology, mobile apps (for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad - Babbel Mobile) and non-stop online goodies in an integrated platform for learning Indonesian.
They've very recently expanded their platform by adding loads of new features to the Web interface as well as apps to enhance your Indonesian learning efforts online - and take them mobile.
Babbel Mobile synchronizes your Babbel account with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, allowing you to study Indonesian on your mobile device - even if you're offline! Babbel Mobile is free to download for everybody, and access to the Vocabulary is available for free for those who already are subscribers to Babbel.
If you're not on Babbel, you can purchase the vocabulary as a stand alone app, which has 3000 words and phrases, for a one-time $7.99 USD.
Babbel's interface is the definition of eye candy, works on any modern Web browser, loads quickly and runs solidly. The dynamic learning system reviews you on terms and phrases you've learned while seamlessly incorporating new ones on topics you select. This guarantees you'll be interested in what you're studying - and that it will be the most applicable to your specific needs and goals.
Part of the Babbel learning system involves media-rich (and user shared) virtual flash cards. The flash card stacks are organized into "packages" (groups of cards) that treat common themes (eg, youth hostels, winter sports, restaurants and eating out, fruits and vegetables, clothing, standard greetings, giving and receiving compliments, etc). With input and contributions from the users, these packages get consistently better as more contributions flow in.
Furthermore, an intelligent system organizes all the vocabulary words you've learned. You get a comprehensive overview of everything you've studied - and it signals which are your problem words so you'll know you need to practice them again. This syncs seamlessly with the Babbel Refresh desktop application as well, using your personalized Vocabulary list to calculate reminders for what's best to review next and how often. Wow - talk about helpful!
Add to all of this Babbel's social networking tools, including the ability to hook up with other users interested in sharing and exchanging language skills, and you have a dynamic Indonesian-education platform that covers all the bases.
In addition to Indonesian, Babbel is available for learning Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, Polish and Dutch.
So try a Babbel lesson free and see if it works for you. You can select one of various options for your free lesson, too. Chances are you'll be up and learning in no time, making friends to share with, quizzing yourself on the go and progressing more quickly than you thought possible.
Treat yourself and have some fun learning Indonesian - go Babbel!
Free or Subscription?
Wading through the resources for learning Indonesian online is tough! Thus it's well worth subscribing to a paid service to truly open the doors to your virtual classroom.
Having researched and tested free and paid options extensively, we definitely say that Babbel Indonesian sits right at the top of your options - it's incredibly fun and intuitive, offers online and offline solutions and is amazingly fairly priced: between $6.62 and $11.95 USD per month depending on your subscription option. (Compare that with $539 for the full Rosetta Stone Indonesian course, for example. You could use Babbel for 67+ months - that's over 5 years - at that price!)
For most people's needs, we recommend the 3-month option which runs $7.95 per month. It's a great way to leap ahead.