If you read this blog, or my others, you have gathered that IPhones, Itunes, Iwhatever, annoy me. But I would be remiss if I did not pass along some useful things that are available as apps for my arch neneses.
Mandarin FastTrack 1.0 is supposed to help users learn some conversational Chinese on the quick. it apparently has a talking English-to-Chinese dictionary and translator for when you're traveling in China.
There's a human audio model for listening practice, and a recorder and playback built in each item for speaking practice. There are also quizzes to make sure you're paying attention.
Of course, this app ain't free, or even cheap, the way we like things around here. But it might be worthwhile. I'll have The Girl take it for a test run this weekend and get back to you.
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