#utalk — Public Fediverse posts

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#uTalk is one of those apps that teaches many languages with the same set of photo cues. They have one photo in the “adjectives” set that they use for both “young” and “old.” Unfortunately, for #Hawaiian (just like #Māori) the words for “old woman” and “old man” are distinct. So for this photo they correctly used “luahine” but the structure of the app prevents them from including “ʻelemakule” (old man)

@AspiringLuddite Many libraries in Sweden offer free access to #utalk, which also has a Swedish course. Haven't tested it, but doesn't look too bad. Is not for free tough, but your local library might offer access to it as well?

Normally I would use “kīloi” for throwing something away, and “kāpae” for “skip” or “cancel” (as in “Ua kāpae ʻia ke kaʻaahi” for “the train is cancelled”) but today I learned: “throw away” is also a meaning of “kāpae.” (Screenshot from #uTalk )

A little oopsie in #uTalk - the photo shows actors onstage so it’s meant to be “the THEATER theater, the one with live actors” but the text in #Hawaiian is ”ka hale kiʻiʻoniʻoni” (i. e. “the MOVIE theater”) #languageLearning #olelohawaii

A little oopsie in #uTalk - the photo shows actors onstage so it’s meant to be “the THEATER theater, the one with live actors” but the text in #Hawaiian is ”ka hale kiʻiʻoniʻoni” (i. e. “the MOVIE theater”) #languageLearning #olelohawaii

A little oopsie in #uTalk - the photo shows actors onstage so it’s meant to be “the THEATER theater, the one with live actors” but the text in #Hawaiian is ”ka hale kiʻiʻoniʻoni” (i. e. “the MOVIE theater”) #languageLearning #olelohawaii

A little oopsie in #uTalk - the photo shows actors onstage so it’s meant to be “the THEATER theater, the one with live actors” but the text in #Hawaiian is ”ka hale kiʻiʻoniʻoni” (i. e. “the MOVIE theater”) #languageLearning #olelohawaii

A little oopsie in #uTalk - the photo shows actors onstage so it’s meant to be “the THEATER theater, the one with live actors” but the text in #Hawaiian is ”ka hale kiʻiʻoniʻoni” (i. e. “the MOVIE theater”) #languageLearning #olelohawaii

I’ve started the Hawaiian “Alphabet” unit in the uTalk app. I’m disappointed that the voices give the name of each letter but the graphic only has the appearance of the letter itself, not the name. In contrast, the Greek course puts the Greek name of the letter in addition to the letter itself. #uTalk #hawaiian #greek #languageLearning #alphabet

My first time in uTalk finding a flub. The Hawaiian written text for this exercise is “Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻoka i kaʻa hoʻolimalima noʻu?” but both voice tracks say, “E kaʻa hoʻolimalima noʻu, ke ʻoluʻolu” (more like, “a taxi for me, please” - either is fine I’m sure, but they don’t match! #uTalk
#OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #hawaiian #languageLearning

So of course I should contact an actual human kumu, but since the machines are always so responsive...lol. I first asked Google Translate what it would use for "I donʻt know" and it responded exactly as uTalk has: ʻaʻole maopopo iaʻu. #googleTranslate #uTalk #hawaiian

In Hawaiian, I learned the word “maopopo” to mean “understand” so I would interpret “ʻaʻole au maopopo” as “I don’t understand.” I was a little surprised when in the uTalk app they also used the same world for “I don’t know.” #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaiian #uTalk

In Hawaiian, I learned the word “maopopo” to mean “understand” so I would interpret “ʻaʻole au maopopo” as “I don’t understand.” I was a little surprised when in the uTalk app they also used the same world for “I don’t know.” #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaiian #uTalk

In Hawaiian, I learned the word “maopopo” to mean “understand” so I would interpret “ʻaʻole au maopopo” as “I don’t understand.” I was a little surprised when in the uTalk app they also used the same world for “I don’t know.” #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaiian #uTalk

In Hawaiian, I learned the word “maopopo” to mean “understand” so I would interpret “ʻaʻole au maopopo” as “I don’t understand.” I was a little surprised when in the uTalk app they also used the same world for “I don’t know.” #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaiian #uTalk

In Hawaiian, I learned the word “maopopo” to mean “understand” so I would interpret “ʻaʻole au maopopo” as “I don’t understand.” I was a little surprised when in the uTalk app they also used the same world for “I don’t know.” #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaiian #uTalk

@elduvelle as far as I remember, I just downloaded #uTalk and the free trial just started, it was easy. At first you just get the one intro pack, but as you start using it, it gives you “uCoins” for different accomplishments, and you can use those uCoins to buy quite a few more packs. I used it for free for at least six months before I finally tossed it a little extra money to get some more packs. But the greatest thing is there are NO ADS in the free trial!

@elduvelle #uTalk has Icelandic!

I used the term “ʻĀina Pākē” in my Hawaiian class and kumu said that is fine if you want to say “the land of the Chinese” but if you want to say “China” the name of the country is “Kina.” #languageDrops has taught me “ʻĀina Pākē” while #uTalk teaches “Kina” — l just lost another unit of trust in Drops :blobcatangery: #ŌleloHawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #hawaiʻi #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaii

I used the term “ʻĀina Pākē” in my Hawaiian class and kumu said that is fine if you want to say “the land of the Chinese” but if you want to say “China” the name of the country is “Kina.” #languageDrops has taught me “ʻĀina Pākē” while #uTalk teaches “Kina” — l just lost another unit of trust in Drops :blobcatangery: #ŌleloHawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #hawaiʻi #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaii

I used the term “ʻĀina Pākē” in my Hawaiian class and kumu said that is fine if you want to say “the land of the Chinese” but if you want to say “China” the name of the country is “Kina.” #languageDrops has taught me “ʻĀina Pākē” while #uTalk teaches “Kina” — l just lost another unit of trust in Drops :blobcatangery: #ŌleloHawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #hawaiʻi #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaii

I used the term “ʻĀina Pākē” in my Hawaiian class and kumu said that is fine if you want to say “the land of the Chinese” but if you want to say “China” the name of the country is “Kina.” #languageDrops has taught me “ʻĀina Pākē” while #uTalk teaches “Kina” — l just lost another unit of trust in Drops :blobcatangery: #ŌleloHawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #hawaiʻi #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaii

I used the term “ʻĀina Pākē” in my Hawaiian class and kumu said that is fine if you want to say “the land of the Chinese” but if you want to say “China” the name of the country is “Kina.” #languageDrops has taught me “ʻĀina Pākē” while #uTalk teaches “Kina” — l just lost another unit of trust in Drops :blobcatangery: #ŌleloHawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #hawaiʻi #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaii

I really like #uTalk the language learning program! In the “Countries” unit, I get to strengthen my #geography as well as learning #vocabulary! It’s a challenge for me — can YOU pick the image for ”Kuleke” (Turkey) from the assortment below? :blobcatwhat: Someday I will get it right!
#OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #hawaiian

@nr I have been using #uTalk in the free mode for a while (like 6 months) and haven’t seen any ads! At the beginning I thought it was a little goofy, but looking back I would say, it’s just that they chose a goofy set of sentences in the starter pack. (Not sure if they use the same starter pack for all their languages or not, I am only doing Hawaiian.) My assessment now is that it is a very high quality #languageLearning app and I am amazed that I haven’t had to pay anything yet!

I am finally getting into the groove of using the app uTalk. At first I thought it was slow paced and kind of bizarrely structured, but once I got used to the format, it’s a really helpful vocabulary builder. It also provides pronunciation practice, which my other two apps don’t. (Also, it no longer seems slow. Did it speed up since that first time I tried it over a year ago?) The word for today is Pokukala == Portugal! #uTalk #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #hawaiian

Aloha mai kākou! As far as I know, there are only three language learning programs that feature #Hawaiian: Duolingo, Drops and uTalk. Does anyone know of any others? #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #olelo #hawaii #duolingo #uTalk #hawaiianLanguage
#languageDrops