Learn a new language fast with this song-based app

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The most fun way to learn a new language
The Lirica app uses hit songs to teach you a new language.
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It’s about that time where everyone is making New Year’s resolutions — whether getting fit or mastering investing with a powerful new tool.

If you’re looking to learn a new language in 2021, there’s probably no more fun, intuitive way than with a lifetime subscription to the Lirica Premium Language Learning App.

Beyond just wanting to chat up the locals during your next trip, there are plenty of pragmatic reasons you might want to learn a new language. You could open up new doors by picking up a second language, perhaps to get a job where proficiency in another language is a requirement. Learning a new language also can sharpen your mental processing and problem-solving capabilities.

Lirica, which works on iOS and Android, uses songs to help you learn a new language fast. That’s because songs make language memorable. They have long been used in classrooms around the world to engage students and educate people in different cultures and customs. Lirica lessons are based on hit songs by some of the biggest international artists and carefully developed by language experts.

With Lirica, you can master the language you’re interested in for whatever motivations you might have — plus, you’ll learn about the culture of that language along the way. From Latin icons like Enrique Iglesias and English-language superstars like P!nk, Lirica will help you learn according to your musical tastes.

There are two different learning modes to help you work on different skills. In the “learn” mode you’ll receive curated lessons on key vocabulary. You’ll also understand grammar from the song, track your word learning progression, and access beginner-to-intermediate-level courses.

Then there’s the “play” mode where you can watch music videos with lyrics synced in both Spanish and English, with translation games played to the pace of the song.

This app received 4.8/5 stars on the App Store and got a nod for being one of Google Play’s “hidden gems” in 2018. Get this Lirica Premium Language Learning App: Lifetime Subscription for $49.99 (regularly $149), for a savings of 66%.

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