Pearls: Language Quotes 4+
Language, culture, and history
Mason Mcfarland
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
“He who knows no foreign languages knows nothing of his own.”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Learn about the languages, cultures, and history of the world through daily quotes from other languages!
Generations of wisdom are baked concisely into a language's proverbs. Famous works of literature, poetry, or music embed themselves in the culture. Jokes and wordplay are a fun way to learn languages and make people laugh.
What is the difference between Chinese and Mandarin? Spanish and Castellano? Where is Tagalog spoken? How does the writing system work in Korean?
These types of questions are answered for each supported language, in its Wikipedia-style information page. While you're there, you can learn some basic vocabulary - "hello", "please", "thank you", and more - to sprinkle into your everyday life.
Who was Confucius? José Rizal? Miguel de Cervantes? Or even Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the fellow that said the quote above?
Read about notable figures throughout world history in the new "People" page to learn about the legacy behind the wise words that we still remember today.
LANGUAGES:
- Spanish
- German
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- French
- Filipino
- (NEW) Korean
PLANNED:
- Basque
- Hindi
- Zulu
- Ojibwe
- Irish
- Japanese
What’s New
Version 1.2.0
V 1.2 -
- Added new "People" feature
- Added Korean (South)
- Added new information sections for each language
- Changed "Vocabulary" to "Lessons" section for future lesson support
- Added new quotes
- Added language filtering feature for Pearls page
* Fixed visual bug on dark mode Sources page
* Included links for Chinese Text Project citations
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Information
- Provider
- Mason Mcfarland
- Size
- 7.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Mason McFarland
- Price
- Free