
But it is not the only option for language learners! There were two other apps I decided to try out: Drops and Pimsleur.ĭrops (Korean) is the highest rated app for learning Korean across Google Play and the App Store. The little green Duolingo owl is basically synonymous with language learning in the modern age. There are a couple of big names in language apps, and the biggest is probably Duolingo. When I decided to start trying to learn Korean, I did what anyone with a smartphone would do: I looked up language learning apps. While this has never caused me any serious angst, I have always wanted to learn the language that he and the rest of our family speak.

He immigrated to America long before I was born, and for some reason, he, like many of his generation, decided not to teach Korean to his children. I’m a first-generation Korean-American on my father’s side.
