Merhaba Tigrinya 4+

Bemnet Kibreab

Designed for iPad

    • 4.2 • 28 Ratings
    • $4.99

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Description

Our interactive educational app provides a comprehensive curriculum that helps build skills to read and write in Tigrinya.

Merhaba! Thank you for considering Merhaba Tigrinya as a resource to learn to read and write in Tigrinya.

Merhaba Tigrinya app is designed to make learning alphabets, reading and writing Tigrinya fun and interactive. Is it not time to give Eritrean children modern learning tools so that they can read and write in Tigrinya?
With the help of animated letters, rich images and audio, a user will be able to go from learning letters/syllables to being confident with reading and writing full words and sentences in Tigrinya. With numerous helpful hints along the way, even beginners will be able to learn to read and write Tigrinya.
Learning in Merhaba Tigrinya app is grouped in five categories:

ALPHABET: Users are introduced to each fidel alphabet and the sound corresponding to each alphabet and a word associated with that alphabet. In addition, to teach users the order of the alphabet family, a user is given a game to sort randomly ordered alphabet family in its proper order. Animated ordering of random letters will help users memorize the names of all the alphabets as well as the sound they make.

LISTENING: Users will be presented with a game where each alphabet family is presented in a random order. The sound of each alphabet family will sound in order and the user is tasked to identify the right alphabet by clicking it. This section will help users identify the sound of each alphabet and reinforce learning the alphabets. Auditory learning of the alphabets will help users memorize the phonetic sound of all the alphabets and facilitate the learning process of reading and writing.

READING: After learning an alphabet family, the user will get an opportunity in this section to identify words that start with specific alphabets. User will be presented with a multiple choice option game of alphabets and words that utilizes those alphabets. As the user progresses in the game, the multiple choice options will increase in difficulty.

SPELLING: After learning an alphabet family and completing the Listening and Reading and section, the user will get an opportunity to combine letters into simple words. Image and audio are presented alongside spelling to provide hints to the user. As the user progresses in the game, the spelling options will increase in difficulty.

WORD PUZZLE: Finally when the user have mastered the 32 levels of alphabets, and each of the above categories, the user gets to play the Tigrinya word puzzles. There are several levels of word puzzles with varying difficulty.

Merhaba Tigrinya learning app is a safe environment for children and all users. There is no advertising or ability for an external party to contact your child.

What’s New

Version 1.01

- Minor bug fixes and regular maintenance

Ratings and Reviews

4.2 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

btesfu ,

my overall assessment

Very well-designed interface and learning structure. The only substantive critique I have is the choice of voice speakers for the app. I expected to hear the voices of native adult speakers of Tigrinya. Instead the peculiar choice to use apparently non-native (Western) Tigrinya-speaking children has resulted in some deficiencies as it relates to pronunciation. (The word “beles” is an example of a word in the app instruction that doesn’t quite hit the native pronunciation spot.) I understand that the creator of the app likely used the voice of children to appeal to a child audience, and there are not many *native* Tigrinya-speaking children in the diaspora to source as voices for apps like this. The good thing about apps is creators can always consider input from customers and revise/improve their app as they deem necessary. In the end, I applaud the creator for producing an app like this when there is such a lack of substantive Tigrinya language resources on the market compared to languages like Arabic and German. That alone deserves huge credit!

Developer Response ,

Thank for taking the time to review the App and for your very helpful input! Yes we used an Eritrean child’s for the voice, and I agree that it’s not 100% accurate in places. We tried to supplement it with an adult voice in places that was to much of a discrepancy in the pronunciation. We will continue to improve the app!

partyinxred ,

A much needed resource!

This really is an incredible app for all of the reasons other reviewers have shared — I recommend it to everyone as a way to learn to read & write Tigrinya.

The only constructive feedback I have is that once you go through all the lessons once, it’s difficult to repeat them in an organized way. I would love if the app show you which lessons you’ve completed and how many times, and even if you’ve partially completed lessons. This would allow people to repeat lessons in a consistent fashion, which is important for memory retention. (Duolingo is a good example.)

Thank you so much for creating this app and hope we will have the honor of continuing to see it grow and improve!

Sweet_peace ,

Thank you for creating!

I have utilized it and shared it with parents at the Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle. I work with the students there. I’m constantly looking for tools and resources made by Eritrean developers and authors to share with my team. I would like to meet with you via zoom to learn more about how you created such a cool app! Please let me know.

App Privacy

The developer, Bemnet Kibreab, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

No Details Provided

The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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