The lyrics light up word by word as the song plays, with the translation underneath and the pronunciation written the way you'd read it.
Each language has its own songs. Pick one and look at the first, with the translation and the pronunciation written for you.
First song Hola, ¿quién eres?
What is sung
Hola, hola, mi amiga
What it means
Hello, hello, my friend
How to say it
OH-lah, OH-lah, mee ah-MEE-gah
The stressed syllable is in CAPITALS.
How it sounds, in phonetic alphabet
ˈola ˈola mi aˈmiga
First song Bonjour, mon ami
What is sung
Bonjour, bonjour, mon ami
What it means
Hello, hello, my friend
How to say it
bohn-ZHOOR, bohn-ZHOOR, mohn ah-MEE
The stressed syllable is in CAPITALS.
How it sounds, in phonetic alphabet
bɔ̃ʒuʁ bɔ̃ʒuʁ mɔ̃ ami
First song Hallo, mein Freund
What is sung
Hallo, hallo, mein Freund
What it means
Hello, hello, my friend
How to say it
HAH-loh, HAH-loh, mine froynt
The stressed syllable is in CAPITALS.
How it sounds, in phonetic alphabet
ˈhalo ˈhalo maɪn fʁɔʏnt
First song Ciao, amico mio
What is sung
Ciao, ciao, amico mio
What it means
Hello, hello, my friend
How to say it
chow, chow, ah-MEE-koh MEE-oh
The stressed syllable is in CAPITALS.
How it sounds, in phonetic alphabet
ˈtʃao ˈtʃao aˈmiko ˈmio
First song Olá, meu amigo
What is sung
Olá, olá, meu amigo
What it means
Hello, hello, my friend
How to say it
oh-LAH, oh-LAH, MEH-oo ah-MEE-goo
The stressed syllable is in CAPITALS.
How it sounds, in phonetic alphabet
oˈla oˈla mew aˈmigu
It teaches six: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese. Pick the one your child wants to learn and the app puts the translation and the pronunciation in the language they already read.
Yes, and it is a very common case. Every line shows its translation into your language and its pronunciation written with your own letters, so you can follow the practice and understand what your child is singing without knowing the language. The app never assumes the adult speaks it.
FonoBeat teaches six languages — English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese — and teaches them from seven home languages. The languages page tells you, pair by pair, which one you can start today and which one is coming soon. The content is original songs and narrated stories, grouped into themed worlds, and every lesson has its five steps: listen, vocabulary, play, sing and the Challenge.
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