Travel Phrase - French helps you to learn and practice basic survival phrase for travel. Not only it has more than 120 useful phrases, but it also allows you to edit and add your own. It uses Text-To-Speech technology to provide pronunciation for each phrase. To help you review the phrases, you may choose to hide the phrases in one language, then try to remember the phrase in the other language. The paid version app doesn't require internet connection and can be used offline.
User Guide
Pronunciation
To listen to the pronunciation of a phrase, tap the French phrase or the pronunciation part. You will need to have Text-To-Speech Engline installed and enabled. Pico TTS is a typical TTS engine to install.
Review Mode
After learning the phrases, you may press "Menu"->"Hide English"/"Hide French" to hide the English or French phrases so you can test if you remember its meaning in the other language. Tap the phrase to reveal the answer.
New Category
Press "Menu"->"New Category" to add new categories.
Edit/Delete Category
To edit/delete a category, long press the category and choose "Edit"/"Delete" from the popup menu.
New Phrase
Long press on a category, then choose "New Phrase" from the popup menu to add new phrase.
If you don't have a French keyboard, the app provides a small keyboard for entering special characters in French.
Edit/Delete Phrase
To edit/delete a phrase, long press the phrase and choose "Edit"/"Delete" from the popup menu.
Sort
You may sort the phrases alphabetically by press "Menu"-"More"->"Sort Alphabetically". You can also press the space right in front of each phrase, then drag/drop to re-order them.
Search
To find an item, click on "Menu"->"More"->"Search". A text box and "Find Next" button will show up at the bottom of the screen. Enter the word you search for and tap on "Find Next".
Settings
In paid version, go to "Menu"->"Settings". Users can also customize the background and text colors.You can also choose to not display the pronunciation.
Edit List On Desktop
The phrase file is saved in XML format on SD card under \sdcard\travelphrase\ folder. You may upload them to your desktop computer for easy editing. Just make sure you follow the exact format.