I’m on day 364 of learning German on duolingo. I’m doing better with it than I did at school and I’m not remotely bored or inclined to give up yet. I’ve tried multiple online tests and come out with a level the same as where duo thinks I am (middle of A2 ) and I’m having no trouble having basic conversation with German speakers at work or understanding a fair amount of what is going on if language used is around B1 level. So I’d say I’m someone it’s working for. Not perfect, but traditional lessons didn’t work for me and this is free! I’m planning to get the end of duo (I’m finding I’m speeding up now I’m understanding more of the basics) and I’m also starting to be able to read books written for a2 B1 level, which is helpful. Then I’ll move on to targeting the gaps with grammar that duo doesn’t cover and a lot more speaking practice than I can beg from colleagues.
@@dees3179 Very nice! Cool that it works for you that good. Then just keep doing what you're doing as long as you're progressing :). Thanks for the feedback!
I started my Duolingo German course just after my university finals in May 2024, as I was heading to Germany for an international summer school program in July 2024. I got to around 750 words learnt before my departure. I tried to order a breakfast at Frankfurt Airport entirely in German once I got off the plane, and it was successful. In fact, half of my Cru stage group knows the language.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience, Samuel! I'm glad that it worked out for you, but you also did the step and started talking. That's pretty brave and many people don't dare to do it :-). You got definitely the right mindset!
Yes I love how Duolingo teaches you scrips I didn't realize this at first until a couple of months ago but now I use it to learn Arabic Hebrew and Russian also Chinese
I came across this video today, I have been using Duolingo for about 5 minutes a day for a few months to brush up on Spanish. The problem with the Spanish is that for an American, who will generally be in contact with those speaking with Latin American Spanish speakers (The greatest majority), the spanish it too formal. A bit like speaking the Queen's English in the US. That being said, I think it is valuable to learn vocabulary words. I put the Spanish into practice by seizing every opportunity to speak to every Spanish person I come across, like helping buy un boleto para el autobus.
Hey Pops, first of all thank you for your comment. I definitely see what you mean. That's often an issue with language learning apps, that you get language that doesn't sound natural, either in terms of words being used or also the intonation etc. That's also another argument for learning with comprehensible and compelling input, and rather trying to assimilate the language than to classically learn it.
I'm a spanish speaker and I've tried duolingo for both german and italian. In my case, duolingo is too fast in italian, it feals so easy I have a hard time really noticing the differences in spelling, I can wing the first chapters just by it been a romance language. But with german, as it is so different, it forces me to really pay attention to spelling and grammar, and I feel like I'm actually learning. 😅
Hey Angeles :), very nice that for German you feel like you're learning something, using Duolingo. I think that's a good idea to really be conscious about if we are actually learning something or just doing it for the sake of keeping our streak or so. Have a great day!
I feel like im learning. I enjoy it so I keep up with it. It's learning like a child, material is repeated versus explained. I find the app interface confusing. I supplement with flash cards.
Sounds good to me :). As long as you are progressing, you should be good. Just make sure to also work on your comprehension by reading and listening to content and if you want to speak, also to speak at some point. When it comes to flashcards, I'm doing the same. Always have my Anki-Decks ready.
I do not think that app is good. Free version is shit for noobs without money fully fucked up with advertisement. Premium? isn‘t worth it becquse those duolingo fuckers didn‘t add my language (in app : My tongue) So for me showing only goods about it is only 1/2 of review
I tried using Duolingo, but every time I used it I was asked to translate sentences like ,“are you his boyfriend” , and never a sentence like, “are you her boyfriend”. It seems like they hate heterosexuality. I think the main goal of Duolingo is not to teach languages, but to push a certain agenda. I deleted the app.
I'm sorry to hear that. I've also encountered a few of those phrases, but not as frequent as you had them as it seems. When it gets's too political, it can be annoying, for sure.
If they only spoke about hetero relationships would it be because they were pushing some kind of "straight agenda?" Maybe the designers just wanted to support historically marginalized groups by making a small effort to normalize what they think should have already been accepted and normal.
What is your take on Duolingo? Do you use it for learning languages?
Jein. I use it on the side, aber ich verwende mostly LingQ and Assimil.
@@mikkareads Ah! Verstehe. Ja LingQ und Assimil sind definitiv die besseren Resourcen um Sprachen zu lernen.
I’m on day 364 of learning German on duolingo. I’m doing better with it than I did at school and I’m not remotely bored or inclined to give up yet. I’ve tried multiple online tests and come out with a level the same as where duo thinks I am (middle of A2 ) and I’m having no trouble having basic conversation with German speakers at work or understanding a fair amount of what is going on if language used is around B1 level. So I’d say I’m someone it’s working for. Not perfect, but traditional lessons didn’t work for me and this is free! I’m planning to get the end of duo (I’m finding I’m speeding up now I’m understanding more of the basics) and I’m also starting to be able to read books written for a2 B1 level, which is helpful. Then I’ll move on to targeting the gaps with grammar that duo doesn’t cover and a lot more speaking practice than I can beg from colleagues.
@@dees3179 Very nice! Cool that it works for you that good. Then just keep doing what you're doing as long as you're progressing :). Thanks for the feedback!
I started my Duolingo German course just after my university finals in May 2024, as I was heading to Germany for an international summer school program in July 2024. I got to around 750 words learnt before my departure.
I tried to order a breakfast at Frankfurt Airport entirely in German once I got off the plane, and it was successful.
In fact, half of my Cru stage group knows the language.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience, Samuel! I'm glad that it worked out for you, but you also did the step and started talking. That's pretty brave and many people don't dare to do it :-). You got definitely the right mindset!
Yes I love how Duolingo teaches you scrips I didn't realize this at first until a couple of months ago but now I use it to learn Arabic Hebrew and Russian also Chinese
Wow, very nice! Quite a stack of languages you got there :).
I came across this video today, I have been using Duolingo for about 5 minutes a day for a few months to brush up on Spanish. The problem with the Spanish is that for an American, who will generally be in contact with those speaking with Latin American Spanish speakers (The greatest majority), the spanish it too formal. A bit like speaking the Queen's English in the US. That being said, I think it is valuable to learn vocabulary words. I put the Spanish into practice by seizing every opportunity to speak to every Spanish person I come across, like helping buy un boleto para el autobus.
Hey Pops,
first of all thank you for your comment. I definitely see what you mean. That's often an issue with language learning apps, that you get language that doesn't sound natural, either in terms of words being used or also the intonation etc. That's also another argument for learning with comprehensible and compelling input, and rather trying to assimilate the language than to classically learn it.
Danke für die info, Deine spanische Aussprache ist sehr gut.
Vielen Dank! Ich geb mein Bestes :).
I'm a spanish speaker and I've tried duolingo for both german and italian.
In my case, duolingo is too fast in italian, it feals so easy I have a hard time really noticing the differences in spelling, I can wing the first chapters just by it been a romance language.
But with german, as it is so different, it forces me to really pay attention to spelling and grammar, and I feel like I'm actually learning. 😅
Hey Angeles :), very nice that for German you feel like you're learning something, using Duolingo. I think that's a good idea to really be conscious about if we are actually learning something or just doing it for the sake of keeping our streak or so. Have a great day!
I feel like im learning. I enjoy it so I keep up with it. It's learning like a child, material is repeated versus explained.
I find the app interface confusing. I supplement with flash cards.
Sounds good to me :). As long as you are progressing, you should be good. Just make sure to also work on your comprehension by reading and listening to content and if you want to speak, also to speak at some point.
When it comes to flashcards, I'm doing the same. Always have my Anki-Decks ready.
A shame that customer service is unusable. NO HELP with glitches and problems on the site.
I haven't tried out the customer service, so I can't say anything about that :(. Super annoying thing I can imagine.
danke
Gern geschehen :).
I do not think that app is good. Free version is shit for noobs without money fully fucked up with advertisement. Premium? isn‘t worth it becquse those duolingo fuckers didn‘t add my language (in app : My tongue) So for me showing only goods about it is only 1/2 of review
I'm sorry that the app is not working for you, but there are anywhere better apps out there, as I also said ;).
I tried using Duolingo, but every time I used it I was asked to translate sentences like ,“are you his boyfriend” , and never a sentence like, “are you her boyfriend”. It seems like they hate heterosexuality. I think the main goal of Duolingo is not to teach languages, but to push a certain agenda. I deleted the app.
I'm sorry to hear that. I've also encountered a few of those phrases, but not as frequent as you had them as it seems. When it gets's too political, it can be annoying, for sure.
If they only spoke about hetero relationships would it be because they were pushing some kind of "straight agenda?" Maybe the designers just wanted to support historically marginalized groups by making a small effort to normalize what they think should have already been accepted and normal.