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  • @Master167@lemmy.world
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    1515 hours ago

    A 2 year streak on Duolingo did nothing for my ability to communicate with a new language in a new country.

    Very fast uninstall after that trip.

    • Aniki 🌱🌿
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      713 hours ago

      It’s garbage for learning a language but it’s phenomenal for memorizing and gameifying learning nouns and verbs. I’ve been going through the Japanese lessons one jump at a time and it’s been great to brush up on all the words I’ve forgotten.

      • @brenticus@lemmy.world
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        110 hours ago

        Yeah, half-heartedly doing French in Duolingo for a few years meant that I knew a bunch of words and could read stuff okay, but communicating and thinking in French was incredibly difficult. I took a couple of classes IRL to fill in those other skills, so now I can actually get by as long as people are a bit patient with me. It was easier for me to learn that stuff than other people in my classes because I had Duolingo experience, but Duolingo definitely isn’t enough on its own.

    • AlexanderESmith
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      213 hours ago

      I’m at 464 days and can now understand random Spanish conversations I pass by when I’m out and about. It’s surreal.