What Languages are you learning on Duolingo lads?
>>61681084
None at the moment. I started the swedish course recently, but lost interest. I might check out the hungarian course, even though I heard it's not that good.
What about you?
None. What do you guys recommend?
Ukrainian
>>61681381
German and Italian, I'm thinking about starting Hungarian as well for reasons I don't really understand
>>61681417
Well what are you interested in?
So is this duolinguo the new livemocha? I learned a pretty good deal of portuguese using livemocha. I want to learn a new language, is duolinguo free?
Thanks
It says Spanish and Russian but I haven't logged in for many months.
>>61681600
yeah its free.
>>61681084
None. Would try Russian if its duolingo wasn't so shit.
Bought an Assimil and regrets it a bit.
>>61681759
>Bought an Assimil and regrets it a bit.
why ?
>>61681759
You using mobile? If so, use mobile browser, then you have lession notes (not just trial and error grammar)
>>61681759
Is great for Russian.
http://learnrussian.rt.com/lessons/
>>61681775
Not really what I wanted. The progression is a bit slow, with not enough grammatical rules explained, and the format is terrible IMO.
Méthode 90 is better, but requires much more time.
>>61681084
French so I can flirt with all the African students
>>61681084
Italian.
>using Duomemego
I listen to German radio when I'm behind my computer.
None because duolingo a shit
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>>61681884
Thanks lad ! Didn't know about it. RFI has the same thing in French, for those interested.
>>61681873
It was already shitty for the alphabet and conjugation, I didn't know too much further.
>>61681715
Do natives correct learners and vice versa? Livemocha was fun, I had a great deal of Brazilian qts added on msn messenger.
>>61681992
Ah. Learn the alphabet somewhere else, Duolingo is bad at that. Shouldn't take too long.
Polish
>>61681084
Irish and Welsh. I'm waiting for Korean 2bh.
>>61681084
Irish Gaelic and Swedish
>>61682093
Already have it. I'm in about 10% of the content in a book called Méthode 90, pretty good for grammar but horrible for vocabulary :(
The highest I reached was the 3 tenses in perfective + imperative + Prepositional + Genitive + "I have..." + a few things about movement verbs and pronouns
But almost zero vocabulary to complete it :(
>>61681084
French and Russian
>>61682042
No, don't think so.
German
I'm waiting for Czech too
>>61682212
Ti si hodajuća mema
>>61682266
/rus/ might help with that
Learning Swedish atm. Just 41 more branches until I finish the tree. Why are languages so complicated?
>>61681759
"Master russian", Google it, and see if it satisfies your need
>>61681084
Russian. May be useful.
Anyone know of any (free) resources for Farsi?
Spanish and Russian both from English
Also doing Catalan from Spanish now that I've got a fair level of Spanish
>>61682593
Just ask your neighbour.
I tried learning norwegian but read that its has many dialects and shit and not to bother. Im gonna study in denmark next year and idk if i should start the course on duolingo in danish. Anybody has experience with this?
>>61682572
>"Pust' on gotovit uzhinu"
God damn it, like a neanderthal speaking my language
>>61682593
Persian language learning pack on katDOTcr, among the first results
Memrise Farsi basics (thousands of vocabulary words) and a "dried" app, "Learn Persian"
>>61682660
Any better places to learn? Cyкa ыyaт
>>61682563
Already used it for a couple questions
>>61682508
Don't understand shit, and can't even google translate it
>>61682651
Danish Will make Norwegian look like a vacation. Let it not discourage you, just learn the Oslo/TV dialect
We also had great difference in dialect here, the two regions systematically couldn't understand themsleves. Like two different languages drifted apart (culturally, what's more important)
Mass media solved it during the 20th century (radio, education in both Yugoslavias). At the detriment of both of them, sadly...
>>61682781
Use "Yandex" translator for /Rus'/ threads, and wiktionary as well
>already used master Russian
I suspected as much...
Wikipedia's section on learning the Russian alphabet is neatly made. Did you? I learned Perso-Arabic script using the wikipedia article on Farsi
>>61682572
Are you going to go Snowden on the US?
>>61683047
t. not CIA btw
>>61681084
I just finished Spanish, thinking about starting French, German, Swedish, or Turkish.
Anybody want to decide for me?
>>61683468
How much spanish can you speak now
>>61683468
We can't make this decision for you, and anyone who dies is not working for your best interests.
You need to set a few parameters first, that will equip you with the necessary motivation and "devotion" to pursue it actively
1. How close is it to my mother tongue?
2. My beliefs/opinions and knowledge of the country
3. Do I have the time and are resources readily available/what is their quality?
4. My ultimate expectations/way of employing my knowledge
>>61683524
I can understand most of what's posted in /lat/, and I can hold a conversation fairly well. Intermediate level, I'd say.
>>61682507
Dobesedno najboljši trije jeziki za slovenščino.
>>61683643
Debes tener español gracioso igual que todos los americanos
>>61683962
Why are you learning Welsh and Irish? My dialect of Slovenian is pretty much a Celtic language, I can understand them easily
>>61681084
German.
did 2/3 of the tasks I plan to finish about next month.
>haven't learned anything new on Duolingo in months
>keep using it because my autism won't allow me to break my 300 day streak
>>61684223
Rovtar?
>>61681884
>http://learnrussian.rt.com/lessons/
Looks pretty good. How far would this get me as a complete beginner?
I completed the Italian tree last year.
For me the best thing about duolingo was the streak. It made me to do some italian every day (my target was like 50xp), and when i started i often didnt mind doing more work from other sources. Sadly i missed a day and then fell off the wagon completely not long after.
>>61684387
Točno!
>>61683962
Ne brini, ja učim slovenski
>>61683989
Estoy de acuerdo, los Americanos no tienen pronunciar "r" especialmente. Gracias por recordarmelo ahahaha
>>61683643
Booking a room and spamming UNA VELA XDDDDD doesn't count as "holding a conversation".
>>61684536
pueden*, not "tienen"
Ay caramba
Is Ruskie Duolingo really as bad as I've heard it is? I've gotten to Genitive 1 and it seems okay so far.
>>61681084
Polish because why not waste my time learning a completely useless language.
>>61684536
Upam, da si pri slovenskih založbah kupil dovolj učnega gradiva.
>>61684838
Duolingo isnt bad
Its just edgy contrarian 4channers that hates on it
>>61685506
Imaš na katDOTcr gradivo, židove
"Slovene language learning pack"
Heh
>>61685844
Here, this might help
http://www.pef.uni-lj.si/markor/zbirkacb.htm
>>61685581
Danish is so complicated.. not only vowels sound like something but also you have shit like kvinde pronounced vin. I tried to learn in secret for 2 months to impress a girl I was dating and I could only babble simple phrases reee
>>61681084
Russian, Spanish, French and German. Haven't paid much attention to French and German tho
>>61681381
There's no Hungarian course, what the fuck?
>>61686388
It's new!
women's studies
>>61686301
same here minus french, lol
I'm trying to get serious about learning Spanish, but I heard Duolingo is meme shit.
What are some actual good apps and resources for learning Spanish?
When will be Chinese available in Duolingo?
Has anyone tried to learn Chinese on their on? How?
>>61686599
try chineseskill
it's an app like duolingo
>>61686537
Michael Thomas courses are very good for speaking. You can torrent it.
I'd recommend you to use Duolingo even though it is in Mexican, and when you get to a certain level, do the little change that you need to do to speak glorious Castilian
>>61686699
It's so lame that the don't have a desktop version.
>>61686599
Just know what you're getting into. Chinese is fucking hard, like really hard.
>>61686699
Fucking hell it took me a couple seconds to realize it's not "chinese's kill"
>>61686870
I have time and motivation. And it would be my 4th language so I am somehow experienced in language learning.
>>61686870
it's not that hard
>>61686870
I was of the understanding that it isnt 'difficult' just time consuming because there are no short cuts with the writing system, However within a year of serious studying you should be comfortably conversational (b2 in speaking/listening).
>>61686976
I'm not saying it's not doable, just that it's quite a lot harder than learning European languages etc. (Considering you're a Spaniard)
>>61687061
I'd disagree, but okay
>>61687124
"Time consuming" is the same as calling it hard though.
>However within a year of serious studying you should be comfortably conversational
Insert any other European language and you'll probably be way more conversational, not to mention you'll read way way better than you'd be able in Chinese
>>61687124
You really really really have to emphasize learning the tones. If you don't, people will have a really hard time understanding you. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, had terrible tones and that's why the guy interviewing him kept having to summarize everything he said.
>>61686418
Where do I click?
so i've studied 2 languages and learned 1 to near native fluency and now i have no motivation to learn anything else. it's like having a ferrari sitting in your garage with no gas.
>>61687631
thank you for that map
>>61687631
lmao poland what are you doing down south
Been learning French, and putting a lot of time into it over the past few days. Granted, I had a little bit of background from high school. Think it's gonna get to the point where I'll need advice/instruction on the language that Duolingo can't do well soon though
>>61686723
>Duolingo even though it is in Mexican,
wait WAT
Honestly the main thing that's tripping me up a lot is grammar terminology (aside from the basic stuff). Terms like infinitive and all that, and what the hell does "perfect" imply with grammar? I guess it's mostly stuff related to verb conjugations, but does anyone have any good sites or info for stuff like that?
It's not hindering me so far, but I have a feeling once past and future tenses come more into play it's going to get more difficult.
I'll start learning norwegian.
>>61687785
that's my feeling too.
I think at some point I will need to download an actually textbook or grammar book if I really want to be serious.
Anyone here uses Interpals?
>>61688094
perfect is from latin perfectum and it means complete
>>61688102
I kinda went full retard on this before I even started; I have a grammar book that I bought back in high school, but I also picked up a dictionary and a book of verb conjugations as well. That'll all be well and good for vocabulary, but I think what I'm really gonna need is the ability to try making my own sentences, thoughts, and just communicating on my own, which Duolingo can't do.
I tried perusing through /fr/ for a bit today, but it's still so over my head with a lot of the grammar and conjugations I haven't gotten to yet.
>>61681084
I did Spanish, Italian, German and most of French. I started Russian but it was too hard.
>>61688193
made an account a week or so ago but no one has messaged me and I'm fucking terrible at starting conversations online for whatever reason.
>>61687964
They do not use vosotros, they say jugo instead of zumo, and the worse, they use emparedado.
Duolingo is fucking pointless
At best you'll learn some vocab and very elementary grammar, but you won't actually learn a language with duolingo.
>>61688094
perfect tenses refers to using the verb "to have" with a past participle, like "I've drunk" or "you've understood". the more you expose yourself to this terminology, the easier it becomes. present perfect is what I used above and you'll soon see past perfect "had I known..." or future perfect "will have collapsed" and so on.
>>61688259
What language you want to learn?
If I want to talk to somebody there i have to write first, if I dont message first I'll probably just get a message per month.
>>61688300
So it's really just in how it's conjugated for a specific tense? Like "had I known" vs. "should have known" or something like that?
>>61688372
French. I don't think I've found a single French or even Quebecois girl that isn't apeshit solely for japanese/korean culture and language.
spanish, its a good course actually, just does not hold interest for long. Its easy though, so i can get back in whenever i feel like, but damn, when are they gonna introduce japanese on that thing
learning italian
>>61688094
this, verb conjugation is the most difficult thing for me
ITT: murricans believe they can learn another language by using an app
>>61688442
Dont know why but all the girls are obsessed with korean.
That is getting annoying because they only want to talk to a korean guy.
>>61688536
I don't think ive seen anyone in this thread say you'll be fluent if you finish the course on duolingo, just that duolingo is an excellent great starting point and a pretty good resource
I can't wait to learn Korean when I'm a corpse!
>>61688633
>not starting in school as a child
>you will never be fluent
>>61688707
lmao
>>61688267
>emparedado
Really?
>>61688536
People actually fail because they actually think they can't learn a foreign language and get discourage and give up.
Anything which is some sort of practice is great.
Learning Portuguese because it's easy and why not
>>61688267
in Mexico no one uses emparedado tho
and I understand that you don't like "mexican", but jugo is technically correct
>>61688768
I did french at school and it was shit teaching
>>61689051
btw its not that I dont like mexican spanish, its just that im more likely to encounter spain spanish here
See flag. I will marry Anzu, I have nothing left to go on for.
>>61688707
http://www.howtostudykorean.com/
What is the most occultist language?
I need to know, for stuff.
>>61689078
I think you just didn't have the right motivation...
I don't see any of those apps being a good motivator as well. It's just what you do in your spare time, while you are bored, nothing really serious. People who use these apps will never be successful, it's just a meme
>>61688918
This tbqh
A quarter of "learning a language" is believing in yourself and actually trying
Because past that it's fucking easy 90% of the time, unless you're learning Finnish or Polish or some shit
French.
No one learns Japanese... :(
>>61689813
many many loserish neckbeards learn japanese
Norsk! level 9 here
easier than Swedish
>>61689051
>>61688905
I get the jugo. But I put sandwich bocadillo torta. All wrong to the lingo machine.
>>61681084
Dænish and Яussiaи
>>61689860
neckbeards don't have the motivation or self confidence to learn japanese
>>61689952
let me help you out a little
sandwich/emparedado, bocadillo and torta aren't the same (and just in case neither burgers are)
in México atleast
-sandwich is always with slices of bread (right), and torta is a complete bread cuted in half (left)
-bocadillo is more like a general word for anything you would eat out of meals
but I support you in the sandwich word thing although I think they are just trying to be correct
>>61687550
I think the course is in beta. Try going to the list of beta courses.
>>61690439
You are more helpful then them.
Duolingo is utter garbage. Have fun being laughed at when you try imitating their shitty text to speech audio
Assimil Master Race (unless it's a non-European language, then don't bother, because it's fucking shit for those)
>>61689952
Sanduche = Sandwich
Anyone here learning Swedish? How are you doing?
I'm using Duo, youtube videos, songs and 8sidor to study and I've been understanding a lot of what I've been reading.
I want to attend a Swedish course, but my city's got none and I can't go to the neighbor city just to take a language course.
