I don't use instagram. I've ordered a German children's book, having asked a German friend for something her child enjoys, because right now that's a level of German I'm striving for. I read cooking sites in German (chefkoch.de) and Italian (lacucinaitaliana.it) because I like to cook.
― All cars are bad (Euler), Monday, 22 February 2021 16:53 (three years ago) link
Greek just got a major update.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 February 2021 03:32 (three years ago) link
I like Deutsche Welle too. Not instagram, just their website. They've got a little educational telenovela where every episode is just a few minutes long, and the News in Slow German is good as well. I should get back on learning German; I've really been letting it slide during the pandemic.
― Lily Dale, Saturday, 27 February 2021 03:57 (three years ago) link
Recent courses I just discovered: Esperanto from FrenchFrench from Dutch
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 February 2021 12:04 (three years ago) link
Greek course seems to be an improvement
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 27 February 2021 12:22 (three years ago) link
thanks for the Deutsche Welle reference !
― All cars are bad (Euler), Sunday, 28 February 2021 11:01 (three years ago) link
I follow a bunch of Japanese stuff on Instagram but it’s not language learning, it’s just content in Japanese that I’m interested in, it make me read.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Sunday, 28 February 2021 11:07 (three years ago) link
So the word “Mezzogiorno” came up on another thread. Do you know how to pronounce the “zz” in that word, Euler?
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 14:54 (three years ago) link
zz like in pizza no, with a bit of t ?
― All cars are bad (Euler), Monday, 1 March 2021 15:29 (three years ago) link
btw I finished #1 in my Diamond division this week! first time I've finished #1 in any division, let alone the top division. I ended with just under 4500 points. Usually Diamond takes 6-8k points to win. I got a good draw this week. But I also had a more active week than usual for reasons independent of my ranking (had to stay up late with other people & grinding through this was a way to stay happy). Now I don't have to think about that again.
― All cars are bad (Euler), Monday, 1 March 2021 15:31 (three years ago) link
no, common mistake
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 15:41 (three years ago) link
more like a dz in this case
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 15:58 (three years ago) link
https://forvo.com/word/mezzogiorno/
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 16:30 (three years ago) link
ha, oh well. my Italian friends will correct me. already, one told me that I have to stop using a castellano accent for Italian.
― All cars are bad (Euler), Monday, 1 March 2021 18:09 (three years ago) link
heh
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 18:14 (three years ago) link
Think I finished #1 in Diamond League twice so far but of course the only time that really mattered was the first. Believe I got relegated once but then it was impossible to stay relegated so I try to wait a little bit after the reset before hitting Duolingo directly- I do some other review instead- to avoid at least some of the crazies.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 18:35 (three years ago) link
I really wish the Words feature was better, have probably complained about it before.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 18:36 (three years ago) link
Like I wish it didn't list the super basic words I just practiced, only the harder ones, many of which seem to go missing. At this point I don't really need to know I just practiced the word for "a" or "the" or "no" or "and."
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 19:48 (three years ago) link
What is the words feature?
― All cars are bad (Euler), Monday, 1 March 2021 19:59 (three years ago) link
The ones that the lesson is actually about.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 19:59 (three years ago) link
Click on the three dots in the middle of the menu at the top of the webpage, to the left of the flag.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 20:00 (three years ago) link
Should sayEventsDictionaryWords
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 20:01 (three years ago) link
Think it’s more useful in the beginning, when you haven’t done too many lessons.
Probably better to just use the dictionary feature.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 1 March 2021 20:02 (three years ago) link
So is everyone still using this app or burnt out on it?
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 03:00 (three years ago) link
I made my students use it today! I myself am kind of burnt out on it tbh.
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 10 March 2021 04:16 (three years ago) link
What language(s)?
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 04:47 (three years ago) link
I teach French but I use it mostly for German. I've been pretty bad about German in general lately, partly because of the pandemic, partly because teaching French is making it hard for me to think about other languages right now. (I usually teach English, so this isn't usually a problem.)
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 10 March 2021 05:00 (three years ago) link
Was just observing earlier today that the French course is much better than the German.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 05:45 (three years ago) link
Still trucking. I'm not stopping until I'm number one on duome's streak hall of fame or I die, whichever comes first.
― brain (krakow), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 20:53 (three years ago) link
'Duolingo Score Beta' just appeared for me - I get 83, which feels a bit harsh, but there you go.
― brain (krakow), Friday, 12 March 2021 18:54 (three years ago) link
on the iPhone app?
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 12 March 2021 18:57 (three years ago) link
This thread says pretty much everybody gets an 83 https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/46022064/Duolingo-score-beta
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 12 March 2021 19:13 (three years ago) link
I feel a bit better now. Gracias.
I saw it on the website, doing Spanish from English. Pretty sure today was the first time it has appeared, on the right hand side with my league and friends etc. I'm on Android on the phone and don't see it there yet.
― brain (krakow), Friday, 12 March 2021 19:19 (three years ago) link
I like the new choice of English for my reverse trees.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 13 March 2021 02:05 (three years ago) link
British English
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 13 March 2021 02:13 (three years ago) link
Some courses there are really sweet spots in the tree after certain castles.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 14 March 2021 16:16 (three years ago) link
Like there one tree I initially completed years ago which I have now started systematically leveling up. The stretch between Castle 2 and 3 is excruciating, lots of very long, overlarded sentences that are hard to get exactly right but which are really not that edify. Right after Castle 3, more interesting grammar appears in shorter, more manageable sentences.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 14 March 2021 22:28 (three years ago) link
I apparently have a follower on Duolingo now, and frankly I find that creepy as shit.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 19:36 (three years ago) link
It’s weird but they can’t really do much except send you congrats
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 19:39 (three years ago) link
Yiddish course has arrived.Also found German course for Hungarian speakers.
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 8 April 2021 13:41 (three years ago) link
Laddering seems kind of cheesy but feel like it still might be useful.
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 8 April 2021 17:20 (three years ago) link
Yiddish course seems pretty good actually
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 8 April 2021 18:35 (three years ago) link
It’s like German pronounced closer to English and written in Hebrew.
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 11 April 2021 22:26 (three years ago) link
Two substantial courses that have been updates recently that I have my eye on taking up again are Esperanto from French and Scottish Gaelic- now up to nine checkpoints! - but even I, James Redd, have to admit I am stretched too thin.
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 16 April 2021 15:31 (three years ago) link
Has anyone used italki for language lessons before? My current French class has finished so thinking about it giving it a go.
― cajunsunday, Wednesday, 19 May 2021 11:39 (two years ago) link
I believe Ed has used it quite a bit. I tried it once and had some success, but I think you have to find the right teacher. I would have continued actually but couldn’t quite make the time commitment.
― Working in the POLL Mine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 May 2021 11:52 (two years ago) link
So about this Legendary thing
― Working in the POLL Mine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 22 May 2021 03:50 (two years ago) link
Is Drops actually good? I've been using it for about a month and it seems like all I'm learning is to attach their weird picture language to abstract concepts.― with hidden noise, Monday, May 4, 2020 8:59 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink
― AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 5 June 2021 00:48 (two years ago) link
Hmm. They changed the way the Dojo works in a way that might be beneficial.
― AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 5 June 2021 01:45 (two years ago) link