It's okay to learn the basics and become familiar with the structures of the language. But it's not enough to become fluent, or (in my opinion) conversational. You'll have to supplement with a lot...
It's okay to learn the basics and become familiar with the structures of the language. But it's not enough to become fluent, or (in my opinion) conversational. You'll have to supplement with a lot of reading and watching/listening to Spanish language content. But it is a useful resource.
It's a good start, but don't expect to get really far. Supplement it with a grammar book (very important with Duolingo), flashcards, YouTube videos, readers, etc. If your serious about learning...
It's a good start, but don't expect to get really far. Supplement it with a grammar book (very important with Duolingo), flashcards, YouTube videos, readers, etc. If your serious about learning Spanish you should ideally move on from Duolingo as soon as possible. Also, don't get too hung up on memorizing everything in each lesson. A large portion of the vocab in Duolingo (although I don't know about the Spanish course specifically) isn't necessarily that useful (which is IMO the biggest problem with it, with it being a somewhat vocab focused course). You want to move on to native material as soon as possible. Hope this helps.
I can't help you with your Spanish, but I've been learning Polish on Duolingo for months now, and having some friendly competition on the leaderboard could be fun! Anyone who want to become...
I can't help you with your Spanish, but I've been learning Polish on Duolingo for months now, and having some friendly competition on the leaderboard could be fun!
Anyone who want to become Duolingo friends, feel free to send me your username in PM. Or just post it in a comment here, and I'll add all of you.
I speak French and started duolingo for Spanish a couple weeks ago. I’m on an 18 day streak and love it! Everything comes easy as a French speaker. I think Spanish pronunciation is more...
I speak French and started duolingo for Spanish a couple weeks ago. I’m on an 18 day streak and love it! Everything comes easy as a French speaker. I think Spanish pronunciation is more manageable, not as throaty.
As a native Spanish speaker learning French I must say pronunciation is definitely the hardest part for me, it's just so guttural yet subtle. The rest comes really easy as you'd expect, man I love...
As a native Spanish speaker learning French I must say pronunciation is definitely the hardest part for me, it's just so guttural yet subtle. The rest comes really easy as you'd expect, man I love romance languages.
The pronunciation is definitely hard! In French, you roll your Rs at the back of your throat in a "hocking" fashion, and a lot of letters are silent rather than pronounced. In Spanish, you roll...
The pronunciation is definitely hard! In French, you roll your Rs at the back of your throat in a "hocking" fashion, and a lot of letters are silent rather than pronounced. In Spanish, you roll your Rs on the tip of your tongue and pronounce virtually every letter. But of course, cognates work well in both directions.
I'm having a lot of fun with Spanish as you can tell.
Like any Brazilian, I’m pretty sure I already know Spanish even though I never studied it. I’m also sure no native Spanish speaker would agree with me, but as a Brazilian I’m allowed to delude...
Like any Brazilian, I’m pretty sure I already know Spanish even though I never studied it. I’m also sure no native Spanish speaker would agree with me, but as a Brazilian I’m allowed to delude myself.
But seriously, we understand for the most part and reading is a piece of cake. Getting others to understand our broken Spanish is much harder.
I might be fairly comparable to you. I did three years of high school Spanish and picked it back up on DL about six months ago. I've had constant passive exposure all the while from following...
I might be fairly comparable to you. I did three years of high school Spanish and picked it back up on DL about six months ago. I've had constant passive exposure all the while from following Spanish soccer though :)
This is how I've kept my French from getting rusty over the years. I studied in Rouen and Dijon years ago, so I follow Dijon in Ligue 1 and use French streams to watch their matches. They're...
I've had constant passive exposure all the while from following Spanish soccer though :)
This is how I've kept my French from getting rusty over the years. I studied in Rouen and Dijon years ago, so I follow Dijon in Ligue 1 and use French streams to watch their matches. They're typically only available in French anyway.
Now I'm picking up Spanish though, and it sucks that no games are on. I'm looking for Spanish language forums, sports-related or not, to supplement the DL lessons I'm doing. Currently I subscribe to /r/espanol, /r/mexico, and /r/argentina on reddit just to up my regular exposure to native Spanish speakers. I'm open to any recommendations you have!
/r/futbol is decently active submissions-wise, and there's always /r/LatinoPeopleTwitter. I'd also suggest finding a Spanish-language Youtuber in whatever sphere you might be interested, though...
/r/futbol is decently active submissions-wise, and there's always /r/LatinoPeopleTwitter. I'd also suggest finding a Spanish-language Youtuber in whatever sphere you might be interested, though you might have to search around for one that doesn't speak a million miles per hour... I use Dof2Foot for French.
Oh right, forgot to mention /r/futbol. I just subscribed to that this morning when browsing Spanish-speaking subreddits. The youtube recommendation is a good idea too. Thanks!
Oh right, forgot to mention /r/futbol. I just subscribed to that this morning when browsing Spanish-speaking subreddits. The youtube recommendation is a good idea too. Thanks!
Here you have some resources I had saved for learning new languages: LanguageTransfer: free courses for several languages, including Spanish. The lessons are in youtube, and they can also be...
Here you have some resources I had saved for learning new languages:
LanguageTransfer: free courses for several languages, including Spanish. The lessons are in youtube, and they can also be downloaded from a torrent.
Forvo: Listen to native speakers pronounce complicated words. Here you have some words to practise: berberecho, forraje, esternocleidomastoideo
That's awesome. Sounds like every American ever, about everything.
Like any Brazilian, I’m pretty sure I already know Spanish even though I never studied it. I’m also sure no native Spanish speaker would agree with me, but as a Brazilian I’m allowed to delude myself.
That's awesome. Sounds like every American ever, about everything.
Hey, I'm a native spanish speaker, DM if you would like some help.
Is Duolingo a good resource for learning another language?
I’m in a profession where being fluent in Spanish would be hugely beneficial.
It's okay to learn the basics and become familiar with the structures of the language. But it's not enough to become fluent, or (in my opinion) conversational. You'll have to supplement with a lot of reading and watching/listening to Spanish language content. But it is a useful resource.
It's a good start, but don't expect to get really far. Supplement it with a grammar book (very important with Duolingo), flashcards, YouTube videos, readers, etc. If your serious about learning Spanish you should ideally move on from Duolingo as soon as possible. Also, don't get too hung up on memorizing everything in each lesson. A large portion of the vocab in Duolingo (although I don't know about the Spanish course specifically) isn't necessarily that useful (which is IMO the biggest problem with it, with it being a somewhat vocab focused course). You want to move on to native material as soon as possible. Hope this helps.
There are dozens of us! Literally dozens!
Note to anyone passing by: This has been expanded to include all language learning, not just Spanish :)
Here you go
I can't help you with your Spanish, but I've been learning Polish on Duolingo for months now, and having some friendly competition on the leaderboard could be fun!
Anyone who want to become Duolingo friends, feel free to send me your username in PM. Or just post it in a comment here, and I'll add all of you.
I speak French and started duolingo for Spanish a couple weeks ago. I’m on an 18 day streak and love it! Everything comes easy as a French speaker. I think Spanish pronunciation is more manageable, not as throaty.
As a native Spanish speaker learning French I must say pronunciation is definitely the hardest part for me, it's just so guttural yet subtle. The rest comes really easy as you'd expect, man I love romance languages.
The pronunciation is definitely hard! In French, you roll your Rs at the back of your throat in a "hocking" fashion, and a lot of letters are silent rather than pronounced. In Spanish, you roll your Rs on the tip of your tongue and pronounce virtually every letter. But of course, cognates work well in both directions.
I'm having a lot of fun with Spanish as you can tell.
Like any Brazilian, I’m pretty sure I already know Spanish even though I never studied it. I’m also sure no native Spanish speaker would agree with me, but as a Brazilian I’m allowed to delude myself.
But seriously, we understand for the most part and reading is a piece of cake. Getting others to understand our broken Spanish is much harder.
I might be fairly comparable to you. I did three years of high school Spanish and picked it back up on DL about six months ago. I've had constant passive exposure all the while from following Spanish soccer though :)
This is how I've kept my French from getting rusty over the years. I studied in Rouen and Dijon years ago, so I follow Dijon in Ligue 1 and use French streams to watch their matches. They're typically only available in French anyway.
Now I'm picking up Spanish though, and it sucks that no games are on. I'm looking for Spanish language forums, sports-related or not, to supplement the DL lessons I'm doing. Currently I subscribe to /r/espanol, /r/mexico, and /r/argentina on reddit just to up my regular exposure to native Spanish speakers. I'm open to any recommendations you have!
/r/futbol is decently active submissions-wise, and there's always /r/LatinoPeopleTwitter. I'd also suggest finding a Spanish-language Youtuber in whatever sphere you might be interested, though you might have to search around for one that doesn't speak a million miles per hour... I use Dof2Foot for French.
Oh right, forgot to mention /r/futbol. I just subscribed to that this morning when browsing Spanish-speaking subreddits. The youtube recommendation is a good idea too. Thanks!
Watch a bunch of novelas. Worked for Kobe Bryant.
Huge leg up when you already speak Italian.
Here you have some resources I had saved for learning new languages:
LanguageTransfer: free courses for several languages, including Spanish. The lessons are in youtube, and they can also be downloaded from a torrent.
Forvo: Listen to native speakers pronounce complicated words. Here you have some words to practise: berberecho, forraje, esternocleidomastoideo
That's awesome. Sounds like every American ever, about everything.