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A place to talk about language learning
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jonathan
@jonathanmccallum·3 days ago
i reached A2 german in about a year, studying on and off. how I approached it month by month:
1: Duolingo to the first 150 words
2-4: focus on grammar and A1 level reading and listening (special books, youtube)
5-8: mostly everyday exposure in Austria, primarily reading and listening
8-12: exposure + 10 new words per day with Anki to start stretching my vocabulary to B1
I expect to reach B1 within the next 3 months through Anki + exposure.
anything you would do differently?
1: Duolingo to the first 150 words
2-4: focus on grammar and A1 level reading and listening (special books, youtube)
5-8: mostly everyday exposure in Austria, primarily reading and listening
8-12: exposure + 10 new words per day with Anki to start stretching my vocabulary to B1
I expect to reach B1 within the next 3 months through Anki + exposure.
anything you would do differently?
Google on Tuesday is releasing three new AI experiments aimed at helping people learn to speak a new language in a more personalized way. While the experiments are still in the early stages, it’s possible that the company is looking to take on Duolingo with the help of Gemini, Google’s multimodal large language model.
The first experiment helps you quickly learn specific phrases you need in the moment, while the second experiment helps you sound less formal and more like a local
The first experiment helps you quickly learn specific phrases you need in the moment, while the second experiment helps you sound less formal and more like a local
I’ve been practicing Portuguese with ChatGPT for 2 weeks now, every day 10-20 min. Thoughts:
– The accent is still a bit unnatural but bearable (mine is worse anyway)
– Asking to correct my mistakes is really helpful + it always catches the errors in the right order and suggests how to improve
– The fact that it can browse the web and is more or less up to date allows for many easy topics for discussion (e.g. ongoing exhibitions in Lisbon)
– Transcription is mostly accurate and extremely helpful
– The accent is still a bit unnatural but bearable (mine is worse anyway)
– Asking to correct my mistakes is really helpful + it always catches the errors in the right order and suggests how to improve
– The fact that it can browse the web and is more or less up to date allows for many easy topics for discussion (e.g. ongoing exhibitions in Lisbon)
– Transcription is mostly accurate and extremely helpful
We often say: "Words are the voice of the heart". Language is not only a tool for communication, it also has a powerful power. What you usually say will determine what your life will be like.
I'll give this a try, thanks.
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@toyboy.eth·17:55 13/04/2025
The absolute best way to pick up a new language and remember what you're learning is to switch your scrolling content to your target language. This has worked WONDERS for me for learning Latin . I highly suggest giving it a try
The absolute best way to pick up a new language and remember what you're learning is to switch your scrolling content to your target language. This has worked WONDERS for me for learning Latin . I highly suggest giving it a try
Is there a 40 letter German word for a depressed nihilist who has nothing to live for, but who is also very concerned about surviving the coming apocalypse?
Any recommendations on where to learn German?
Language is a powerful existence and a powerful psychological suggestion. Whether it is to ourselves or others, often saying something negative will make us subconsciously accept these negative suggestions, thus affecting our mentality and behavior.
today I gave a 10 minute presentation in a language that isn't my mother tongue. crazy! maybe i'll set a goal of doing a podcast in hebrew in the next year?
Learning languages through musics (songs) is fun. The best part is that you usually have little context about the song or the artist, making it interesting to see how differently natives perceive it.
english native speakers, i’m just curios
when you watch european/asian series/movies, do you watch them in the original language with subtitles, or in english anyway?
when you watch european/asian series/movies, do you watch them in the original language with subtitles, or in english anyway?
It's funny how some languages were more efficiently preserved in the colonies of their country of origin.
For example: Brazilian portuguese is far more similar to XVth century Portuguese than the actual Portuguese accent.
For example: Brazilian portuguese is far more similar to XVth century Portuguese than the actual Portuguese accent.
don’t have the self discipline for duolingo so i got a traditional tutor
that way if i miss a lesson i feel shame and disappointment for wasting not only my money but an educators time. shame is very effective for producing results.
that way if i miss a lesson i feel shame and disappointment for wasting not only my money but an educators time. shame is very effective for producing results.
Can I ask some English natives here, what does it mean in English: having an agency? Meaning freedom or choice to do things like you do or else?
Today I learned that Duolingo started putting ads for their own service in their service. We’ve reached a level of meta that should not exist.
There's something even more hilarious about slowly reading a funny comment in a language you're still learning.
mi pu djuno fi la .lojban. ca le nu minji noi balvi se prami le skami cmene pe la .twitter. pe la .vitalik. .buterin.
that's lojban for "i learned about lojban at an event close to now thanks to the twitter computer name associated with @vitalik.eth"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgxOrTvpWJ4
that's lojban for "i learned about lojban at an event close to now thanks to the twitter computer name associated with @vitalik.eth"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgxOrTvpWJ4
wife is learning Dutch and it's interesting to closely see someone learn a language you already know. you end up noticing all the details. syntactic ordering is often different from English but impossible to explain. most of the time all I can say is "that's just how you say it, idk what to tell you"
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@downshift.eth·21:57 14/01/2025
there are few things worse than, a misplaced comma 🥴
This is so helpful, so I’m sharing it separately in case anyone else needs it for their French learning. Thank you for the tip, @loriann! ❤️
https://open.spotify.com/show/0AVkxaaQWUC6QAn38x5OmR?si=bba3zYPxRxakzLF6-1O3XQ
https://open.spotify.com/show/0AVkxaaQWUC6QAn38x5OmR?si=bba3zYPxRxakzLF6-1O3XQ
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Lori Ann Ferreri
@loriann·22:28 09/01/2025
Here is a podcast of the news in slow French. It’s great for vocabulary!
https://open.spotify.com/show/0AVkxaaQWUC6QAn38x5OmR?si=xyuD6sMYSy-uC7-u4VqC_w
https://open.spotify.com/show/0AVkxaaQWUC6QAn38x5OmR?si=xyuD6sMYSy-uC7-u4VqC_w
Journal en français facile
Podcast · Français Facile - RFI · Un vrai journal d’information pour suivre l’actualité internationale en français. Du lundi au vendredi sur l'antenne de RFI à 16 h (TU) puis sur le site Le français facile avec RFI avec sa transcription. Chaque semaine, l'équipe du service Langue française de RFI vous propose en bonus deux exercices pour vous aider à comprendre un sujet d'actualité en français et enrichir votre vocabulaire.
open.spotify.com
Had a French lesson this morning and had to read (really struggled through it) and translate (or at least attempt to) an article from a French newspaper about the LA fires. 😅 definitely don’t have enough vocabulary, but I’m proud of myself for understanding quite a bit.
Which authors and books do you consider essential to your language — so significant that people might want to learn the language specifically to read them in original?
E.g. I’ve met people whose primary motivation to learn Russian was to read Dostoyevsky. I myself would love to be able to read Pessoa in Portuguese one day (though it’s not my main motivation).
E.g. I’ve met people whose primary motivation to learn Russian was to read Dostoyevsky. I myself would love to be able to read Pessoa in Portuguese one day (though it’s not my main motivation).
has anyone used Ai / chatgpt to learn a language fluently ?
duolingo ain’t it
duolingo ain’t it
I think about this movie a LOT, especially after living in different countries and learning languages.
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chinmay.eth
@chinmay.eth·13:05 07/12/2024
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impressed by the level of details and overall quality in duolingo now
first I've heavily used it back in 2014 to learn english from scratch
a few years back I've started learning spanish which I picked back up now
with Argentina on a path to become the best country on Earth can be a great investment
first I've heavily used it back in 2014 to learn english from scratch
a few years back I've started learning spanish which I picked back up now
with Argentina on a path to become the best country on Earth can be a great investment
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33bits
@33bits·10:18 21/11/2024
you ever get those parts in duolingo where they remove the cartoon people and there's just a mic instead
exactly the same exercise
yet so much harder somehow
anthropomorphization bias is wild
exactly the same exercise
yet so much harder somehow
anthropomorphization bias is wild
Interesting challenge, but not sure I'd put myself through it!
https://youtu.be/Bv6ZDYApA_g?si=OxG4hI6hsO_AO9Uw
https://youtu.be/Bv6ZDYApA_g?si=OxG4hI6hsO_AO9Uw
What kind of language learner are you?
Are you focused on just one language?
A few?
Are you a dabbler?
Going deep?
I'm a bit of a mix.
My main language to learn is Mandarin Chinese. I'm aiming to be able to read at an adult level - I want to be able to read modern Chinese political and philosophical texts, as well as modern Chinese commentaries on classical Chinese texts. Speaking isn't a super hard goal for me, but eventually, I'll likely get a tutor to help me get to a decent level on that. I'm doing great on self-study learning to read and listen to the language, but speaking I want to have feedback from a fluent speaker.
I'm also dabbling in Korean very slowly, and a bit of Spanish here and there because I'm going to have to take a couple semesters of that for gen ed requirements for my degree - so far the school hasn't offered Chinese, though they do have a Chinese department (I think the professor is with students in China for a couple years), which sucks cuz that would be a slam dunk class!
Are you focused on just one language?
A few?
Are you a dabbler?
Going deep?
I'm a bit of a mix.
My main language to learn is Mandarin Chinese. I'm aiming to be able to read at an adult level - I want to be able to read modern Chinese political and philosophical texts, as well as modern Chinese commentaries on classical Chinese texts. Speaking isn't a super hard goal for me, but eventually, I'll likely get a tutor to help me get to a decent level on that. I'm doing great on self-study learning to read and listen to the language, but speaking I want to have feedback from a fluent speaker.
I'm also dabbling in Korean very slowly, and a bit of Spanish here and there because I'm going to have to take a couple semesters of that for gen ed requirements for my degree - so far the school hasn't offered Chinese, though they do have a Chinese department (I think the professor is with students in China for a couple years), which sucks cuz that would be a slam dunk class!
I'm an explorer. I'm currently mainly focused on Chinese because I have a goal of reaching fluency there, but I'm also learning Korean and dabbling in Spanish.
https://youtu.be/FRK-cRbyh28?si=9DT2IF3a2kS8riXK
https://youtu.be/FRK-cRbyh28?si=9DT2IF3a2kS8riXK
The letter X in Portuguese is pronounced as “sheesh“. If you are not following me on Sheesh yet, you should.
I have a new approach for learning Kanji. I will skim the rest of my Kanji book (2300ish characters) and only pay close attention to the characters and their English translated meaning. Then I will read a novel with Furigana to find the Japanese readings for the Kanji.
Knowing the vague use of the characters via the skimming method + looking up definitions I don't know as I read sounds more fun than textbook reading.
(I will note down all Kanji with single Onyomi readings and study those as freebies)
Knowing the vague use of the characters via the skimming method + looking up definitions I don't know as I read sounds more fun than textbook reading.
(I will note down all Kanji with single Onyomi readings and study those as freebies)
This video is aimed at English learners, but I'm gonna try it with Chinese and see if it will work that way, too! NotebookLM can understand a LOT of languages, so in theory it'll still work, but I haven't played with it all that much.
https://youtu.be/d8W7rajfPXo?si=Thur3T6-j6hW4Zzl
https://youtu.be/d8W7rajfPXo?si=Thur3T6-j6hW4Zzl
Hey all!
I have a new global chat app that's designed with multi-language support as a primitive.
Specifically:
- no login needed (browser based)
- stage for the group chat to talk
- crypto tips
All posts get translated to the language you've selected
Join here:
https://getfirstresponder.com/anychat?room=tp92lf
I have a new global chat app that's designed with multi-language support as a primitive.
Specifically:
- no login needed (browser based)
- stage for the group chat to talk
- crypto tips
All posts get translated to the language you've selected
Join here:
https://getfirstresponder.com/anychat?room=tp92lf
This is fun! My streak is down to 3 days :))
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nikolaii.eth 🚀
@nikolaii.eth·04:03 16/10/2024
This is my Frames Experiment #26: Duolingo Stats.
Basically, I made this frame just for fun so I (and maybe you too) can brag about Duolingo streak.
If your name in Duolingo is set as following: "fc:your_fc_username" (like mine is "fc:nikolaiii") - the frame will pick it up automatically. If not - you can search it using the text field.
Have fun! 🚀
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My Duolingo streak is 708. How about you?
Frame by @nikolaii.eth 🚀
Basically, I made this frame just for fun so I (and maybe you too) can brag about Duolingo streak.
If your name in Duolingo is set as following: "fc:your_fc_username" (like mine is "fc:nikolaiii") - the frame will pick it up automatically. If not - you can search it using the text field.
Have fun! 🚀
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My Duolingo streak is 708. How about you?
Frame by @nikolaii.eth 🚀
One of the things I like to use ChatGPT for in my language learning is to create "graded readers".
They have vocabulary and grammar at various learner levels, and you can have it create them on any topic you want, in basically any language you want.
I have a couple ways that I use them.
I put them in my language learning Obsidian vault where I can then create new vocabulary notes for any new words that I encounter, and then I import them into LingQ where I can read through them using a popup dictionary and automatic translation tools.
And they're WAY more interesting than the sorts of generic graded readers you can find online.
They have vocabulary and grammar at various learner levels, and you can have it create them on any topic you want, in basically any language you want.
I have a couple ways that I use them.
I put them in my language learning Obsidian vault where I can then create new vocabulary notes for any new words that I encounter, and then I import them into LingQ where I can read through them using a popup dictionary and automatic translation tools.
And they're WAY more interesting than the sorts of generic graded readers you can find online.
How many languages do you speak?
Me: 3
Portuguese, Spanish and English
Me: 3
Portuguese, Spanish and English
next week I’m going to do an English class for the students at the school I graduated from in my small town in Ukraine.
not that I’m even remotely qualified to teach English in any way lol but I think I can encourage them to stick with learning English and other foreign languages and talk about the opportunities it can bring (even within the country, since based on new legislation, proficiency in English will be required for many government and leadership positions) 🌎❤️
I’m also speaking to 11th graders, and I hope they’re nice, because we were such assholes in 11th grade! 😶🌫️😂
not that I’m even remotely qualified to teach English in any way lol but I think I can encourage them to stick with learning English and other foreign languages and talk about the opportunities it can bring (even within the country, since based on new legislation, proficiency in English will be required for many government and leadership positions) 🌎❤️
I’m also speaking to 11th graders, and I hope they’re nice, because we were such assholes in 11th grade! 😶🌫️😂
8 languages at once is a bit much, but personal challenges like this are a great deal of fun!
https://youtu.be/qv381JklIu8?si=gM0pYl3K3LaqkBS4
https://youtu.be/qv381JklIu8?si=gM0pYl3K3LaqkBS4
Decentrealization
