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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline

Been on the app for over a year learning Dutch. I thought I'd not be a thick brit, and would learn some of the language for a visit I have planned.

Actually, the Dutch language is pretty hard, with all the double negatives. Has anyone else used the app and thought 'why am I doing this', even though it consumes 30 minutes of your day, and wished you'd just learned to order a beer

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I think Duolingo is at most a supplement. I think textbooks and speaking practice are the answer. (Better app, not sexy, is Anki)

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I think Duolingo is at most a supplement. I think textbooks and speaking practice are the answer. (Better app, not sexy, is Anki)"

Oh, never heard of that. Will Google, thanks x

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

I like Duolingo and managed to get by in Portuguese and Spanish but using it. It suits me

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I like Duolingo and managed to get by in Portuguese and Spanish but using it. It suits me "

I just didn't want to be ignorant and at say a few words

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"I like Duolingo and managed to get by in Portuguese and Spanish but using it. It suits me

I just didn't want to be ignorant and at say a few words "

Same for me. It's very handy if you want to be able to use the basics. The staff in hotels always appreciate a greeting and a how are you in their native language and it's good to be able to say please and thank you in shops and bars.

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I like Duolingo and managed to get by in Portuguese and Spanish but using it. It suits me

I just didn't want to be ignorant and at say a few words

Same for me. It's very handy if you want to be able to use the basics. The staff in hotels always appreciate a greeting and a how are you in their native language and it's good to be able to say please and thank you in shops and bars. "

Same here. Not planning on going to a debate or anything, just the basics will do. I'm with you, I think the locals appreciate it, even if you balls some if it up

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By *ot - CoupleCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

Nederlands is helamaal niet moeilijk

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"Nederlands is helamaal niet moeilijk "

Only word I don't know there is 'helamaal'. That hasn't come up yet

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"I like Duolingo and managed to get by in Portuguese and Spanish but using it. It suits me

I just didn't want to be ignorant and at say a few words

Same for me. It's very handy if you want to be able to use the basics. The staff in hotels always appreciate a greeting and a how are you in their native language and it's good to be able to say please and thank you in shops and bars.

Same here. Not planning on going to a debate or anything, just the basics will do. I'm with you, I think the locals appreciate it, even if you balls some if it up "

I've got relatives who live in a pretty remote part of Spain. Obviously they're fluent but the locals always giggle at me good naturedly and my attempts to talk to them

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I like Duolingo and managed to get by in Portuguese and Spanish but using it. It suits me

I just didn't want to be ignorant and at say a few words

Same for me. It's very handy if you want to be able to use the basics. The staff in hotels always appreciate a greeting and a how are you in their native language and it's good to be able to say please and thank you in shops and bars.

Same here. Not planning on going to a debate or anything, just the basics will do. I'm with you, I think the locals appreciate it, even if you balls some if it up

I've got relatives who live in a pretty remote part of Spain. Obviously they're fluent but the locals always giggle at me good naturedly and my attempts to talk to them"

I'm trying to imagine my Dutch delivered in a broad Yorkshire accent

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve been learning Greek for a few years now and although I do use Duolingo, I don’t actually remember much of what I learn there.

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By *ot - CoupleCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow


"Nederlands is helamaal niet moeilijk

Only word I don't know there is 'helamaal'. That hasn't come up yet "

Helamaal has about 10 different meanings, in the sentence I used it means completely or definitely.

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"Nederlands is helamaal niet moeilijk

Only word I don't know there is 'helamaal'. That hasn't come up yet

Helamaal has about 10 different meanings, in the sentence I used it means completely or definitely. "

I've found that with many Dutch words, especially with 'de' and 'het' and how they're used in different meanings. Thanks for that word

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I’ve been learning Greek for a few years now and although I do use Duolingo, I don’t actually remember much of what I learn there. "

It can get a bit heavy when you're practicing constantly x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I like Duolingo and managed to get by in Portuguese and Spanish but using it. It suits me "

Spanish is easy to learn, Portuguese is a different dialect to Spanish but very similar

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I like Duolingo and managed to get by in Portuguese and Spanish but using it. It suits me

Spanish is easy to learn, Portuguese is a different dialect to Spanish but very similar "

I've never been good at languages. I speak two however, English and Yorkshire x

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

I tried to learn Greek but gave it up after two weeks. Greeks hard!

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I tried to learn Greek but gave it up after two weeks. Greeks hard!"

I don't think we're good at languages in the UK, as we're use to other people knowing English. I went to Hong Kong, and the fluency was perfect x

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

I use it for learning Italian but find it's helping my reading and written Italian. Not my spoken Italian x

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I use it for learning Italian but find it's helping my reading and written Italian. Not my spoken Italian x"

Yep, I can translate, but my Dutch oral is awful x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I tried to learn Greek but gave it up after two weeks. Greeks hard!"

Once you get it, it’s actually a really logical language and not too hard at all

Once you understand the cases and the grammar rules - you’ve got it

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I tried to learn Greek but gave it up after two weeks. Greeks hard!

Once you get it, it’s actually a really logical language and not too hard at all

Once you understand the cases and the grammar rules - you’ve got it "

Greek has a huge alphabet, right? X

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire


"I tried to learn Greek but gave it up after two weeks. Greeks hard!

Once you get it, it’s actually a really logical language and not too hard at all

Once you understand the cases and the grammar rules - you’ve got it

Greek has a huge alphabet, right? X"

I am sure its only 24. Are thinking about Chinese?

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"I tried to learn Greek but gave it up after two weeks. Greeks hard!

Once you get it, it’s actually a really logical language and not too hard at all

Once you understand the cases and the grammar rules - you’ve got it

Greek has a huge alphabet, right? X

I am sure its only 24. Are thinking about Chinese? "

Oh....Chinese. Cantonese and all the other versions. Mind blowing

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By *ryandseeMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

At least 2000 - 3000 used in everyday Chinese although there are over 50000 of them

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Mr KC has been learning Dutch on Duolingo since lockdown 1

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"Mr KC has been learning Dutch on Duolingo since lockdown 1 "

How's he found it? The double negatives are bewildering x

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Mr KC has been learning Dutch on Duolingo since lockdown 1

How's he found it? The double negatives are bewildering x"

He's been getting on okay, I think. I can speak and read Dutch a bit. Helps if you've learned German before, which we both have.

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By *ife Ninja OP   Man
over a year ago

Dunfermline


"Mr KC has been learning Dutch on Duolingo since lockdown 1

How's he found it? The double negatives are bewildering x

He's been getting on okay, I think. I can speak and read Dutch a bit. Helps if you've learned German before, which we both have. "

Yeah, I noticed some elements were similar like 'ja' and 'je' x

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By *ornLordMan
over a year ago

Wiltshire and London

I've been doing several languages on Duolingo, but the latest update is a bit of a pain.

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By *rabness92Man
over a year ago

Netherlands

Oh best wel hoor! Especially the G’

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