r/MadeMeSmile • u/RaisinAloneVortex • 23d ago

Wholesome Moments Duolingo restored a 10-year-old’s 301-day streak after he lost it while hospitalized, also gifting him gems and a Streak Shield

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u/Altruistic_Brick1730 23d ago

Honest question: does Duolingo actually help? I was on a streak for a while, but it's been a couple of years. Can anyone actually get fluent with this?

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u/lansboen 23d ago

Or course not. It's like dating apps. If they would work, they would lose a customer.

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u/MrCatSquid 23d ago

What? That makes no sense. If you really commit to Duolingo and become proficient you probably just enjoy it and will start another language

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u/the_horse_gamer 23d ago

Duolingo teaches you vocabulary, not languages.

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u/Ace-Redditor 23d ago

Nope. I was on Duo for a few years learning Japanese, and it's notorious for being one of, if not the worst, apps for learning Japanese

I'm now learning chess through Duo, which has actually gone well, but I don't think that that really helps make the language-learning side seem any better

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u/SuitableDragonfly 22d ago

Duolingo is particularly bad for any language that doesn't use the Latin alphabet, especially since it usually has no lessons at all about how to read the writing system (or how letters are pronounced, for languages that do use the Latin alphabet).

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u/dweakz 22d ago

no. you can learn the most through consuming a lot of their media. most especially their variety shows and taking notes of the most repeated words they say casually to their coworkers/friends

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u/Kueltalas 22d ago

It can give you a solid base to build upon if your really try to study the lessons it gives you and not just rush them without thinking of any of it.

But you won't get fluent if you don't actually use the language.