Recently I downloaded the Duolingo app onto my phone with an interest to learn new languages and I love it! German, Russian, Italian, and Irish are on my learning list with German being the focus.
And it's got me curious to who else is learning or has learned another language besides their native one.
So, what languages have you learned? Which is your favorite? I would love to hear about it!
And it's got me curious to who else is learning or has learned another language besides their native one.
So, what languages have you learned? Which is your favorite? I would love to hear about it!
I haven't been keeping up on my lessons, to be honest it's been over a month since I met my daily goal.
However I'm learning French using this app. Between what I learned in high school and what I have learned from Duolingo I can get by in basic conversation. Eventually I would like to be able to obtain a certification for being fluently bilingual.
One day, I would also like to learn ASL (American Sign Language), I have a few books just need to put in the time. I don't think there's an app equivalent to Duolingo that could help, I do know there is a ton of helpful videos out there though.
My core reason for wanting to learn other languages is my job. Being bilingual is a plus a huge plus in the hospitality industry.
However I'm learning French using this app. Between what I learned in high school and what I have learned from Duolingo I can get by in basic conversation. Eventually I would like to be able to obtain a certification for being fluently bilingual.
One day, I would also like to learn ASL (American Sign Language), I have a few books just need to put in the time. I don't think there's an app equivalent to Duolingo that could help, I do know there is a ton of helpful videos out there though.
My core reason for wanting to learn other languages is my job. Being bilingual is a plus a huge plus in the hospitality industry.
Pineapple wrote:
I haven't been keeping up on my lessons, to be honest it's been over a month since I met my daily goal.
However I'm learning French using this app. Between what I learned in high school and what I have learned from Duolingo I can get by in basic conversation. Eventually I would like to be able to obtain a certification for being fluently bilingual.
One day, I would also like to learn ASL (American Sign Language), I have a few books just need to put in the time. I don't think there's an app equivalent to Duolingo that could help, I do know there is a ton of helpful videos out there though.
My core reason for wanting to learn other languages is my job. Being bilingual is a plus a huge plus in the hospitality industry.
However I'm learning French using this app. Between what I learned in high school and what I have learned from Duolingo I can get by in basic conversation. Eventually I would like to be able to obtain a certification for being fluently bilingual.
One day, I would also like to learn ASL (American Sign Language), I have a few books just need to put in the time. I don't think there's an app equivalent to Duolingo that could help, I do know there is a ton of helpful videos out there though.
My core reason for wanting to learn other languages is my job. Being bilingual is a plus a huge plus in the hospitality industry.
French as well as ASL are on my mental "to learn" list, especially ASL. I feel like not enough people learn sign language just for the heck of it, but I believe it's always a good one to learn, you never know when you may need to use it.
I don't really have a reason besides to broaden my horizons. At least learning the basics of multiple different tongues can be very useful for a variety of situations.
Duolingo is a fun program. I use it to keep myself at least semi brushed-up on my German. I took two years in high school and two semesters in college. Even considered minoring in German. Love the language.
At one point, I was fairly fluent in Spanish, but that was when I was very young and I don't really remember much of it. My stepmother at the time was Puerto Rican, so it was something I easily picked up as a child.
Languages are a lot of fun. I'd love to learn Gaelic, and I've piddled around on Duolingo with it.
At one point, I was fairly fluent in Spanish, but that was when I was very young and I don't really remember much of it. My stepmother at the time was Puerto Rican, so it was something I easily picked up as a child.
Languages are a lot of fun. I'd love to learn Gaelic, and I've piddled around on Duolingo with it.
Though I haven't yet, I've always wanted to learn a new language. Spanish and French have always interested me so maybe it's the right time to download the app and start learning.
AndyC wrote:
Duolingo is a fun program. I use it to keep myself at least semi brushed-up on my German. I took two years in high school and two semesters in college. Even considered minoring in German. Love the language.
At one point, I was fairly fluent in Spanish, but that was when I was very young and I don't really remember much of it. My stepmother at the time was Puerto Rican, so it was something I easily picked up as a child.
Languages are a lot of fun. I'd love to learn Gaelic, and I've piddled around on Duolingo with it.
At one point, I was fairly fluent in Spanish, but that was when I was very young and I don't really remember much of it. My stepmother at the time was Puerto Rican, so it was something I easily picked up as a child.
Languages are a lot of fun. I'd love to learn Gaelic, and I've piddled around on Duolingo with it.
i think i've used duolingo for both spanish and german; i found it worked very well but i really struggled with building a habit of using it daily so eventually i gave up - and i currently only have two languages in school where the app sadly wouldn't be useful but i hope to be able to pick it up again (and make a habit of using it!) if it happens that i continue learning a language i've previously tried to learn
I took two years of Spanish in high school and one on college, and I still don't consider myself bilingual. I used Duolingo as a tool to brush up, but I've neglected my lessons and have lost my knowledge.
Shame.
Shame.
Big thank you to pastelgalaxy.....
I've been meaning to learn spanish at least in the most basic ways because it becomes relevant in my job a lot and I never had a clue as to how to go about it. Now I'm on a 3 day streak with duolingo and already feeling like I'm progressing with some basic words and phrases. Haha thanks!
I've been meaning to learn spanish at least in the most basic ways because it becomes relevant in my job a lot and I never had a clue as to how to go about it. Now I'm on a 3 day streak with duolingo and already feeling like I'm progressing with some basic words and phrases. Haha thanks!
English is my first language. I can read, write, speak, and understand 'Ōlelo Hawai'i (Hawaiian). I've got a university degree in French fluency, so I can read, write, speak, and understand French as well.
I speak and understand Mandarin Chinese/Taiwanese because I have family in Taiwan. I can also speak and understand quite a bite of Japanese and Korean, but I'm far from fluent and the written language is lost on me, unfortunately!
I know a few words or phrases in various assorted languages.
I think Duolingo is a great tool! I haven't used it to learn, but I have used it to help me maintain language skills.
I speak and understand Mandarin Chinese/Taiwanese because I have family in Taiwan. I can also speak and understand quite a bite of Japanese and Korean, but I'm far from fluent and the written language is lost on me, unfortunately!
I know a few words or phrases in various assorted languages.
I think Duolingo is a great tool! I haven't used it to learn, but I have used it to help me maintain language skills.
I'm Dutch, and technically Dutch is my native language, but I was raised in a household that speaks Limburgish first and foremost, then Dutch and German. (I read my first German book when I was 5 or 6 years old!)
I can speak and understand some French, but I have no affinity with the country or the language so my Duolingo lessons have... suffered quite a bit.
I also pick up new languages really fast especially when exposed to them through tv-shows and being around the speakers. My brain has a knack for it! (But not for math. 
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My favorite is English. I have almost no accent (if I do, people think I'm Canadian for some reason...) and I love writing and reading it. I have all my devices set to English by default, and speak it daily with my roommate and people online.
I can speak and understand some French, but I have no affinity with the country or the language so my Duolingo lessons have... suffered quite a bit.
I also pick up new languages really fast especially when exposed to them through tv-shows and being around the speakers. My brain has a knack for it! (But not for math. )My favorite is English. I have almost no accent (if I do, people think I'm Canadian for some reason...) and I love writing and reading it. I have all my devices set to English by default, and speak it daily with my roommate and people online.
I'm Dutch, but in school I learn German and French (which I am learning now with Duolingo)
I am also learning Italian, I can't speak it but only read it a bit
I am also learning Italian, I can't speak it but only read it a bit
I learned German through high school. I want to learn Swedish next!
I want to explore my heritage, so Polish, German, Irish, and Scottish. The only language I'm actively interesting in learning though is Latin, and Duolingo doesn't have Latin. Spanish is boring for me, but French is another language on my to do list.
Apart from my native language, my English is also a step or two above decent. Apart from that, I took French and Spanish in school, and picked up Swedish mostly through work.
My Arabic used to be pretty solid as well. I've tried to do lessons on Duolingo, but I (as a few others, it would seem) have neglected my lessons ^^'. I keep telling myself that I'll pick it back up, but we'll see about that...
My Arabic used to be pretty solid as well. I've tried to do lessons on Duolingo, but I (as a few others, it would seem) have neglected my lessons ^^'. I keep telling myself that I'll pick it back up, but we'll see about that...
Lazari-Not_IEPFB- wrote:
I want to explore my heritage, so Polish, German, Irish, and Scottish. The only language I'm actively interesting in learning though is Latin, and Duolingo doesn't have Latin. Spanish is boring for me, but French is another language on my to do list.
Duolingo now has latin
I'm learning German on Duolingo as well!!! 
I love it and am hoping to eventually be fluent.
I also eventually want to learn: Icelandic and Old Norse
I love it and am hoping to eventually be fluent.I also eventually want to learn: Icelandic and Old Norse
I’m an American English speaker from the Pacific Northwest and I’ve picked up the Australian slang over the last twelve years. Most Aussies think I’m Canadian so I run with that eh.
Other languages I knew partially was German in an American Great Lakes dialect from my grandparents and great grandparents when I was a kid. I lost most of that due to non/use but still can pick out some phrasing on movies enough to know the subtitles are not exactly what’s being said (thank you Berlin Station).
Also, Mexican Spanish from when I lived in the Cascade mountains. There was a high Mexican immigrant population in my town, and picking up and knowing Spanish helped in local communications. I lost a lot of that since moving down under but thought it amusing at my old job when one of my coworkers from El Salvador would flirt/sex talk with his Peruvian girlfriend in Spanish figuring all the ‘gringos’ didn’t know Spanish. I didn’t tell him until his wedding day that I heard his half of his conversations with his bride over the last couple years.
I’ve since used duolingo to brush up on both Spanish and German, and I hope to learn French bd fire returning to that country. I was there in2014 and depended heavily on my wife and her catholic school taught French lessons. Knowing more than one language is a great asset!
Other languages I knew partially was German in an American Great Lakes dialect from my grandparents and great grandparents when I was a kid. I lost most of that due to non/use but still can pick out some phrasing on movies enough to know the subtitles are not exactly what’s being said (thank you Berlin Station).
Also, Mexican Spanish from when I lived in the Cascade mountains. There was a high Mexican immigrant population in my town, and picking up and knowing Spanish helped in local communications. I lost a lot of that since moving down under but thought it amusing at my old job when one of my coworkers from El Salvador would flirt/sex talk with his Peruvian girlfriend in Spanish figuring all the ‘gringos’ didn’t know Spanish. I didn’t tell him until his wedding day that I heard his half of his conversations with his bride over the last couple years.
I’ve since used duolingo to brush up on both Spanish and German, and I hope to learn French bd fire returning to that country. I was there in2014 and depended heavily on my wife and her catholic school taught French lessons. Knowing more than one language is a great asset!
I know my native language sioux. And English. My fellow employees at my job are teaching me Spanish.
I know Thai, Khmer, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and English.
I am working on learning French.
I am working on learning French.
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