Duolingo

I rly like Duolingo! I was learning Swedish language and it was my best friend! Duolingo has a very simple and good looking interface. Also, it sends notifications when it is the time to learn. Good one.

The new format is horrible. The CFO is clearly an idiot. His arrogance is going to lead Duolingo downwards. Only when the losses mount up, will he be forced to go back to the original format. It will be too late though. I'm saying good riddance Duolingo. Hello Babbel!

I subscribed to Super Duolingo and found it to be a great improvement over the free version. Within a week, however, I suddenly had no access to the Super Duolingo that I had paid for. Then, I was able to use it by signing onto the web, but could not 'speak answers' or access the leader board. Repeated requests for assistance have gone unanswered. VERY DISAPPOINTING!

Duo lingo is a lot of fun! Learning languages can be hard, but with this website it makes it so much easier. I would recommend them, especially since it is FREE!

I've been learning Spanish on Duolingo and I highly recommend this great website for two purposes:

- language learning - as I've worked a lot as Italian prof and English teacher, I can assure you that Duolingo's approach is on point! Gradual introducing of new content and rich practicing experience is exactly what you need to get familiar with a new language

- brain practice - every new learning experience is great for exercising of your brain's neuroplasticity (the ability of your brain to change and improve) - you'll become more focused, more resilience and better in decision making

Just choose the language that you'll have fun learning.

Duolingo is a pretty good app for learning the basics of a language, however, they aren't really trying to make it free. They do many things to cause you to use your hearts so that you have to buy them.
First of all, I would suggest the way to get the most out of Duolingo would be to learn a language with a friend. If you and a friend are learning together and are staying on similar levels then you can begin to speak to each other and that will greatly enhance your ability to learn language and recall what you're learning in a conversational manner. Duolingo tries to do that but I don't think it's very successful.
Second, they use this heart system which doesn't work very well, and they say they're trying to keep the app free, but they will do things to make you lose your hearts, like add words that you have never seen before in the answers. I've had many times when I've had a fill in the blank question, and the answer was a word that I have never seen in any of my lessons. They do this so that you lose your hearts and you have to either wait or do something to get more hearts. They hope that you will buy them. I would not suggest that. There are other ways

I use services like Duolingo to recommend to my students. Its really nice and very useful, its funny and interesting. And the coolest thing your studying isn't so boring as it can be sometimes!

Duolingo used to be very good up to 2021, there were forums were one could discuss learning topics and resources, there was some form of grammar too. Now it's completely brain dead repetition, just sentences you need to learn by heart, no guidance on what is wrong and what you need to learn, no access to forums, only bug reporting. It's like a competitive game where quantity is above quality... much like the trend in education of the last few decades. I now prefer free youtube lessons instead of duolingo. Also duolingo pushes you tons of ads to convince you that if you pay you get something more. That is largely false. You only get infinite lives and infinite chances to learn by heart, yes, ads free, but still without true didactical value. I am rather disappointed by the loss of value which could have been avoided. Add a grammar section to each unit please and bring duolingo back to its original shape!

Since there is no true alternative to duolingo which isn't boring like hell, i am forced sticking with it, but not as a single resource. You won't learn anything without self organized effort from multiple resources, including a good text book.

Duolingo used to be a good way to learn basic phrases and brush up on a language. However, each change the site has made has made it less useful for learning and more repetitive. Worse, they have taken away any method of providing feedback. They used to have varied options for learning from taking timed challenges to browsing through stories. Now they force you to go on one predefined path in order. They introduced leaderboards and rankings, however, you can rack up points by repeating the easy lessons instead of learning new things. It doesn't encourage learning. They took away the user forums where we could discuss why answers were marked wrong and what changes we, the users, would like to see. They introduced "motivational" messages that interrupt the lessons. Even though you have the option to turn those off, they keep reappearing every week. Now, they have taken away the option to use the keyboard. It seems like they are most interested in making things easier for themselves to maintain, e.g. if they take away the forums, they don't have to monitor user comments. I would not recommend Duolingo as a learning tool.

I really like how easy to use this app and how entertaining learning is with Duolingo. However, sometimes it's hard to memorize the words because you pass the lesson and that's all.

Pros:
- Daily repetition can help build up memory and a bit of confidence in learning a language. However, the progress is like the walking speed of ants.
- There are people who are fluent in the language to answer your question and doubt (Only IF you are not banned from speaking on the discussion forum in the first place).
- Practice questions are plentiful and in various forms which helps in learning the language in depth.
- It's free but you actually end up spending more time watching ads and playing games than learning the language.

Cons:
- Duolingo actively sensors personal opinions. If you made any comment against their belief, you will be banned from posting any question/answer in learning the language without any prior warning or explanation of the reason why you were banned. So to speak, you will lose your right to speak in the "language discussion" forum indefinitely and you can't find anybody or anywhere to straighten things out. They act exactly like a dictator in a communist country.
- A word of caution to people who prefer traditional mentality, Duolingo is promoting the LGBT mentality to its core.
- Duolingo is for beginners in learning a language. It helps you get an idea of a language but you need to move on to more effective language teaching classes/books/websites... if you really want to be fluent in the language you are learning.

For an app, it's absolutely useful and and helpful! It has a very interactive platform with an amazing user interface. Just absolutely great experience..

As I am not a native English speaker, I was looking for a great English learning service. Now I am satisfied with exercises, topics, all other technical issues. Many thanks

Now you have to buy hearts to use the language course unless you already know how to speak the language! So much for a free language app.! What a dirty misleading trick!
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Good as introduction to a language, but never expect it to help with speaking skills, of course. Supplementing it with actual conversations with native speakers is still a must.

Duolingo is a terrible application for learning languages. They are only interested in taking your money. There are much better options.

Duolingo teaches me a lot and, in conjunction with my excellent French teacher, in class, I have progressed a lot since joining. I love the stories and most things about the language course but I have a strong complaint.

I think that the site has been updated well since you removed the "report a problem" section but I no longer have the opportunity to object when I write original English, exactly and grammatically as I would normally say it, only to be told that my answer is wrong! The most regular one that I am being corrected on now is when I am asked to translate, " J'ai seulement un centime" and I write, that I have only one centime which is entirely correct and also the way I speak. There are several similar similar phrases where this occurs. I am sure the translations in other languages which have variant gramnar, are not rejected, so why should mine be. I know how to speak my language better than you do just as a Japanese person does, so my answer, written in my mother tongue instead of in yours, should be accepted.

Duolingo is an amazing language learning site that integrates the writing, listening and speaking elements of a language all into step-by-step progressive topics.

Unlike most sites it does not use a flashcard learning method and has it's own unique style that makes learning a new language fun!

It focuses not only on learning new vocabulary but also helps by focusing on grammar (which has helped me a loooot!) :P and if you don't understand something there is a comment section where you can converse with other users and figure out where you went wrong.

The reward lingot system is also very great for motivation. The discussion and immersion tabs are also very fun for connecting with other people and learning the language.

This site is also completely free which only makes the site even better!

There are currently very few languages that can be learned but they cannot be faulted for that as they are a generally new site and they are currently processing many more languages to come in the next few years.

The style and layout of the site is fun and easy to navigate. It looks very appealing and is easy to navigate.

Overall the site deserves every one of these five stars. It has helped me not just learn but understand the language in a way that other sites have failed.

I would really recommend this site to everyone who wants to learn a foreign language. :)

Registered only for 1 test and was charged for 2. Sent endless emails even screenshots but up until now no refund

The bird has kidnapped my entire family and is forcing me to learn languages to release them. No more worrying about Susan, however.

A really great site to learn new language giving just 5 minutes of your day. It helped me to learn Spanish from basics.

Support is none existent, There was a discussion forum but that has gone. Correct answers are marked wrong.

I am learning Spanish and the course has the Spanish Flag to identify it but it is not only the Spanish of Spain it is a mix of Latin American Spanish which I don't want to learn or be confused by.