schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoDuolingo sees 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNotetechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1104file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldduolingo@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squareKacarott@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoDuolingo is good for “tourist style” language learning, where you learn some phrases, can recognise and read a few words, etc, but next to no chance of actually pulling off a proper conversation with a local.
Duolingo is good for “tourist style” language learning, where you learn some phrases, can recognise and read a few words, etc, but next to no chance of actually pulling off a proper conversation with a local.