▲ 402 ▼ lesson (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 day ago by restingOface@quokk.au to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] restingOface@quokk.au [S] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children) Oh, no. Am I helping them advertise? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] join@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago (1 child) technically yes, but my comment wasn’t meant as a moral indictment against you :) just a heads up: learning a new language is an amazing experience, just consider alternatives to duolingo first permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] restingOface@quokk.au [S] 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children) learning a new language is an amazing experience, just consider alternatives to duolingo first Do you have any recommendations? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago I’ve enjoyed Memrise quite a bit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] join@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago I found starting with vocabulary the most effective. take A1 vocabulary lists, and make memorization a daily routine. if the grammar of your target language is similar to a language you already speak, ignore it for now. if you need some grammar for comprehension, focus only on that. so don’t waste time (yet) on gender or case systems. if you manage to stay dedicated, you can start reading and listening surprisingly quickly. ofc it should be either easy texts and audio, or stuff you’ve already familiar with. other tips: don’t get frustrated by quitting, accept the break and start again; if you’re bored with one specific activity, switch it up. you need to practice listening, reading, writing, grammar, speaking, etc anyways; and if you don’t manage to motivate yourself, pay someone to do it for you (if you have the means ofc). it’s probably not universal, but this worked for me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago Yes, but I still took a second to make this because I genuinely laughed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] join@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago (1 child) technically yes, but my comment wasn’t meant as a moral indictment against you :) just a heads up: learning a new language is an amazing experience, just consider alternatives to duolingo first permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] restingOface@quokk.au [S] 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children) learning a new language is an amazing experience, just consider alternatives to duolingo first Do you have any recommendations? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago I’ve enjoyed Memrise quite a bit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] join@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago I found starting with vocabulary the most effective. take A1 vocabulary lists, and make memorization a daily routine. if the grammar of your target language is similar to a language you already speak, ignore it for now. if you need some grammar for comprehension, focus only on that. so don’t waste time (yet) on gender or case systems. if you manage to stay dedicated, you can start reading and listening surprisingly quickly. ofc it should be either easy texts and audio, or stuff you’ve already familiar with. other tips: don’t get frustrated by quitting, accept the break and start again; if you’re bored with one specific activity, switch it up. you need to practice listening, reading, writing, grammar, speaking, etc anyways; and if you don’t manage to motivate yourself, pay someone to do it for you (if you have the means ofc). it’s probably not universal, but this worked for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] restingOface@quokk.au [S] 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children) learning a new language is an amazing experience, just consider alternatives to duolingo first Do you have any recommendations? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago I’ve enjoyed Memrise quite a bit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] join@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago I found starting with vocabulary the most effective. take A1 vocabulary lists, and make memorization a daily routine. if the grammar of your target language is similar to a language you already speak, ignore it for now. if you need some grammar for comprehension, focus only on that. so don’t waste time (yet) on gender or case systems. if you manage to stay dedicated, you can start reading and listening surprisingly quickly. ofc it should be either easy texts and audio, or stuff you’ve already familiar with. other tips: don’t get frustrated by quitting, accept the break and start again; if you’re bored with one specific activity, switch it up. you need to practice listening, reading, writing, grammar, speaking, etc anyways; and if you don’t manage to motivate yourself, pay someone to do it for you (if you have the means ofc). it’s probably not universal, but this worked for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago I’ve enjoyed Memrise quite a bit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] join@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago I found starting with vocabulary the most effective. take A1 vocabulary lists, and make memorization a daily routine. if the grammar of your target language is similar to a language you already speak, ignore it for now. if you need some grammar for comprehension, focus only on that. so don’t waste time (yet) on gender or case systems. if you manage to stay dedicated, you can start reading and listening surprisingly quickly. ofc it should be either easy texts and audio, or stuff you’ve already familiar with. other tips: don’t get frustrated by quitting, accept the break and start again; if you’re bored with one specific activity, switch it up. you need to practice listening, reading, writing, grammar, speaking, etc anyways; and if you don’t manage to motivate yourself, pay someone to do it for you (if you have the means ofc). it’s probably not universal, but this worked for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago Yes, but I still took a second to make this because I genuinely laughed. permalink fedilink source parent
