12 BEST FREE LANGUAGE APPS AND WEBSITES

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Here are TWELVE FREE language learning apps and websites for LEARNING LANGUAGES in 2020!
Using any of these services or links helps me to keep building the best and most inspiring language learning channel that can exist:
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iTalki. You can get $10 credit applied to your account when you make your first purchase, or you can just check it out for free using this link, which also helps me out by allowing me to take more language lessons:
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Language learning videos, tips and techniques!
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The apps, browser extensions and websites included here are (ordered from 1-12):
1. Mango Languages (mangolanguages.com/)
2. Pod101 (Innovative Languages - Google the language you are studying + pod101)
3. Bab.la (bab.la/)
4. iTalki (www.italki.com/i/CHfEEb?hl=en-us)
5. 50 Languages (www.50languages.com)
6. Music Speed Changer (musicspeedchanger.com/)
7. Chrome or Firefox extension for slowing down or speeding up videos in your target language: Video Speed Controller
8. Google Docs
9. KZfaq
10. Bookmate (a great e-reading platform for free, www.bookmate.com)
11. Anki (Spaced repetition for learning vocabulary fast, apps.ankiweb.net/)
12. Forvo (The best pronunciation guide for foreign languages, www.forvo.com)
If you are ready to move on from Duolingo and use something that might actually work but you're not ready to pay for something like Busuu, Babbel or Glossika, then these free language learning apps may be for you.
There are apps here to read and write in your target language, help you perfect your accent, help you to understand your language, and help you to remember the words and speak them. If you are learning a foreign language, there is almost certainly something on this list that can help you.

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@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Hey guys! Thanks for the comments. If you've not yet created an iTalki account and you want to (even if you're going to use it for free), please use this link: www.italki.com/i/CHfEEb?hl=en-us

@mathieuboucher1287 4 жыл бұрын

Salut, je suis Québécois, si tu es intéressé par les émissions de télé en français, je peux t'en conseiller beaucoup de mon pays.

@gustavodiaz1570 3 жыл бұрын

There are a few tips for how to learn French Decide exactly why you wish to speak French Try to use French in your everyday life Decide which process works for you best. (I learned about these and more from Magic language method website )

@andyrod1240 3 жыл бұрын

Mosalingua is very good, it’s an app I’m not sure if there’s a website, and it’s free, but there are not many languages. It’s definitely worth to check it out though.

@aqsam9104 3 жыл бұрын

Days of French 'n' Swedish I signed up to italki using your link but I’m not sure how to go about the $10 off to get a free lesson in the language I’d want to practice in.? I think it still requires me it make a payment to get the $10 off a lesson, I’m not sure I understand the “free” concept. Thank you very much.

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

@@aqsam9104 Hey aqsa - sorry, I only just saw this. Yeah, it's not that element of iTalki that is free. When you put $20 in your account, iTalki should give you another $10 on top of that. The free part of iTalki that I mentioned in the video is that you can search for language partners completely free.

@legendshibe5433 4 жыл бұрын

that first joke was legendary

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@doshi050050 4 жыл бұрын

it is... I have learned with duolingo french(I had a streak of 80 days) and in my first encounter with a french person she asked me, "comment tu t'appelle" and I had no IDEA what she was saying.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

@@doshi050050 I mean to be fair to Duo (I love to rag on it haha), most apps/programs would have the same problem. Even though I did a lot wrong in my Swedish learning journey, I can definitely say that I was never completely lost in real conversations, because I just had so many of them.

@ThePopolong 4 жыл бұрын

@@doshi050050 Because s is missing, « Comment tu t'appelles ? » ;) More seriously french ortographe (syntax) is really hard, even for us french people.

@doshi050050 4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePopolong XD

@maria-hr4nz 4 жыл бұрын

"I said french not spanish" kkkkkkkkkkkakkk

@diealemusik5979 4 жыл бұрын

Uma brasileira foi detectada.

@henriquerezende5106 4 жыл бұрын

dieAlemusik so brasileiro ri assim ahahahahah

@tiredatm3009 4 жыл бұрын

this is why I love languages- how the fuck did brazilian people come up with ‘kkkkkk’ ? how the fuck does that translate to ‘hahahha’ ? lmaoooo!

@i05CrafterGames 4 жыл бұрын

O Brasil vai dominar o mundo kakakakskkskakakk

@antoniochagas701 4 жыл бұрын

Imagino se eles pensam se é um comentário racista quando vêem KKK

@christophermichael5764 3 жыл бұрын

I woke up this morning in so much pain. Opening my eyes seemed impossible. It was like my eyes were beat shut...bruises up and down my arms and legs. Additionally, my wife was not beside me. I tried to call out for her but my mouth was in this aching pain. When I mustered the strength to sit up I was struck with instant fear. Through my peripheral vision, I saw the Duolingo bird sitting in the chair beside my bed- wooden baseball bat in hand. Please send help. By the time you read this, it might be too late.

@andreferrer9350 3 жыл бұрын

I was quite scares until the end of the text! 10/10 storytelling

@christophermichael5764 3 жыл бұрын

@@andreferrer9350 LOL

@anubhutisingh609 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😁😁

@OliviaCosand 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I agreed

@nathanbolima4934 3 жыл бұрын

Had me in the first half ngl

@milkncookies4632 3 жыл бұрын

He missed the chance at the beginning to say “Uh, sorry I don’t speak Italian”

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

I don't get it. Is that a reference to something?

@milkncookies4632 3 жыл бұрын

Days of French 'n' Swedish yeah, it’s from a spongebob episode

@Mustafa-vl9lz 4 жыл бұрын

It's not that I'm not willing to spend money on some apps But I live in Syria and we have bans and sanctions Like I can't buy anything online and I can't have a bank account or anything I'm learning German by the way wish me luck It's freakin' hard 🤣

@larry_the 4 жыл бұрын

This channel has so many great stories in German I would suggest you try it out kzfaq.info/love/8Km0txKTlSPYIJF9HwPZMA

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure, I don't disagree with you man, and that's what this video is for. But like, I look at my KZfaq analytics and literally 90% of my audience is from rich first world countries, and people over here (in "the West") tend to make dumb decisions about how to spend their money, e.g. $1000 on a new phone? Sure. $4 a month on a program that will actually help you learn a language? No way! Better put Duolingo on the phone instead! It's those people I'm talking to, not people in the Middle East.

@larry_the 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords I know it's crazy how irrational we are with money. Spending $7 a day on shitty school lunch (when we still had school) was nothing but when thinking about buying useful upgrades for apps then it's the most expensive thing ever.

@Mustafa-vl9lz 4 жыл бұрын

@@larry_the Danke schön ❤️

@Mustafa-vl9lz 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords Yeah it's okay mate I get you

@user-mw1zr4si2s 4 жыл бұрын

I'm russian, native russian speaker and I've understood 80% of this video. A started learning english a few years ago and at the beginning I just learned only grammar rules and tenses. And when I attempted to watch english video or any other content I just wasn't able to understand any information. And, a few months ago, I accidentally found this channel and begin watching it. I'm very happy, that I found it. There are many very interesting video witch help me practice my english aurally. Thank you very much for your videos!

@counterfeit1148 4 жыл бұрын

I only see about four mistakes in your comment, so your english is pretty good.

@cakeisyummy5755 3 жыл бұрын

*I started

@assyl1685 2 жыл бұрын

К этому времени наверное уже 100% видео. Хорошая работа

@subscribeforn0reasonplz691 2 жыл бұрын

Witch means a woman that does magic "Which" is the word you wanted to use. You're great btw keep going

@maoshin Жыл бұрын

Oh, I'm russian too👋🏻You're English as other commenters wrote is good enough. I've been learning this language for 2 years like you and I'm proud of myself that I can understand almost everything that the author said. Moreover I don't translate his speech into my tongue language and it makes me happy and confident. Despite the fact that it didn't take so long to improve my listening skills I'm glad 👍🏻🤧 Anyway, good luck with further studies ✨

@Pvaultingfenderbass 3 жыл бұрын

Did 100 Russian lessons on Mango back in college. Got me out of a semester and I already knew all the material in the class I took. Saying Mango is amazing is an understatement.

@elainasmith1700 4 жыл бұрын

I need this because I am 15 and literally only have $20.35

@chopinist7216 3 жыл бұрын

lucky. i have 0

@meyouweaboo1551 3 жыл бұрын

@Josiah Welch you gonna pay him?

@Nurabarezi 3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA im 11 and i have 120$

@meyouweaboo1551 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nurabarezi ok

@belgie1356 3 жыл бұрын

Least you have money, im 14 and dont even have a wallet😂

@billkammermeier 3 жыл бұрын

You say Duolingo doesn't work, but it accomplishes what it sets out to do. Just because it isn't the ONLY tool you need to become fluent in a language doesn't mean it is a BAD tool.

@kattodoggo3868 2 жыл бұрын

It's still bad though. Huge waste of time for adults. I would recommend it to kids since they need colourful pictures and games go learn

@calliastah4115 2 жыл бұрын

@@kattodoggo3868 I mean, I've learned a lot from Duolingo and I'm literally mentally disabled, I think people just judge it too harshly and either expect great results from the start or don't bother at all with memorization & commitment.

@vantablack7939 Жыл бұрын

I agree. DuoLingo’s purpose isn’t to make someone fluent, it’s to get someone started in learning a language.

@ivanfoltyn1302 Жыл бұрын

Exactly, I don't think anybody expects to be holding university lectures in a language they learned strictly through Duolingo. Currently I'm focusing all my language efforts on German, but every morning I do couple Spanish, French and Russian lessons on Duolingo. I've never did any other language content in Spanish besides Duolingo and after an year, I can understand Spanish memes from my friends, I can talk about basic stuff, I can get around in Spanish countries as a tourist and not feel as a total moron when I go out with Spanish only groups. I could never have a fluent conversation, but it's effective to gain the basics, so you can build on it through more fun content such as series, movies and simpler books... And most of all, it's fun, which is subjective, but I had much better time with it than with Busuu, Rosetta or Speakly, since I was actually looking forward to it, not as a chore... And consistency is always king.

@maru3906 Жыл бұрын

duo looks like a game and feels like a game, my old mother plays learning english like she would play in mobile games. I use it to get used to the new language and later to spend some down time when i need to relax, but not waste my time entirely.

@14xx07 4 жыл бұрын

That is such genius move! To have have KZfaq account in the target language!

@samal-scharkauy268 4 жыл бұрын

I dedicated that account to Language learning and it's just the best thing ever, no destructions with so many useless recommendations of cat videos.

@brunobismarck7374 4 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't work for me, because I have KZfaq Premium and I wouldn't like to go back to a new account with free KZfaq, but with lots of ads 😬😂 And paying for both is out of the question 😬

@resique9110 4 жыл бұрын

Bruno Bismarck just use an ad blocker extension on chrome if that’s a huge problem for you.

@trevorjames7490 4 жыл бұрын

I dedicated this account for learning Dutch, but then it's full with other non-sense videos.. 😂

@samal-scharkauy268 4 жыл бұрын

@@trevorjames7490 hey Trevor, I started to learn dutch a lil while ago but since I'm new to it I don't know a lot of interesting channels, could you recommend me some? Maybe if they have stuff like that the German"funk" produce if you know them, would be very appreciated, thank you.

@tobiasthieme5035 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!! I just wanted to recommend two programs I consider very useful: -Quizlet, for learning vocabulary. -Tandem, for practicing with native speakers.

@icantthinkofaname5092 3 жыл бұрын

The Duolingo stories are a rollercoaster of emotions

@charnjitsingh3365 Жыл бұрын

@motorolas Жыл бұрын

It's only been a week, but my 8yo has found Duolingo a fun way to introduce himself to Chinese Mandarin, and my daughter has found learning French to be a fun experience. Even my wife, who doesn't typically like gamified learning, has found it a fun experience learning Latin. As for an introduction to learning a language, Duolingo has made it a fun experience and look forward to moving to other forms of learning languages and apps.

@kumori_77 10 ай бұрын

it’s great, but unfortunately not always accurate…. i’m glad you find it fun though, although if you’re serious about the language, you can learn using it along side other apps

@andreiguina1355 4 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to learn German for our History class at school and I only use KZfaq and Google since Duolingo isn't working for me. With just watching videos from German learning channels, I could say that my German improved drastically. Sending good lucks to everyone whose learning a language during this quarantine. :>

@samuidesune 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing stuff - love the video speed controller thing. Merci!

@RyanGaming21 3 жыл бұрын

As someone said that he cant pay ( he is in syria), i live in Lebanon, we have now (with corona) a big inflation, i think like 550%. So buying something online is VERY expensive even before the inflation, so all the tools i will be using, will be 100% free. trust me, if i had money, i would have paid for some stuff . also im 15 and are barely middle class. i use duolinguo, it has been about a month, i want to follow your tips about reading books and watching youtube. but i will do that maybe next 2 weeks or month because i am still beginner, but i did a notebook which i wrote all the words and tips i learned and stuff. Learnig italian btw Edit : i practise about 2.5 hours everyday (1.5 hours learning new things and 1 hour practiing old stuff)

@adrianazashen 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting tips, especially the KZfaq one. I was music videos in different languages (not actively learning any of them, or even interested to learn some) and the recommended videos are super diverse sometimes 😅 it works even if you just watched one video 😝

@Masterpouya Жыл бұрын

OMG! Thanks you so muck! That's exacty the kind of stuff I was looking for to be efficient in my learning!

@pixelguy9922 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't have said it better myself, I hear people praise Anki as the most important language learning tool since sliced bread, but it's sooo clunky. I tried it for my japanese for a few days; but suddenly making flashcards, importing/exporting vocab decks and learning the program felt like a chore in of itself. And for whatever reason, the words on screen never stuck no matter how many times I went over them. Now I make physical flashcards and use the Leitner system instead; and it works like magic. For whatever reason, physically writing down the vocab, and purposefully choosing the words I feel are useful for me to learn (rather than downloading a pre-made "5000 common words" list) makes it easy to learn and ascertain my 15 new words every day.

@altamujer7926 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for revealing better language apps n tools. This is my first time watching and i enjoyed the video. I tried learning Spanish and hindi on duo lingo and there were so many bugs in the Hindi course which was extremely frustrating and Im still not fluent in Spanish. Thanks so much for all of your suggestions. 🌈🌈😊

@jimnip265 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, amazing tips, thank you!

@xKIDSx 4 жыл бұрын

I think Beelinguapp and Lingodeer are also pretty good. Lingodeer helps you practice grammar rules and Beelinguapp is for reading practice, the app shows the the text in your target language, reads it to you and then gives you the translation!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Someone told me Lingodeer wasn't free anymore...? Beelingual... hmm, I had mixed feelings about it.

@chandy3859 4 жыл бұрын

specifically for Japanese i use lingodeer rather than Duolingo (seeing a lot of people using Duolingo). It's consistent in using word that have been learn previously in a sentence. It can switch between kanji and hiragana or any other combinations in the top right corner. Well, for beginners like me it's very useful.

@spudmckenzie4959 2 жыл бұрын

Heaps cool, many thanks

@emilfaizur 4 жыл бұрын

50languages was a gem of a suggestion. thank you so much for that.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Hey there - thanks for watching and for your comment!

@judithm375 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these tips. I didn't know there was an app to let viewers change the speed at which videos are being played. I must try it. I think it sounds as if it would be of use for writing from dictation practice for shorthand learners as well as being of use to language students.

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

It's also just useful in general. Because you can give shortcuts to speed up/slow down/resume normal speed, it's super useful for finding the best bits of videos or just picking a speed you like. I use it literally dozens of times a day.

@santiagosilva2600 3 жыл бұрын

Tack för tippsen! Jag och frugan lär oss just nu Norska (bl.a) på några gratissidor, och nu har vi desto fler :)

@Jahida360 3 жыл бұрын

Looove the information thank you I need to learn many 💪🏼💛💛💛✌🏼

@Fedbo 4 жыл бұрын

just found your channel and went through a couple of vids and subscribed! as an audio nerd I noticed something you can improve on: I found both in the 5 apps video and this one, your mic was clipping at times (the gain is too high making it distort when you speak louder) you can lower your mic gain in your recording phase and raise it later in post without any artefacts (you could also possibly use a compressor on it which would help making the volume of speech more consistent and not bump or go too low between different dynamics, but that is an extra step) however since you videos seems to be mainly conversation based I hope you give audio some more love :)

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Dude... just... there is so much to say here that I aint got time for.

@KpopKdramaaddict68 2 жыл бұрын

I’m fairly early on in my journeys to learn French and Mandarin and I am using Duolingo pretty successfully so far, however what I’m also doing along side it is some of what was suggested in this video…I watch movies and programs in these languages and I listen to music in them too, looking at the lyrics in the target language if it’s a video. In addition I joined a worldwide pen pal site and have pen pals whose first language is either French or Chinese and a small amount (so far but will grow) of our correspondence is in those languages. With my Chinese pen pal we exchange audio files so that she can critique my grasping of the tonal elements of the language.

@MildlyAmused 4 жыл бұрын

Très utile comme d'habitude. Merci beaucoup!

@mickobrien6360 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video, thank you very much.

@TheDarkizer 4 жыл бұрын

i dont know this was popped up on my recommend (i'm not even learning french or swedish) but i do installed duolingo (i already learn about 1 month on that app) thanks for the info . i bookmark this vid.

@aydenzinter2849 2 жыл бұрын

I've been using the KZfaq accounts for a while, wherever I start dabbling in a new language, even if only for a day I make a new account and use Google translate to watch videos im interested in. Allows me to expose myself to the language straight from the beginning

@gretelgonsalves8847 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton for the insight on Mango and 101. Great apps for free. A winner!

@bartekrymsza7507 3 жыл бұрын

nah, Duolingo is a great app and it's free. it's got a helpful community, stories, podcasts. seeing as I don't have that much time to learn languages, it really helps me to stay in touch with the vocabulary. I always recommend Duolingo and I'm not gonna stop anytime soon. ♥️

@Neryssa111 3 жыл бұрын

Currently I’m learning Korean and I’ve been using Memrise, Mango, and a Coursea course to learn the language. Originally I learned Spanish from a class for 4 years in high school and was able to get at a B1/B2 level. I have thought of taking a college course for korean but those are astronomically over priced $500 + book per quarter. I’m willing to pay for an app like Memrise because I found the vocab fun to learn and with the native speakers saying the words I now have a reference rather than a robot voice. My problem with mango is that it’s to quick of a pace for myself. I learned a few phrases but then it teaches grammar too quickly.

@RenM908 3 жыл бұрын

Learning Spanish and I really like the reword app for flash cards.

@LingoLewi-27 3 жыл бұрын

Brooooo, where have you been all of my life! Your a legendary aussie polyglot! Straya mate!

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks. I'm not actually a polyglot, I only speak Swedish well, and French a bit (and if I were trying to "rack up points" then I could say I can understand Norwegian and Danish if the latter is written down... but that's obviously only from Swedish).

@MisterGames 4 жыл бұрын

Transparent languages also does library stuff. So check your local library for free access

@lindavel43 3 жыл бұрын

If you find a good deck Anki is awesome. I don't know about the other languages, but Japanese has a good one. I use the Core 2000 set and I am learning a lot. It has vocabulary, it uses that word in a sentence, it is written in Japanese. But once you flip the card it also has hiragana if you can't read the Kanji or Katakana. Every card has audio. They flip the way they quiz you because sometimes it is just the audio and you have to guess what it is, so it helps you with listening skills. I also like it that it has pictures.

@jdgultch8657 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Lamont, I've recently found your channel and I love all the content you're sharing. Thank you for everything. I've been studying Spanish for a year now and I'm happy with my progress but I'm still not at the fluency I want yet. I've been considering starting a new language in a couple months, so if you were to start learning a new language today, how would you go about doing it? You mention a number of apps/programs in other videos but I'd like to hear which two- four apps/programs you'd use for a new language you have zero prior knowledge about. Paid or free. busuu? ouino? duolingo??

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

You're right I should do this, thank you.

@crazydrifter13 2 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords Maybe you can have info about free and paid resources in the same video that you're gonna make?

@mighty_claw Жыл бұрын

lol the shouting at the cockatoos at the end. mood.

@reibiscoito8334 3 жыл бұрын

I have Rosetta stone which can get you pretty far in a language as far as grammar goes however it doesn't have a lot of vocabulary so I also used duolingo and an app called hellotalk that let's you speak to people in the language you're learning and I also made sure to look into colloquial speech and watching shows in the language. It's boring but watching shows ment for little kids helps since it's repetitive and they tend to speak slow so it helps you get used to hearing it. I also use google translate a lot, it's extremely useful for when you don't know a word or forget how to spell one, it's not good to use for a lot of full sentences if you want it to be accurate but there's a lot of ways you can use it that can be really helpful.

@RealDarlanio 3 жыл бұрын

Anki is great when you have learned how to use it. It takes time to learn to use it - my recommendation: Start with a premade deck and wait with learning how to make your own decks. Use that for a week or two for a an hour or two each day, and you will be amazed at everything you have learned!

@nickorange4881 4 жыл бұрын

I like study blue because its free and you can also record an audio . so it can be used to practice hearing the word or phrase in the language being learned

@justlearnteam7991 3 жыл бұрын

Great review. There are many sites and app to learn languages. Have you found any new website or app that is more efficient?

@victoriap1561 3 жыл бұрын

For velocity you can drag a KZfaq link into mpv. It's less sketchy

@domonicpoores1267 3 жыл бұрын

Because I'm part Cherokee and I am a proud Native. I want to learn the language. It's just that it's so hard since I have no where to learn. Once I get a job and stuff (if my mother allows me to) I'll be able to learn it and be one of the many people to keep out language alive. I want to teach it to so many people too.

@sharonoddlyenough 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a noble goal. Best wishes!

@naiara6149 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@berkeleyltc8568 3 жыл бұрын

Another great free option is Language Transfer - great for building up vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation

@awiewahh 4 жыл бұрын

My school is probably so happy that someone is using the library card they gave all of us.

@annaun5783 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! I discovered your videos today and love them:))

@encapsulatio 3 жыл бұрын

It would be awesome if you could find and interview public speaking champions that are champions in multiple languages(at least his native language and another language).

@AfafAdel 3 жыл бұрын

good video , Appreciate it

@purusottamdatta6621 10 ай бұрын

great video....informative

@UnknownInu2 2 жыл бұрын

I had a good experience with Duo Lingo, I got pretty fluent in German and Norwegian in it, than I stopped practicing because no one speaks German/Norwegian in the us much.

@neel6745 2 жыл бұрын

Your french account is Pomme and Laurie Darmon and France Inter and I love that

@elidzialo5914 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@winstontimmermans7816 4 жыл бұрын

Dude! You missed hellotalk. I'd actually switch out the free part of italki for hellotalk. Hellotalk is a language exchange app, free built in translations, good layout for corrections etc, it's excellent!

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I don't rate HelloTalk. I've found almost no one replies.

@winstontimmermans7816 3 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords Maybe it depends on your target language. When I was studying Spanish I couldn't get the stop shut up haha, I received messages from maybe 10 new people each day, I can imagine less common languages might not be the same though.

@gustavoviana7212 3 жыл бұрын

Gostei muito do canal ,parabéns

@LucyMusic1999 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Great helpful video! Anyway the music is too distracting or rather maybe too loud. However I understand this is one year old video so I guess you figured it out long time ago.

@daysandwords 2 жыл бұрын

Actually I just figured out that everyone has their opinion and will share it so I might as well just keep doing what I do.

@Nethezbet 4 жыл бұрын

I watched a video recently of a guy with some ridiculous streak who couldn't understand a basic conversation in a movie. My only thought was "How can you study any language everyday for 3-4 years and not understand basic conversation?" That is when I deleted Duolingo.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I understand almost everything in Swedish.

@Nethezbet 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords Which programs and how long have you studied? I'm just learning French so I can talk trash to a French Soldier friend of mine. The French really know how to cuss.

@vatiti9573 4 жыл бұрын

@@Nethezbet "So I can talk thrash to a French Soldier friend of mine", nooo, for real X) ?! Beware, we (Frenchies) are quite creative people when it comes to thrash talking, that's a real challenge here ^^ !

@wolfzmusic9706 3 жыл бұрын

who was it?

@lickingcats6189 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video!! Im currently studying Spanish. What are your thoughts about my daily routine: 5 min drops 10 min reading an article on el Pais 30 min memrise (special class decks, made by Baselang.com) 60 min busuu (pro version) 15-30 min tandem (having conversations with people) I’ll add a few lessons (Italki) per week as well, but i’m pretty new to that. On top of that, I’m planning to rewatch La Case de Papel in order to improve my listening. Would you recommend any changes as its pretty time consuming? Thanks!

@Flicker_thefo0x 2 жыл бұрын

Oo a fellow drops user! And nope that looks good to me!

@user-rs9py9yr1r Жыл бұрын

you can use less apps and and use that money to pay for a real teacher

@metalabaj4921 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all those recommendations, I will definitely use Forvo as I find English pronounciation very difficult. Good luck for Anki. I remember having a lot of trouble using it at first, but now I am addicted to it. I use it everyday to study English and Japanese. About iTalki, I never considered using it, but you're making me reconsidering it. I'm also wondering. Have you ever used HelloTalk? If so, what are your opinions about it? Oh and be careful, at the beggining you should say "allons-y"instead of "vas-y" . (And personally, I think it's more natural to say "c'est parti" instead) PS: I sent you a message on Facebook a few days ago, but since I'm not sure you're active on it I'll write it here (minus the typos and spelling mistakes lol): Hey ! J'ai découvert ta chaîne KZfaq et je la trouve très intéressante. Personnellement, j'apprends l'anglais et le japonais, et ta chaîne m'a donné de précieux conseils. Je ne connais pas bien ton niveau, donc j'ai essayé d'écrire ce message en français facile. J'espère que tu n'aura pas de soucis à le comprendre. Si tu veux parler ou si tu as des question concernant le français, n'hésite pas. I'd be glad to help!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Merci. OK, first, the Vas y thing - "Vas y" is actually something we say in English for this context sometimes, though not very often. Basically, I'm not necessarily even speaking "French" at that moment. A lot of Australians also say "Trezz bien" (pronouncing the S, and we know that it's wrong, it's kind of joke to deliberately mispronounce French). "Allons y" and "c'est parti" are not part of the English vernacular so we would regard that as a bit pretentious (at least when not on a language learning channel). But either way it's a deliberate "misuse" on my part, I've said it in a few videos, it's basically an in-joke with a few people, who said that if I say it then French people will correct me and I replied that when you make legitimate mistakes in videos, almost no one corrects them, but when you say that Duolingo isn't good (basically a fact) then you get corrected by every man and his dog. So the joke was to see how much I would have to say "vas y" before someone "corrected it" and the answer is about 60,000 views and at least 200 comments haha. Also it's a reference to the stock music that I use; I often use a track which the artist named "Vas y". Yeah sorry I don't really check Facebook much. En tous cas, je peux tout comprendre, et si tu veux, tu peux toujours écrire en français.

@metalabaj4921 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords hahaha oups je me suis fait avoir i guess. c'est marrant parce que j'ai jamais entendu un anglophone dire "vas-y" du coup je le saurais maintenant. mais du coup merci pour ta réponse ! si tu veux continuer à communiquer je peux t'envoyer mon identifiant discord par mail (si t'as un compte discord bien entendu) j'utilise pas vraiment youtube pour communiquer. ou sinon on peux continuer à échanger par mail (ou pas lol) bon courage pour la suite en tout cas !

@tialahharris4030 2 жыл бұрын

I would be willing to spend money to learn a language if I actually had money.. but I'm a secondary school student (I believe that's high school) who isn't old enough for a job yet but I'm half Dutch and I want to learn my Mum's native language. Thanks a lot for this video, it's really helped me.

@sayitsayuri8951 4 жыл бұрын

When you got to the speed controller I wondered why anyone would want to put netflix on higher than 2 times speed... then I realized you meant slow down. I actually practice speeding up my videos and catching a few words then slowing them down and catching soooo much more than I would have had I just watched the vid on 1x

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I also find it useful for that. For example, Hugo from InnerFrench... no need to watch him at 1.0x because he speaks slowly anyway. I watch him at 1.35x or something.

@kave1445 Жыл бұрын

Mango actually does the same thing as Glossika, they are free for all the minority languages they offer, even if you don't have a library account with access. I used their Shanghainese course, it's very basic and I don't like their method (way too output heavy). But for a language like that, you take what you can get tbh.

@michaelrobinson2069 2 жыл бұрын

Someone has already mentioned Language Transfer. I am studying Spanish and am finding it insanely good at any price. But FREE. It’s the App of the century.

@danialezero93 11 ай бұрын

Could you please make a review and interview of Language Transfer??!

@mohamedehab9342 4 жыл бұрын

Guys there is a hidden gem called hellotalk , it lets you speak with native speakers of your target language , that want to learn your own native language , so it's useful for both sides and there are a TON of people there and it's absolutely free . Definitely one of the major keys of helping me study languages .

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly I've never had the chance to try it.

@spanishguacamaya1238 3 жыл бұрын

I saw your video about Busuu and it is just great!!!!! it is so much better than Rosetta Stone and cheaper!!!!

@Steephhnnn 4 жыл бұрын

First of all, thanks for providing these free resources it’s very helpful. I think you do give duolingo too much of a hard time though in my view. I think it’s a good resource and I got me to a very good level of french. Of course I mixed in a lot of other resources like Audio books podcasts etc but still don’t get why you give it such a bad press.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

It's pretty much just because they can't ever get enough bad press in my mind: they've asserted themselves as the number 1 name in language learning and it's crap because it's rubbish. How long ago did you do your French? They also helped me with Swedish but that was before the series of cash grab updates that made the thing stupidly slow. My French is OK and I tried it in French again like 2 months ago and it pissed me off so much, it just sucks and yet they have crowned themselves "THE BEST WAY TO LEARN *insert name of language*". It's a farse IMO.

@Steephhnnn 4 жыл бұрын

Days of French 'n' Swedish I’ve been doing french since July 2019 until present. I think of course it’s not enough on its own but I still think it’s a really good resource. I suppose if you are saying that it’s a slower way to learn and there are faster methods - I suppose that could be a fair point

@user-cd3hf1mt1d 2 жыл бұрын

Useful sites and apps thanks

@aprendoespanol6833 3 жыл бұрын

i made many false starts to learn spanish. Then I came across duolingo. Sure, it doesn't make you fluent. But because of duolingo, I am hooked and do different activities in my free time to learn further as well as maintain my streak. In other words, duolingo has brought some structure and discipline to keep me motivated to learn. Sure it taught me a bit too. if not, duolingo, I would be wasting my time in some stupid video game or something.

@lisadioguardi5742 2 жыл бұрын

I like Mango because even in the US, with Québec bordering the country, it's difficult to find something focused on that style of French. Mango gives the option of French or French-Canadian. Also two options for Spanish, Memrise does this also.

@daysandwords 2 жыл бұрын

I think it has a few options for Spanish, doesn't it? Like 3 or 4... More things are starting to acknowledge at least European Spanish vs Latin American Spanish, but I'd like to see like Mexican, Argentinian etc.

@lisadioguardi5742 2 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords I just see Spanish Castilian and Spanish Latin American. Maybe my library pays for a limited number of languages.

@daysandwords 2 жыл бұрын

@@lisadioguardi5742 I would say that I just misremembered - I very much doubt that the library only has access to some. But yeah I think as South America becomes more "developing" rather than "third world" we will see more Mexican / Colombian / Argentinian etc. One can dream anyway.

@brandonsmith1198 11 ай бұрын

Can you please do a video LANGON I want you to discuss what it is and also discuss it with the camera translator app please discuss that

@floresto 4 жыл бұрын

Duolingo is not that incredibly bad, but only for a start. When i started learning portuguese, after only a couple of weeks i could understand basic sentences and could pronounce words, but i have to agree that Busuu i infinitely better. Duolingo i would say is decent when you're starting, but busuu is even better

@dayzedandconfuzed 14 күн бұрын

i didn’t know abt mango before this and it’s free with my library!! my library has wonky access to rosetta stone i tried to use but it kept messing up and mango is WAY better omg

@imbored3063 3 жыл бұрын

i was about to make a google account but then i got distracted. now im watching a mha 360 video thats lasts an hour. this is what happens when you have adhd

@degenerate2.524 3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to learn Swedish. I’m having a hard time and have been trying to learn for 8 months on duolingo. It sucks. So to help force myself learn the language better I’ve restarted my phone to be entirely in Swedish and have been trying to find a different app or website to help me learn Swedish

@yorgunsamuray 4 жыл бұрын

The start reminded be of the beginning of the music video "Roll Wit Da Flava" by Flavor Unit MCs. There was this dude in a beret asking Queen Latifah something with almost the same tone of speech.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, never seen that sorry. That's my hipster alter-ego.

@yorgunsamuray 4 жыл бұрын

Days of French 'n' Swedish you may check it out. You may not like rap music so you can just watch that intro. An early 90s precursor to hipsters perhaps...

@elliottmcfadden6261 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, you can change the speed on KZfaq in 5% increments (which is very gradual steps) with the built in controls. It’s only available on the web desktop version though, not on mobile app (which only does the 25% increments). I’ve done this while trying to learn to sing songs in my target language to great effect. I start at 65-70% of speed to really get the pronunciation and accent down, then I increase 5% daily until I get to 100%. I think you could do this with mimicking dialogues too.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Ha, I only just found that - but I still prefer mine because of the shortcuts. Like going back by 1, 2, 3, 4 or any numbers of seconds has a shortcut. The problem with going too slowly is that it does that stretch thing that messes up the quality. I sometimes do it just for a single syllable or something but not so much for pronunciation. I use it most when transcribing.

@JohnnyUtah488 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords FYI, on KZfaq desktop, the J and L keys jump back/forward 10 seconds. The left and right arrow keys jump 5 seconds. But I agree, the addon is very handy. It's more customizable and works on other sites that don't give you those controls normally. Thanks for the recommendation!

@yeetthecreator2069 4 жыл бұрын

Das ist super meine freunde. Danke

@makotonaegi9562 3 жыл бұрын

I got a Rosetta Stone ad before this.

@ram-oj2ij 4 жыл бұрын

KZfaq in French suggestion is great. I was following Duolingo until very recently and I watched your previous video about Busuu. Do you suggest watching videos with subtitles?

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Not really. If you're a native or very high level English speaker, you don't need subtitles for French. Listen, listen again, listen a lot, and then listen some more.

@diegoalejandrosalcedotolos2639 4 жыл бұрын

i really recommend to watch videos with the subtitles (in your target language), if you only listen to the videos, then you will be missing a lot as Steve Kaufmann says in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/frlnnpdiytnaj3U.html (it's in spanish, but it has autogenerated subtitles in english); learning a language is mainly about listening and reading, then, if you did it the right way, you will speak and write because you have already learned how and when to use the words. Find strategies that you enjoy, it's the key for learning anything, its not this or that app, its about the way you learn, we all learn in different ways, so if you feel that something is working for you then use it!

@tofutofii3097 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid, find it weird about making friends on italki, I don't really hear about that happening much and I feel like you have to be reasonably good at the language to use it?

@daysandwords 2 жыл бұрын

Hm, I don't think so. I wasn't that great at French and I made friends on there. But it no longer has the free exchange partner function, which is lame.

@OverLord115 4 жыл бұрын

There is also a site called Pushkin Institute only for learning russian and it's very good, you can learn all the levels (A1-C2) for free.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, very cool!

@logarithm0 4 жыл бұрын

The problem with Pushkin Institute is the entry test... It's very hard and long

@luciafacosta 3 жыл бұрын

I am learning mandarin chinese and love lingodeer and hellochinese. they go more in depth than duolingo. I believe lingodeer has more languages, but correct me if i'm wrong

@DrakeInJapan 4 жыл бұрын

I agree that it’s better to purchase something to save a lot of hours but I’m just saying that for a lot of people it’s not that they don’t want to spend the money but it’s that they can’t so using free resources is a much more suitable option for them.

@BY-sh6gt 3 жыл бұрын

idk why but i've invested a lot of times trying Anki (along with other resources) but it never worked at all for me, like really, 0 progression. i'm switching completely to naturally enjoy YT, movies, songs, and google (sometimes duolingo or lingodeer if i'm being lazy) and the progress has been a LOT better than before. After watching this i might try some of it, they look interesting

@imbored3063 3 жыл бұрын

i use quizlet. quizlet uses- flashcards , tests. anyone can add to it and you can use theirs and its not just for language

@nikolai3797 4 жыл бұрын

Hello talk is where you can help others learn your native language and get help from other with learning a language, it’s also free (as far as I know)

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers.

@TurtleReefReal 3 жыл бұрын

here's the thing. duolingo is good for parents wanting their young kids to learn a language. its format, characters and lessons are perfect for someone young already not super advanced in their fist language. however, for anyone over 10 trying to learn a language, it isn't great. and i say this as someone who is older and started spanish on there. as others have said before, its lessons can be useful but after a while are very repetitive and boring, teaching you phrases that you like likely never use, such as '¿tú comes manzanas?' (do you eat apples?). it's good for learning singular words, but not actual phrases that you would use irl on the daily given the opportunity to.

@pitpat6319 3 жыл бұрын

While I don't think it should be used alone, I appreciate the daylights out of Duolingo!

@FordyHunt 4 жыл бұрын

I'm curious what you think of memrise?

@kieraxel1278 4 жыл бұрын

Tu devrais regarder l'application ablo pour discuter avec des personnes dans leurs langues d'origines 😊 Personnelement j'utilise Anki pour apprendre mes cours mais pour une langue je pense que cela demanderait beaucoup de travailler de l'utiliser mais il y a plein de fonctionnalité super et complètements gratuite. J'hésite à apprendre des langues obscure parce que déjà avec l'anglais je manque d'occasion de pouvoir le parler 😅

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

En fait, j'ai déjà beaucoup utilisé le suédois.

@wendell1896 11 ай бұрын

Sorry I'm commenting on an old video but I dont think the translating feature on Bookmate is free anymore it says "You need a subscription to translate words" their is not a lot about the website so I cant tell if its just like this now, or if I'm doing something wrong. ):

@MG-ex5gz 4 жыл бұрын

I'm currently using Duolingo because I don't have any money income as a student. If I get money I save it for my driving licence which is really expensive. I hope I'll be able to use other apps later or maybe attend an online course or something. What helped me a lot with Duolingo is to read the comments. Duo doesn't explain word order or why they use specific cases with some words. But in the comments there often are natives or people who already speak the language who can answer questions, explain stuff or provide helpful links to websites with good information and explanation. So my tip would be. Read the comments. I've learned more from the comments than from the actual Duolingo sentences.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

I actually have a whole video about how reading the comments in a massive waste of time haha: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oOCUY7x71rGqd2g.html