BETTER THAN DUOLINGO: The 5 Best Language Learning Tools and Apps

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Here are the top 5 LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS and TOOLS as recommended from Days and Words.
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LingQ is a platform that teaches you a new language by reading material with your native language as a support. I don't like the design but the technique is very effective:
www.lingq.com/en/frenchnswedish/
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:
www.italki.com/i/CHfEEb?hl=en-us
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The 5 best language apps or tools that you can use to learn languages:
Duolingo may be the most famous but it's not the best, in fact, it isn't even that good. There are at least five or six apps better than Duolingo, and I am going to talk about my favourite ones and how I use them.
Number 4:
An e-reading platform with a few features. The first is that it should give you access to books in your target language if they are otherwise difficult to get (which they are with Swedish). Here is a link to Google books which has a bunch of digital text books (careful not to get lost for days in here!):
books.google.com.au/
I also use Bookmate because it has material in some less common languages such as Swedish, Danish, Azerbaijani, Ukrainian and Polish:
bookmate.com
Number 3:
This app is AWESOME. Music speed changer. I now use it as my regular mp3 player, because it has all the features of a normal music app, but a whole lot of bonus ones that make is PERFECT for language learning:
music-speed-changer.en.uptodo...
Number 2:
Busuu. In my opinion, this is the only one of these specific language learning 'apps' that actually UNDERSTANDS what it TAKES to learn a language to fluency. It doesn't just drill vocab and structure like Duolingo or the Babbel app. It asks you to speak:
www.busuu.com/
Benny Lewis advocates for 'speak from day 1', but if that's a bit much for you, Busuu definitely eases you into that, which is fantastic. Additionally, there's a great community of people who use it.
Number 1:
The hard to pronounce but easy to use auxiliary app for recording Skype conversations. Please use this app responsibly and don't share footage of other people without their permission. (The teachers who appear in this video have given me permission to use this footage).
www.evaer.com/
Evaer is a good app anyway but it's great when paired with iTalki:
www.italki.com/i/CHfEEb?hl=en_us
Thanks for watching, please leave a comment and I'll reply!
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@christophermichael5764 4 жыл бұрын

I saw the first 20 seconds and thought "yeah, this deserves a like".

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The YT algo seems to have been finding people who hate "irregardless" as much as me recently, because I've had a lot of comments this week about that intro.

@ykraineyoon6483 4 жыл бұрын

Damn literally happened to me

@ProperJohnmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@potatomilk1234 3 жыл бұрын

Not even past the ad and already liking the vid

@irisfellous3804 3 жыл бұрын

It was the other way around for me. Saying that someone who makes "mistakes" in their own language isn't a fluent speaker is idiotic and prescriptivist. Starting a video with making fun of potential viewers who might not have much knowledge of the issue is antagonizing and elitist. And speaking in a higher pitched voice to mimic a "stupid" person is misogyny.

@busuu 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for including us in your review!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Of course! iTalki are only at number 1 by "effectiveness" but that's not fair because it costs as much for 5 lessons as Busuu costs for a year, so it's not really the same. I have found learning a language without Busuu to be MUCH harder. I also did a standalone review of Busuu :-)

@epikchannel8728 4 жыл бұрын

Busuu you app is awesome learn now I can memorize French language now thanks you to your app and creator of this app

@Nikolay_Nikolaev 4 жыл бұрын

All good, but you aren't free, unfortunately😭

@evelieningels9408 4 жыл бұрын

GET SWEDISH

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

@@josephs1493 Whatever mate.

@lilil6753 4 жыл бұрын

When your intro for your intro is longer than your intro

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, and the outro to my intro too.

@Nico-pq2ky 4 жыл бұрын

I WANNA LEARN NORWEIGIAN BUT ITS HARD TO LEARN! ERRRRRR!

@languagesstuffbyandrey2370 3 жыл бұрын

I loooved it 😅👍

@LAMarshall 4 жыл бұрын

"If you're aiming to start a reading habit" Me: *cries in Japanese study*

@Mr.Nichan 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder what materials you can get in mostly kana.

@MorganGale 4 жыл бұрын

Kids books usually have furigana alongside the kanji! You can also try Japanese-specific reading apps like Satori Reader.

@tach1794 4 жыл бұрын

Use a frecuency dictionary to learn the most important kanjis and not learn useless kanjis.

@kanrei 4 жыл бұрын

Learn the kanjis while learning a word. (My flashcards look like this front: word in kanji, backside: reading of the word, meaning. When doin the reverse front: meaning, back: kanji and reading. If this feel too difficult, at least have the word in Kanji and Kana, so that you see the word always with the kanji. Using Wanikani is really useful too, since it teaches you some radicals, then kanjis based on them, then words based on the kanji. So you can build up your kanji recognizing. If you don't use Wanikani, it might help to find a book teaching kanji and make flashcards based on that. The problem with just trying to figure out every word in kanji is that you get a lot of complex kanjis too, so it's better to get books which aim for kanji learning. (This could be kanji books for children, usually sorted based on the class they are in. Books for JLPT. Or maybe directly books for learning kanji, for example "Basic Kanji".)) Children's books are usually with Furigana or you have just to know some simpler kanji. (I don't know how they level it. I felt some books had more kanjis used than others.) For example I read Guardians of Ga'hoole in Japanese, and I felt like you had to know maybe Kanjis which a third grader would know. But books aimed for younger people are usually with Furigana and not overloaded with Kanji. Also same for mangas. Those aiming for children have furigana. However I recommend children's book more for to begin with, since mangas might use more slang. I found "Magic Treehouse" really useful to begin with, since it's really easy. I usually order books on Amazon Japan or honto.jp You might get e-books on both of this sites. (For honto.jp I just had the problem to get the app for iPhone I would have needed a Japanese appstore account. But it was no problem to get the app for the computer.) (Honto.jp might be difficult as beginner to navigate since it is all in Japanese. But at least you find online tutorials on how to reg.)

@horgh_japan 4 жыл бұрын

I used Anki with the Kanji Damage library. Kanji Damage was made the Tokyo Damage Report guy, a humorous Canadian living in Tokyo who mused about life in his adoptive country. This was his attempt at boosting his learning efforts while helping others through the use of mnemonics. Mnemonics are, in my opinion, a great way to start getting into kanji learning - especially radicals. Here in Japan radicals aren't all that important in the learning process as most kids are expected to just memorize everything in large chunks (they do everything else that way anyway). The thing is a lot of those Kanji with mnemonics books are pretty tame and boring. Kanji damage is pretty irreverent. Plus, it's free. But anki by itself isn't enough. You need to supplement it with reading. After half a year I knew enough kanji to start (slowly) reading various manga with plenty of re-reads using my dictionary.

@hash8944 4 жыл бұрын

‘U just said irregardless’ so no 😂😂

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

@@hash8944 I'll give it a try, thanks.

@chickennuggets6910 4 жыл бұрын

iHashRix is it free?

@chuckitaway466 4 жыл бұрын

We all know its unregardless

@paradoxo9111 4 жыл бұрын

@@chickennuggets6910 There's a free version that I like. It has a few limits: you can't translate phrases longer than six words, and you can only translate a few phrases per day. But I wouldn't recommend using their flashcard system all by itself for any terms you learn. Their spaced repetition algorithm is just plain awful. It's better to export those as files and then put them into something like Anki or Memrise.

@henrygreen2096 4 жыл бұрын

I repect how staight to the point you are. your intro is literally about a second long. and you have WORTH while information that doesn't make me feel like I wasted my time watching this video. Plus it's entertaining.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My new videos are a lot better actually haha.

@mergesviz 4 жыл бұрын

This isn’t an app per se, however this has helped me with my exposure to my target language (French) and that’s changing the settings on your phone to your target language. Most apps on your phone will automatically adjust to the new language, and it’s free and easy to do. Idk if this’ll help anyone, but it’s the small things that count.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Hi - yep, this is quite an old video now, there is a much newer and better one with 12 free language learning tools: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7GHi7KlvMzGhXk.html Thanks!

@cherrywillow3983 4 жыл бұрын

Yess I did this with my Instagram,and while some stuff still completely throws me for a loop, I know a handful of words that are surprisingly helpful! When you set IG to languages like French, then I’ve noticed if a post isn’t written in the IG language you can’t click translate, which is useful cause then I see the same stuff I understand written in French

@chae1557 3 жыл бұрын

My KZfaq settings are in Russian. I noticed it’s making a difference

@kargovroom7701 4 жыл бұрын

*BETTER THAN DUOLINGO* Bird kills man after claiming that certain apps are better than Duolingo

@kieranstark7213 4 жыл бұрын

I guess you can say Duo flipped “der Mann” (German for “the man”) the bird, eh? In all seriousness, though, I have Duolingo, and it is very useful for me to learn various languages!

@Nico-pq2ky 4 жыл бұрын

@@kieranstark7213 i have a course a norweigian course And i see Which of these are "the man" The mann The kvinne The engutt Or The gutt

@kieranstark7213 4 жыл бұрын

Nico mannen

@Nico-pq2ky 4 жыл бұрын

@@kieranstark7213 great! Are you norge or have a same course?

@kieranstark7213 4 жыл бұрын

Nico Si, mi amigo!

@ackoonsgaming 4 жыл бұрын

Just recently stumbled upon this channel today. As a language enthusiast, I've finally found the perfect channel. Cheers, you god damned underrated gem.

@JurijFedorov 4 жыл бұрын

I'm blown away by the quality of the video. Only 388 subscribers. That's just weird. Keep doing this!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your encouraging comment! I think I only had about 140 subscribers when I made this. If you want to share it on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook, that'd really help me out haha!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Oh and Jurij, you could also help out that sub count by subscribing yourself haha. ;-)

@winkfish 4 жыл бұрын

Not anymore lol

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

@@winkfish Funnily enough though, I had a comment just three days ago on one of my new videos that was essentially the same thing but stepped up to now, because as they pointed out, my production value is a lot higher than a normal sub-4000 subcriber channel.

@Miki-sv6uy 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords Perhaps because your production value is a lot higher? :P Great content, thanks to you I've discovered Busuu which does indeed provide a great introduction into a new language ^^

@whalienpippa 4 жыл бұрын

If you're going to Duolingo to learn sentence structure/grammar, then that's a huge mistake. But if you're going there to get vocabulary, it's wonderful because the vocabulary it teaches you is the most used in daily conversations and it had actually helped me understand conversations in the targeted language for at least a bit.

@medaoi Жыл бұрын

I agree! I learn English, Japanese and German with busuu and Duolingo. I used busuu to learn structure and grammar, while duolingo I use to learn vocabulary and I always note all of them, because, for me, the better way to memorize is writing.

@the0skeptic Жыл бұрын

i hate duolingo now the new update is so bad

@logan9920 Жыл бұрын

DUo is great to start with for first few weeks mixed in with KZfaq videos it gets you addicted then move on to Babbel etc. and try and talk with people online.

@ultimategamer2669 9 ай бұрын

@@the0skeptic I'm happy to say that after the new update which erased most of my progress a second time, I'm done with duolingo forever. Seriously, f***** that app...

@cassif19 3 жыл бұрын

7 months after first watching this: Thank you so much for introducing me to Busuu. It is absolutely amazing! I can't believe how much german I've learned in such a short time

@georgiaamerikulad7045 4 жыл бұрын

So no-one is gonna write them in the comments?😬

@Orange_l3mon 4 жыл бұрын

It's in the description

@winterflower8792 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@zyvnayrthfalconshadow1228 3 жыл бұрын

them in the comments

@ClipsBolinha 3 жыл бұрын

Is so sad when you click on a video and the summary guy isn't there yet

@winterflower8792 3 жыл бұрын

@@ClipsBolinha lmaoo

@tristacho5472 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so traumatized by tech youtube I was waiting for the nord sponsorship when you said vpn 🤣

@bmoraga01 4 жыл бұрын

Absolute bombshell video! Cannot thank you enough. Will let you know when I make the changes you've researched and recommended. Thanks from southern California.

@that1guycliff 3 жыл бұрын

I'm finding this video over a year after it came out but exactly when I need it. You've got a new subscriber. Thank you.

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

KZfaq insists on promoting my old videos. Don't let anyone tell you that you need good sound and light, because none of my videos have done as well as this one and my sound and light is 10x as good now.

@qazzy9861 4 жыл бұрын

This video just changed my whole perspective about learing language💖 Subed

@divereconomist3960 3 жыл бұрын

Many many thanks for your advice and information! Currently learning Russian for 1 year. I can't believe I can now read in Russian and understand elementary conversations. BTW I'm Saudi Arabian and I have lived in Australia for nearly 4 years from 2008-2012. It was one of my best years of my life. I made lots of friends and good memories.. Accept my regards and I hope you will keep posting these useful videos for language learners.

@RareEarthSeries 4 жыл бұрын

Irregardless is correct. It is a very common misconception that it isn't a real word, but it is. It just happens to be an irregular and somewhat redundant word, like inflammable or dethaw.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

BAHAHAHA. A few things to go through here: 1) I never said it wasn't a real word. I just made fun of my alter ego for using it. WE ALL KNOW that it's a "real word", meaning that the dictionaries were forced to put it in because enough window lickers started using it. 2) Being a real word doesn't make it correct. You can use a word and be wrong. You can use an acrhcipelago word and jump rustic. (See, they are all real words there.) 3) Just say regardless. Being a real word doesn't excuse you using a longer word where a simpler, shorter one would have done. 4) Many have come here fighting this fight before, and none have lived to tell the tale.

@katya_fhs 3 жыл бұрын

@@RareEarthSeries I still think it's an ugly word that sounds redundant, and as a non-native English speaker I have a strong feeling it would make me sound like I don't have a proper grasp of the language if speaking with natives (never heard anyone in my work environment use it, and most of my coworkers are American, Irish, and Canadian). I like Merriam-Webster's Q&A under its definition.

@RareEarthSeries 3 жыл бұрын

@@katya_fhs The word itself isn't 'wrong', because it doesn't break any of the hard rules of English. That's why its useful to teach, I argue. As English is an amalgam of German, Celtic, Pictish, French, Latin, Greek and Norse, correct 'proper' conventions often contain correct 'improper' forms as well. A great example of this is in how we pluralize animal names (s, or no s). People tend not to use unconventional words, particularly in work settings, because they've been socially prompted to treat those words as 'less educated'. But the question is really what is language, and what is its purpose. If the goal is to get meaning across to a different person while following the patterns and rules that allow English comprehension, then irregardless is fine. There is a more 'proper' term to use, yes, but in this language that in no way negates the 'improper' use entirely. The intent of language is to express meaning, and irregardless does that exactly as well as regardless, with the same meaning and grammatical structure. It just makes the speaker sound slightly less educated, as that's how much of society (as seen by this video) treats unconventional words. Conceptually, it is virtually indistinguishable from the difference between "no" and "nuh uh".

@Jauphrey 3 жыл бұрын

@@RareEarthSeries Just to make things more confusing for this discussion--my degrees are in linguistics, I'm currently a grammar instructor and freelance technical writer, and am often pulled in to these kinds of debates. My credentials don't--nor should they--matter. What I'm about to spout is easily verified. :) Also fair warning, I'm not going to be a rude or claim that anyone is an idiot. This is a good debate and I want to jump on in this bad boy! I agree with both of you. That isn't to say that "irregardless" both is and is not correct, but rather that both interpretations are accurate depending on where you stand and the situation. Etymologically, it's generally not difficult to trace the history of a word, even and especially "incorrect" words like irregardless. Have you ever been told that it's wrong to say "less than" and that you should say "fewer than"? Or did you have a physical reaction to the fact that my question mark was placed outside of the quotations I used? What about prepositions at the end of a sentence? There's all kinds of these things. The history of both language and grammar is long and ever evolving and it rubs me the wrong way when someone's intellect comes into question because of misspellings or misused grammar. I understand why people feel so strongly about certain "rules," but I also believe there's a time and place to judge. Let's take "irregardless," for example: This is the perfect word to describe "linguistic prescription." I just realized how long this response is so I'll be super quick: the way a word should be used VS the way a word is actually used. Irregardless is certainly incorrect according to prescriptive linguistics, no question there. But according to descriptive linguistics, it's an a-okay colloquialism. That said, I would not advise using it in written or formal documents. In speech...that's up to the person you're speaking with. I've heard it all at this point so I might be biased in that I no longer have grammatical pet peeves. If we're speaking and I understand you, then we're good. :) Have a good one, y'all!

@Adam-hp2xg 3 жыл бұрын

Words are words.

@nikosoikou4649 5 жыл бұрын

music speed changer

@daysandwords 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I use it all the time. For example, today, I had almost 4 hours of driving to do for work - and I used music speed changer to listen to my French lessons at 110%, because I really don't need to hear the lesson played back at normal speed. So in that time, I get in almost 5 lessons of 'playback' instead of 4.

@gilgaladinfp8452 4 жыл бұрын

I just started learning japanese. . . And just a day using busuu made me learned so much already I use it together with Human Japanese, Quizlet, Drops and Bunpo. . . hope it will help other peeps out there. . .

@MetalHeart8787 4 жыл бұрын

ive studied Japanese since 2002 and my favorite thing ever was the Cdrom by Transparent Language. they have all kinds of Languages also mainly the basic ones BUT they did put one out called 101 Languages.theres many ways / apps/ programs. to use out there.

@mapsarabic1227 4 жыл бұрын

Tofugo | lingodeer

@forget-me-not8522 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@editorialadventure7580 4 жыл бұрын

@@MetalHeart8787 sry i didnt get you

@SofijaGvozdeva 4 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend japansepod101.com I've been using it for a while as an intermediate learner, and i must say that the lessons are very well organised and entertaining. It's podcast-based, includes conversations, grammar and vocab breakdown

@debbiewilson9712 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!!! Such awesome info and short intro!!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Debbie! I didn't think I'd have to update this list by the end of the year but now I think I do!

@joaninha3484 4 жыл бұрын

Just came on to say Thanks for the Busuu recommendation. It’s amazingly comprehensive and I like the community feel 👍🏼

@MsMyra22 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm super impressed with how quickly you responded to my question. Thank you very much.

@user-rr1br7gs6u 4 жыл бұрын

I love using lingodeer to study japanese it explain also about grammar and culture, it's not just about memorizing a lot of word

@rebeccanorris4586 4 жыл бұрын

"Well you just said irregardless so....no." OMG I choked LOL

@nicsabot 4 жыл бұрын

Dang, love your channel! Thanks for this organized information.

@parlbesatt 4 жыл бұрын

Vilken fantastiskt post! Rekommenderades till mig och jag blev så glad! :)

@lawrencemaitland 4 жыл бұрын

I subscribed because I LOVE how fast your intro was... I hate how people have videos of themselves laughing amongst friends and slow music and shit. Yours is straight to the point. Cracking videos well

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Hey there - thanks for watching and for your comment! The channel has changed names now so it's kind of moot about the intro but anyway haha. My newer videos are way better.

@btbjorsvik 4 жыл бұрын

After seeing the same tips and tricks in thousands of videos, this was something new and creative, amazing job. Greetings from Norway :)

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! These sorts of comments really help. I am planning on an update to this video with 10 apps/programs soon!

@btbjorsvik 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords Can't wait, already tried do subscribe a month to that ebook thing of yours, lets see if it works out for me, even though im not that much of a reader

@saraimarte 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to thank you for your immensely high quality content. I enjoy it so much!

@simplypretentious 4 жыл бұрын

I signed up for Busuu because of you. I'm very excited to continue my French and German language learning journey

@ajisroadtrippin5505 3 жыл бұрын

I learn German by watching the Nico’s Weg series on KZfaq. I wish there were more series in other languages like that.

@justarandomperson4296 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck german is a pretty hard language.

@Tobi-nz5vg 2 жыл бұрын

You can also try MrWissen2go :) Greetings from Munich

@NautilusXO 3 жыл бұрын

HOO boy, I got really bothered by the non-word "irregardless" and then realized you used it as a set-up for the joke. Genius.

@AndrewDaniele87 2 жыл бұрын

I hardly subscribe to a channel after just a couple of videos, but your honesty did it! I'm trying to learn Italian which led me to the fascination of language learning in general

@maxspierings7344 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the clear info! It helps out a lot to get some tips on how to structure my learning more effectively

@peterlockitt6771 3 жыл бұрын

I am enjoying Busu for learning Spanish and would highly recommend it. I like that you can also review and revise any problem areas without limit.

@camilozarama7539 Жыл бұрын

buena suerte :D

@Tomanita 5 жыл бұрын

This was super helpful! Thank you😃 I never thought about setting up a VPN but it really makes sense if you can't get access to the content otherwise. It's also a great idea to record your iTalki lessons. I'm definitely doing that once I start taking lessons on there.

@daysandwords 5 жыл бұрын

The weirdest thing with a VPN is that even if I just turn it on to the 'default' which is an Australian server, even THAT manages to confuse the Netflix servers and Netflix shows me a TONNE of foreign stuff that doesn't come up otherwise. I actually have another app that I find useful, which can cut the beginning and end off mp3 files (quickly and en masse), but it's a bit complicated because it's really only useful with the Pod101 series... so that was getting a bit specific. But I want to do a review of the Pod101 series sometime soon. Yeah... even though I get annoyed with iTalki the company, I love the teachers on there so much. I also used to teach on there.

@Tomanita 5 жыл бұрын

The Reykjavik Review Oh wow, that's cool😃 I might set one up if run out of good stuff to watch on Netflix. I never studied with Pod101, so I'm curious to hear your opinion.

@Urduseekhiye 3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. I often do record my lessons, but they're just sitting there. I need to go back and review them - great reminder! Thanks!

@alexisrene2442 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously one of the best videos about this on here. Thanks a ton man 🤙🏼

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@akaikkiller 4 жыл бұрын

This guy really hates Duolingo for some reason lmao

@khangarraty727 4 жыл бұрын

i think duolingo has a bit of a reputation in the language 'community' i guess as overrated. Definitely true. In no way a bad service but it sells itself as 'learn a new language' which if you complete the duolingo course, you will not have done haha

@iwanjones7334 4 жыл бұрын

The point he is making is that it is over-hyped and only of limited usefulness and I agree with him

@HELL0NESSA 4 жыл бұрын

@@iwanjones7334 well yeah, nothing compares to immersion or learning in a class setting. But its free and can get you to the basics until you want to step it up and need more advanced instruction.

@kuhaku9635 4 жыл бұрын

Tbh,as a native indonesian speaker and level b-2 english speaker,it's soo bad. The translation is inaccurate or not well phrased

@muhammadhelmihibatullah8113 4 жыл бұрын

@@kuhaku9635 agree lol. Im a native indonesian and tried to "learn" bahasa indonesia with english as the first language (just wondering lol). The translation is so bad, i was also got so many wrongs when answering it as a native.

@thisisbgm 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this. I just started my learning language journey and these tools will be super helpful. I already had my first italki lesson otherwise I would use your link. Gonna get Evaer for lesson 2 and onward! Also: I'm learning Danish so I feel your pain on Swedish not being on Busuu... It sounds great! Tak!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yeah, I am actually working on a course (set of videos) exclusively about the Nordic languages (all except Icelandic) and what I did with Swedish versus what I would do differently this time, and where to get all the best free resources and everything. It is HUGE so it has to be a members' course (Patreon) but yeah that's the plan.

@thisisbgm 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords sounds like that will be really helpful for folks. Tracking stuff down in Danish is a bit like sifting gold! I've been cobbling together bits and pieces from all over. Keep me posted (if it's ready soon) and let me know if there's anything you're looking for that I could contribute (if it's more in the future and any of the on-my-own compiling of resources would be helpful),

@jimnip265 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the advice. Downloading now

@stevenbagley9858 2 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed to your channel and liked this video. Super informative and definitely will try some of these out. Keep up the great work.

@Alexander-om7oj 3 жыл бұрын

I would add VLC Player to this list! I use it to watch movies with subtitles loaded in both my native language and target language. It has hotkeys for virtually every function. So I watch a piece of a movie without any subtitles and if I have difficulties understanding a phrase I just rewind it, listen again, then maybe turn on subtitles in my native language and then rewind again and again with subtitles in target language. And all that just by using arrow keys and two letter keys as hotkeys. Very convenient

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's fair.

@Aerinn21 3 жыл бұрын

I used Duo for quite some time, had a super short affair with Babbel (only one lesson available for free, come on...), then switched to Busuu and yes, it is awesome. (I'm learning Russian with them) I hope they're gonna add more languages, fingers crossed for Norwegian and Romanian. Drops is nice as well, quite fun method of learning. And don't forget old school flash cards :)

@paraschivadiana1386 Жыл бұрын

Oooh, as an Romanian girl I'm proud someone want to learn my language :))

@JoeJoe-lq6bd Жыл бұрын

@@paraschivadiana1386 I am trying right now but there aren't that many resources for it.

@flickamina8423 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. This has been very helpful

@hannahtamzar3921 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know how I came here but I'm so glad. Thnx (:

@3atrocks 3 жыл бұрын

i've just started using Pimsleur to attempt to learn some Japanese.. 2 lessons in and it's going pretty well besides the fact that i'm *extremely* unmotivated 😂

@onesyphorus 4 жыл бұрын

Thought it was gonna be a vpn sponsor but no!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Ha. I made this video when I had 200 subs, so no one was offering to do any kind of deal. I did get an email from one a few months later but since it's not the VPN I use, I wouldn't feel right recommending it. I might ask the company that I use it if they'd be keen, but it's because I use them anyway.

@acquaura4404 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords What vpn do you use? I

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

@@acquaura4404 Well I use nordvpn but these days Netflix stops you from using one at all. One viewer did tell me that it is tricked by Express VPN but I haven't tried that myself. Also most of them do have a "streaming" setting but I think that just prioritises speed, I don't think it gets around the streaming services firewall. A normal VPN normally does work for the free government services from the country, e.g. Sweden has one called SVT (Sverige Television) which means I can watch whatever is on there if my VPN is set to Sweden.

@crisalider1398 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that valuable info, you have a new subscriber!!👍

@gardnerdean 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips. Thank you. I plan to try all 5(6).

@notallthatbad 4 жыл бұрын

"My biggest regret with learning Swedish is that I took too many lessons rather than going back and getting everything out of the lessons I already had." Priceless insight - I never thought to record the lessons, although it should have been completely obvious. Thanks for this. I'm currently taking Turkish lessons via Skype and this will be an invaluable approach for me.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Sitting watching the lessons back is something I just hate STARTING but once I start I love it. I dunno why.

@grayfox6930 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords yeah, no one remembers everything from one lesson the first time. It is very important to redo your lessons to really hammer it into your mind.

@mochhhhee 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh I took like 2 years of Japanese lessons in Skype and now I regret that I didn't record them

@asdfds45 4 жыл бұрын

I can help you with Turkish if you want

@notallthatbad 4 жыл бұрын

@@asdfds45 That is very kind. Do you have Tandem (phone app)?

@nolwheezy1008 4 жыл бұрын

But Duo is so cute 😢

@chanterelledesign8310 4 жыл бұрын

I like duo too! I also use babbel and drops right now.

@nolwheezy1008 4 жыл бұрын

@Mustiboi Salman Why 😂

@nolwheezy1008 4 жыл бұрын

@Mustiboi Salman memes?

@nolwheezy1008 4 жыл бұрын

@Mustiboi Salman Okay... they are pretty creepy But I still trust him 😂

@zamahsays7888 4 жыл бұрын

What language are you learning Nolwazi?

@brandonsmith1198 11 ай бұрын

I do enjoy this. I hope you have fun with a happy learning.

@nolanbennett346 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this list Thank you

@BrentStrathdeePehi 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I’ll definitely check a couple of these tools out - I’m learning Indonesian and as a non mainstream language it can be difficult to find effective tools

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, although I think there is IndonesianPod101 isn't there?

@nikablue9340 4 жыл бұрын

The amount of sass in that intro, though 😂

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

He has become a regular character haha: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7GHi7KlvMzGhXk.html

@powerflower6727 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your fabulous intro!

@danm7596 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff. I feel like a lot of people get hung up on boring apps and then lose motivation (like I did). I've had way more fun just wandering through all parts of the web seeing what I can find in my target language. It feels like an adventure into another culture and makes me genuinely want to understand the things that I come across.

@sincerelyme1193 4 жыл бұрын

Duolingo is not bad. You can use it for the basics. You can also use it to test your skills. It does not necessarily make you completely fluent in any language but it will definitely give you a head start. Imagine this: You are stuck in a cave and you have a flashlight. The cave symbolizes the language barrier. That flashlight symbolizes duolingo or any online learning app like it. It can give you light so you can be guided throughout the cave. You come across what seems to be some incredibly large boulders about twelve feet tall that are blocking the exit. You obviously can't carry the boulders by yourself, and the flashlight won't be of use for this so you need another set of tools for this job. PS. I did not come up with this metaphor on my own. Courtesy to Rafael Leon, the youtuber who came up with this.

@gatopardoantico5657 Жыл бұрын

Actually it's Plato who came up with the cave metaphor. Definitely not a youtuber.

@silent_cipher9308 3 жыл бұрын

Well that's ironic. I got the duolingo ad at the beginning of this video 🤣🤣

@yoshi04cgn 4 жыл бұрын

A great list thanks for sharing

@yamrotseleshi 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your amazing advice. I didn't know some of them😊

@variousartists-topic6823 Жыл бұрын

*_My fingers brought me here._*

@chelos5 4 жыл бұрын

I learned French by Duolingo. It was worthful for me.

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Worthwhile. Yeah, it was for me too, but that doesn't automatically put it into the top 5 apps for language learning. The good think about 5 of the 6 apps I mentioned are that they can be used for ANY language. Busuu is the only one that has a limit to the languages you can use it for.

@Nick.ureuil 4 жыл бұрын

I speak French fluently I try to learn English I am at my beginnings I can help you with your French

@bro-ss2eu 4 жыл бұрын

What level are you now

@chelos5 4 жыл бұрын

@@bro-ss2eu after Duolingo I continued to learn French by the Book New French With Easy. It was Published by Assimil. This method so improved my skills in French.

@chelos5 4 жыл бұрын

@@bro-ss2eu I can assure that, my level now is at least B1 in according to CERF.

@cheryl184 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this list. I had never considered that my e-reader might have a translation tool but it does! 🙂

@AshInTrees 4 жыл бұрын

Such a great video, thanks man.

@hayhay1818 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was so tired of Duolingo lessons in Russian that made me repeat "The horses eat apples", babbel doesn't allow you to learn more than one language at once, and memrise is great for vocabulary (especially Mandarin) but to learn how to speak not so much.

@harmenbreedeveld8026 3 жыл бұрын

The moment you mentioned VPN as a crucial tool, I knew you were going to give good tips. A VPN is so useful, it helps me to watch Norwegian tv programs, which are free in Norway, but not accessbile abroad. Watching a country's tv programs is often fun, and fun is so crucial in language learning. Also love the other tips, am going to try out some of them.

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I do the same for Swedish. It literally quadruples the amount of Swedish content available.

@luizcmpedrosa 4 жыл бұрын

Usei seu link do Italki. Obrigado pelas dicas. Vão ajudar a consolidar meu inglês e a iniciar os estudos em um 3° idioma.

@alexanderperepelitsa9095 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this nice video, it is the very first video of yours I watch and immediately subscribed to your channel. I do agree with you, it is very sad busuu does not have Swedish.

@daysandwords 2 жыл бұрын

This is quite old now. For Swedish I would recommend the second half of this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9SheL11qMewgqc.html

@leiragamer6823 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t want to be that one person who disagrees, but I have been using Duolingo. Maybe when I learn a little bit more of the language I could try to use some of the others to learn it better. I may even try to learn to read a children’s story in Spanish. But this is a really good review. Gran trabajo 👍

@daysandwords 3 жыл бұрын

Oh don't worry, you are far from being the one person who disagrees. Pro-Duolingo comments are my most common comments.

@Yehezkel82773 4 жыл бұрын

It’s great to pick music in your target language, write down the lyrics, and then playback at half speed or slower and speak and read along with the song

@llddau 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been singing in Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish and I love it, they are such beautiful languages. Anyway I’ve made absolutely sure I know exactly what I’m singing, I hate the idea of just going through the motions, and now I’m starting lessons in Spanish as I really hope to be able to speak it, not just sing it.

@wintermelonpls6961 3 жыл бұрын

Thank youuuu. I needed this

@fb00ab 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! Great suggestions.

@IshmaelVargas 4 жыл бұрын

That intro made laugh out loud. 😂🤣

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have had the odd comment about the "irregardless" thing haha.

@IshmaelVargas 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords I noticed irregardless right away but I didn't expect the comeback. Brilliant! 😂

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, brilliant comeback... to myself, in my own script haha.

@jedhatfield42 4 жыл бұрын

i also like when they give you homework to practice the reading and writing

@selmonbhoi6091 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing 🙏🏾....keep it brother 👍🏻

@byronlaw6724 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent review. You included a few tools I never would have considered but can easily see how and why they would be irrevaluable...er...invaluable. :D

@felipemontero9839 4 жыл бұрын

I really like Duolingo and it taught me a lot of german. It won't teach you a language but it's a fun (though probably inneficient) way to learn the basics of a language. BTW I tried to use a vpn but I don't think it allowed me to access german netflix because the titles aviable were the same as before (very few movies or seres in german)

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Hi - yep, this is quite an old video now, and Netflix no longer accepts most VPNs. There is a much newer and better one with 12 free language learning tools: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7GHi7KlvMzGhXk.html Thanks!

@julianwierny31 4 жыл бұрын

Like that I have a advertisement of babbel, before the video starts

@RaneemABDULAZEEZ 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this video is very useful 👌 👍 since am starting to learn Spanish and am working on improving my French 💚

@luizalexandregruszynski2215 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for all the information about the apps you gave in your video, this will help me to improve my English.

@abbymedeiros8387 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I just started learning Portuguese about 8 months ago through classes at my university. I’ve been trying to find an app to use along with the tools that you mentioned, however it seems like many don’t offer European Portuguese and they only offer Brazilian Portuguese. I know that they are similar and it would be important to learn both so that I can communicate with both types of Portuguese speakers in the future, but how do I find an online app or program that can help me learn European Portuguese and not just Brazilian?

@LenyLiza 2 жыл бұрын

daym yeah youre on your own

@viniciusdasilvamaria3142 2 жыл бұрын

I think it will be very difficult. t There are 10 million speakers of european portuguese against 250 millions of brazilian one. GDP Portugal is very ok. Brazil is one of the ten most powerful countries in the world.

@himesilva 2 жыл бұрын

My dad speaks European Portuguese and he says he can’t understand Brazilians at all haha

@carlosmagalhaes7109 Жыл бұрын

@@himesilva Is he Portuguese? If he is, he should be able to understand Brazilians. Portuguese people don't usually have any problem understanding them.

@racheldurban2051 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried HelloTalk or Tandem? They're free and when I've wanted them I've always been able to find a native speak who's willing to give me a lesson in their language, or else you can help others in your languages and you can just have general conversations... it's great!

@ktyy777 4 жыл бұрын

Rachel Durban yes I love Tandem so far! SO MANY people message me at once and I’m only able to reply to 2-3, but they’re so helpful with grammar. I love the “correction” feature because it helped me with my French

@racheldurban2051 4 жыл бұрын

@@ktyy777I love that too! You can get fewer people messaging you by turning 'online' off on your profile once you've got someone to talk to. I think I prefer HelloTalk, though, because it just feels easier to use and slightly less overwhelming!

@ktyy777 4 жыл бұрын

Rachel Durban ah gotcha!! Thanks for telling me that!

@AnasKhan-vr9sv 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the video style dude. KEEP GOING

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@felixstephany 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your valuable tips 🙏

@kennystrydom2579 5 жыл бұрын

1st.... nice video lad

@daysandwords 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

@dilaisy_loone2846 3 жыл бұрын

Duolingo is pretty good. I learned most of my English there (like, enough for me to star pretty good in school

@comoaprenderidiomas2447 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your tips.. it helps a lot

@charmbello1706 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! Really usefull.

@eyemotif 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, love your videos - do you know any good online resources for learning Icelandic?

@daysandwords 5 жыл бұрын

Hi kaleb - thanks for the question. Yes, I do! Please note, that despite my username, I am not actually an Icelandic speaker, though I would really like to learn it one day. So I have only checked out ONE of these resources personally, and that's this iTalki teacher - he is fantastic, and he's much cheaper than the others because he is not actually Icelandic, but trust me he KNOWS HIS STUFF. www.italki.com/teacher/5979160 There are also the links and resources listed here. I hope that helps you! Gangi þér vel. learnicelandicnow.wordpress.com/free-resources/

@julianevasconcelos5047 4 жыл бұрын

I discovered the best app to learn a new language. It is called Falou App and I love it so much!! I've been studying french and I was able improve my pronunciation very fast. Highly recommend it guys!!

@pedropercorino2768 4 жыл бұрын

DDAAAMN I"VE BEEN USING FALOU AS WELL is definitely the best app. I'm trying to learn Spanish it's awesome

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

I'll have a look, thanks guys.

@henry.g.9093 4 жыл бұрын

@@daysandwords did you have a chance to take a look?

@jonathanmendoza7414 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, thanks for your information.

@mayamorabito1669 4 жыл бұрын

Very insightful. And honest.

@chuweyayekin8108 4 жыл бұрын

Harry potter is a great way to learn a language. The books have been translated into loads of different languages. The different translations are fairly easy to find for sale online (or at your local library) and typically aren't very expensive. The audio book formats (many of which have been uploaded to youtube) can be paired with the print books so you can see and hear words in your target language.

@samueltamang2305 4 жыл бұрын

I need a best app for learning French language!!!

@daysandwords 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Samuel! If you are a beginner I'd probably recommend Busuu or a relatively unknown app called Ouino. If you commit to one Busuu lesson a day (25 minutes-ish) for 40 days, that should give you a good grounding in French. Also listen to the FrenchPod101 dialogue only tracks over and over. Do those two things for 40 days and you'll be ready to do the things that will REALLY teach you French.

@samueltamang2305 4 жыл бұрын

Days of French 'n' Swedish thanks man!!! It may help me a lot.

@camelopardalis84 3 жыл бұрын

@@samueltamang2305 No matter how far along with your French learning you are: If you haven't yet started taking the gendering of nouns seriously, start now! I didn't pay enough attention to whether a noun in French is masculine of feminine as a child and teen, during my years of mandatory French lessons, and in retrospect I can say that this is easily one of the top two things that went wrong with my French learning.