your average time per day was not even 4 minutes per day

I’m learning French and just passed the 100 day mark a few days ago. I previously spent 3.5 years learning French in school and was still basically at A0.5 level. Now, just 3 months on Duolingo and I’ve completed A1. I spend an absolute minimum of 15 minutes a day doing lessons or practise, but it’s not uncommon to do a lot more than that spread out throughout the day. I have supplemented with the odd google search to clarify something if it was bugging me enough, some KZfaq videos for further explanation, and some French music and movies for a little variety. And I’m at a stage where I should consider some speaking practise lessons (italki maybe?) just to get a bit better at listening comprehension and forming my own sentences on the fly. So overall, I think Duolingo can be very effective as a tool as long as you don’t expect to get fluent from doing that alone. It’s interesting how you do start to pick up grammar rules despite not spending a lot of time being taught them specifically. Even if there are more effective ways of learning, it’s still more fun and easier than a lot of other options so I personally have zero problem recommending it to others.

Currently using Duolingo for learning Spanish - and it really helps! Now I want to to have a 365 day streak 😂 Great video!!

That was a great and to the point video, subscribed!

I’m on day 79 of learning Japanese on Duolingo. I also do French and Italian (when I need a break from Japanese). I’m learning A TON!! Love it!! ❤😍

Bravissimo Luke ! Imparare una lingua non è semplice. Anch'io ci provo con l'inglese con l'aiuto di Duolingo che mi avete fatto conoscere l'anno scorso tu e Sarah. Non sono costante come te, purtroppo.

This is amazing dad!!!

I am on day 7 and completed 7 units i give more then 1 hour to learn on duolingo 😅

Ciao, mi chiamo Robin, io sono inglese. Oggi ( 7 luglio 2024) è il mio 2973 giorno di slancio. Non mollare mai, ne vale la pena.

Only 25h of learing but great result for such a short period of time, immagine 100h or 1000h

Boom! 365 day streak completed! ✔️ Let’s keep this going sister!

Ben fatto! Dovresti essere fiero di te stesso! Ma se il tuo desiderio di imparare l'italiano è davvero serio, ti consiglio di non usare solo Duolingo. Invece, ti consiglio di parlare a te stesso quotidianamente in italiano e scoprirai che impari ancora più velocemente!

How many levels did you study ? I’m on number 5 but I can’t reach the level, even though I’m legendary

I do agree a lot with your mindset, focusing on what you know today compared to what you knew a year ago, but I do feel like you didn't put enough effort into the app. Learning only 651 words in a year is a very low number. I'm not saying this to be rude at all! I've also been learning Italian for about two and a half months (832 words (sharing my words so you can understand my comparsion)), but if I had watched this video before starting, I would have considered not using Duolingo due to the low number of words you have learned. If someone wants to learn Italian on Duolingo, I 100% recommend it, but they need to put in the effort!

Sembra che tu parli bene dato che in teoria Duolingo è abbastanza solo fino al livello A2! In ogni caso - your pronunciation, the A sound needs to be a lot harsher! Not "awh-nkeh" (anche) but rather "AH-nke", or AH-llora. Keep it up mate, it's worth it!

Im 4 months in on learning spainsh. Ive been putting in prob avg of 3 hours a day. I use duo, but I haven't lately because im focusing on watching input to build my listening skills. Im also learning a litte italian on the side. In italian I can only say things like "Buongiorno. Buonasera. non parlo italiano. Ciao, Come stai? Come ti chiami? Mi chiamo, piacere di conoscerti. Arrivederci! Scusi, sa dove l'ufficio postale? (Don't ask why I learned the last one lol) I can say a few other random things since its similar to spainsh.

Would like to be hear about end product(speaking italian directly) s

1% per day for 365 = 37%? i think you meant 370% or 37 times better. that math aint mathing

I’m on day 29 with Duolingo…good app.. I’m also in the process of claiming my Italian citizenship by descent. It’s a long and costly process even if you DIY. All the best to you…love your content…very informative.

Did you say, until next time, at the end?

Duolingo is the worst way to "learn" a language. Pure waste of time. Buy a textbook instead. Believe me, if you keep using duolingo for one or two more years, you still won't be able to talk.

I’m on day 132 of Italian!!!!