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Learning a new language- excited.
But where to go best in the digital space. Anyone know? RosettaStone?- https://www.duolingo…ok_not_ok
- ^^ I use this. It's goodGnash
- Duolingo's pretty poor, imho.Nairn
- io parlo italiano come un bambino oraGnash
- Digital is no substitute for immersion. Take a sabbatical and move to where the language is spoken, enroll in school.i_monk
- I did that in 2007, moved to Seoul and was conversational in Korean in 6 months.i_monk
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https://www.esquire.…Gnash - You go where the language is spoke locally.pango
- Thanks for the tips gang! I’ve heard that tongues have to touch (literally) with the lang. that you’re learning so maybe I will travel soonnotype
- It's contextual, but installing a translation pack for Google Translate on a phone is great - you can quickly look up and check thought processesNairn
- Jak zhemashdrgs
- If you already have some understanding of the language, start watching movies in that language with the same language as subtitle. Listen with headphonesdyspl
- To really grasp every word and prononciation. Netflix is excellent for that.dyspl
- When I was 8 years old I was flown to a foreign country and thrown into their school system the same week without having any knowledge of their language.soundofreason
- After 3 months I was fluent in that language and participated in the city's spelling bee. I also developed a great distrust & contempt towards other humans.soundofreason
- @Gnash – horrible, but to be expected of the Parisians. I had a Parisian French teacher (a Kiwi!) who hated (all) Canadians for our Quebec-style French.i_monk