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Language-learners' chat

A thread for people learning a language or several. Truly MSE as many apps are available free.

Are you using language-teaching apps such as Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, Drops... lots of others are available, these are just apps I use or know of. Are you working from a book, making friends with a native speaker, something else?

What language are you learning? What app are you using? What are you enjoying, what are you struggling with, can others help?

I'll kick off: I did French at school and I'm using Duolingo and Drops to iron out my mistakes, improve my understanding and confidence and keep my brain busy (apparently language learning is very good for the brain). I'm also slowly working on Brazilian Portuguese as I know someone for whom it's a first language but I'm really struggling with pronunciation.

I also did a couple of years of Latin at school and it's a very beautiful language (and more useful than you can know till you've studied a bit) but I can't get on with the Duolingo version, it doesn't seem to explain things as well as their French course does. I've just been recommended Wheelock's course so I need to have a proper look at that one day.

I'd be really interested to hear what others are doing and maybe we can cheer each other on.
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