[sleepysysadmin]

I had ~500 day streak on duolingo for french. Sometimes just 1 lesson a day, often more. I got a french book of various names, animals, things, etc. I knew nothing. I thought I'd know a good chunk.

I tested myself and I knew nothing. Duolingo is trash.

>Want to learn a language? Please don't do it with Duolingo.

But then what should you use?

[jgwil2]

Immersion, but since that isn't feasible for most people, traditional textbooks with a teacher, Mango Languages or similar software, consuming media in the target language, etc. And ideally in combination with each other so you're doing a bit of reading, listening, and speaking.

[dayjaby]

Anki with self-made cards worked best for me.

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[jimijazz]

Babble helped me quite a bit with my french