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[@daysandwords]

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[@miawongmusic]

Short answer: Yes'nt

[@daysandwords]

Haha sort of.

[@axep3785]

Lmao

[@scoobyroo5000]

Ja och nej

[@nightfury4756]

lol 😂

[@mjdeasis4672]

Rofl

[@user-ws2qx7xl8m]

Dulingo be like : "My sister is a girl"

[@cuzumakemyearfquake]

Fr 😂😂😂

[@joshuacarre06]

Biggest plot twist ever

[@sophieschoppen5665]

Mi hermana es una niña lol

[@courtneysperfectcafe]

literally 🙄🙄🙄

[@luxojii6121]

Once Duolingo shows me the phrase "She's not a girl" wtf.

[@thepotatoishpotato1676]

In Norwegian they give you “I am eating bread and crying on the floor.” I feel like I might actually use that one

[@moseskilimo7451]

😂😂😂😂

[@Colin-Fenix]

Finnish Duolingo: “You are crying and the onion is laughing”. Seriously!

[@mllesamedi84]

@@Colin-Fenix I think they do that to ensure your attention. It makes more sense though, if the language is in an other alphabet. It's like "this word makes no sense at all, but according to grammatical rules, it has to be at that place".

[@mei-jw4hy]

jeg spiser brød og gråter på gulvet 😩

[@Nyla16]

I got that sentence for the first time yesterday and was like wait, is that right? 🤔😂

[@waajd4283]

"That cat knows." "I ate my hate." "That banana sleeps." -- Indonesian Duolingo

[@emptytoiletpaperroll9112]

"Aku tidak menyentuh pisangku"

[@Neel-xb1ok]

_The cat knows_

[@valorzinski7423]

They should do a "the only good cop is a sleeping cop"

[@helianthe3457]

I ate my hate is pretty metal

[@kallelaur1762]

That sounds like an improvement, as opposed to this kzbin.info/www/bejne/haTGnZtmhKiqi6M

[@nicolauscopernicus6830]

"I used duolingo for 800 days. Can I speak swedish now? Yes" Me: ...ight that's all I wanted to hear

[@daysandwords]

Hahaha.

[@CrazyAsianDude]

@@daysandwords oh my gosh. 69 the sacred number.

[@lovedogs199]

@@CrazyAsianDude destroyed

[@ukaszw4860]

A1/A2 level

[@FartsTasteDelicious]

Łukasz W Can you explain the level thing please?

[@karinac4245]

My favorite one was: "Women are people too"

[@lefaek3720]

feminism 100

[@auroramacula]

i am touched, duolingo got its feminism game up these days 🥺🥺👉👈

[@MegaCandy0]

I instead got the opposite: "Men are people too" 😂

[@Pllayer064]

Spitting facts

[@adamzheng4362]

@@auroramacula And yet, the French course still forces you to assume the gender of people based on their name. *sigh*

[@xxdrosexx]

"Why did you buy that fat penguin?" Duo, fat-shaming is not cool

[@daysandwords]

Haha in Swedish they have "A fat woman loves a skinny man."

[@electroskates2434]

😂😂

[@night8434]

@@daysandwords That's actually true, though.

[@oof1498]

@@daysandwords in French there are lgbtq and I’m living for it

[@pygopygo7751]

What makes Duolingo great is it is fun and motivates you to keep trying.

[@macyf2404]

“I am an apple.” -Japanese Duolingo

[@goldeneddie]

Surely it should be 'Please excuse me, I am a poor substitute for an apple and have made a nuisance of myself.'

[@PrinceClaudy]

"I am going to party for 24 hours" -also Japanese Duolingo

[@Peaceable]

私はりんごです

[@saixenophase]

I encountered that in Dutch as well. Ik ben en appel

[@okkei4165]

Anti doctor fruit

[@MaoDev]

after 1500 hours of watching anime I can confidently say that I can't speak japanese

[@gerardiero8606]

You had us on the first half not gonna lie

[@Jaswgray]

Hahahaha same lol

[@elissonsilvasantos9716]

If you did this completely in japanese I dare say your results would be different

[@elissonsilvasantos9716]

@@MaoDev hum, I think if you turn on the subtitles in Japanese it would be even more effective, you know, it enables us to realise certain subtle things in language. This video here shows some interesting stuffs about that, though is focusing in English: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIe1p3qZg6-We80

[@elissonsilvasantos9716]

@@MaoDev nice, farewell

[@veerzara3857]

Summary: - Doulingo is not enough for learning a language. Nevertheless, it is a very helpful way to build the habit of your target language. - Do not quit Doulingo even if you find yourself able to speak that language. Since, it will open your eyes to some complex structures sentences never will come to your mind simply. - Do not focus on the meaning of the sentence if it was strange sometimes. Furthermore, try to change it to be close to the situation you need, and even better try to imagine what is happening? Because this will stick the meaning deeply in your brain. - Encourage others to think of you as an expert of that language so that will create a positive image of you which in turn will lead to motivate you when things go wrong.

[@aldrichsmith]

I’ve gotten “It’s raining men”, “I am taking my clothes off”, and “My parents do not like that you eat ants” in my Swedish lessons.

[@infinitykitty1250]

Duolingo tried to brainwash me with the sentence: “I love Duolingo”

[@aharrypotterfan5951]

InfinityKitty how?

[@Aomame_love]

A Harry Potter Fan that’s a joke 🤪

[@SoMooLand1nine7]

Encountered that at Korean, after my 31 days streak I uninstalled it 😌

[@NimiMariam]

Cute parrot!!

[@drewsteak_yt9140]

Ino やま中R소원love소녀시대 but did you learn Korean

[@Datmexican]

“I sometimes drink alone” -Japanese Duolingo

[@kittykunoichi9798]

"That banana sleeps" - Indonesian duolingo

[@Leo-jy5qm]

pain.💔

[@rosemooncrystal3687]

"Excuse me, I am an apple"

[@danilasad]

" The woman has a fork" ( Italian duolingo)

[@Sayi_]

Oh yeah i had this one

[@insanelyawesam1420]

“The beetle is drinking milk” -Duolingo German

[@C7Pliers]

I like "Der Schnecke kommt aus Russland!" The snail comes from russia

[@alientooth9125]

@@C7Pliers” Die Schnecke kommt aus Russland “ trust me I am German

[@doraymeandyou]

I just burst out laughing when he quoted “you have a nice duck”, and then I didn’t have time to catch my breath before he double whammied us with “you have a nice elephant”.

[@melancholicotter3011]

In Dutch I got the sentence ‘In reality, I am a turtle’… same tbh

[@asdbuddy4848]

Wtf polnareff

[@jonathonsaavedra3307]

Adiraj Singh 😂

[@Dinasaurous]

Tower of god shit

[@Octoboobs]

I got 'why are the children bleeding' once o.o'

[@ayyylmao101]

@@Octoboobs Followed up by "They wouldn't be bleeding if you stayed on your streak!" LOL

[@scorebatgaming]

In Japanese I got "Excuse me I am cheese" lmfao

[@corrupteddude9853]

Lmao I'm dying

[@scorebatgaming]

@@corrupteddude9853 haha it's even become a meme in the learners, the level has the discussion filled with people talking about the Duo bird smoking pot and being stoned lmao

[@bungeegumz3683]

しいろ

[@lily9413]

Sumimasen, watashi wa chizu ✨

[@scorebatgaming]

@@lily9413 just to kindly correct you, chizu mean map in japanese Edit: Nvm im a dumbass

[@Wilted833]

Duolingo is like a starting point for me. It helps with the basics.

[@ultraviolence.4406]

italian duo: “where is the knife?” “i ate the bean” “the knife is in the boot” “the man is with the fish” “the bee is hidden in the sugar” “are you a horse?” “that tiger is mine, not yours”

[@Antonio_Serdar]

Dov'è il coltello? Ho mangiato il fagiolo. Il coltello è nello stivale L'uomo è con il pesce L'ape è nascosta nello zucchero Sei un cavallo? Quella tigre è mia, non tua

[@nana-qn1zc]

I got "The tiger is yours"

[@Fullrusher]

This guys speaks like he’s in an argument constantly lol good video

[@daysandwords]

Haha, thanks for the comment. Yeah I do tend to be a bit "berating" in my voice, dunno if it's a good thing for videos or not.

[@kobeli3465]

Though I like this style

[@emorybarrett6702]

And looks at people like that too

[@daysandwords]

@@emorybarrett6702 Do we know each other?

[@ddizzle7974]

Days of French 'n' Swedish do we?

[@NIVILI]

Got really spoked one late night at 2am doing Chinese and I got the ominous sentence "He is behind you"

[@dani_mite7320]

O.o

[@jqydxn8941]

Oh gosh

[@Rubbeei]

他/它在您/你的後面。

[@ky5797]

oh god

[@efrengonzalez368]

Yeah you shouldn’t stop using duo lingo after that

[@bungeegumz3683]

In my French doulingo I got "The man is eating a cat" "I am a pizza"

[@user-ow2cs7fb5l]

I did french and I got "the man is eating a cat" one before

[@turkicunion1996]

The french want the Italians to love them

[@AlicjaPetrovna]

I got I am a pizza too.

[@Neel-xb1ok]

L'homme est un chat He suits une pizza (Just practising)

[@tibianelnair8714]

@@Neel-xb1ok just for practice it’s l’homme mange un chat. Je suis une pizza! LOL

[@EternalQuestion]

I'm an architect myself, and all I have to say is you've gotta watch out for those Norwegians.

[@adoun7]

3 years ago I started learing Spanish using Duolingo, it was pretty funny and helpful app, after that I jumped to different methods, such as traveling to a countries that speak Spanish, waching KZbin, Spanish movies, and reading books, I consider duolingo as an important starting point.

[@jpalmcentral6293]

How are you now??? Upload a video on your channel

[@philipschrute8487]

Do u suggest me to do those things after i finished the spanish course on Duolingo?

[@AnimeLife-bk6bw]

@Juan Andres Vasquez Zapata And what? Now are you able to speak perfect spanish?

[@AnimeLife-bk6bw]

Duolingo helped me in school spanish is not a native language for me. Glad I could translate

[@nahomk2625]

I am exactly doing that now 55 day real streak. I have got some serious spanish movies and will get movies too

[@Riurelia]

Sometimes when I mess with Duolingo, it feels more like a chore than studying.

[@daysandwords]

Yeah I have newer videos saying this very thing. Thank you!

[@goldendovah7613]

Studying feels like a chore for a lot of people

[@Archaon97]

@@goldendovah7613 Yes but in a different way. Studying feels like a chore because you have to focus... It's not a case of not having motivation to study, because the motive is there, to learn to speak the language. Duolingo on the other feels like a chore because it feels like a grind, a constant and repetitive never-ending grind. Congratulations if duolingo helps u, but honestly I have tried it and didn't like it at all.

[@ace-4634]

I agree. I get tired from doing it.

[@lartrak]

@@Archaon97 Yeah, I'd say it's worth a try, but if it doesn't motivate you at all try something else. For me every single different method of learning languages feels like a chore, Duo was just the only one I could maintain for more than a couple of months straight. I think in the end it was the simplicity of the structure and feeling like I'm moving forward, even if that's kind of artificial. Doing something like FSI, Assimil, Babbel, Mango, Lingvist, text books, etc, I always just felt like I was bashing into a wall forever. Duo felt like I was very slowly climbing it (and I am moderatly slow - about halfway through a gold Spanish in a year). Even Duo I get tired of, and dropped down to lower daily usage at times (50 xp minimum though), but I never stopped entirely, unlike every other method I've tried.

[@mustafakrl5216]

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Thanks Duo.

[@blurrygorillaz973]

In Russian they have "this is not a forest this is a salad" "who do you believe me or the cat" "strange people go to this shop" " she has a worse breakfast then you" "the soul is an important thing but now I have a headache"

[@guankstudios]

The weirdest sentence i got in Duolingo was “The men fall down together at the library.”

[@rawwwwr4376]

yea i got the same sentence from korean lesson lol

[@malkhazizatiashvili2606]

yeaah from korean

[@lylasaur6694]

I got one in German that was like 'she wears clothes' or something

[@furkansn]

In German it said "A bear drinks a beer." That's the most russian thing I've ever seen.

[@albily9879]

LMAO

[@acapybara3032]

"I used to feed my dog" -spanish duolingo

[@kittykunoichi9798]

"That banana sleeps" -Indonesian duolingo

[@slushpuppie19]

RIP Dog

[@acapybara3032]

​@minecraft sucks lmao, problamente, ó la persona fue como "yo no voy a alimentar mi perro más" me lo siento por el perro

[@bungeegumz3683]

That's so sad

[@PearlieCake]

"Io sono una tartaruga" *I am a turtle* -Italian Duolingo 2020

[@iamnotachickennugget7655]

in the french one i got “my husband is a cat”

[@mike0nabike]

I’m so glad I found your channel! Really good information and encouraging stuff!

[@Sean-ll5cm]

I've seen some odd questions in duolingo and they've actually made me think harder about how to structure sentences.

[@daysandwords]

Oh sorry, you'd already watched the video that I just linked to in my other reply haha. Yeah, that's the thing: People think that the program is there to teach you everything you'd ever want to say. It's not. It's their to teach how would say anything that you might want to say.

[@adenovirus.]

I have seen even more odd English recommended answers then start to wonder whether I am learning a foreign language or arguing about the grammar of my own language.

[@XWierdThingsHappenX]

It all so helps keeping you engaged Instead of constant boring sentences. You learned to say dog awhile back. So why not something more off the wall like elephant.

[@pyroaa464]

Jeez.. I'm on an 18 day streak and I'm trying to get it rlly high.. But OK.. 800 days! I thought 18 was big!

[@daysandwords]

18 is great! What language are you learning? Honestly, it's not really about 18 days versus 800 days... if you've made your language learning part of your daily habit, then you're doing well. Before I started my 800 day streak, I actually lost a streak of 72 days in Spanish... today, I do not speak Spanish at all, because I was never really properly into it, I just had the streak (meaning that when I lost the streak, I gave up). Anyway, thanks for your comment. I want to do more language learning videos but they don't generate as much interest as the reviews, so thank you for showing your interest!

[@pyroaa464]

@@daysandwords Really! Well, I'm learning Spanish! I love the language and I'm getting help from a Spanish/English/Romanian friend. Three languages, ik very good! But I'm getting better!

[@daysandwords]

@@pyroaa464 - OK, keep it up! I'd love to learn Spanish again now that I have some South American friends, but at the moment I need to focus on my Swedish and French. Thanks again for your comments.

[@pyroaa464]

@@daysandwords thanks for the pin its my first one! Muchas gracias! (Thank you very much!)

[@epicblueguy7288]

Remember If you end the streak he will end your family

[@mullademir4589]

Thank you! I started to learn Swedish 2 weeks ago and was a little bit concerned that it might not be enough to be fluent. Thanks to you I do now understand the ulterior motive of the developers. This video really motivated me to do even more. Keep up the good work. Love from Austria :)

[@fatimatsuri]

“She has two boyfriends” - Japanese duolingo :)))))

[@sayunara]

Good for her

[@soul77736]

:)))))

[@wolshiver_]

@@sayunara LMAO

[@Dinglix]

Vietnamese spotted

[@Tc-rn8lh]

"I am an armadillo" _- Portuguese 🇧🇷

[@pureroseangemuse7910]

When I was practicing my Japanese I bump into this sentence called “ he is taking off his clothes now,” and “he is wearing an underwear” Me: ?.??

[@shoeitchy7613]

Well, I suppose it would be useful if you were writing smut...

[@nilofarrahman6717]

Ara ara

[@korekiyokisser3558]

@@shoeitchy7613 definitely

[@pureroseangemuse7910]

Blaze how to add?

[@Mirrie08]

I'm also learning Japanese, so far my favorite sentence i got is "Excuse me, I am an apple." 🤣

[@TrywithTasneemouno]

I did Duolingo for two months or so and it's like: Salt is salty

[@wraithhh098]

as a norwegian your swedish is flawless, incredible pronounciation, if that was the first thing i heard when clicking on the video i would have thought you were swedish!

[@daysandwords]

Haha in THIS video? Surely you're joking... My Swedish is literally 4 or 5 times as good now (pronunciation is also much better).

[@shitsuson4504]

In japanese one sentence is literally "excuse me, I'm an apple" (sumimasen, Ringo desu)

[@koei9208]

I had that too 😂😂😂

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

Kafkaesque.

[@NukeMarine]

Not really. Depending on the context, the Japanese sentence is fine. The literal English translation without context would make it sound weird unless it's a kid describing what part they are in the school play.

[@shitsuson4504]

@@NukeMarine no, that was what it translated to. Duolingo has a sense of humor :]

[@drifzullmh2841]

But rRnggo is a character name in an anime i watched.

[@nnnacy1159]

I once came across a sentence that says "The bed is a food"

[@arshiyatabassum5924]

Korean duolingo same

[@charlotte-4190]

samee korean duolingo is c r a z y

[@sathish5470]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aoelp]

@@charlotte-4190 The "alphabet" part literally let me into fury. How hard is it to accept that I will not learn Hangul better from arbitrarily transcribing it in Latin. Worse yet Duolingo pronounces some of them literally the same and then I shall decide which of the two are transcribed as given. WTF!? Nah, fam.

[@mole4818]

@@aoelp duolingo sucks at teaching the korean alphabet.. it’s confusing i used youtube videos to learn hangul instead lol

[@Sasha-tm8qy]

I'm a native french speaker, I learned English randomly on the internet and am now fluent after 2-3 years. I started spanish on duo 2 weeks ago and it seems quite legit, I really feel like I'm learning things 👍

[@MrAndreCoutinho]

It can actually be helpful but being obligated to sign in everyday to keep your streak in those repetitive lessons is tiring. I’m learning French, did it for 100 days (A2) and stopped it because I couldn’t go any further. Now I’m looking for alternatives to continue. Oui, j'ai beaucoup appris.

[@nicandromartinezsotelo3300]

j'apprends le francais avec Duolingo, tres dificile

[@grrrohmy665]

no one, duolingo norwegian in a men’s voice: Er Jeg ein kvinne? (am i a woman) me: uh idk up to you love!

[@killme2675]

In my German course, I’ve had some interesting sentences. Here goes: “I am not your toy.” “Your husband is eating that insect.” “She likes to see him running.” “No, the relationship is normal.” “Duolingo needs us.” “Duolingo knows all the answers”. (Yes, really.) And just so Duolingo doesn’t come after me, I’ll translate them: “Ich bin nicht dein Spielzeug.” “Dein Mann isst das Insekt.” “Sie seiht ihn gern laufen.” “Nein, die Beziehung ist normal.” “Duolingo braucht uns.” “Duolingo kennt alle Antworten”. (Ja, wirklich.) Please give my family back to me Duo...

[@nelinagustine7623]

i also learn german on duolingo. i got “ the bear wears the dress” i don’t know if i will use that sentence in real life 😂 but duolingo is good for practicing 🙌

[@killme2675]

Nelin Agustine I got that too lol. I also got “ Through France”

[@be6273]

Before duolingo sees this: it's sieht not seht. Good luck with getting your family back. Xx

[@be6273]

Übrigens: mega cool, dass du Deutsch lernst. Warum eigentlich?

[@killme2675]

Misia k Oh shit, it was a typo...

[@lefaek3720]

Was studying Turkish when I came across "the cow eats meat", I was like "oh so we're entering cannibalism territory now?"

[@roberfreeman4784]

Hehe they sometimes do

[@kaansimsek9961]

le faek Kolay gelsin. Sincere regards from turkey.

[@Jotgotshot]

LMAO AS A NATIVE TURKISH SPEAKER I WHEEZED

[@DragonFellowship]

How is that cannibalism?

[@Jotgotshot]

@@DragonFellowship its basicly cow eating it self-

[@tomosprice8136]

From Duolingo's Welsh course: "Owen is selling parsnips in the nightclub"

[@daysandwords]

Bahahaha. Reminds me of a James Acaster joke.

[@jodibraun6383]

Sounds like "pannas" might be code for ecstasy or blow. 😂

[@n.s.6913]

Thanks for making this video! I'm at the beginning stages of learning a new language and this was helpful.

[@krajsyboys]

Me (from Sweden) and my friend (from Germany) are learning each other's languages via Duolingo and it's super fun. He get sentences like: "Kill him! Otherwise I'll do it!" While I get sentences like: "The vegetables does not like vegetarians" Duo is weird man..

[@daysandwords]

Hahaha I had forgotten that "Otherwise I'll do it" one.

[@lowlighttravels4775]

Got the one about the vegetables too hahah

[@DruidicOrthodox]

Sounds like they're teaching those illegal immigrants pretty well. Communication is important

[@Myungii]

@@DruidicOrthodox what

[@___________53639]

Indeed I am.

[@Liam-ow3ml]

The weirdest sentence I’ve had is: “the fish drinks oil” 😂

[@daysandwords]

Haha, that doesn't really seem that weird compared to some others on Duo. But I suppose it is a weird thing to think of.

[@TaskMasterNL]

Poisoned seas are a problem in real life

[@lolz_99]

All that drilling

[@madisyndeidel5242]

Same lol

[@sidskysingh]

That's deep... In an ocean.... Full of oil.

[@cjspear]

Fantastic video, I love how you dive right in. No time is wasted

[@deathy_death6831]

"Your insects are on my plate." -Italian Duolingo

[@Antonio_Serdar]

I tuoi insetti sono sul mio piatto

[@nana-qn1zc]

Oh I was recalling it as "Your insect is in my soup." Editing my comment

[@yeledleany8165]

My favorite phrase I got to translate in Duolingo so far: “The lion is eating a child.” No joke. 🤣🦁👼🏻

[@juandeastora8317]

Aaahaha

[@kittykunoichi9798]

Mine is "that banana sleeps" in Indonesian

[@cesaugusto108]

Løven spiser et barn

[@lifeuncovered6188]

@@cesaugusto108 you speak danish as well?

[@cesaugusto108]

@@lifeuncovered6188 Learning it

[@j41ia]

The French sentence I had to translate was Julia’s husband is Mexican

[@alagrupinder]

Yeah me too lol

[@alagrupinder]

@Kaarthik Sameer haha you will

[@VampiraVonGhoulscout]

Le mari de Julia est mexicain.

[@VampiraVonGhoulscout]

@Kaarthik Sameer you absolutely do, quite early on. I'm almost at the fourth checkpoint and I've had to practice that level a lot when they break.

[@alagrupinder]

@@VampiraVonGhoulscout very good. Correct sentence

[@danielstearns426]

This gave me a lot of confidence, because this is my third time attempting Japanese, but the first time I’ve actually gone and immersed myself in the language, and I’ve been doing my Duolingo every day as well. I’m eager and excited about learning and still looking for new strategies. Don’t know how long this will last but it feels great!

[@alyssafoster5827]

Thank you so much! This has helped me because I really wanted to learn Dutch but i was really questioning it until I showed this thank you!

[@vapor-sings]

Me: *has to skip a day to get school stuff ready* Duo: "My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined."

[@mimoogreat9510]

Hhhhh yeah that youtuber xD

[@ok-sw3st]

My arabic Duolingo litterally gave me the sentence “bob you are an Apple”

[@Ellielulu_Ellielu]

What's with Duolingo and making people be apples? 😂

[@soldierside365]

You what just occurred to me? Bob may be an apple, but does he bob for them?

[@ts_mythicality1048]

My Arabic Duolingo gave me “my television is in my lion”

[@hisokamorroh5185]

بوب انت تفاحة

[@emilpersson4184]

Yeah well Japanese gives you: Excuse me, I am an apple

[@newton1937]

Learning French. Thank you for a very positive and helpful video!

[@Marlys76254]

Love this!! I’m trying to learn German right now on Duolingo and you’re right that listening to podcasts, movies, reading books, etc really work!! This was a great video, thanks!! :))

[@joshuacarre06]

I've learnt more from duolingo in the day than I did in all of school

[@cakomusic7311]

Fr tho

[@toralundin5869]

I'm swedish, where isn't there a Norwegian architect in my bed? 😩

[@gravelor78]

wtf

[@screwtapee]

Bara gå till Norge det är nära

[@stekeln]

@@screwtapee Jag tror chanserna för att hitta norska arkitekter i sängen är betydligt större i Norge än i Sverige, vilket nog bara skulle förvärra saker och ting för Tora i det här fallet.

[@EveIyn29]

@@stekeln sorry i dont speak viking

[@stekeln]

@@EveIyn29 "I think the chances of finding a Norwegian architect in bed are significantly greater in Norway than in Sweden, which would probably only make things worse for Tora in this case."

[@wilbing8465]

I really wish more people would just start a video answering their question / title. It makes KZbin so much better. Watched the whole video just because of that. Thank you.

[@claudiamackenzie8274]

So glad I found your video. I am learning Welsh on Duolingo and recently started to incorporate things like learning children's songs in Welsh that I found on the web. Also, regarding weird sentences- a few I've encountered are, "Owen likes to eat parsnips in Antarctica," (but he seems to buy them in Ireland), "You did not get a present yesterday; you got nothing." and " Megan has a terrible car and terrible clothes." I find Duolingo fun (161-day streak!) but I can see the need for additional learning opportunities.

[@AlqantDBlank]

"I eat the black apple" -French Duolingo

[@ThePumpkinSpiceCorner]

I just got that one not long ago xD

[@PeachPlastic]

I think I got "the blue ducks drink black water". still mildly unsettled by that mental image, haha.

[@DanTutorial]

@@PeachPlastic That black water is oil or ink

[@zcalhoun3638]

I’m learning Latin and it’s hilarious literally every other sentence is an innuendo it’s all like: My sister sleeps in the city. Do you want to sleep in the city??

[@kittykunoichi9798]

In Indonesian, I got "that banana sleeps"

[@michelemay8924]

The echo chamber chamber Latin voices from Ancient Rome! What is my name? asks the confused ghost. Spooky!

[@dillxdough]

It seems like an episode of Maury. WHO IS THE FATHER

[@adumba3709]

Italian has given me gold such as "they write in sugar" and "I drink the bottle"

[@oceanwaves2244]

In Greek I got Maria, the carrot 💀

[@charliedog9641]

Keep going on your Swedish! It’s really good to learn more and more languages over the years. I am currently trying to learn Spanish on Duolingo, and it’s really working out. Keep going!

[@nikolinapejcic7625]

Very helpful video! Thank you so much!

[@maybe.yellow]

I just started duo today (French) and the weirdest ones I've got are "are you a cat?" and "you are a horse"

[@maybe.yellow]

@Dave Anderson lol

[@lindseyshupee]

me too

[@minthemadnezz200]

i remember getting that when i first started lmao

[@jdiprose7538]

Same 😂

[@fetendo8291]

Est-ce'que tu es un chat? Tu es un cheval.

[@cristian-bull]

"Tell your friends, it helps" Learning by peer pressure

[@aliamin7290]

Awesome. One of the best I've watched that reflects an experience of learning languages. Thanks Swedish guy :D

[@myoutubeusername]

Love your honesty and attitude :) thank you :)

[@Hibcon]

I agree on stupid sentences. Like "mina föraldrar är fula" "my parents are ugly" i can never forget that sentence because it made me laugh and question wth?? Obv Duolingo actually succeeded on that. That's enough of a success from a free app imo.

[@daysandwords]

Thanks for your comment. That sentence would actually be "MinA föräldrar är fulA." because possessive pronouns and adjectives will match the plural. Unfortunately, since I made this video, Duo has been downgraded more than once and I have a video coming soon on why it's basically just a toy now. Although the weird sentences are still good.

[@dustyshop90]

I am swedish and for me, this sounds more like "my parents are" either bad-behaved, annoying or evil. Although that depends on the context obviously 😂😂

[@cristian-bull]

Die antwort is zweiundvierzig. Was ist die frage? The answer is 42, what is the question? So deep.

[@huginug]

@@cristian-bull is that from hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy?

[@cristian-bull]

@@huginug yep

[@wholovesyababy5574]

In the Hebrew course I got: He imports pink spiders.

[@alolisa113]

Why do you want to study Hebrew?

[@ts_mythicality1048]

אתה יהודי או סתם רוצה ללמוד עברית?

[@dopevids4252]

@@alolisa113 to read the old testament more accurately

[@judasseispuertos4163]

That's actually a growing industry in israel

[@isbellewells730]

I appreciate this video. Duolingo was never the final chapter in learning but it is definitely helping me learn the basics. Now when I watch French TV or movies, I can pick out a lot of the words and think I'll eventually be able to understand more. I watched another video and was getting bummed about Duolingo but this was very helpful. Thank you!

[@RollinsonMedia]

Thank you for the review mate! Keep going!

[@lohphat]

In the Duolingo Danish lesson: “The boy touched the bear’s red object.” WTF!? RED ROCKET!!!

[@marcianitobailandocumbiareal]

Furries rise up

[@braanch]

@@marcianitobailandocumbiareal ÒwÓ

[@marcianitobailandocumbiareal]

熊のミルクを飲みたい

[@chief4755]

@@marcianitobailandocumbiareal does that mean "I want to drink the bear's milk"?

[@JulianTruant]

@@marcianitobailandocumbiareal 俺は熊だ

[@iamseamonkey6688]

but really, why is there a Norwegian architect lying on my bed?

[@Buck304]

This is a great video... Thank You for the inspiration

[@gabrielnasato4882]

Really helpful. Thank you for the video.

[@kpoopie1093]

wait people think the weird sentences are useless? I have always liked Dulingo for having sentences like that and found them more helpful than "sensible" ones on other apps/sites, like yeah it doesn't just give you a phrase you can use as soon as you read it but (at least to me) it makes actually understanding how the language works way easier. I honestly thought everybody felt that way and that was the reason they're like that in the first place. I'm not even sure why learning a language in a useless way would make me feel like I understand it more, maybe just it being abstract...? idk, did anybody else find them helpful and know how to explain it lol

[@lauralaura4362]

i like them cos theyre funny

[@dimi5881]

Oh so you soled you're soul to duolingo

[@lauralaura4362]

StaySkeptic yeah that makes sense

[@lajoyous1568]

I kept getting "I am a spider" & "I am a penguin"...both phrases I am sure I will never need to know no matter which Spanish speaking country I visit.

[@paolahf]

I thought Duolingo sentences were weird exactly because of that. The thing is, you can easily find "normal", "useful" content when learning a language. Stuff like "a ticket, please", "where is the restroom?", but sometimes you memorize those phrases as an absolute, rather than as the many distinct parts (nouns, verbs, subjects, adjectives). Duolingo's system of weird sentences helps you learn them both as isolated parts of a sentences, and as absolute. It also is easier to memorize what is what because of how bizarre the situations depicted seem. Of course, if you want to advance in a language, Duolingo should only be a part of your methodology when it comes to learning and studying. Most languages can't be mastered unless you submerge yourself into it by consuming various forms of content, if not downright going somewhere in which you need it to communicate.

[@daysandwords]

A newer, far better video about Duolingo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYimaZ2ld7-XpZY

[@jakeclough8090]

You said you stopped using duolingo. Why is that?

[@annymus4502]

Jake Clough Yeah, why?

[@gd7681]

Can you link to the particular video we should watch instead of this one?

[@annymus4502]

G D Yeah, please!

[@ninarae3368]

You don't have a duolingo playlist or anything.

[@bjornsoderstrom2152]

Amen - thanks for the hard-learned insight that your self-image is key. I am convinced you are right in this and it actually changes everything.

[@sudipsingh2164]

really helpful man! thank you 🙏

[@basedandbiasedkakampink]

karens in non english speaking country : *ENGLISH OR PERISH*

[@blowurn0se]

ucu hshd shut up

[@Tamara-ju3lh]

Yep I know a few of them personally.

[@oskarihastbacka6593]

Ugu sprtkauzgr eeeeee

[@blowurn0se]

To Release is To Resolve what’s your obsession with the name Karen? Are you mentally attached to it?

[@oskarihastbacka6593]

Right?

[@The_Humbugg]

So from what I’m getting: Duolingo gives you the tools, and you have to put yourself into other advance courses / speak the language to use said tools.

[@daysandwords]

Hi - kinda, but this is a very old video now, there is a much newer and better one with 12 free language learning tools: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3y6iYKqjMuVi6c&t=1s Thanks!

[@2-InfinityNBYND]

One of the most honest reviews I’ve seen. I’ve been using Duolingo for the past several months and I’ve learned a lot in terms of vocabulary, grammar and and basic sentence construction. I’ve augmented with as he described with podcasts, music, and short stories. The route to becoming proficient isn’t singular. Great review!

[@cobysaurus1097]

This was very helpful, thanks!

[@gatornationintx2838]

The volume is very low I’m not trying to be mean but you’re volume is low compared to your other videos keep it up though!

[@daysandwords]

Yeah I know, this is quite an old video and after I shot it, I found out the camera's sound is broken haha. Thanks for the comment. :-)

[@jestes7]

@@daysandwords Just use an audio editor to equalize and edit volume like an app like Audacity. Thanks for the vids.

[@daysandwords]

@@jestes7 "this is quite an old video and after I shot it, I found out the camera's sound is broken haha." Well actually no, that wouldn't fix it, because like I said, the camera's audio was broken, which meant that it was CRAZY noisy. So this volume that you hear was already pumped up about 10dB and then de-noised as much as physically possible without getting that horrible underwater effect. What's more, using Audacity to sort out problems like this (which no longer exist anyway, have you watched any of my videos made since April?) adds about an hour to the whole process, which results in hours I don't have. What annoys me about this video is that it's my 2nd most viewed, and no one seems to take into account the fact that about 40 of my 50 videos about language learning have almost perfect audio... people choose this one from February to tell me how I should do my audio... ⛔

[@jestes7]

​@@daysandwords Gotcha. You do you man. I'm just a perfectionist and I wouldn't have released a video that didn't meet my own personal standards and would have fixed any issues especially audio regardless of time and a lot of times people here on KZbin have no idea about audio editing lol. But yeah sometimes I spend way too much on trivial things.

[@daysandwords]

@@jestes7 OK. Check this out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX2kqJ5tbbaGb80

[@treyholliman7146]

I am almost a year into learning Spanish, with duolingo as one of many tools, I must say this guy is spot on. The points on image, and your attitude toward being a speaker is spot on! Must do the ground work.

[@daysandwords]

Thanks Trey. Although, my views towards Duo in the last six months have changed haha. See my latest video on Duo (why I quit a 1000 day streak).

[@marchyman5061]

I appreciate this video. I’m 3 minutes in so far, and what I hear you saying is that DuoLingo is just one of many effective tools one will need to acquire a new language. DuoLingo is useful and helpful, but should not be expected to be “all you need” to learn a new language. Personally, I’m using DuoLingo, Tandem, HelloTalk, KZbin tutorials, Google Articles, Google searches, Google Translate, etc. Some people enjoy complaining. Thanks for the video!

[@BenWindsorTV]

Really useful info thanks!

[@raspberrysoda372]

I'm doing doulingo for the basics, once I'm done with the tree I'll do a different program, I'm also using other apps to build my Spanish vocabulary.

[@daysandwords]

Fair enough. For Spanish I would recommend Rocket Spanish, and the dialogue tracks from SpanishPod101... honestly with a language as commonly taught as Spanish, I wouldn't bother with Duo, but that's just me.

[@maureenmiaullis6427]

I'm also using Spanishpod101 and Spanish with Paul and a couple of other apps to learn Spaish, along with listening to Harry Potter series on Audible.

[@shoeitchy7613]

Days of French 'n' Swedish What would you recommend for German?

[@cristian-bull]

Me gustan las Raspberries. Bonitas computadoras

[@nashq21]

Hola! puedes preguntar lo que quieras, hablo español pero el latino.

[@YourLocalFreak666]

"The bear is drinking beer" "Bjørnen drikker øl" -Norwegian Duolingo 😅😅

[@void.walker.]

just another day in Norway

[@YourLocalFreak666]

@@void.walker. 😂😂😂😂 Yeah...😅

[@brunomonteiro3646]

The german tree also has this phrase. Der Bär trinkt Bier

[@YourLocalFreak666]

@@brunomonteiro3646 da hätte man aber auch nichts anderes erwartet😅jedes Lebewesen in Deutschland trinkt, sage ich als Deutscher😜😂

[@arturovicidomini3903]

Excellent video. I am studying Greek since a little more than one year now 400 days in a row and I feel exactly I cannot keep a simple conversation but I also know that it’s just a matter of time to be able to do it, I just need to keep on and continue. I also feel like I need to do exactly as you said, to put myself in the situation like I am really living the moment and put the frase in the context. Thank you for your video.

[@eleverkernen8014]

great video! really motivates me

[@AngelVazquez-xh1dh]

I'm learning arabic and there are APPARENTLY stupid ones like "The door is a door" BUT... Those are quite useful for understanding the differences between "The" and "a" in arabic. They will keep appearing until you demonstrate that you dominate the use of that.

[@ts_mythicality1048]

الباب باب

[@interview_TokyoJapan]

That’s so Philosophical Duolingo give you the answer “the door is door or not”

[@__fishy]

I just started Duolingo in Chinese since in my school I have a Chinese class mandatory. So I wanted to learn more, Duolingo helped me a bit on remembering the things I forgot on my chinese class.

[@miroslavcervenka3283]

Thanks for the tip, “the image of oneself as a learner is important.” Very useful!

[@daysandwords]

I wasn't super confident about that when I said it, but 20 months later and I'm a LOT more fluent in Swedish than I was when I made this video... so I agree with my past self 100%.

[@nevem5010]

So helpful; thank you!