I Tried to Become Literate with Duolingo ABC!

[@yasha5544]

We heard Duo's voice for perhaps the first time in our lives and no one is surprised.

[@imbored457]

I never thought he would sound like that

[@dizzydaisy909]

@@imbored457 he sounds like roger craig smith

[@twinfettuccine]

I actually didn't realize that was his voice at first-- I was _shocked_!

[@strawbliminals]

omg ur right 😭

[@cheese_productions]

What

[@mammothmoth8967]

My mom is a preschool teacher, I believe they start with letters like M and L (letters with straight lines) because they're easier for kids to write than vowels like O and U.

[@twinfettuccine]

Ohh, that makes a lot of sense! I can see how that would be easier for kids to learn!

[@abi_avo1430]

also m is one of the first things small children can pronounce. normally its 'a' because you just have to open your mouth and then make noise and then the children will play around with different mouth a lip positions and 'm' is super easy because you just have to start with your lips together and then open your mouth. also why children say 'mama' and 'dada' as first words

[@caelis_909]

That's interesting. In my class (I'm from Portugal, so maybe that's why), we learned the letters u and I first, because they look similar when you write them (we use cursive writing).

[@ritaleonidas399]

@@caelis_909that’s so interesting I’m also for Portugal but I think I just learned the letters in the alphabetical order

[@dahiyoldoz]

Poo

[@Lemon-jn9bt]

I know that you were joking but duolingo rpg sounds like a seriously good idea. Like Prodigy for language.

[@breadloaf_lina]

Yes

[@aeviarth-the-dragoness]

Yes please, and all of the different regions are based after different languages. Also you should fight the enemies by filling out the flashcards.

[@Kittyuwu8888]

Omg YES

[@thewooddove2]

I'm in a language-learning app development server we're still very early on, so i might actually propose this idea

[@Wojtackic]

Lingo Legend is kinda like "what if a story based strategy game taught you a language" idea and I really enjoy playing it, highly recommend

[@Stapler42]

you might have already said this but afaik the reason the letter m is taught first is because usually m doesn't have any pronunciation variants. Like imagine teaching the letter h to a kid, theres voiced h, unvoiced h, ch, sh, gh, th, plus you have to teach when it's silent, m is just "m"

[@twinfettuccine]

Whoa, that makes a lot of sense!

[@tweeklikesmeth]

@@twinfettuccineYay

[@DoughBrain]

Not to mention that “th” covers two different sounds. One voiced and the other unvoiced. (🤪 English is fun!)

[@morbidsearch]

The first letter we learned in Kindergarten was c which might be the worst one to start with.

[@irxosm1]

@@morbidsearch what about t

[@Transference90]

"Science is a language. Math is a language." A math as a language app would be awesome. That's literally the biggest hurdle to reading formulas.

[@jeanneracine8735]

*D U O L I N G O M A T H*

[@can2835]

You could take inspiration from Alan Becker's Animation vs. Math.

[@huismus111]

it already exists

[@fqerie9376]

It exists

[@eseriea8842]

It comes to Android together with music duolingo on october 11. For iPhone, the math Version already exist

[@p.brooke]

The DuoLore is expanding with every video

[@twinfettuccine]

THE DUOLORE PLEASE--

[@Userman74526]

Duolingo: Into The DuoVerse

[@grienpig]

i laughed incomprehensibly at this

[@Xiatibs]

NOO YOU ARE WRITING ALL THE SECR-

[@fanforever1804]

3:57 “Mmm, monkey” - Master Oogway from Kung Fu Panda I’m glad Duolingo is educating the youth on cultural memes, truly preparing them for the future

[@RafaCB0987]

The Duoverse grows even more

[@koiyune]

cant wait for duolingo world - the app where you learn geogrpahy!

[@ishnenigans]

@hexyellow9873 What did they do in The holocaust! (Duolingo being happy in the holocaust)

[@allik4t]

lowkey wish that they had different languages bc it would be kinda helpful for learning a fully new language

[@andrewpinedo1883]

It would be helpful for kids that speak a language that doesn't use the basic Latin alphabet, so this app wouldn't just be for English speakers.

[@whohan779]

​@@andrewpinedo1883 Yeah, but Duolingo kinda does that already. At least with languages whose script is somewhat difficult, but seemingly doable, unicode & finite (unlike Mandarin & Klingon for example) there is usually an extra section to practice them. Though I personally hate how they handled it for Korean as you learn basically nothing by just trying to just write it as an approximation to English (meaning w/o diacritics) & mostly the easy self-explanatory syllables. I'm much more convinced with Yiddish as that's basically Hebrewfied medieval German.

[@ursamajo.r]

​@@whohan779 Japanese does the kana section pretty well imo!

[@ursamajo.r]

I agree that the children's level stories would be great for other languages' basics

[@whohan779]

@@ursamajo.r I'd agree with that, but the rest of the course was rather awful when I last checked it in 2022. Don't get me wrong: it wasn't just hard, too basic or too short (that title would go to something like Finnish), but it seemed incoherent and taught stuff that was in no real relation (first lesson was food I think).

[@rowan404]

I'm amazed by the revelation that most of the Duolingo characters, including Duo himself, were childhood friends.

[@True_NOON]

no son amigos, son androides actuando

[@rowan404]

@@True_NOON Si, yo sabe que Duo no es real. Pero, en la historia, estuvieron niños, y están adultos en el original.

[@dfassafdfdsafdsa]

Am I a little silly for thinking about GENUINELY getting this app to learn spanish as an english speaker instead of normal duolingo? Normal duolingo is nice and all, I have a good streak on it, but this seems more fun and joyous and whimsical

[@twinfettuccine]

so true!! I feel like I would absorb the information better with this style of app, too.

[@thegayone...]

Did you ever get it? Google says that it doesn’t have Spanish as an option, but it also says it does? 😭 I was wondering if it really did or not, because it says English in the App Store but idk 🤷

[@kohboo]

another amazing duolingo video twin!! the production for this app is pretty good! I hope Bea’s doing alright after her father was murdered in the woods by cocaine bear😢

[@henereye]

I don't think Duo should have given Bea false hope for her father's life. It'll only hurt more when she realizes she was orphaned by Cocaine Bear 😞

[@twinfettuccine]

R.I.P. Lester, gone too soon 🕊️🪦🐻

[@catalina9844]

I’m a reading teacher and most curriculums start with m and s (two continuous sounds) and then move on to a vowel usually a

[@twinfettuccine]

Oh, okay!! Thanks for the insight!

[@whydoihavetodothissomeonet4234]

Damn we started with the alphabet

[@La1aLo0psyLo0Lo0]

I was WAITING for a speedrun on this app, and from twin fettucine? What a blessing

[@WaterfishyPL]

I never expected the letter m to make me laugh as hard as it did here, great video

[@electricfishfan]

And here we all thought E was the furthest limit of comedy

[@KrystaFairy-ds6gp]

That was really cool. Seriously, I think all learning should be fun instead of just a nightmarish slog. I think kids would learn much better and enjoy learning if learning was actually, you know, enjoyable. i’m glad they’re coming out with more fun educational stuff.

[@anguslazy]

time to make a whole video where you color every page

[@twinfettuccine]

STOP I'LL ACTUALLY DO IT 😭

[@EarthItself]

@@twinfettuccine That would be straight up torture for 3 hours 😭😭😭

[@twinfettuccine]

@@EarthItself it would be coloring page speedrun hell 💀

[@Gamer_Wolf19]

​@@twinfettuccine do it please

[@tweeklikesmeth]

@@Gamer_Wolf19yea

[@kristinaprokopova3743]

I like how the characters in the stories here are the younger version of the characters in original duolingi

[@melonysnicket]

this reading/listening comprehension test is very necessary in the internet era i fear

[@Lilbuddy_splatoon3]

start: idk how to read; 0:34 - *reads*

[@twinfettuccine]

LMFAO

[@dmvmeu7140]

i miss fun content like this ur voice is so nice! subbed + i love the wholesomeness of this vid lol

[@twinfettuccine]

Aw thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@SuspiciousFish538]

The owl walked up to the Lemonade stand. . .

[@salliemagnaye1403]

The green owl is Duo The emo with the purple hair is Lily The energetic girl with the blue hoodie is Zari. She’s a teenager who wears pink headwear in the original Duolingo The Bear with the blue scarf is Fofo. His real name is Falstaff The girl who wears yellow is called Bea

[@Ilikeflowers22]

This looks fun. I'd totally love to do that nowadays, but back in elementary school...i would have looooved this.

[@PerplexedPeej]

duolingo has a app for everything

[@anguslazy]

_everything?_

[@TheDeadmanTT]

Have you ever walked into the wrong class at uni and it's like maths 19? That's how I feel right now, unsrublibed!

[@twinfettuccine]

unsrublibed

[@modahabbab]

unsrublibed

[@flyingdoggo316]

unsrublibed

[@ZombieGaming8888]

unsrublibed

[@thekpopcroww]

unsrublibed

[@ozibuyensin]

yes like why would i challenge myself with something that tires my brain like learning klingon when i can just click on the words that start with the letter *m* in duolingo abc

[@twinfettuccine]

so real and true and based

[@gj0o]

@@twinfettuccineikr

[@electricfishfan]

hurting your throat pronouncing H

[@evaohmygodd]

5:03 im a childcare worker/teacher and i will say that i see what you mean by kids learning vowels first but also u gotta remember that we dont *only* speak in vowels and u gotta learn some basic things before going into vowels and common letters being used repeatedly is a good way to do it! this app looks cute.

[@twinfettuccine]

Ohhh, that's good to know!

[@Muted_Marcus]

I think the father's body will float in the water.

[@worldview12]

I think they are starting with M(B, P) is because it is the first sound that a baby can make (except AAAAAA). They only need to attach and detach their lips, which is definitely easy. That's why most languages have M and P sounds for parent's nicknames.

[@Vanya20155]

9:40 DUO'S REAL VOICE😱

[@noname14081]

Duolingo devs after hearing “Duolingo RPG”: **WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!!11!1!!!1**

[@trevs9259]

Duolingo stories aren't gone!!!! I think if you go to the practice hub (the dumbbell icon?) they're still there!!! (although i am a beta tester so it may be different for you)

[@twinfettuccine]

Do you know if I have to unlock them or something? 😳 The dumbbell says: "Read your first story! Stores will appear here as you complete them." Lol I would try to Google it, but there's literally no information anywhere about this 😭

[@CloudyBunniesss]

@@twinfettuccineAs you progress enough units you will eventually see stories, it’s built into the learning path and not in a separate tab. hope this helps! ( ◠‿◠ )

[@lunaskystar]

@@CloudyBunniesssYeah but not all languages have stories

[@CloudyBunniesss]

@@lunaskystar I never said all languages had stories, but thanks for letting me know! Appreciate it! 😄👍

[@andrewpinedo1883]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@lunaskystarThe Japanese course had stories (and I know this because I read some of the stories prior to the update), only to be replaced with the "Read your first story! Stories will appear here as you complete them" and appear to be completely inaccessible. However, I can read my German stories both before and after the update. Did Duolingo decide to wipe clean the Stories section of some languages but not others?

[@rowan404]

I haven't watched the video yet, but I learned how to read Cyrillic in just 4 months thanks entirely to Duolingo, so I genuinely have high hopes for Duolingo ABC.

[@twinfettuccine]

Omg if they had Duo ABC for other alphabets... 👀

[@VoidDoesVideos]

samee

[@andheregoesmyname]

Same with Japanese letters (I think they were called kana? Katakana and hiragana) I was pretty surprised. Like, it works! Somehow!

[@animator8555]

if the og duolingo was like this, i would be hooked

[@twinfettuccine]

FR! I love how there's different types of progression beyond the regular linear lessons.

[@Angie_lol]

I do love how some of the main characters are actually kids lol

[@Ecuadorballl]

I can’t believe how duolingo is slowly getting more underrated, probably from the memes!

[@eddiem9969]

When did this even exist?

[@drewam]

always

[@Hepoxni]

They didn't get rid of stories, they made it part of the curriculum

[@HGTomatoes]

"i'm illiterate" "i don't know how to read" *proceeds to read*

[@clar1nettist204]

I'm pretty sure the reason they use phonics instead of "vowels first" is because toddlers and kindergarteners have that "baby speech impediment" so some letters they can pronounce with more relative ease and other letters are harder to sound out

[@JayPlayz_Offical]

6:14 duo’s voice??

[@Adifferentusername]

Why is no one mentioning the montruous way the capital M was written at 4:53? Why 1 line up to down and then the rest of the letter? Just start at the bottom and follow the line!

[@kijetesantakaluSokete]

that's literally how everyone writes an uppercase M

[@officalnora]

wait that’s making me angry

[@BonBon15159]

9:39 did duo just talk 😭

[@TransitioningBeauty]

Can confirm this app actually works! My son just turned 3 less than a month ago and he's on level 4. He can read small picture books now with minimal help and can decode most English words without help

[@twinfettuccine]

Ooo good to know!!

[@Chopscrewyyy]

0:55 There's stories in duolingo now

[@Panda_drew]

5:19 OMG BOTW GORON CITY MUSIC AND YOU THOUGHT WE WOULDNT NOTICE

[@keagaming9837]

You know, if Duolingo ABC has other languages that you can become literate in, then it could also be used as a way to learn a language!

[@vmsope]

no but this looks more fun than the actual adults one I WANT COLORFUL CUTE CONCEPT with animal profiles and stories too

[@SpongebobandPatrick122]

It looks so cute to see all the crew as kids

[@Creamboslice]

9:40. Duos real voice.

[@henereye]

THE APPLE WILL SINK AND THE MARBLE WILL FLOAT, I BET MY FIRST BORN SON edit: god DAMN it

[@twinfettuccine]

Where is your son. Hand him over 🫴

[@henereye]

@@twinfettuccine I'll send him in the mail tomorrow.

[@thepenguinofspace9291]

the reason they start with the letters is because those are the easiest sounds to produce as a child, so i get it makes sense, like when you babbel you produce those sounds first

[@emmetlover206]

I read "Learning to read is hard" as "Learning is red" I think I need this app.

[@jacob4448]

We must petition for the majestic nosehorn icon in Duolingo ABC

[@Ibi12-m2y]

1:44 "do they have a nose horn" 💀

[@Bloxy8000]

8:35 "mew"

[@conicthehedgehog9166]

Cant wait till they release duolingo biology

[@yglyglya]

Duolingo astronomy?

[@Hyuga_Natsu00]

​@@yglyglyaduo geography

[@Hyuga_Natsu00]

Duo should make Chemistry from identifying elements to writing names of compounds, balancing a stoichiometric equation, identify carbon bond compounds etc..

[@StaceyLuvsSnom]

@@Hyuga_Natsu00it would be targeted to older kids than

[@kbhasi]

Your comment led me to imagine there being Duolingo Art for people who want to learn to illustrate in flat art styles…

[@ThePagansnowpea]

4:08 ABC: Say Monkey Twin fettuccine: Say Monkey ABC: ✅

[@dolinsor]

duo is not the manager hes the MAN WHO WILL KIDNAP YOUR FAMILY

[@awesometurtle2887]

Alternate title: Obviously literate person becomes literate with Duolingo's new children's app!

[@matthewstar2880]

FYI stories still exist on Duolingo. They only exist in certain courses though, mostly the big ones (Spanish, French, Japanese, etc.)

[@foreverfuturebound]

you should speedrun the easiest language to ever learn: esperanto edit: just to give context on how easy it is, spanish + french have nine sections on duolingo, meanwhile esperanto only has *four* the history behind the language is really interesting as well, as it's a synthetic language, and was designed to be a universal second language

[@Jevil-Gun]

Duo has been the same age for years further reinforcing that Duo is a godlike entity that we should all fear.

[@bottlerofgames]

I dont know if you know, but in the practice hub, you access stories

[@LittleTimmyThe749th]

“I’m illiterate” reads entire website

[@Ihaveaweegie]

10:05 are we not gonna talk abt how Lily is smiling?

[@Gigi-the-gambler-toon]

10:50 get in the water. Or I’ll raise the tides so high- (I apologise in advance)

[@thefriendlyghost]

EPIC THE MUCALDJDUENDJDJSJSJDJDID

[@tjcartoons34526]

Duo has a voice? DUO HAS A VOICE?!

[@devofficialchannel]

Yes. And he sounds like Roger Craig Smith's voice for Sonic.

[@gayronaaron7745]

I'm a teacher, so I can add some context from the science of teaching reading. When learning letters, consonants are easier than vowels because vowels make too many sounds. When learning to write letters, you usually group them by the type of strokes used, so M uses straight strokes, which is the easiest. Rhyming is also an important skill before learning to read. This is called phonological awareness, the awareness of the sounds of speech and how changing sounds changes the words. The better your phonological awareness, the easier it is to translate that to reading.

[@XaviPotato]

The reason that it stands «bokmål» at norwegian is because we have two written language in norway that is called «bokmål» and «nynorsk» that is some word diffrences

[@Mixed.dragons]

Don't tell me duo be holding kindergartners hostage now?!

[@nomoresaul]

4:19 don’t worry they’ll just assume it’s the voice of a small boy

[@ThymeHere]

I noticed you called a rhino a Nosehorn. And in Norwegian they’re actually called “Neshorn” which just means NoseHorn lol

[@elizabethw]

Wait, what’s an “M”? I’ve never seen that letter before in my life

[@dizzydaisy909]

>my the jig is up elizabeth

[@elizabethw]

Oh no, I’ve been caught! I knew I should have proof read

[@misterglo1394]

Mad monkeys was so life changing. I really felt the pain of the cow in the final page. That moo really made me feel the cows pain and annoyance

[@BodilBergseth]

In the middle of this video i got a duolingo ad 💀

[@Daisystarrunner]

I like how you were just like “Oh we have to do more reading- no.”

[@Floof_aka_Sofa]

11:49 Me fr going: "Waiiiit a second... apples float on water?" *checking google* "HOLY MOLY APPPLES FLOAT"

[@BINKLOK]

OH ME GOO I THINK THA APPLE WITH IMPLODE AND THE MARBLE WILL EXPLODE!!1!!1!1!1

[@Milyramos]

Duolingo: Spanish or vanish Duolingo: letters or killers

[@CheezRBLX]

OMG I LOVE THAT THE CHARACTERS ARE KID VERSIONS OF THERE ADULT VERSION❤❤❤❤❤

[@oatmeal69-h6m]

Im gonna make Duolingo Rpg.

[@twinfettuccine]

bet 👀

[@oldnickdeadpoolguy]

She already before she used the app That’s how powerful the app is

[@birdlovesart]

0:52 actually they still have stories but you can’t just go to a page to see them all they appear on the path

[@tyomich_zakuro]

1:44 Is "nosehorn" a word in English? It’s just that in Russian rhinoceros is LITERALLY called like that.

[@Resiksim]

0:23 I don’t know how to read 0:33 reads the Duolingo page

[@twinfettuccine]

exactly

[@audriussiauciunas2492]

When are you going to make another language speedrun video? I'm really like your speedrun videos!!!

[@Toadgaming1237-]

8:38 MEW 😂😂😂

[@elitettelbach4247]

I’m glad you had fun with this one! It looks cool and is designed well.

[@Vanya20155]

2:21 dark jokes💀☠️

[@KualAmation]

???

[@parad0x200]

Love this “I am illiterate!” *proceeds to read about the app*

[@Star-Bow-Star]

Help why did I get jumpscared and thought this was a duolingo ad lol

[@typhzilla]

the "m" audio is now seared into my brain

[@beniboy2274]

Honestly seems like a great app for kids

[@aquaticsanti]

"I'm illiterate" proceeds to read the duolingo abc webpage

[@rowan404]

The moment that Bea pressed play on the message from her dad, I got a Papa John's ad. Is her dad Papa John?!

[@DanielTheMinccino]

I got an ad for some stupid thing i don't remember

[@Irondinogamer]

I decided to download this app after I watched, and I don't even know what to say other than that the stories are kinda cool. Thanks twin fettuccine!

[@leehye_rin]

Just realized that reading is harder than we thought 😂

[@jacobfrules]

love this duolingo content