I always write on my notebook(for that language) the rules and grammar for each new skill that I learned on Duolingo and other resources. Writing down is a very important thing to do while learning something new for me. Great video!
I dunno. If I were a ghost and didn't exist, I sure would want someone to tell me, even if it's in another language. Conversely, if a non-English speaking ghost appeared to me, I'd want to be able to send it away in its own language.
Thank you for sharing your tips :) Writing stuff down is really important. Everyone should have somewhere they can write down new things and review them!
Same :) However I have a bad habit when I use Duo-lingo and I usually forget to write stuff down. Like you said Duo-lingo can be fun and I'm too focused on completing the task to stop and make notes haha
Bro I from Russia and your "Вечером" it was very cool :) I study learning English with Duolingo and this very good program. And thank you for your advice:) Good Luck
Навин Navin that’s very impressive. Your good. It’s been a while so I don’t know if you’ve gotten a lot better or not but I’ll retype your comment and put the errors in bold. (Just talking conversation errors not grammar I’m not the best on proper grammar) “Bro I *am* from Russia and your (Russian word), it was very cool :) I study (no need for the word learning) English with Duolingo and *It is a* very good program, (put comma then there is no need for and) thank you for your advice.
Yeah, for ancient languages like Latin, I would use a textbook because that's the only way I can get a course that's thorough enough. But yes, it is absolutely mandatory to find grammatical explanations ALONGSIDE Duolingo because Duolingo doesn't have thorough explanations for most things, only examples. At the same time, it makes it very easy because every topic has a specific name. For examples, if you're on "participle", and you're studying Spanish, then all you have to do is go online, look up "participles in Spanish", and READ!! Also, you should always look up words on wiktionary to find the etymology. This is because knowing how the word came about makes it much easier to remember. This is especially important when studying languages that have a relationship to one you already know, like Russian with English. They are both Indo-European languages, so by looking words up, you might find unexpected cognates, which makes it very easy to associate them with the meaning.
Hi Gabriel! I've been starting to use Duolingo since last week because I want to learn French and it's a goal I proposed myself as well. I hope to speak it fluently or learn it so well like you. Thanks for your tips! :)
These tips are useful. I agree that you have to use more than one method to learn a language. I have also watched other video reviews that complain that Duolingo has some very strange sentences. I wonder if this is trying to make it fun or memorable? LOL!
I write things down in my language notebooks and also do the associations with the words I find difficult to remember. Also, for example, I do Spanish from French and so on. Thank you!!!
I would usually have Duolingo, Quizlet, and Anki ready. When I would have a lesson to complete in Duolingo, I would go to Quizlet and create my deck of cards as I understand what the words mean in Duolingo by clicking on the highlighted word that I may not have seen before, and note it down on Quizlet (by the way, on Quizlet, you must put the term Target Language, and the definition English, as you want to speak out your target language while translating the English words that appear in your brain as you speak). When I'm done with the lesson on Duolingo, I would quiz myself on Quizlet. I would usually recommend clicking the 'LEARN' button, because the mechanic works like flashcards in Anki. If there's a word I get wrong, I would come up with an association for that word (usually, I would write the word down, split it up into syllables, and then come up with a word for each syllable, as Gabriel explained in the video and various other videos as well). If no association comes up after quite some time, I would make a flashcard for that word on Anki. What Anki can do is that it can make you review the word after some time that you're struggling with, and attempts to bash that word into your head until your head has taken it all in (If you get all the words right on Quizlet, there's no need to come up with an association on any word, and you can move on to the next lesson on Duolingo. If you feel that you didn't absorb all the words, it's okay to try the deck on Quizlet again). It's helped me a lot with French, and my progress in the language is very swift.ALSO...The reason why I would note down the words on Quizlet during the lesson in Duolingo is because you'll indefinitely end up using a translator like Microsoft Translator or Google Translate, and both of those are still in beta, so it's not a good idea to use either of those or any other. Simply note down the words as you discover more of them in Duolingo. I hope this helps anyone. I would prefer you using a more basic, yuet effective method, like Gabriel's though. I think this one only works for me. :)
In terms of grammar... You don't have to trust me entirely with this as I'm not sure yet, but I 've starting getting random sentences that may be associated with that grammar, and put them on Anki under a different deck name, or the same deck, rather than having to read the grammar and try to take it all in. I personally think the information sticks much better if you try it. However, if you still have no clue about how the grammar works just by sentences, you can use the Feynmann technique trying to beat down the grammar, which is what I do (doing that requires a notebook though). If you want, you can use the Feynmann technique for every piece of grammar. Excellent video by Gabriel though. He honestly deserves more subscribers to his channel. :)
And also, these random sentences I was talking about in my first comment are present in the tips section that is under the lesson you are currently doing in Duolingo (it doesn't appear in the mobile version though). If they are somehow not present in the computer version, then do the lesson anyway, screenshot or copy a sentence given by that lesson, and then make flash cards on Anki there. Once you've been able to take in the grammar via Feynmann technique, you can wait until Anki is ready to make you review the sentences again, this time while you're exercising the grammar in your head as you go through the sentences. Same think with Quizlet. If you got a word wrong, you can use mnemonics for that word. When you're done, click 'Next Round' or whatever it says after it's done with all the words. Once it shows you the answer(s) that you got wrong, you can then exercise the mnemonic by trying to remember it, assuming you remember the mnemonic. If you simply can't remember the mnemonic for that (or those) word(s), send them to Anki and make flashcards of them, as stated before. I would usually prefer to use Anki as a last resort, as putting in the words into the software can be time-consuming for slow typers unlike myself, which is the significance of tagging mnemonics to a certain word you don't remember properly. ALSO, you don't have to do this but - you can try the quiz again on Quizlet until you get 100%, as the mnemonic you indeed WOULD remember would be exercised much more, and it becomes more and more automatic when you want to translate the English word into the word in your target language.
In the UK you can buy a set of flash cards for GCSE language exam study. That’s the level reached at age 16. Each pack has about 100 cards with about 20 words or phrases on each. They are cheap, and provide essential vocabulary. I think they are a must have.
Excellent tips! I wish i watched this before embarkin on Duolingo Hungarian. But i will do the index card thing from now on! Thank you for this video! :)
1) find out what type of learner you are, auditory,visual, or tactile. You can take online tests for it as well. 2) now that you’ve found out how you learn best use any type of rescource matching your learning experience. If you’re a visual learner using duolingo, write down EVERY vocabulary and important information. If you’re auditoral, watch RUclips videos in your target language, or use a app of your choice replying voice audio, listen to language podcasts,etc. for tactile I recommend a language textbook , read it, then go over it with yourself or watch RUclips videos that give you tips on learning your target language and practice it. 3. USE TUMBLR, ITS YOUR BEST FRIEND. Google “___(your target language)resources masterpost Tumblr. ” works EVERY time! it gives you resources for the language you are willing to use and it’s amazing. You can also checkout my channel, it’s mostly going to be focused on language since I want to become a polyglot so yea!
Thank you Gabriel. That was helpful. I could write down the more useful terms and phrases on index cards and using associations for more difficult words is a good idea to.
Interesting points, but I gave up on paper and have my language learning in the cloud, on my PC and in my phone. My progress has accelerated through this. It's far more beneficial to learn with real audio and reduce the reading I do. This may be because I'm the kind of student who, if I watch a film in native language and foreign subtitles, ignore what's said and read everything. But language is really about processing and producing sounds, reading & writing are ways to preserve that audible expression.
Hi Gabriel thanks for your video i have used duolingo and was disappointed i found that i knew a lot of works but was unable to use these words to make sentences or to speak. I was using it for Spanish. Any suggestions?
"15 minutes a day" that could be 2-3 what I would called "sessions" (general practice, strengthening), especially if I'm given a lot to type of build long sentences. But someone else can accomplish much more in "15 minutes". This video was uploaded in 2016 - Duolingo had since a brother website & app for flash cards (Tinycards). You mentioned to add and use more tools other then just Duolingo, but I think you didn't state the most important thing - listen to online radio (helps making you custom to the language's "music"), watch films or TV shows (with subtitles)- this helps with the grammar rules so you'll know what it should be with less thinking about it.
Weird sentences are remembered more easily. I don't think Duolingo is workable without memrise for Duolingo vocabulary. There's not an alphabet for non romance languages, the app doesn't have tips and notes... (you don't even know that's a thing from the app). There's no speaking component or slowing down in certain courses. I think fluent forever website and RUclipsr Linguistix helped a lot.
I also make random connections to words to remember them better. Like for _nicht_ and _nichts_ in German. Nicht = No Nichts = Nothing I just thought the 's' added to 'Nicht' could be the 'thing' added to 'No'.
I use duolingo for learning plus taking notes and working with Pols everyday. I'm learning pretty quickly but I'm wondering how you would recommend learning 2 languages at a time.
My preference is to spend 70% of effort and time into one language and 30% of time into the second then switch after a month or so... keep going until you reach a good level in both
Some duolingo sentences can be quite funny. One I hope I will never need in real life was "I believe there is a poisonous spider in my bag". Now, on the other hand, should I ever travel to a Spanish speaking country and end up with a poisonous spider in my handbag, I will be forever thankful to duolingo for teaching it to me.
My biggest Duolingo tip so far: because I got too bored to finish the 2 languages I was working on, I started learning my third (and then forth language) with my second! (luckily it is Spanish with lots of choices for target languages.) Of course you do need some intermediate fluency with your second language, but if you're bogging down from boredom try it! Second tip to relieve boredom: try to test out every chance you get (even 2 or 3 attempts). 3 hearts gives you a lot of chances to guess and to keep the unit "golden" you are going to end up reviewing the lesson several times in the future anyway. Live dangerously...cheat!
I’ve learned hundreds of Spanish words and know what they mean in English. BUT I recently realized that I didn’t know English to Spanish. So I’ve started using Anki flash cards. On the front is English. It’s working!!!
You're probably aware already, but maybe not? The word mnemonics is used to cover most techniques of word/memory association. (I really dislike that this comment might almost appear to be derogatory but I'm honestly mean it in the spirit of helping each other learn, sorry for any offence, none was intended)
I always write on my notebook(for that language) the rules and grammar for each new skill that I learned on Duolingo and other resources. Writing down is a very important thing to do while learning something new for me. Great video!
Me too :D
Most people are too lazy to do that but its so smart to do!!
Chocklad Me too
Hello, Ana! :D Looking for some tips as well, aren't you?
Me too! and all my friends think I'm crazy for doing that LOL
I dunno. If I were a ghost and didn't exist, I sure would want someone to tell me, even if it's in another language. Conversely, if a non-English speaking ghost appeared to me, I'd want to be able to send it away in its own language.
Haha... well, it’s like Hamlet really
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
yes. this. yes.
Nun, en Duolingo, mi lernas la Internacian Lingvon E S P E R A N T O ! ! !
Esperanto estas amuzega por lerni, ĉu ne? Mi eklernis ĝin antaŭ 6 aŭ 7 jaroj(ŭaŭ, la tempo forflugis rapide!).
"Nun" really is a word in Esperanto? 'Cause it also is German for "now"... xD
Tony Sar wow. Esperanto must be easy. I could understand and not even know a word of Esperanto.
Tony Sar Mi estis lernanta esperanton por proksimaû unu monato.
sed mi ne estis parolanta aû skribanta espernaton por unu jaro.
Espreranto borrows a lot of words from other languages. That's why its so easy to learn! Potentially have it down in about 200 hours.
Thank you for sharing your tips :) Writing stuff down is really important. Everyone should have somewhere they can write down new things and review them!
+Learn with Lewis you're welcome! I find I can remember vocab a LOT better if I write it down
Same :) However I have a bad habit when I use Duo-lingo and I usually forget to write stuff down. Like you said Duo-lingo can be fun and I'm too focused on completing the task to stop and make notes haha
Bro I from Russia and your "Вечером" it was very cool :) I study learning English with Duolingo and this very good program. And thank you for your advice:) Good Luck
Навин Navin that’s very impressive. Your good. It’s been a while so I don’t know if you’ve gotten a lot better or not but I’ll retype your comment and put the errors in bold. (Just talking conversation errors not grammar I’m not the best on proper grammar)
“Bro I *am* from Russia and your (Russian word), it was very cool :) I study (no need for the word learning) English with Duolingo and *It is a* very good program, (put comma then there is no need for and) thank you for your advice.
Yeah, for ancient languages like Latin, I would use a textbook because that's the only way I can get a course that's thorough enough. But yes, it is absolutely mandatory to find grammatical explanations ALONGSIDE Duolingo because Duolingo doesn't have thorough explanations for most things, only examples. At the same time, it makes it very easy because every topic has a specific name. For examples, if you're on "participle", and you're studying Spanish, then all you have to do is go online, look up "participles in Spanish", and READ!! Also, you should always look up words on wiktionary to find the etymology. This is because knowing how the word came about makes it much easier to remember. This is especially important when studying languages that have a relationship to one you already know, like Russian with English. They are both Indo-European languages, so by looking words up, you might find unexpected cognates, which makes it very easy to associate them with the meaning.
Hi Gabriel! I've been starting to use Duolingo since last week because I want to learn French and it's a goal I proposed myself as well. I hope to speak it fluently or learn it so well like you. Thanks for your tips! :)
Jorge Huamani getting fluent with just Duolingo is not possible
you should also use memrise
Use hellotalk and get a French language partner
bonne chance
Your voice sounds like Joe from family guy x)
Hey, Peeeter
Hi
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These tips are useful. I agree that you have to use more than one method to learn a language. I have also watched other video reviews that complain that Duolingo has some very strange sentences. I wonder if this is trying to make it fun or memorable? LOL!
I write things down in my language notebooks and also do the associations with the words I find difficult to remember. Also, for example, I do Spanish from French and so on. Thank you!!!
You’re very welcome :)
I would usually have Duolingo, Quizlet, and Anki ready. When I would have a lesson to complete in Duolingo, I would go to Quizlet and create my deck of cards as I understand what the words mean in Duolingo by clicking on the highlighted word that I may not have seen before, and note it down on Quizlet (by the way, on Quizlet, you must put the term Target Language, and the definition English, as you want to speak out your target language while translating the English words that appear in your brain as you speak). When I'm done with the lesson on Duolingo, I would quiz myself on Quizlet. I would usually recommend clicking the 'LEARN' button, because the mechanic works like flashcards in Anki. If there's a word I get wrong, I would come up with an association for that word (usually, I would write the word down, split it up into syllables, and then come up with a word for each syllable, as Gabriel explained in the video and various other videos as well). If no association comes up after quite some time, I would make a flashcard for that word on Anki. What Anki can do is that it can make you review the word after some time that you're struggling with, and attempts to bash that word into your head until your head has taken it all in (If you get all the words right on Quizlet, there's no need to come up with an association on any word, and you can move on to the next lesson on Duolingo. If you feel that you didn't absorb all the words, it's okay to try the deck on Quizlet again). It's helped me a lot with French, and my progress in the language is very swift.ALSO...The reason why I would note down the words on Quizlet during the lesson in Duolingo is because you'll indefinitely end up using a translator like Microsoft Translator or Google Translate, and both of those are still in beta, so it's not a good idea to use either of those or any other. Simply note down the words as you discover more of them in Duolingo. I hope this helps anyone. I would prefer you using a more basic, yuet effective method, like Gabriel's though. I think this one only works for me. :)
In terms of grammar... You don't have to trust me entirely with this as I'm not sure yet, but I 've starting getting random sentences that may be associated with that grammar, and put them on Anki under a different deck name, or the same deck, rather than having to read the grammar and try to take it all in. I personally think the information sticks much better if you try it. However, if you still have no clue about how the grammar works just by sentences, you can use the Feynmann technique trying to beat down the grammar, which is what I do (doing that requires a notebook though). If you want, you can use the Feynmann technique for every piece of grammar. Excellent video by Gabriel though. He honestly deserves more subscribers to his channel. :)
And also, these random sentences I was talking about in my first comment are present in the tips section that is under the lesson you are currently doing in Duolingo (it doesn't appear in the mobile version though). If they are somehow not present in the computer version, then do the lesson anyway, screenshot or copy a sentence given by that lesson, and then make flash cards on Anki there. Once you've been able to take in the grammar via Feynmann technique, you can wait until Anki is ready to make you review the sentences again, this time while you're exercising the grammar in your head as you go through the sentences. Same think with Quizlet. If you got a word wrong, you can use mnemonics for that word. When you're done, click 'Next Round' or whatever it says after it's done with all the words. Once it shows you the answer(s) that you got wrong, you can then exercise the mnemonic by trying to remember it, assuming you remember the mnemonic. If you simply can't remember the mnemonic for that (or those) word(s), send them to Anki and make flashcards of them, as stated before. I would usually prefer to use Anki as a last resort, as putting in the words into the software can be time-consuming for slow typers unlike myself, which is the significance of tagging mnemonics to a certain word you don't remember properly. ALSO, you don't have to do this but - you can try the quiz again on Quizlet until you get 100%, as the mnemonic you indeed WOULD remember would be exercised much more, and it becomes more and more automatic when you want to translate the English word into the word in your target language.
In my opinion you only need 2 apps to learn a language. Duolingo for learning the words and grammar and Hellotalk for practicing the language 😁
That’s a good strategy. I’d complement it with audio and text also
@@FluentASAP Well I do also watch RUclips videos in my target language.
Spanishdict.com has a spaced repetition function. you can enter your own lists. It applies some pictures for flashcards on its own.
In the UK you can buy a set of flash cards for GCSE language exam study. That’s the level reached at age 16. Each pack has about 100 cards with about 20 words or phrases on each. They are cheap, and provide essential vocabulary. I think they are a must have.
Thank you, Leif! 👏 that’s a great tip
Are you Brazilian or Portuguese?Or do you have at least Portuguese ancestors?
Lucas D. Cruz he's from Brazil
You can use Tinycards, another app from the Duolingo creators that can help you memorize words and phrases.
Excellent tips! I wish i watched this before embarkin on Duolingo Hungarian. But i will do the index card thing from now on! Thank you for this video! :)
1) find out what type of learner you are, auditory,visual, or tactile. You can take online tests for it as well.
2) now that you’ve found out how you learn best use any type of rescource matching your learning experience. If you’re a visual learner using duolingo, write down EVERY vocabulary and important information. If you’re auditoral, watch RUclips videos in your target language, or use a app of your choice replying voice audio, listen to language podcasts,etc. for tactile I recommend a language textbook , read it, then go over it with yourself or watch RUclips videos that give you tips on learning your target language and practice it.
3. USE TUMBLR, ITS YOUR BEST FRIEND. Google “___(your target language)resources masterpost Tumblr. ” works EVERY time! it gives you resources for the language you are willing to use and it’s amazing. You can also checkout my channel, it’s mostly going to be focused on language since I want to become a polyglot so yea!
Como que eu nunca pensei nisso! Eu venho usando dualingo a algum tempo e nunca tinha nem pensado em tirar screenshots. Obrigado!
Thank you Gabriel. That was helpful. I could write down the more useful terms and phrases on index cards and using associations for more difficult words is a good idea to.
Interesting points, but I gave up on paper and have my language learning in the cloud, on my PC and in my phone. My progress has accelerated through this. It's far more beneficial to learn with real audio and reduce the reading I do.
This may be because I'm the kind of student who, if I watch a film in native language and foreign subtitles, ignore what's said and read everything. But language is really about processing and producing sounds, reading & writing are ways to preserve that audible expression.
Anki has all of the duolingo cards that we learn through the software it's fantastic
Спасибо за рекомендации!!! :)
Hi Gabriel thanks for your video i have used duolingo and was disappointed i found that i knew a lot of works but was unable to use these words to make sentences or to speak. I was using it for Spanish. Any suggestions?
"15 minutes a day" that could be 2-3 what I would called "sessions" (general practice, strengthening), especially if I'm given a lot to type of build long sentences. But someone else can accomplish much more in "15 minutes". This video was uploaded in 2016 - Duolingo had since a brother website & app for flash cards (Tinycards). You mentioned to add and use more tools other then just Duolingo, but I think you didn't state the most important thing - listen to online radio (helps making you custom to the language's "music"), watch films or TV shows (with subtitles)- this helps with the grammar rules so you'll know what it should be with less thinking about it.
Take screenshots, yes
Weird sentences are remembered more easily. I don't think Duolingo is workable without memrise for Duolingo vocabulary. There's not an alphabet for non romance languages, the app doesn't have tips and notes... (you don't even know that's a thing from the app). There's no speaking component or slowing down in certain courses. I think fluent forever website and RUclipsr Linguistix helped a lot.
Writing helps us to remember!
That's so true!! I feel I learn a lot more when I write
My mother always used memory association to remember things. Personally, it always just confused me more.
вечером - Che drinks a Rum in Vietnam in the evening - you make my day, Gabriel! Being Russian native - great association))
I also make random connections to words to remember them better.
Like for _nicht_ and _nichts_ in German.
Nicht = No
Nichts = Nothing
I just thought the 's' added to 'Nicht' could be the 'thing' added to 'No'.
hi I'm trying to learn because of family and wondering is duolingo a helpful tool.
I use duolingo for learning plus taking notes and working with Pols everyday. I'm learning pretty quickly but I'm wondering how you would recommend learning 2 languages at a time.
My preference is to spend 70% of effort and time into one language and 30% of time into the second then switch after a month or so... keep going until you reach a good level in both
Merci!
How do you improved ur accent, pls???
Gabriel I love the name, named after the archangel gabriel.
1:00 who is gonna clean up after you?
I've given up my Duolingo courses. I've lost motivation.
Some duolingo sentences can be quite funny. One I hope I will never need in real life was "I believe there is a poisonous spider in my bag". Now, on the other hand, should I ever travel to a Spanish speaking country and end up with a poisonous spider in my handbag, I will be forever thankful to duolingo for teaching it to me.
Or maybe, it comes out of Macbeth?
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IT'S Silva metod way of thinking!! Is your surname coincidental? 👍
What do you consider finishing the language, level 25?
“I thought of Che Guevara drinking rum in Vietnam in the evening”
My biggest Duolingo tip so far: because I got too bored to finish the 2 languages I was working on, I started learning my third (and then forth language) with my second! (luckily it is Spanish with lots of choices for target languages.) Of course you do need some intermediate fluency with your second language, but if you're bogging down from boredom try it!
Second tip to relieve boredom: try to test out every chance you get (even 2 or 3 attempts). 3 hearts gives you a lot of chances to guess and to keep the unit "golden" you are going to end up reviewing the lesson several times in the future anyway. Live dangerously...cheat!
You can also use Duolingo to review things learned on Mosalingua.
I’ve learned hundreds of Spanish words and know what they mean in English. BUT I recently realized that I didn’t know English to Spanish.
So I’ve started using Anki flash cards. On the front is English.
It’s working!!!
you looks like Patrick Warburton
Hahaha yeah I guess. He’s a lot older though :)
I like the Che Guevara mnemonic. :-D
You're probably aware already, but maybe not? The word mnemonics is used to cover most techniques of word/memory association. (I really dislike that this comment might almost appear to be derogatory but I'm honestly mean it in the spirit of helping each other learn, sorry for any offence, none was intended)
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+yacira murillo lol these look flight confirmation codes