I have tried Doulingo for Japanese for a short time, after already knowing a bit of beginner’s Japanese. I cannot speak for all languages offered by Doulingo, but if you are trying to learn Japanese, stay away from Doulingo. Its lessons sometimes teach you things that are objectively wrong.
I’ve been on/off the course since they first released it. It’s changed A LOT fyi.
Seems to me that’s a general pitfall of learning a language academically vs immersive. You inevitably are learning a textbook version that’s outdated colloquially.
I use duo to learn how to read the subtitles on the Japanese media I watch. For that goal duo has been amazing because you can turn off the English pronunciations.
All I care about is not being illiterate if I ever get to visit.
I have tried Doulingo for Japanese for a short time, after already knowing a bit of beginner’s Japanese. I cannot speak for all languages offered by Doulingo, but if you are trying to learn Japanese, stay away from Doulingo. Its lessons sometimes teach you things that are objectively wrong.
I’ve been on/off the course since they first released it. It’s changed A LOT fyi.
Seems to me that’s a general pitfall of learning a language academically vs immersive. You inevitably are learning a textbook version that’s outdated colloquially.
I use duo to learn how to read the subtitles on the Japanese media I watch. For that goal duo has been amazing because you can turn off the English pronunciations.
All I care about is not being illiterate if I ever get to visit.