What’s the best app to use to learn a new language?

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Duolingo is what I’ve been using but it’s been over 2 years now and I don’t think I can do much outside of those specific taught sentences, which is no good. Any other recommendations?

[Oliverlogan263]

Hmm well I don't have too much experience learning new languages myself since I'm still in high school. But from what I've heard, Duolingo is good for beginners to get the basic vocabulary and grammar down.

Since you've been using it for a while though, it makes sense you probably need something more advanced now to really improve your skills. A few other apps I've heard older friends mention are Busuu, Memrise, and Babbel. Apparently those have more interactive lessons that go beyond sentences into actual conversations. Babbel especially is supposed to be really good for learning vocabulary you'll use in the real world.

One thing a friend of mine who studied abroad in Spain said helped a lot was watching tv shows or movies in her target language with subtitles. She'd try repeating lines out loud to practice pronunciation. Maybe try finding some Spanish language media on streaming sites and seeing if that challenges you more?

Immersing yourself as much as possible is key at this point I think. Any way you can chat with actual Spanish speakers online through tutoring apps or language exchange websites would probably take you to the next level too. Hope some of those ideas help - let me know if you try any out!

[elaphe]

The best way is to live in a region where the language you want to learn is spoken.

[purplepoppy]

I suspected the mistake you're making with duolingo is you're just memorizing the phrases, rather than looking at how they're constructed.

It doesn't matter what app you use because it'll provide structure to your learning but you really need a human who can clarify things as you progress.

[Agape93]

Babel is pretty good