I agree with this wholeheartedly. I’ve been using Duolingo to assist with my French learning since 2011. I would never have made the progress I’ve made without reading, watching TV, studying grammar, writing and working in French, but Duolingo has helped keep me connected with practice when things get busy. It’s a more fun way to practice grammar than worksheets, with instant feedback.
I’m also wary of AI and not all the changes since introducing AI have been an improvement to the app. However, I’m hopeful that their commitment to constantly tweaking and improving the app will long term lead to it getting better and not more AI enshittification. 🤞🤞🤞
I’ve been using Duolingo to learn Irish. Though I appreciate the different dialects so you can hear how some may pronounce it over others. I find it very interesting that Duolingo goes into the simplicity of the Americanized translation versus the depth of what the language is actually saying. Which for me helps me understand the language more fully. Such as it may teach you how to say please but it doesn’t teach you that please in Irish means if you wish.
Yes, I totally understand what you mean! If you're not already aware of it, I would recommend the book Gaeilge i Mo Chroí. She breaks down a lot of phrases and expressions into the literal translations.
Oh I’ll have check it out. Thank you! I’ve really wanted to take the course “Irish with Molly.” It’s an online experience but it also offers chat groups for practice.
The sentences are indeed strange, especially when you're suppose to use process of elimination to pick which word completes the sentence. Only because all the other options made even less sense was I able to guess it wanted me to say "My mother is young" in German.
The pronunciation in Irish also seems weird sometimes but, then again who knows, Irish does have many dialects.
I haven’t used Duolingo in Irish for years, but before the introduction of AI, they did have a native speaker working on it as far as I am aware. However, you’re right - there are often differences in pronunciation even within the same dialect because each area will have their own slight twist on things.
I am absolutely useless with languages and it constantly fills me with shame. I know it's never too late to learn and all that, but I've got to a point in life where there's so much going on that...yeah, excuses, excuses, all bad language learners do it.
I live in Austria, so I should be learning German, but perhaps I should be learning Irish instead - I've just become an Irish citizen so...why not?
I'm actually writing a post about this theme of identity, language, citizenship. How's my Irish, can I check with you?
You're not a bad learner! I have also had times in my life where I have too many other things going on to focus on languages. It doesn't mean we're bad, just that our priorities are different right now, but that's okay. :)
What you said makes complete sense! I would just say that to me, it would sound a little more natural to move go hoifigiúil to the end so - Is Éireannach mé go hoifigiúil
I agree with this wholeheartedly. I’ve been using Duolingo to assist with my French learning since 2011. I would never have made the progress I’ve made without reading, watching TV, studying grammar, writing and working in French, but Duolingo has helped keep me connected with practice when things get busy. It’s a more fun way to practice grammar than worksheets, with instant feedback.
I’m also wary of AI and not all the changes since introducing AI have been an improvement to the app. However, I’m hopeful that their commitment to constantly tweaking and improving the app will long term lead to it getting better and not more AI enshittification. 🤞🤞🤞
I’ve been using Duolingo to learn Irish. Though I appreciate the different dialects so you can hear how some may pronounce it over others. I find it very interesting that Duolingo goes into the simplicity of the Americanized translation versus the depth of what the language is actually saying. Which for me helps me understand the language more fully. Such as it may teach you how to say please but it doesn’t teach you that please in Irish means if you wish.
Yes, I totally understand what you mean! If you're not already aware of it, I would recommend the book Gaeilge i Mo Chroí. She breaks down a lot of phrases and expressions into the literal translations.
Oh I’ll have check it out. Thank you! I’ve really wanted to take the course “Irish with Molly.” It’s an online experience but it also offers chat groups for practice.
The sentences are indeed strange, especially when you're suppose to use process of elimination to pick which word completes the sentence. Only because all the other options made even less sense was I able to guess it wanted me to say "My mother is young" in German.
The pronunciation in Irish also seems weird sometimes but, then again who knows, Irish does have many dialects.
I haven’t used Duolingo in Irish for years, but before the introduction of AI, they did have a native speaker working on it as far as I am aware. However, you’re right - there are often differences in pronunciation even within the same dialect because each area will have their own slight twist on things.
I am absolutely useless with languages and it constantly fills me with shame. I know it's never too late to learn and all that, but I've got to a point in life where there's so much going on that...yeah, excuses, excuses, all bad language learners do it.
I live in Austria, so I should be learning German, but perhaps I should be learning Irish instead - I've just become an Irish citizen so...why not?
I'm actually writing a post about this theme of identity, language, citizenship. How's my Irish, can I check with you?
Is Éireannach go hoifigiúil mé!
Nó an bhfuil mé?
You're not a bad learner! I have also had times in my life where I have too many other things going on to focus on languages. It doesn't mean we're bad, just that our priorities are different right now, but that's okay. :)
What you said makes complete sense! I would just say that to me, it would sound a little more natural to move go hoifigiúil to the end so - Is Éireannach mé go hoifigiúil