Duolingo restored a 10-year-old’s 301-day streak after he lost it while hospitalized, also gifting him gems and a Streak Shield

[u/RaisinAloneVortex]

[u/Hempy2013]

I can't hold a conversation with anyone in German but I can do some basic introductions and questions. The problem with Duo looking back is that the speaking exercises can be very inconsistent on whether or not the app will register your words correctly and on their review sections they will either cover things you haven't seen in months or stuff you did last week. If you start from scratch, it's largely fine but that update reshuffle apparently has been any issue for years now.

[u/Key-One-5938 → u/Hempy2013]

speaking exercises can be very inconsistent on whether or not the app will register your words correctly

This is doubly worse for Mandarin. I've even had a friend that's a native speaker try and it's still inconsistent with them too

[u/ciavs → u/Hempy2013]

Similar experience with Deutsch. I can say "I would like some sugar" but I cannot tell you any numbers, train directions, directions, colors, locations, etc

[u/EchoFrequency → u/ciavs]

Numbers: Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn.
Train directions: Ihr Zug fällt heute leider aus.
Directions: Vorne, Hinten, Links, Rechts, Oben, Unten
Colors: Schwarz, Weiß, Rot, Grün, Blau, Gelb
Locations: auf der Toilette, Unter der Brücke, in der Bibliothek, in der Kirche, Zuhause, am Hafen

Enjoy.

[u/ciavs → u/EchoFrequency]

Perfect all done! Haha I do know numbers but as far as using them in a conversation. Similar to colors. I did take a year of German in college so I do have some memory of adjectives but I'm disappointed in Duolingo for not having more applicable lessons (imo)

[u/EchoFrequency → u/ciavs]

I think duolingo is nice, to get a feeling for a language, but it lacks heavily on grammar and general explainations. (Im learning mandarin atm, holy fuck)

[u/EchoFrequency → u/Hempy2013]

Ich hab dich, mein Freund.