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What are the cheapest and most effective language-learning apps besides Duolingo? (lemmus.org)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by VanHalbgott@lemmus.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] MudMan@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

To be clear about what I'm saying, the setup is subtitles in the same language as the audio. So if you're learning French you set French audio with French subtitles.

That REALLY helps bind the pronuntiation to the writing and it actually makes it far easier to understand the speech. Assuming you're reading the subtitles at the same time, of course.

You won't understand a lot of it, and you'll have to put up with the frustration of losing the plot often for a while, but it does help, in my experience.

Subtitles in your own native language just make you tune out the audio and read the dialogue. That's not helpful.