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Totally fun and free. New! Swahili and Romanian.
Practice your speaking, reading, listening and writing skills while playing a game! You'll improve your vocabulary and grammar skills by answering questions and completing lessons. Start with basic verbs, phrases, and sentences, and learn new words daily.
• Google Play's Editor's Choice and "Best of the Best" of 2013 and 2014!
• "Far and away the best language-learning app." —The Wall Street Journal
• "Duolingo may hold the secret to the future of education." —TIME Magazine
• "Among apps for learning a language, you can't beat Duolingo." —PC Magazine.
• "The most productive means of procrastination ever discovered. The short lesson blocks are painless and peppy, and reaching the next level (and then the level after that) becomes addictive." —Slate
Duolingo is changing the way people learn languages.
• It's free, for real.
• It's fun. Advance by completing bite-sized lessons, and track your progress with shiny achievements.
• It's effective. 34 hours of Duolingo are equivalent to a semester of university-level education.
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Totally fun and free. New! Swahili and Romanian.
Practice your speaking, reading, listening and writing skills while playing a game! You'll improve your vocabulary and grammar skills by answering questions and completing lessons. Start with basic verbs, phrases, and sentences, and learn new words daily.
• Google Play's Editor's Choice and "Best of the Best" of 2013 and 2014!
• "Far and away the best language-learning app." —The Wall Street Journal
• "Duolingo may hold the secret to the future of education." —TIME Magazine
• "Among apps for learning a language, you can't beat Duolingo." —PC Magazine.
• "The most productive means of procrastination ever discovered. The short lesson blocks are painless and peppy, and reaching the next level (and then the level after that) becomes addictive." —Slate
Duolingo is changing the way people learn languages.
• It's free, for real.
• It's fun. Advance by completing bite-sized lessons, and track your progress with shiny achievements.
• It's effective. 34 hours of Duolingo are equivalent to a semester of university-level education.
Send any feedback to android@duolingo.com
Buy Duolingo gear at https://gear.duolingo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/duolingo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/duolingo
Google+: https://plus.google.com/+duolingo
Use Duolingo on the Web at https://www.duolingo.com
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4.7
4,520,707 total
5 3,539,983
4 756,683
3 124,235
2 37,719
1 62,087
Phil Nolan
Easy to use and fun for learning languages.
Jen Giles
Really great app that had been super helpful with me starting to learn Spanish. My one suggestion would be to add a teaching page at the beginning of some of the lessons that goes through things like tenses and masculine and feminine. Just something really basic that says la is feminine and el is masculine and what ending corresponds to each of them. It's been rather hard on some of the lessons because I don't have those small instructions, especially this Los and Las lesson. But overall I'm loving what I'm learning
This used to be such a great app. But ever since the developers went to the pay me first approach the quality has gone downhill. Recently I went from a 54 percent proficiency rate to 49 percent rating in one day without even doing anything. My guess is that up to 49 percent is the free part of the lessons and anything more you must pay to play. Duolingo education is really not free.
Dorothy Francone
Haven't taken any language since high school but I expected this to be more basic for the casual user. Instead it went right into asking me the word for a person. How am I supposed to know it if they haven't shown it . Additionally there is much too little audio. Too many words I am left wondering how to pronounce.
Sarah Holcomb
Update: I mostly enjoy this app. The language learning (I am learning Spanish) is pretty good, I think. BUT!! I do not like all of the strengthening exercises. Some would be fine, but today I logged on and I had SIX sections to strengthen. I never got to the new material, because I ran out of time. This happened even when I was on a 25 day streak! There appear to be checkpoints throughout the sections, but I don't know what use they are to me. One would assume that if you pass a checkpoint, you won't have to go back as long as you keep practicing/learning. I want to learn new material, but I am stuck proving that I know the old material.
Kelvin Harrison
Great app. I will only post what improvements should be added since the app is near flawless. It would be nice to chat with members in your group for help and motivation. More achievements and more items to spend lingo on would be nice. Inactive members should be removed if they are inactive after a certain amount of days (can't tell the admin to kick them). The comment sections for lessons are filled with spam and not many helpful tips. This app would be perfect and I would pay if those were applied. Thank you.
User reviews
Really great app that had been super helpful with me starting to learn Spanish. My one suggestion would be to add a teaching page at the beginning of some of the lessons that goes through things like tenses and masculine and feminine. Just something really basic that says la is feminine and el is masculine and what ending corresponds to each of them. It's been rather hard on some of the lessons because I don't have those small instructions, especially this Los and Las lesson. But overall I'm loving what I'm learning
This used to be such a great app. But ever since the developers went to the pay me first approach the quality has gone downhill. Recently I went from a 54 percent proficiency rate to 49 percent rating in one day without even doing anything. My guess is that up to 49 percent is the free part of the lessons and anything more you must pay to play. Duolingo education is really not free.
Haven't taken any language since high school but I expected this to be more basic for the casual user. Instead it went right into asking me the word for a person. How am I supposed to know it if they haven't shown it . Additionally there is much too little audio. Too many words I am left wondering how to pronounce.
Update: I mostly enjoy this app. The language learning (I am learning Spanish) is pretty good, I think. BUT!! I do not like all of the strengthening exercises. Some would be fine, but today I logged on and I had SIX sections to strengthen. I never got to the new material, because I ran out of time. This happened even when I was on a 25 day streak! There appear to be checkpoints throughout the sections, but I don't know what use they are to me. One would assume that if you pass a checkpoint, you won't have to go back as long as you keep practicing/learning. I want to learn new material, but I am stuck proving that I know the old material.
Great app. I will only post what improvements should be added since the app is near flawless. It would be nice to chat with members in your group for help and motivation. More achievements and more items to spend lingo on would be nice. Inactive members should be removed if they are inactive after a certain amount of days (can't tell the admin to kick them). The comment sections for lessons are filled with spam and not many helpful tips. This app would be perfect and I would pay if those were applied. Thank you.
Good for practice, using words in sentences. It is not a complete package, and lacks the substance behind the theory that a good text book would have, and therefore leaves you unsure about tenses, and the theory of how and why masculine, feminine etc, and tenses are set out. I also find the listening difficult because the audio is clearly computer generated, and thus not always great. On the spoken aspects, it doesn't always hear or recognise what you are saying, even if it is clear. That said, a very useful tool to access anywhere, and a good place to start, get the bug to learn, and then keep as an aid.
I had learned a little bit of French in high school. DuoLingo had rekindled the enthusiasm in me to resume my French learning. I really got hooked on to the app , it is beautifully designed. I am eager to try out every morning to maintain my weekly streak. The sound of correct answers is like an addiction to keep going , awesome !!! I have tried the android, iPad and desktop versions. Surprisingly, each platform has different features in the app, which was a bit weird. But it is an enjoyable learning experience. I really miss the chat bots in android app, as available in the iPad app. Please try to consolidate your apps across devices.
This is a fun & fast way to learn another language. There's definitely some guesswork at times when they're introducing a new concept, but since it's based on natural learning methods that's to be expected & is quickly overcome. I wish you would add Japanese; I'm getting rusty! Edit (5/19/17): PLEASE ADD JAPANESE!!! My French is coming along very nicely, but I NEED to brush up my Japanese.
It's really easy and intuitive to pick up. The XP system makes it kind of fun and when you're following friends the competition makes you want to learn even more! My only issue is that I only feel like I'm learning words. If someone says a full sentence to me in person my brain freezes trying to look for the apps buttons lol.
I've wanted to learn french for awhile now, so i ended up hiring s personal tutor to help me out. I also am trying everything i can get my hands on to aid in this goal of mine as well. I have tried many french learning apps and this one is by far the best yet. From this app my vocabulary has greatly increased and my ability to translate french sentences into english, and vice versa, have tremendously improved. This is a great app, and is soo full of content i couldnt believe that it is free. Duolingo is a must have app, no others compare.
I've been using this app for a long time now and I love it! The exercises are very good and there is an abundance of follow-up information in the comments from some very helpful and active community members. The app also does its best to keep you motivated. My only complaint is that the app tends to encounter an error while processing payments for streak repairs, and it takes money without actually repairing the streak. This happened two times already, so 4 stars because Duo owes me 5€ -_-
Very good, Very easy. I mainly wanted to learn German and Spanish, but I didn't want to have to pay for it, because that's silly. When I found this app, I jumped for joy. It is incredible. Easy to use and actually kinda fun. I highly recommend Duolimgo to anyone who wants to learn a new language. The only one thing I'd like to see added is the ability to remove a lesson. I have started and lost interest in a language, or just simply misclicked and would like to be able to get rid of it on that side bar.
Love this app! I'd recommend it to anyone trying to brush up on their Spanish or start from scratch. I took classes in HS but not much more and i feel like this app is prefect for getting me going with it again. They've rl thought of everything. I love the strengthening exercises, the reminders and the challenges they all keep me on my toes. I'm really enjoying this app.
Very easy to learn how to do and learn a new language. I try make a test in my native language and this was so funny 'cause i'm only 2% fluent in my native language!!! I recommend it for all who is a self hard worker student. Learn a new language can open a new horizont in your life a good way to think out side the box. So let's do this keep going and never quit ;)
This app is great! I have used it for other languages and it has been amaaaaaazing. Love Duolingo. But I will say that for languages like Russian where you have to learn a new alphabet, their alphabet section just isn't sufficient! I would recommend learning the alphabet elsewhere (I used a YouTube video called "learn to read and write Russian in two hours" that was excellent). Then Duolingo is wonderful for vocabulary and grammar and keeping you motivated. But learn alphabets elsewhere- you just won't get what you need from Duolingo.
This is a great long term tool to learn to Spanish. When I do the lessons sometimes I use other software to do direct translations and to go into more specific categories but that is not what this app is for. For a beginner, it is not possible to learn a whole language in a month and this is set up for the long hual. This has lessons that will give you a variety every session that will keep you from getting bored. Whether you want to practice for 5 minutes a day or 30 minutes, if you make a specific time every day to learn, it's easy to stay on track. The system is so low pressure, I try do it before 5 am every morning. I look forward to it getting rid of my morning fog.
This app is amazing! I'm learning to speak 3 languages at once. It features daily reminders and achievement badges. It is smooth and intuitive. I love that you can post your fluency to LinkedIn. The only problem is that it lacks the tips and language guides that are available through the browser-based version.
Brilliant, a bit confusing for the first two minutes until you realise how the learning method works. You're NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW THE ANSWER to your first questions. You see the correct answer in green, take note of it and carry on. The repetition and dumbbells practice sessions mean you retain. I've studied Welsh in colleges but this is way easier. Excellent
Great way of using my spare time, its simple and easy to use. Only bug I have is with speaking lessons. As soon as I press the Mic button I get a wrong answer even when I haven't said a sinlge letter. Don't know if it has to do with my phone or the app settings :(
Absolutely amazing! This app gives a LOT like seriously A LOT of lesson and it comes in FREE! It also gives out compliments and encouragements to us the learners, in between so we feel stay motivated and appreciated. Moreover, it gives us daily reminder so we cant be lazy! I dont usually leave comment but this app is seriously awesome. Merci beaucoup! X
I understand that it takes money to keep an app going so the ads never bothered me. But now you're charging a premium for offline practice and I find that disappointing. However, since I found some great and free Spanish apps that work offline I'm not as angry anymore.
To many mistakes on the early typing sentences. I've entered the exact text what the translation should be o my to be told it was wrong and showing the correction as what I entered. The early material for what's typed in need serious review. It's annoying and discouraging. I can only imagine what begginers are feeling about learning spanish. Considering on uninstalling. Please fix.
It's one of the best things that has happened to me in a long time. It has improved my mind and my self esteem and my anxiety levels. It calms me while being productive. I can't say enough good things about it. All my friends and family are connecting thru it too it's connecting neighbors who speak other languages. Its life changing
I haven't gotten far with this app yet, but it reminds me to keep practicing and it is teaching me a new language accurately. I check with people who speak the language to make sure it is correct and so far it has been. The only thing holding me back now is myself, I need to practice practice practice.
I am unable to login to practice. I used to be able to access the app with no issues. Now, I am only able to open it to the goal setting screen of how many minutes a day I want to spend working and it continues to go right back to that screen every time I hit continue. Can't learn if I can't get in.
I'm an older woman who is keeping my brain agile and Duo lingo is a good way to achieve my goal. I have no intention of becoming an accomplished student or conversational but I do plan to learn enough to read some books without having to spend more time checking a dictionary every few words.
Having studied languages to 'A' level standard, I think this app is really good. It understands the need to practise and keep learning, which means covering words and topics you think you already know, but which do need constantly refreshing. It also copes when I've missed some days.....
Great App! I completed the App and I loved it! I'm constantly telling people about Duolingo even those who want to learn English! The only thing I wish the App did was conjugate more of the verbs. Some verbs' spelling changes to a completely different word. It would be nice to see verbs that loses a letter and gains two different letters be conjugated.
With frequently repeated words it's a good strategy to teach beginners. but taking away all streak days just because i missed one day is not fare, maybe if someone missed one day take away one day streak too. Thank you! it was my suggestion other wise you are 💪 helpful
This app is truly brilliant, and fun! - they hit the nail on the head in making language accessible and building your confidence to actually speak the language. One little feedback piece though, it has a little bug in that sometimes doesn't pick up you voice accurately or says you get one wrong when it's right. Bit that is like 1 percent of the time or something. So a little quarkey.
It's a very good app to learn. Esp for my husband who needs to learn German. For me it's fun though huuuuh.... After update it doesn't remember the daily strike, today it had set all on zero. When you can handle that, 5 stars for sure!
This is a great app. Easy to navigate and covers a wide variety of topics. However I wish explanations for conjugating verbs, using male and female pronouns... for eg were explained. You have to figure it out all on your own. This can a bit challenging for one who has never studied French before.
Great to learn the basics of a language quickly. The only negative is that at times it feels more like a memory test than actual understanding of the language. Update: Twice during my Spanish lessons the app has given an English translation that is grammatically incorrect, and when I type the correct answer it tells me I am wrong.
I like that it teaches you to read and write, as well as listen and speak. I also like that the app picks up which areas you are struggling with, and creates review sessions for them. I wish the groups function allowed a bit more freedom with communication - I would love a forum to practise the language with other learners! Otherwise, this app is awesome.
Whilst it would be difficult to learn a language from scratch, it's still relatively easy to progress. This is a great way to keep your language fresh when you don't use it day to day. It's just a pity you can't buy more lessons as I've been strengthening for a long time after completing all the lessons.
It's a good app for learning languages, learning Portuguese at the moment. But the app itself does not work very well. Won't connect to internet, problems signing in. App going round in circles when selecting your goals, just keeps going back to same screen. Looking forward to an update.
I love learning with this Duolingo and it does work... you can't tell until you communicate and notice you have learned. It's fun, convenient and like a child's game you get hooked. Better than playing solitaire... or fruit or candy games !!! My Italian is getting there. Io sono una bella donna!!! Haha!!!
Great love the steaks. And it's free I had given this app five stars but I am taking away a star due to the streak repair I tried paying to repair my 170 day streak and an error occurred and they charged me but I did not get my streak back. I don't think they should be offering street repair and asking people to pay if they can't back it up. They really bed to fix this in the app!!
Despite never having paid Ive established a base of French & a little Spanish. These should facilitate conversation classes & travel. Im lazy by nature - app has helped w the consistency reqd. Fun! Main complaint - when all units completed once a plateau is reached. No structure for building past this (unless, presumably, I pay)
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