Why is duolingo bad?

Why is duolingo bad?

Of course, it's also free, but if you are ever serious about learning, you will invest into expanding your skills. The bad: The scope of duolingo is very limited. However you can't please everybody and I feel that currently, they are getting dangerously close to devaluing any lessons people might learn.

What is the hardest language to learn?

Interestingly, the hardest language to learn is also the most widely spoken native language in the world. Mandarin Chinese is challenging for a number of reasons.

Should I learn Mandarin or Cantonese?

If you really want to be able to connect with people from Hong Kong, Macau, and Canton, you can still consider learning Cantonese. But you should still know that Cantonese is often seen as more difficult. Its use of “tones” can be even more challenging to western speakers than Mandarin.

How long does it take to learn Mandarin?

It turns out that it takes 2,200 class hours to learn Mandarin for English speakers. If you put the rest of your life on hold and focused only on studying Chinese – at 5 hours of practice a day, it would take you 88 weeks.

Is Mandarin hard to learn?

Interestingly, the hardest language to learn is also the most widely spoken native language in the world. Mandarin Chinese is challenging for a number of reasons. But writing isn't the only difficult part of learning Mandarin. The tonal nature of the language makes speaking it very hard as well.

How do you say hello in Cantonese?

Non Time-Sensitive Hello in Cantonese. The universal greeting in Cantonese is 你好, which literally translates as “you good.” Both of the syllables should be pronounced using rising tones, with the second tone slightly higher than the first. If someone says 你好 to you, you can simply respond with 你好 as well.

Can I learn Mandarin on my own?

Learning Chinese on your own is definitely possible, but it depends on what you mean by “on my own.” If, for you, this means “without a formal teacher/tutor,” then yes, it's more difficult but still reasonable. If “learning Chinese on my own” means “without any Chinese friends,” then it's very unlikely.

How can a beginner learn Chinese?

To count to 10 in Mandarin Chinese, say "yī, èr, sān, sì, wŭ, liù, qī, bā, jiŭ, shí." If you want to count higher than 10, say 10, or "shí," followed by the second number.

Why you should learn Mandarin?

The number one reason is that Mandarin Chinese is the most widely-spoken language in the world. It is much easier to develop all-important relationships if you can speak Mandarin. Travel – China and Taiwan offer exciting travel opportunities. Getting around is much easier if you can speak Mandarin.

Does duolingo teach Mandarin or Cantonese?

For now, Duolingo offers Beijing-style Mandarin in simplified Chinese, which is the most common writing system and dialect for the language. It doesn't have any other dialects available, so those eager to learn Cantonese won't have much luck.

Is duolingo Chinese good?

Duolingo is one of the most popular tools for learning a language and they finally released their Chinese course. Unfortunately, it's just not very good. They fail to provide a useful course in every area except one, motivating students to continue studying.

Where do they speak Cantonese vs Mandarin?

Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong, Macau, GuangZhou, and Southern parts of China in that vicinity. Mandarin is spoken in Mainland China and Taiwan. Both languages are spoken in Malaysia and Singapore.

What is the easiest language to learn?

Absolutely impossible, they don't even TRY to explain the most basic rules of grammar (yep, you need them, you can say they're boring all you want, but they matter). But it's easy to be convinced that you have “learned completely” thanks to massive DuoLingo PR on the Internet.

Has anyone become fluent from duolingo?

You absolutely cannot become completely fluent with Duolingo alone. You can achieve limited basic fluency, as in very basic, but that's hardly a good definition. Duolingo will get you a high A2 or low B1. With other resources, expect a high B1 (B2 in reading if you use Immersion).