I’m wanting to start learning Spanish, and I’m looking for a free option that isn’t Duolingo.
I don’t like the gamey fomo aspect of it.
Anyone have a favorite place they found?
Language Transfer is free and teaches you why the language is the way it is rather than just memorization.
My recollection is you can get to a 3000 word conversational level much faster than via straight memorization (ex. Duolingo).
Language transfer is amazing! Gets you to a level where you can start learning on your own - I was able to start reading children’s books in spanish and work my up from there.
The Italian course is also excellent, gave me enough skills to feel comfortable traveling & speaking Italian
I second this too. I listened to all 90 episodes of the Spanish course.
This looks awesome! Never heard of this one before.
TIL: https://comparelanguageapps.com/index.html
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This lady, Butterfly Spanish. And Anki flashcards - the app seems really backwards at first but it really works.
I agree that Duolingo is annoying. Felt like I got somewhere with it but it wastes so much of your time.
Thank you!
Edit: is this the right flash card app?
That is the correct one, yep! You can also get it from F-Droid!
Cool, thanks!
