Duolingo is great for building a base but after maybe the first 5 levels it’s a complete waste of time.
If your goal is to actually learn Spanish you need to be listening and speaking it as soon as possible. Both the listening and speaking parts of the app are absolutely terrible. I think the worst thing is people get stuck in the trap of thinking they are learning by keeping the streak going but in reality it has diminishing returns.
All this coupled with Duolingo gamifying it more and trying to squeeze money out of you by making the timed challenges pay out more points.
Overall great for beginners and then you are wasting your time.
If your goal is to actually learn Spanish you need to be listening and speaking it as soon as possible. Both the listening and speaking parts of the app are absolutely terrible. I think the worst thing is people get stuck in the trap of thinking they are learning by keeping the streak going but in reality it has diminishing returns.
All this coupled with Duolingo gamifying it more and trying to squeeze money out of you by making the timed challenges pay out more points.
Overall great for beginners and then you are wasting your time.