Any recommendations of (free or almost free) resources for learning #Greek (my #2023LanguageChallenge)? I have #Duolingo, #LanguageTransfer, and a handful of podcasts which I haven't checked out yet so don't know if they're usable. Maybe I'll start on #Drops as well πŸ€”
#LangToot @languagelovers
@languagelovers First thing to do in #Drops: turn off latinisation ("Roman Assist" in profile -> settings). I'll find out tomorrow if this does what I think it should πŸ˜… (I want the spelling/syllable ordering exercises to actually have Greek letters.)
@carbsrule_en @languagelovers what is the difference between different language apps? Also: what sources do you recommend for Japanese? :-)

@senem @languagelovers there are too many apps to go through all the differences πŸ˜… But generally they provide a course (Duolingo, Busuu, LingoDeer, Memrise, ...), memorisation tools (Anki, Drops), language exchange (Tandem, HelloTalk), or interactive play (Polygloss). Most apps are freemium, with free versions supported by ads or restricting the features (or both).

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@senem @languagelovers I'm not sure what I'd recommend for Japanese. I usually start out with Duolingo, but their Japanese course isn't great (often they give you the wrong readings for kanji, and I found it pretty weird how the word bank handles verb endings). I've heard that LingoDeer does a much better job with Japanese, but I don't have any experience with it.

My Japanese is a bit rusty but I did 5 years at school, 3 years at uni, and lived there for a year.

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@carbsrule_en @senem @languagelovers Lingodeer is good for Japanese in general. Wanikani is good for Kanji. A few other good apps are Bunpo for grammar, Lirer or iKnow for vocab. KanjiSenpai (Android-only) is also good for Kanji. ManabiReader is good for reading practice

@carbsrule_en @languagelovers

#greek vocab trainer: 1/5 diffrent games
https://babadum.com/play/?lang=11&game=1
greek is just one of many #languages anotherone interactiv trainer with lots of content: https://learningapps.org/index.php?overview&s=&category=0&tool=

#polyglot
#languagelearning

Ba Ba Dum

Play and learn. 1500 words, 21 languages, 5 games.