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<\/p>\nI recently revisited a really wonderful site where anyone, even me(!) can learn learn a new language absolutely\u00a0 free. As in no charge. As in nada. Zed. Zip.<\/p>\n
Hmm…<\/p>\n
The site and teaches you a new language by letting you play games. There are written and spoken aspects \u2014 but don\u2019t worry if you don\u2019t have a microphone \u2014 you can easily take the courses they offer without one. But make sure\u00a0 your speakers work and your volume is up \u2013 so you will learn the correct pronunciation of each word.<\/p>\n
Capiche? [Kuh-Peesh]<\/p>\n
I (TC) had several years of Spanish in high school and college, I am a very rusty. My Spanish is even worse than my English and many of you think my English could use a shoe shine. But really,I’m rusty because I’m old and because I don’t need to know Spanish to say Costa Azul or Nachos con queso.\u00a0 Or order tacos.\u00a0 So mi espa\u00f1ol es muy malo. No EB, not Malox.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I tested this site by signing up for a free account and taking it for a test drive. It was so addictive I didn’t want to stop playing… and learning. It\u2019s a very unique and easy way to learn a language or become more fluent in a language you already know. (EB wanted me to take remedial English, but she\u2019s mean and she was trying to rattle my chain. But I\u2019m\u00a0 calm and cool ? she couldn\u2019t get me riled try as she does, she fails!)<\/p>\n
Now I’ll be serious: The site is called Duolingo and it’s a great way to learn:<\/p>\n
Spanish
\nFrench
\nGerman
\nItalian
\nPortugese
\nDutch
\nIrish
\nDanish
\nSwedish
\nHigh Valyria
\nRussian
\nSwahili
\nPolish
\nChinese
\nRomanian
\nJapanese
\nGreek
\nVietnamese
\nTurkis
\nEsperanto
\nHebrew
\nNorwegian
\nUkranian
\nHungarian
\nWelsh
\nCzech
\nKorean<\/p>\n
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Heck. I didn’t even know what some of those were, but I do now… thanks to my buddy Google.<\/p>\n
Duolingo<\/a> teaches you a language by using a series of games and it\u2019s a lot of fun. You can win lingots an trade them at the lingot store for things like getting back the hearts you lost because you missed a question. Hearts keep your lessons alive. You lose them when you answer incorrectly. When you’re out of hearts, you’re out of luck. But you can start over and try again.<\/p>\n Duolingo<\/a> is a really great way to\u00a0 learn another language… and it really is fun. Even those who have no previous knowledge of a language can learn one. (It’s how I learned English! I bet some of you really believe me don’t you? )<\/p>\n Those who want to learn a brand new language can start at the beginners level, those who have some knowledge of a language and who want to become more fluent, can take a proficiency test to see which level is right for them. Each level gets more sophisticated, so the learning is gradual \u2013 and did I mention it is a lot of fun?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The courses are completely free, but you\u2019ll need to sign up for a free account. All you need to do is sign up with an email address – then choose a password. Having an account lets you stop and start lessons any time… Duolingo will remember so you can start right where you left off.<\/p>\n \u00bfEst\u00e1s listo para aprender espa\u00f1ol? Haga clic aqu\u00ed!\u00a0<\/a>or\u00a0Are you ready to learn Spanish? Click here!<\/a><\/p>\n PS: Duolingo<\/a> has apps for Android and iOS too.<\/p>\n Do you speak Welsh? Me either \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Rwy’n gobeithio y byddwch i gyd yn mwynhau Duolingo<\/a>. Mae’n hwyl ac yn ddefnyddiol a dyna pam ei bod yn ein gwefan yr wythnos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Learn a Language Free I recently revisited a really wonderful site where anyone, even me(!) can learn learn a new language absolutely\u00a0 free. As in no charge. As in nada. Zed. Zip. Hmm… The site and teaches you a new language by letting you play games. There are written and spoken aspects \u2014 but don\u2019t worry if you\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,1678,1],"tags":[2097,2098,2095,2096],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14303"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14303"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14305,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14303\/revisions\/14305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Cloudeight](\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2018\/duolingo.png\")
\n<\/strong>Above: TC correctly selects the manzana\u2026ole\u2019 ?<\/p>\n![\"Cloudeight](\"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2018\/duolingo1b.png\")
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