Trying to build fluency with Duolingo? Don't.

Years of Duolingo and yet not fluent? Here's the problem. How many days is your Duolingo streak? Now, can you have a full conversation in Spanish? If the answer is no, I'm not really surprised. Before you come at me - I speak Spanish fluently and have the DELE C1 certification, which I DID NOT learn from Duolingo, but I still use it to practice my Japanese, a little bit of French, and HIGH VALYRIAN every now and then. Here's the thing nobody wants to say out loud - somehow, millions of people have used Duolingo for years and still can't order food in another language without panicking. How is that possible? That's what this video is about. Because the answer is actually fascinating — and a little bit annoying. Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 0:43 - The sad reality 1:08 - My Duolingo streak 2:08 - The actual problem with Duolingo 2:38 - What Duolingo actually does 3:15 - Problem of vocabulary with Duolingo 4:07 - The fluency trap with Duolingo 4:16 - If not Duolingo then what? 4:28 - Train your ears 5:13 - Why structured courses help 5:33 - Focus on learning vocabulary correctly 6:00 - Start reading, yesterday! 6:27 - Start speaking, even if you make mistakes 7:19 - You haven't wasted your time on Duolingo Recommendations - Dreaming Spanish -    / @dreamingspanish   The Language Tutor - Spanish -    / @thelanguagetutor   My iTalki code - HUNGOVERBOOKS (Buy $10 get $5 for free with code) For inquiries about my DELE A1 and A2 notes packages, and 1:1 private coaching for DELE A1 and A2, please reach out - Email - [email protected] Instagram -   / hungover_books   🔗 USEFUL LINKS DELE A2 Vocabulary Series -    • Learn With Me - Spanish Vocabulary - Level A2   More on vocabulary and Note-taking systems -    • Spanish vocabulary and Note-taking   Thank you for watching, see you soon! :)