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Duolingo

Duolingo bird logoDuolingo makes learning a language feel like a game. Keep learning and it opens new bonus skills. I'm already a bit addicted. 

Available on: AndroidiOS and Windows Phone.

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Open the Duolingo app.

  • Choose the language you'd like to start learning
  • If you are not a complete beginner do the quick activity to check your knowledge
  • Set how much you want to do each day

Each activity has a number of lessons that you have to do at least once. They change colour when you complete them.

In each activity, you listen, write, match up word pairs and speak to the app. 

After you've completed a number of activities, the app gives you Lingots to spend in the Duolingo shop on bonus phrases and words.