Duolingo sentences

Apart from an intense green owl overly invested in your language studies, Duolingo's fame is also marked by its infinitely quirky sentences. The creativity levels of its content staff are wild and the sentences that learners are presented with are, more often than not, nonsensical. Picture these as sentences introduced to your linguistic repertoire:'Πωλείται η γιαγιά?' (Modern Greek - Is grandmother for sale?)'Je n'ai pas d'argent, je peux payer avec des biscuits?' (French - I don't have money, can I pay with cookies?)And… perhaps the winner, 'Du sieht (aus) wie meine nächste Freundin' (German -You look like my next girlfriend).The wide-reaching language learning app has seen huge amounts of criticism for the impracticality of such sentences. Granted, 'you look like my next girlfriend' is a smart one to pick someone up in Austria, but realistically, no, we can't pay for our croissants with biscuits in Nantes. And hopefully, no one would take that first phrase off Duolingo to actually sell their grandmothers in Crete (no matter how desperate they are to fund their Crete holiday).Examples of the sort–which probably either make you laugh or roll your eyes as a language learner–provide such levels of entertainment that there are now Subreddits and Facebook groups that circle the theme of 'Funny Duolingo phrases'. But the concept doesn't amuse everyone. Influencers, quoting a lack of real-life, practical phrases, have long shown scepticism towards Duolingo's whimsical approach, with many testing out whether extended learning on Duolingo does any good in real life at all. Does Duolingo prepare you for real-life language use? A case example from influencer Ramiroy, who had been on Duolingo for 600 days learning RussianDuolingo seems to remain emotionally unscathed, however. After all, as a major influencer in the EdTech landscape, it isn't built without a team of language specialists. Are

For other uses, see Steve (disambiguation).“Yep, my name is Steve[1]”―Steve's previous bannerSteve is a YouTuber who makes memes, usually revolving around Duolingo. He also had done other memes revolving around Discord, ChatGPT, etc.[2][3]History[]Steve joined YouTube on August 26, 2013, but didn't upload anything until October 2, 2022, when he posted his first meme video.[4] He posted his second meme video a day later, which revolved around Discord.[2] He then posted his first Duolingo related video on November 1, 2022.[5] He posted his second Duolingo related video on December 4, 2022.[6] On May 26, 2023, he uploaded the first video on his "Mini Duolingo" series.[7] He would upload more episodes of his series, and eventually make a compilation out of it, which became his most popular video.[8] Steve would go inactive for over a year, before returning on December 7, 2024 by uploading "Duolingo.exe", which is the second compilation video he made.[9]Trivia[]Steve has ADHD.[10]References[]↑ An archived snapshot of Steve's YouTube channel. YouTube. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023.↑ 2.0 2.1 Funny Texts From my Grandpa by Steve. YouTube. October 3, 2022.↑ ChatGPT Knows More Than You Think... by Steve. YouTube. January 17, 2023.↑ How to Not Shoot Your Shot by Steve. YouTube. October 2, 2022.↑ Duolingo sentences are mental by Steve. YouTube. November 1, 2022.↑ Duolingo sentences are insane by Steve. YouTube. December 4, 2022.↑ Mini Duolingo by Steve. YouTube. May 26, 2023.↑ Mini Duolingo (all episodes) by Steve. YouTube. September 24, 2023.↑ Duolingo.exe by Steve. YouTube. December 7, 2024.↑ My ADHD by Steve. YouTube. March 8, 2023.

Learn a language for free, it is not the perfect method. Indeed, some people tell me that the pace does not fit them and that they wish they could go faster in their learning. I, myself, have experienced this while learning Arabic. During the first two months, everything seemed very easy and I got bored.Duolingo enables you to get better at languages, but what is the other side of the coin? Who is behind this app? Where does your data go?In Eco-Translation, Michael Cronin notices that, while using Duolingo, you help translate the Web for free.“Von Ahn wants to harness this collective computing power for translation by encouraging users to learn a second language through Duolingo. As learners progress, they will be invited to translate simple sentences at first before eventually being asked to translate sentences from live web pages. The harnessing of this collective translational power through advanced technology is Von Ahn’s answer to his initial question: ‘How can we get 100 million people translating the Web into every major language for free?’ (Von Ahn 2011)”I don’t know if it is true. These words on Duolingo are only Von Ahn’s opinion and I have no evidence that he tells the truth. If he is right, when you reach an advanced level, Duolingo uses your data to destroy the jobs of professional translators.You got it: Duolingo is an interesting way to learn a language. Sometimes, it offers you weird sentences, which enables you to make progress while having fun. However, as a language teacher and as a translator, I have some doubts about Duolingo’s effectiveness and ethics. Will you use this method? If you do, how will you use it? It’s up to you!I am not the only one that have noticed some weird sentences on Duolingo. Indeed, the Langfocus channel has published a video on YouTube about it.Jean O’Creisren– Other articles (in French) about languages –Don des langues : le point de vue d’un linguiste sur la PentecôteDialogue absurde pour progresser dans une langueLes phrases les plus bizarres de DuolingoUnis par le Camino : Jean O’Creisren publie son premier romanComment disait-on, dans la Grèce antique… ?Nous parlons tous arabe sans le savoir…L’argot des cathosNous parlons tous breton sans le savoir…Parlez-vous angevin ?The Backwoods of Canada, un hommage littéraire au pays de l’érableVous n’auriez jamais deviné que ces mots sont du breton… Publié par traducteur Linguiste passionné, je suis heureux de partager mon expertise professionnelle ainsi que mes créations littéraires... Voir tous les articles par traducteur Publié 22 juin 202123 décembre 2024

Do you know Duolingo? It is a method to learn a language online for free.Using Duolingo in French, you can improve your English, your Spanish, your German and your Italian.Then again, you can also learn Arabic, Gaelic, Esperanto, Welsh, and many other languages. However, for this you will have to put Duolingo in English.For a few months on, I have been improving my Arabic thanks to Duolingo, so, I can assure you that this app is a good method to get better at languages, that it is very efficient for acquiring vocabulary. Nonetheless, the lexicon is what matters most when it comes to improving your knowledge of a language.On the other hand, to make progress, you need to learn and have fun! Well, the sentences offered by Duolingo are sometimes very funny…While working on my Arabic, here are some of the weirdest sentences I have found:Arabic sentencesTransliteration / transcriptionTranslation into Englishهل كلبك كريم؟ Hal kalbuka karrîm ?Is your dog generous? هو زوجك وهو غريب جدّاً Huwa zawjuki wa-huwa rarrîb jiddan.He is your husband and he is very weird. ابنك غريب ‘Ibnuka rarrîb.Your son is weird. بوب عنده تنّورة Bob cindahu tannurra.Bob has a skirt. غرفة القطّ جميلة Rurrfatu-l-qiṯṯ jamîla.The cat’s room is pretty. هل أنا كرسيّ القطّ؟ Hal ‘anâ kursîyy el-qiṯṯ?Am I the cat’s chair? قهوة سيث بيضاء لكن طيّبة Qahwa Seth beïḏâ’ lâkin ṯayyiba.Seth’s coffee is white but good. لا أُحِبُّ السَّفَر إلى بَيتيLâ ‘uhhibbu-s-safarr ‘ilâ beïtî.I do not like traveling to my house.قطّتك ملكة يا سامQiṯṯatak malika yâ Sam.Your cat is a queen, Sam.كراج جميلKarrâj jamîl.A pretty garageتِلفازي في أسَديTilfâzî fî ‘assadî.My television is in my lion.لَيْسَ عِنْدُها كَلْب أزْرَق لٰكِن عِنْدُها كَلْب أبْيَضLaysa cinduhâ kalb ‘azrraq lâkin cinduhâ kalb ‘abyaḏ.She does not have a blue dog but she has a white dog.أعْمَل في شَرِكة قِطَّتي وَأنا مَشْغولة دائما‘Acmal fî sharrika qiṯṯatî wa-‘anâ mashrûla dâ’iman.I work in my cat’s company and I am always busy.كَري لا تُحِبّ النَّوم بَعْد الظُّهْر، ما مُشْكِلَتُها؟Karrrrî lâ tuhhibbu-n-nawm bacd eż-żuhrr, mâ mushkilatuha?Carrie does not like to sleep in the afternoon, what is her problem?مَن لَيْسَ عِندُهُ قَريب غَريب؟Man laysa cinduhu qarrîb rarrîb ?Who does not have a weird relative?أُمّي لا تَشْرَبُ مَاء‘Ummî lâ tashrrabu mâ’.My mother does not drink water.يُحِبّ النَّوم لٰكِن يُحِبّ دُروسَهُ أيضْاًYuhhibb en-nawm lâkin yuhhibb durrûsahu ‘ayḏan.He likes to sleep but he likes his lessons, too.ٲنْتِ صَديقَتي لِٲنَّكِ تُحِبّينَ ٱلٲكْل يا سارۃ‘Anti sadîqatî li’annaki tuhhibbîna-l-‘akl yâ Sâra.You are my friend because you like to eat, Sarah. .لا، لا يُريد عَصيراً ساخِناًLâ, lâ yurrîd casîrran sâhrinan.No, he does not want warm juice.لا تُحِبِّينَ الكَباب لٰكِن اليَوْم تُريدينَ كَباباً، صَحيح؟Lâ tuhhibbîna-l-kabâb lâkin al-yawm turrîdîna kabâban, sahhîhh?You do not like kebab but today, you want kebab, correct?خالَتي غَريبة لٰكِن لا نَكْرَهُهاHrâlatî rarrîba lâkin lâ nukrrahuhâ.My maternal aunt is weird but we do not hate her.أفَرِّش أسْنان كَلْبي كُلّ صَباح‘Afarrrrish ‘asnân kalbî kull sabahh.I brush by dog’s teeth every morning.لِماذا لا تُفَرِّشون أسْنانَكُم؟Limâza lâ tufarrrrishûn ‘asnânkum?Why do you all not brush your teeth?In Duolingo, some sentences are very weird…Though Duolingo enables you to