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Steffenfield posted...

@Shezarr

Any suggestions on what else to use?

I paid for a yearly sub with Duolingo but it's been wasting too much of my time.

So as said I think Duo and Memrise are great for beginners, though I wouldn't pay for them. But basically you just want to start engaging with real content as soon as possible. Listen to lots of music, watch youtube videos (what language are you learning?), tv and movies as soon as possible (subs in English are fine to start, but try to move to L2 audio and L2 subs when possible). Don't try to engage with content too far outside your current level, but aim for stuff where you can get the gist of most of it and figure out most of the rest through context. Assimil is a good tool, if they have your L2. It incorporates reading, listening, and writing. Anki is also great for spaced repetition flashcards. Making your own deck is ideal, but ain't nobody got time for that. Really, just engage with as much content as possible across as many mediums as possible, but reading is probably the #1 thing if you can do it.

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