The Duolingo Language Challenge.

I previously wrote a huge preamble for this blog entry, but decided to delete it and just keep it simple.

I asked a bunch of people to use Duolingo for a month for a target language they had no prior experience with.

At the end of the month I asked them to write a short paragraph in their target language to show how much they have progressed just by primarily (or only) using Duolingo.

I am trying to write as little as possible, because I want the paragraphs below to stand on their own.

If you are planning on learning French, German, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese, then I highly recommend Duolingo.

Lauryn Artis-Woodman - Portuguese

Eu falo Inglês e Espanhol, e eu tenho aprendido Português por um mês com Duolingo. Eu gosto de Duolingo porque é fácil. Eu tenho uma amiga Português do Duolingo. Ela fala Português e Inglês. Aprendo muitas palavras importantes. Minha frasa favorita é "A Saidera!", porque eu gosto de beber! Eu quero cozinhar e comer também. Eu quero visita Portugal. A comida, o vinho, e a praia são bom e bonito. Eu preciso aprender mais português antes eu vou. Eu quero aprender mais Português com Duolingo.

I speak English and Spanish, and I have been learning Portuguese for a month with Duolingo. I like Duolingo because it is easy. I have a Portuguese friend from Duolingo. She speaks Portuguese and English. I learn many important words. My favorite phrase is "The Nightcap!" because I like to drink! I like to cook and to eat too. I want to visit Portugal. The food, the wine, and the beach are good and beautiful. I need to learn more Portuguese before I go. I want to learn more Portuguese with Duolingo.

Monica - Spanish.

Me llamo Monica. Tengo diecinueve anos y soy alta. estudiante. Quiero hablo español y catalán. Yo tengo cinco hermanos pero no tengo hermanas. Mi hermano mayor tiene veintiuna anos y mi hermano menor tiene ocho anos. Mi familia tiene dos perros, dos gatos pequeños y un caballo pero quiero mi propio gran perro. La mañana, yo come pan o huevo y bebe leche o agua. Hoy mi familia come pescado pero mi madre no come pescado. Mi madre es maestra y mi padre es ministro – ella amo su trabajo pero él no gusta su profesión.

My name is Monica. I am 19 years old and I am tall. I am a student. I want to speak Spanish at Catalan. I have five brothers but I don’t have sisters. My eldest brother is 21 years old and my youngest brother is 8 years old. My family have dogs, small cats and a horse but I want my own big dog. In the morning, i eat bread or egg and I drink milk or water. My family eat fish but my mother doesn’t. My mother is a teacher and my father is a minister – she loves her job but he doesn’t like his profession.

Francisco Farias - French

Bonjour! Mon nom est Francisco et je suis brésilien. Il ya un mois j’ai commencé à apprendre la français par le site Duolingo, et j’ai dit que je voulais écrire un texte pour ce blog. Je suis heureux de ce que j’ai appris. Mon français n’est pas très bon, mais seulement passé um mois. Désolé pour les erreurs dans ce texte.

 

Hello! My name is Francisco and I'm Brazilian. A month ago I started learning french through the Duolingo site, and I said I would write a text for this blog. I am glad of what I have learned. My french isn't really good, but that was just one month. Sorry for any mistakes on this text.

Vicki Howell - Spanish

Hola, guapo. Ya nos conocemos? Como te llamas? Mi nombre es Vicki. Yo hablo inglés . Yo no hablo español. Hablas tú inglés? Disculpe, lo siento, eres modelo? Quieres bailar conmigo? Yo bebo vino. Mucho gusto! Adios.

Hello handsome, have we met before? What is your name? My name is Vicki. I speak English. I do not speak Spanish. Do you speak English? Excuse me, I’m sorry are you a model? Do you want to dance with me? I drink wine. It is a pleasure to meet you. Goodbye.