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I'd like to learn Mandarin and also have interest learning Russian, Arabic and Spanish, but don't really know where to start. I know apps like Duolingo and Mango exist, but are those the best options? Would I be best off taking a class? To my multi-lingual comrades, where should I start?

Edit: Thanks for all the great replies everyone! I have a lot of resources to look into now.

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[–] Kultronx@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 9 hours ago

I use Mango. The “premium” version is free with my local library card, it’s like a better version of flash cards. Anki is still pretty good. I used to use Duolingo but since Google bought them they have been evil