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Disclaimer: I haven't done any research up to this point.

I've always liked learning Spanish but have never felt fluent or even conversational, just directive or able to recite practiced phrases. I took two years in high school, two years in college, and worked in a Latino-plurality community for a decade, so I have a grasp and appreciation for the language, but would like to be better at it.

I tried Duolingo ~10 years ago and thought it was just ok not great.

I tried Rosetta Stone maybe 5 years before that and didn't like it at all.

I'm going to look into taking adult ed classes at the local cc; and I know in person is the best way to learn, but schedules are hard and phones are easy

What's worked for you?

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[–] drunkenmonkie2@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Namas ponte a hablar español mmbre que te valga verga

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

Hazle caso, OP, ¡mándanos un mensaje si quieres charlar!

[–] mudkip@lemdro.id 3 points 3 months ago
[–] psac01@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Really recommend downloading some ebooks and using Readlang! Also making your own Anki

[–] psac01@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Also I really recommend this discord server, it’s fantastic

[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

IMO there's only so much an app and interacting with a computer can do.

If you're willing to spend a little skrilla, italki has one-on-one online tutors that you can hire for very reasonable prices.

[–] moss_icon@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

Babbel seems pretty good for vocab. HelloTalk allows you to speak to people who are fluent in your target language.

After you get the basic foundations down it’s really just about interacting with the language, you will slowly pick things up after that.