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Lemmy comrades/people/lemmings who have learned a new language using online resources, what/how was it like? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 3 months ago by Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I had tried to learn some languages using online resources on the net(freely accessible ones tho). Didn't actually commit to it with a plan.
Curious on how others went about it.

Do mention the resources that you liked/found useful.

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[–] ianovic69@feddit.uk 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I haven't tried it yet but I read in a similar post about Language Transfer.

It's FOSS and they have an app. The languages are limited in number but most main ones are there (except Italian!).

It's basically recordings of lessons that you pause and repeat back, which sounds crap but seems to be done really well. The recordings are stored on several platforms for preferred access.

It has a music theory intro as well, which is why I'm sitting on it.

[–] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, music theory? How intro is it? I've wanted to learn some for some time, enough to maybe understand why my favourite songs work.

I took classes when I was a kid but wasn't interested, several years later I was really into classical and jazz and I was able to play by ear but it literally takes me a minute to recognize notes on a sheet, nevermind recall notes. Some of the inside baseball stuff might as well be binary, too. Just incomprehensible.

[–] ianovic69@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

I've not tried it yet. Give it a go and let me know :)