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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by THEDAEMON@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I am planning to go to india for studies (and maybe job ) but to do that i have to pass an exam . Don't get me wrong i am not excepting to ace the test by studying under a month ( while studying a whole lot of other subjects too ) I just want to (barely) pass . And i suppose living there would require hindi aswell because most people there won't . I tried duolingo aldready and it didn't do it for me for s couple of reasons:

  • They ( even i know this) spells a lot of letters wrong .

  • Seems too cash graby and justifying it as a game .

  • Overall i didn't like their way of teaching .

  • It seems like there isn't a person behind it you know too artificial .

  • And even though i selected the options for a complete noob they are expecting me to know lot of things .

Sorry if it turned into a rant . Thanks in advance for the answers . Also i didn't know where else to ask if there is an alternate more suitable sub just point me in that direction and i will move the post.ciao.

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[-] tallricefarmer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Do you need to read and write as well or only speak? It took me a long time to realize i wasn't learning anything with duolingo. I switched to pimsleur, and i have made much better progress with my Hindi.

Pimsleur advertises it can give you a solid foundation of a language in 30 days. I am too lazy to complete it in 30 days, but i can see where it is going

[-] THEDAEMON@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Sadly write it too . Do they have a website ? or just app ?

[-] tallricefarmer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

It is a website and an app. You can use whatever you like. Pimsleur offers reading lessons as well after you reach lesson 10.

Devanagari is a phonetic script, so you also might be able to get by on reading by learning all the characters and their sounds while learning to listen and speak

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