Key insights

• ⏳ The speaker has made significant progress in learning Spanish over 2,000 days on Duolingo, reaching near the end of section six, equivalent to a B2 level under the CFR for languages.
• 📈 Duolingo's exercises progress from basic to advanced, helping the user build confidence and consistency while tackling more complex sentences.
• 📚 App lessons cover new words, concepts, listening comprehension exercises, and stories, with hard exercises requiring attention to sentence structure and word choice.
• 🎬 The app features collaborations with the user's YouTube channel, providing a variety of exercises in the story sections for comprehensive learning.
• 📅 Consistent daily learning and real-life interactions complement app-based learning, leading to significant progress in grammar and vocabulary understanding.
• 🎉 Exciting experiences in Germany, such as communicating in German at a bakery and using Spanish during a massage in Berlin, contribute to a sense of achievement and confidence in the language learning journey.
• 💬 Conversational fluency in Spanish was achieved after 2,000 days of using Duolingo, highlighting the importance of consistency and emphasizing that fluency is a spectrum with room for continuous improvement.
• 📝 Learning a language is a process, and small consistent efforts can yield significant results over time.

Q&A

• How does the speaker view the process of achieving fluency in a language?

  The speaker emphasizes that learning a language is not a race, and consistency is crucial. Fluency is seen as a spectrum, and conversational fluency can be achieved with practice. While 2,000 days of using Duolingo helped achieve conversational fluency in Spanish, there's always more to learn.

• What kind of practical experiences has the speaker had while learning Spanish?

  The speaker had practical experiences communicating in German at a bakery in Germany and using Spanish during a massage in Berlin, leading to a sense of achievement and confidence in their language learning journey.

• What can consistent small efforts in language learning lead to?

  Consistent small efforts, starting with just 15 minutes a day, can lead to significant progress and have a big impact over time. Real-life practice complements app-based learning and enhances progress and understanding of grammar and vocabulary.

• How does the speaker complement app-based learning in Spanish?

  The speaker complements app-based learning by engaging in real-life practice, even in basic interactions, to provide practical application of language skills.

• What kind of exercises does Duolingo offer for learning Spanish?

  Duolingo offers standard lessons with new words and concepts, listening comprehension exercises, and storytelling sections with a variety of exercises, including hard exercises that require attention to sentence structure and word choice.

• What level of Spanish has the speaker achieved after 2,000 days of using Duolingo?

  The speaker has achieved a level near the end of section six, making it possible to start learning at a B2 level under the CFR for languages.

• 00:00 After 2,000 days of using Duolingo, the speaker has made significant progress in learning Spanish and has tested his skills through practical conversations. While the app starts with basic challenges, it progresses to more complex exercises as the user advances.
• 03:48 Learning Spanish through an app includes standard lessons, listening comprehension exercises, and stories. The lessons involve new words and concepts, as well as exercises for listening and repeating. The app also features collaborations with the user's YouTube channel. Story sections provide a variety of exercises, some easier and some more difficult. Completion of hard exercises requires attention to sentence structure and word choice.
• 08:31 A discussion about learning Spanish using Duolingo which involves vocabulary, flu vaccine, audio exercises, and language progression.
• 13:36 Consistent small efforts in language learning can lead to big breakthroughs; starting with just 15 minutes a day can have a significant impact over time. Real-life practice, even in basic interactions, complements app-based learning.
• 16:59 The speaker had an exciting experience practicing German at a bakery and using Spanish during a massage in Berlin, feeling a sense of achievement and confidence in their language learning journey.
• 20:42 Learning a language is not a race; consistency is key. Fluency is a spectrum, and conversational fluency can be achieved with practice. Using Duolingo for 2000 days helped in achieving conversational fluency in Spanish but there's always more to learn.