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Gos Salsitxa<p>"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Duolingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Duolingo</span></a> made language-learning fun." Really, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bryanjohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bryanjohnson</span></a>? Of all the companies in the world that achieved something cool, you choose Duolingo? Yeah they made it fun, but also useless. They used unpaid volunteer work to create their materials. They call the app "free" and force you to watch ads every minute. And they put AI over humans. Awesome example. Way to go. I love you Bryan, but please do your research. <br><a href="http://youtube.com/post/UgkxTCYY2nzaR1ttaAxAULN_N9xRrz1v2t5n?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/post/UgkxTCYY2nzaR</span><span class="invisible">1ttaAxAULN_N9xRrz1v2t5n?feature=shared</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languagelearning</span></a></p>
The Language Garage<p>Talking beats tapping. Learn a new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a>! <br>$55/hr private, under $20/hr small group, great teachers, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a> resources. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ESL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Korean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Korean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Portuguese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portuguese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spanish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Swahili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Swahili</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a><br><a href="https://thelanguagegarage.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">thelanguagegarage.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Martijn :europe:<p>I know there are plenty of languages/vocabulary learning apps around, but are there any (I could use) for short trips? So focusing on things like ordering a beer or a coffee, asking for the bill, buying a bus ticket to somewhere, basics like “hello” and “thank you”…<br>Specifically looking for Hungarian and Romanian, from English or Dutch. <br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>Den schwarzen Peter zuschieben - to pass the buck, to pass the fault to someone else<br>------------------------<br>Er versucht immer, mir den schwarzen Peter zuzuschieben, wenn etwas schiefgeht.</p><p>He always tries to pass the buck to me when something goes wrong.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>die Behebung - fixing<br>------------------------<br>Die Behebung des Fehlers dauerte länger als erwartet.</p><p>Fixing the error took longer than expected.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>das Architekturbüro - the architecture firm<br>------------------------<br>Das Architekturbüro, das für das Bauvorhaben verantwortlich ist, hat einen ausgezeichneten Ruf in der Branche.</p><p>The architecture firm, which is responsible for the construction project, has an excellent reputation in the industry.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
Bialect - Learn Languages Fast<p>✈️ Airport words in Spanish ✈️</p><p>How many words do you know?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spanish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/learningspanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>learningspanish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/learnspanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>learnspanish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spanishlesson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spanishlesson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spanishvocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spanishvocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spanishword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spanishword</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnLanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>eine Frage/einen Antrag stellen - to ask a question/to submit an application<br>------------------------<br>Sie können jederzeit eine Frage stellen.</p><p>You can ask a question at any time.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>das Einarbeitungsgespräch - onboarding meeting<br>------------------------<br>Im Einarbeitungsgespräch werden die ersten Schritte und Ziele festgelegt.</p><p>In the onboarding meeting, the first steps and goals are set.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
Hebrew by Inbal<p>Sandra just sent me the sweetest video showing off her Hebrew 1 skills! 😍</p><p>Listen to her excitement — Hebrew is finally clicking and becoming FUN! ✨</p><p>📚 She’s using Hebrew 1 to build her foundation<br>🎨 The coloring book adds playfulness<br>📝 The notebook helps her write with confidence<br>💕 Best of all — she’s enjoying the process!</p><p>I want to see YOUR Hebrew journey too!<br>Send or tag me in a video of you:<br>📖 Learning<br>✍️ Writing<br>🗣️ Speaking<br>🎨 Creating</p><p>Your story might inspire someone else to begin! 💙</p><p>What language do YOU speak besides English?<br>Comment below! 👇</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/LearnHebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnHebrew</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/HebrewByInbal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HebrewByInbal</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/StudentLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLife</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>sich rächen für - get revenge for<br>------------------------<br>Sie wollte sich für die Lügen ihres Ex-Partners rächen.</p><p>She wanted to get revenge for the lies of her ex-partner.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
Matias<p><span>Today I was called 二货 ("erhuo"), which means "fool" and which I realised sounds very similar to the </span><a href="https://nattomaki.social/tags/Japanese" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japanese</a><span> word 安保/アホ ("aho").<br><br>So I assumed that must mean アホ comes from 二货, right?<br>But no, turns out アホ comes from Classical Chinese, and 二货 is modern Chinese slang.<br>So then that must mean 二货 comes from Japanese instead?<br><br>But that doesn't appear to be the case either.. So are they just similar in meaning and pronunciation by random?<br><br>Help me!<br><br></span><a href="https://nattomaki.social/tags/Chinese" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chinese</a><span> </span><a href="https://nattomaki.social/tags/LanguageLearning" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LanguageLearning</a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>Andere Länder, andere Sitten. - Different countries, different customs.<br>------------------------<br>In Japan ist es üblich, die Schuhe auszuziehen, bevor man eine Wohnung betritt.</p><p>In Japan, it is customary to take off your shoes before entering a house.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>die Umstellung von (Kohle) auf (Strom) / hinzu (Strom) - switch from (coal) to (electricity) / to (electricity)<br>------------------------<br>Die Umstellung von Kohle auf Strom ist notwendig, um die CO zwei-Emissionen zu senken.</p><p>The switch from coal to electricity is necessary to reduce CO2 emissions.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
EllenInEdmonton :mstdnca:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.inhae.blog/@life" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>life</span></a></span> <br>Language learning is pretty patient. There's a brief setback when learning is interrupted, but it comes back quickly when its resumed. I finished formally learning français 50 years ago but I can still dust it off and make conversation, when the opportunity arises. Now that I've joined a language exchange group, I can alternate between French, Korean, and English. I love it!<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>die Umgebung - environment<br>------------------------<br>Wenn die Umgebung angenehm ist, arbeiten die Mitarbeiter*innen oft produktiver.</p><p>When the environment is pleasant, employees often work more productively.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>(am ganzen Körper) zittern - to shiver all over (the body)<br>------------------------<br>Nachdem er die ganze Nacht in der Kälte verbracht hatte, zitterte er am ganzen Körper.</p><p>After spending the whole night in the cold, he was shivering all over his body.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>die Massentierhaltung - factory farming<br>------------------------<br>Die Massentierhaltung ist eine der Hauptursachen für Umweltverschmutzung und Tierleid.</p><p>Factory farming is one of the main causes of environmental pollution and animal suffering.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
German Word of the Day<p>die Werbung für - advertisement for<br>------------------------<br>Die Werbung für das neue Produkt ist überall zu sehen, weil die Firma eine große Kampagne gestartet hat.</p><p>The advertisement for the new product is everywhere because the company launched a big campaign.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearnGerman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnGerman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Languagelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Languagelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deutsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deutsch</span></a></p>
Sascha Wolfer<p>Just published:</p><p>Supplementing CEFR-graded vocabulary lists for language learners by leveraging information on dictionary views, corpus frequency, part-of-speech, and polysemy</p><p>A machine-learning method to suggest word candidates for CEFR-graded vocabulary lists.</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05446-y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-054</span><span class="invisible">46-y</span></a></p><p>- We compare 4 machine-learning algorithms: Regression trees, ordinal logistic regression, random forests, &amp; naïve Bayes<br>- All are better than a random baseline (approx. double the accuracy).<br>- From these we use random forests (2k trees) to impute the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CEFR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CEFR</span></a> level of previously unlabeled words</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CEFR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CEFR</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/frequency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frequency</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictionary</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/LanguageLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LanguageLearning</span></a></p>