Duolingo is STILL BAD for Learning Japanese in 2025 (QUIT WASTING TIME)

Livakivi December 29, 2024
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Hello. I make videos primarily to share thoughts about various topics I find interesting. So far, they've mostly been about language learning, but I have many videos planned about other topics as well, such as art, programming, games, and so on!

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After my last Duolingo Japanese review, it still hasn't improved and still isn't worth it for learning Japanese unless you're literally just getting started. - Migaku reflink (1 extra month for free + support the channel): https://migaku.io/free-month/Livakivi - How to actually learn Japanese (free): https://youtu.be/KygsjMUj_C0 - Migaku sentence mining tutorial: https://youtu.be/2xFe_juNmfk - My previous Duolingo Review: https://youtu.be/jf-SbSfiXn4 - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Livakivi MUSIC: Ridge Racer Type 4 - Lucid Rhythms Bug Fables - Termite Capitol Penny's Big Breakaway - Puppet Pioneer CHAPTERS: 00:00 Duolingo wastes your time 1:35 5 to 20 mins/day on Duo is an illusion 2:30 You forget most of what you learn 3:15 Subconscious cheating 3:50 Anki (or other SRS) vs Duolingo 4:50 Combine SRS with sentence mining/immersion 5:05 The reality of learning Japanese 5:20 How to actually learn Japanese 5:30 If you only have 15 minutes a day.. 5:50 JLPT N5 after 600 days of Duolingo? 6:45 I did 800+ days of Duolingo 7:05 Duolingo has gotten worse? 7:20 Build a habit, then move on 7:40 Don't pay for Duolingo 8:10 You can learn Japanese for free 8:20 Enjoy the journey! ________________________________ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Livakivi Single time/low processing fee donations: https://ko-fi.com/livakivi Migaku reflink: https://migaku.com/Livakivi Twitter: https://twitter.com/Livakivi Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Livakivi Discord: https://discord.com/invite/w6qyB5mpWa Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BudgetLivakivi