So Japanese is just... backwards? Some questions are real bullshit in Duolingo lately

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memphis@sopuli.xyz · 69 pts · 1y

I got that exact one about 6 weeks ago and I reported it. Shame they haven't fixed it yet 😐

pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de · 64 pts · 1y (1 reply)

You can flag it and say that your answer should be accepted.

maniel@sopuli.xyz · 14 pts · 1y

yeah, i've done it too

Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 39 pts · 1y

Using contextual clues, this person's 😏 face tells you they are messing with you.

frank@sopuli.xyz · 34 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Duo seems like they're churning out AI slop these days, so annoying to have gotten that wrong!

clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm not learning Japanese (here from /all), but just to pile on the owl, I am still super salty they removed the community comments. I'm learning Hawaiian, and there just aren't a lot of other learning resources. Having actual kumus (ʻŌlelo (Hawaiian language) teachers) answering questions about WHY the answer is what it is was super duper helpful.

gmtom@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

I'm still salty they removed offline mode

Donkter@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (3 replies)

How do you get the letters to show up without English above? I've been trying to get mine to do that.

maniel@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 1y

you can switch it off in options (the cogwheel in top left)

Boscrossos@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

After 1 or 2 modules it happens automatically.

i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 1y

They'll randomly return later if you use the browser version.

hypertown@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

That's why I really don't recommend Duolingo to anyone. It feels like they google translate solution. My favorite example against Duolingo: γ€Œη§γ―γ‚Šγ‚“γ”γ§γ™γ€ was translated to: "I'm an apple." Which technically isn't incorrect but it's ridiculous and they probably ment to put it like in an answer to a question. "What fruit do you like?" - "As for me an apple"

Btw why is there so much hiragana in this sentence? I understand they try to make it easy for beginners but seriously it's almost hard to read not to mention it can create bad habits.

Barzaria@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y

I like anki for vocabulary. What else is there, software wise?

captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

I always speak German and Korean with my miso pork cutlet.

Lemminary@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Yeah, I always wondered if you need to list items backwards when translating because of things like this.