Jokes aside, I feel as if I'm in the same boat. I took three years of Spanish in high school, and did great, but have barely used it in the 15 years since. In the past few months, I've tried re-learning everything with mild success. I majorly struggle with both vocabulary and listening comprehension.

As for what I do use, I've been using a verb app called Ella, and it's been great at teaching tenses and conjugations. I occasionally use Duolingo, but I have trouble staying engaged with it. I've been trying to find something for vocabulary other than just reading/watching stuff, with minimal success.

I used to read /r/Spanish and /r/LearnSpanish a lot, and got some useful information from there.

[–] RomeCallen 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

ya we are in a similar boat

imma have to check out ella sometime, seems pretty alright. i like the gamey streak thing in duo but i find the complaints of it taking it very slowly to progress to be valid. i do feel its helped but i kinda want to take things more seriously

ive even thought of like, taking a college class just to have some accountability and structure but i live remotely so it would all be online anyways

[–] MinisterOfNoms 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have been doing online private lessons through iTalki for Spanish learning and it's really helped me to go beyond just Duolingo - it's some conversation once a week plus some short writing exercises and I find that's just enough to make it lock into my brain as a 'usable' skill. I would highly recommend something similar if you're able.

[–] robby1066 1 points 1 year ago

I second the recommendation for iTalki. I have a tutor that lives in Mexico that I talk to twice a week and it's been a huge help.

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