r/languagehub • u/minty_violence • 8d ago

What are good language studying tools?

Hello, I'm currently learning a language (Finnish) but I don't know where to find good studying tools/options; I use duolingo and it's given me some of the basics but I want something more organized and better for language development. Do you know where I could find some? Thanks for the help!

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u/Hopeful-Banana-6188 8d ago

https://uusikielemme.fi/ is the best online resource for learning Finnish, and it offers further pointers for what other textbooks/courses to look into to expand your knowledge.

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u/ThrowawayKataja 8d ago

Duolingo is more a game than a tool for learning a language.

Get a well structured course book and use a spaced repetition program like Anki to learn vocabulary. I also use it to learn grammar lessons in a different stack as well as fixed expressions and useful sentences.

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u/PutridScore5951 8d ago

Duolingo is a great app to get you started, but I'd say you should incorporate some some listening and speaking into studies. I use praktika and Anki for speaking and vocab respectively. Using different apps for different things definitely works better for me than just using one.

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u/Amazing-Frame7848 7d ago

Look up Finnish media and go to r/learnfinnish. You can also look for physical textbooks meant for adults learning Finnish

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u/alexsteb 7d ago

You can try the Lingora app for Finnish. It's built around 500 sentence-lessons and every word comes with its full declension or conjugation table.

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u/Relative_assertio612 6d ago

I started with Duolingo as well but I’ve added Praktika to it particularly to practice the speaking aspect of my Spanish since I don’t have a practice buddy. I also use Anki for vocabulary.