knowing random food words watching shows in a foreign language
Unless those shows are cooking ones and very basic ones at that, I very highly doubt you're going to be "watching shows" to get better at a foreign language and to actually achieve any results with that after using Duolingo of all things.
Er, yeah that's kind of how it works. You learn the language a bit then start listening to people use it.
We watched Lilyhammer and had a fun time pointing out what we could understand or not.
You completely missed the point. Watching a show in a language where you understand maybe 3% of it, isn't going to help you improve your skills. If you understand more of it, then yeah fair enough - but Duolingo isn't going to teach you enough or the right things to be at that stage. Pointing out that you understand 1 or 2 words every 5 sentences isn't "learning a language better". Understanding the gist of what's going on, certainly.
Du er ikke glad med Duo.
You learn the language by continuing lessons. I can have basic convos about food, animals, work, clothes, family, actions, possessions. Started about two months ago for fun, but don't study it religiously. It really isn't that hard to grasp a language. Only need to understand 3,000 words or so and you can get through most day-to-day convos.
The point is to expose yourself to it. Watch shows, continue your lessons, and done. Duolingos virtue signaling is bullshit, but you can learn a language on it just fine.
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