Hi all,
I want to try to learn Spanish on my own, right now I barely know anything. Asking in the libre culture community because I know a common answer is duolingo but I don’t want to install an app store other than f-droid.
As far as apps, people sometimes use Anki and get a card pack (commonly the most used words or phrases), but that is more of a supplementary tool.
Duolingo also has a website, if installing the app is an issue. Just use adblock in this case.
I just web searched for ‘librivox spanish’, and what do you know, there are 34 pages of Public Domain spanish language books to choose from and play as background sounds to your life.
To help hear real world examples of inflection, intonation and pronunciation, and pick it up passively.
:-)
Of course to be used with another method of learning the word meanings, a structured course or speaking live with a Spanish speaker.
Some great options here:
https://opensource.com/article/20/2/open-education-spanish
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And, get some CC Spanish music to fire you up, my favourite is:
Xera - Lliendes
I took a year of ไทย classes after work & that was enough to go out & start conversations with strangers. Classes where they speak your native tongue can be invaluable since you can ask very specific grammar questions most native speakers don’t how to answer & the class puts a social pressure on you to keep up. Speaking with natives & listening to media can help a lot.
Do you happen to live near a community college? Or is that not what you mean by on your own?
Software and books exist for this. That’s a more likely interpretation.
