r/LearningLanguages

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How well do you understand the 7 German dialects? (An alle Muttersprachler: Hand aufs Herz, wie viel habt ihr verstanden? 🧐)

Hallöchen! Since most of us here are native speakers, let's test our linguistic limits. :)

Wie gut schneidet ihr ab? Welcher Dialekt war für euch am schwersten zu verstehen (z.B. Plattdeutsch oder tiefes Bayrisch)?

Drop your scores or your favorite regional words in the comments below! Let's see who is the ultimate Dialekt-Meister. 🇩🇪

u/AcasiaConnell — 5 days ago

How to improve at speaking while being anti social

I’m a teenager, and I’ve always been interested in languages. But I’ve come to notice that I’m horrible at speaking them while being good at understanding them. The best example I could give is English: I can read philosophy books pretty easily, but when it comes to speaking in English class, I’m just horrible at it. Well, the situation seems pretty easy to fix, just speak, right? Nope, I’m ultra antisocial. I have difficulties both irl and online. How do I improve at speaking a language without other people, or by minimizing the social aspect?

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u/Sentry892 — 5 days ago
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made my first app, a pomodoro timer where a little dog falls asleep while you focus

hey all, just shipped my first ever app and I'm kind of nervous posting it lol

it's called Puperino. basically I kept downloading pomodoro apps, using them for a week, then forgetting they existed. they all felt a bit cold and serious. so I made one with a little dog called Biscuit in it.

when you start a focus session he wanders over to his bed and curls up and naps. when you're done he sometimes brings you a little gift, which you can keep or trade for bones to buy stuff for his room. you can also dress him up, which I spent way too long on (he has a witch hat and a crown, it's very important)

not gonna lie, not wanting to wake him up has kept me focused better than any streak thing ever did 😅

it also does the usual stuff: the timer on your lock screen, tasks, stats, and a stay mode if you're like me and pick up your phone every 4 minutes

it's free. there's an optional pro with more rooms and stuff if you want to support me

would really love feedback, even if it's "this is buggy" or "this is pointless" haha. what would make you actually keep using a focus timer?

u/mrchef4 — 10 days ago