r/PraktikaApp

I swear I'm doing my best to get perfect with my English and talk just like Americans and one thing I've noticed is how often people seem to say "sorry", "excuse me", etc in everday conversations. It seems like Americans apologize for things that don't really need an apology. Is that actually how people talk in everyday life (my tutors on say it is), or is it just more emphasized in my learning materials and on youtube and praktika so I can be preemptively apologetic?

EDIT: wow, thanks everyone for your insight. I guess the overall consensus that it’s moreso just for politeness than an actual apology. Crazy how different cultures can be

I've been thinking about this lately because I've tried both. Obviously talking to a native speaker is different, but I've found a lot of times I'm starting to prefer praktika (???) I don't feel embarrassed about making stupid mistakes, I can stop and restart a conversation, and I don't have to coordinate with another person or in person tutor to practice. I have noticed that real conversations have unpredictabiltiy that AI tutors can't always replicate, but that can be said the opposite way around as well. For pople that have used both, what do you think for praktika vs. in person convos?

What would you suggest to those struggling to stay consistent in their language learning?

I can talk to the tutor in multiple languages to compare words, phrases and grammer structure. 🔥

I was talking with a friend this morning about what makes someone sound obviously non-native in English. We came up with things like wrong prepositions, missing articles, phrasal verbs, and word order. What else do you notice? And for non-native speakers, what should we actually focus on to sound more natural when speaking or writing?

I understand when people use she/her and he/him. But why they? Is it used to denote a group of people?

So today's lesson was going from one word in Spanish to a different part of speech. Started out kind of fun, with words that are reasonably common. Maybe a verb is given, and you pick the noun.

Then it gives me "fuente" and asks for other words; turns out I was supposed to guess fundamental and fundamento. Which first of all, sound nothing alike. But worse they don't even share the same latin root. Sigh.

Anyone done this type of lesson yet? Did it work better for you??

I heard someone say that and now it's stuck in my mind. Is this real?

Today my senior told cache is "kash-ay". But she keeps saying niche as "nee-sh". Is she right? If so, why are they pronounced different when they look same? Or, is she just wrong.

So I've been trying to refine my approach to language learning and decided to do some research on what is proven to be the best way to learn a language and this is what I found and how it can be applied. In no particular order they have accuracy first which is where you spend your time on translation usually with flash cards or the more modern approach of using spaced repitition apps like anki, the only problem with this one is it limits you because you're not accounting for spontaneous sentence structure. Next is pure input where you just listen or watch in your target language this might look like listening to music or watching television shows in your target language, the only problem here is limited speaking opportunities. The next one is a talking based approach where you can do anything from tutoring, using praktika, or even just narrating your day in the new language, the only drawback here would be you can end up with inconsistent grammar since you can be understood without having perfect sentence structure. There's other methods beyond these 3 that I mentioned but I think these are the most common. What have you found to be particularly helpful in your journey?

Should I just say 'Thank you'? Or should I explain a bit more on the idea to make the person agree. I'm not sure if that means the person agreed with my idea or not.

What was the weirdest interview question you ever got, and bonus points if you had to answer in the target language you're learning.

Most people out there aren't even learning a new language. So pat yourself on the back and make the mistakes you need to.