Does Duolingo teach you to speak? – level 1

Does Duolingo teach you to speak?

30-09-2026 07:00

A woman uses Duolingo for 2,061 days. She loses her daily streak. She can see that she still can not speak Spanish.

Duolingo uses games, points, and notifications to make people use the app every day. The company also fires real teachers and uses AI computers to make quick lessons. But the lesson quality is bad. In 2026, the company loses a lot of money. People see that the app is not teaching real language skills.

Duolingo builds a game, but it does not help people speak to others.

Difficult words: fire (to make someone end in their job), quality (how good something is), skill (how well you can do something).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

What reasons are given for Duolingo losing a lot of money in 2026?

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