Duolingo Can't Make You Fluent in French

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I know you’re proud of your Duolingo streak — 100, 500, even 1,000 days! But can you have a short conversation in French, confidently? If not, you’re not alone.

Duolingo is a wonderful tool for starting your French learning journey and building a solid, daily habit. But after a while, its simple lessons don’t help you see real progress. At least, not if you want to speak real French with real people!

In this video, I’ll explain why this turning point happens — and what to do when you reach it. You’ll hear the difference between Duolingo French and real spoken French: faster, more casual, and full of secret shortcuts. Then, I’ll share a simple plan to help you “graduate” from the app to real conversations, real listening, and real progress.

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0:00 - Intro
1:37 - Why Duolingo Works (and why that's the problem)
3:10 - The Content Gap
4:13 - The Listening Limitation
5:21 - The Speaking Plateau
6:27 - The Grammar Foundation vs. Real Patterns
7:34 - The Vocabulary Starter Pack
8:52 - The Conversation Reality
10:47 - The Motivation Evaluation
12:45 - The Graduation Moment

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At Comme une Française, we specialize in everyday spoken French. We focus on three unique aspects that are different from school French, self-study books, Duolingo, etc:
1. We focus only on the specifics of speaking/understanding/being understood in everyday French and have unique ways to help you learn it properly & faster.
2. We focus on shortcuts to help you make progress faster, which also means we tell you exactly what you can stop learning to prioritize what’s really important.
3. We use French culture as the subject to make it fun and interesting for adults.

Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.

Géraldine

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