Okay I started learning Japanese with freaking Duolingo, in the hopes that maybe in 2022 I could travel to Japan.
I just realized I am trying to learn a foreign language via English.
Not that it is a particularly big deal, but considering english is not my native language and I suck at grammar rules on all languages I speak.
But the sheer fact that I have an option of doing it! Acknowledging my privilege of a good school system that taught me to speak 4 languages already..
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@Fiikus_goddess Duo should offer you a chance to select a first language other than English. Go to Add a New Course and hopefully the "I Speak" drop down will let you select your first language.
@Fiikus_goddess Problem is when you work in tech support or IT, have to try!
@chakaal Oh I tried! I suffer from the same professional disease 😂😂
@chakaal Nope, didn't give it as an option.
But the point was that I don't need to use my native language as a starting point to learn a new language.
It was just a random realization.