I’ve studied French (easy for an English speaker), Japanese (hard but I already knew the basics from school) and Russian (hard and I didn’t know the alphabet wh

I’ve studied French (easy for an English speaker), Japanese (hard but I already knew the basics from school) and Russian (hard and I didn’t know the alphabet when I started) on Duolingo. I assure you I have learned some things about those languages, even if I would have learned more if I spent the same amount of time in class. Of course, some of the courses are better than others, and languages that are less like your own are harder to learn, but that doesn’t mean you can dismiss the experiences of those who have used the app to build their knowledge of easy languages.