ayu。|| mesa aberta

I'm talking nonsense.

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

Oi, gente!

Para quem não sabe, eu tiro tarot!
Se você tiver interesse ou puder me dar uma forcinha nem que seja só com um RT, deixei a tabela de serviços e preços e vou deixar meu número!

https://t.co/OiHvkDqkSx

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

@KipkorKiptoo Thank you, I had no idea!

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

I know it all is useful info but the only thing I wish to know is which language is faster than Spanish regarding pace...

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

The longest Duolingo streak ever recorded hit 4,003 days in January 2025. Ten straight years without a missed lesson. Users with 1,500-day Spanish streaks routinely report being unable to hold a basic conversation with a native speaker.

Duolingo's own data explains why. Only around half of learners who finish the Spanish course achieve A2-level speaking. A2 is the second rung on a six-level scale, meaning you can introduce yourself and handle very basic exchanges. Following a sports commentator at full speed is a different problem entirely.

Part of the issue is raw pace. Spanish native speakers fire roughly 7.82 syllables per second, placing it second-fastest among major languages in a 2019 study in Science Advances. English speakers produce 6.19. Duolingo practices vocabulary at a controlled pace, giving you time to think. Real conversations do not wait.

The business is built around engagement. Daily active users are up 10x since 2019, now past 47 million. The streak system runs on loss aversion (the pull to protect something you've already built up) to keep you opening the app every day, and has cut monthly churn from 47% in 2020 to around 28% today. Five million users have gone a year-plus without missing a day. Duolingo's shareholder reports track DAU, MAU, and paid subscribers. Fluency outcomes are not on the list.

A streak measures app opens. The FSI (the Foreign Service Institute, which trains American diplomats for overseas posts) estimates 600 to 750 hours to reach working proficiency in Spanish. At Duolingo's average session of around 15 minutes, hitting 600 hours takes 2,400 separate sessions. On a daily streak, that is six and a half years.

The vocabulary gap adds to this. Conversational fluency takes roughly 2,000 to 3,000 active words, and reading a newspaper comfortably takes 5,000 to 8,000. Duolingo teaches words in isolation at a controlled pace. That builds recognition but not the fast recall that listening to 7.82 syllables per second demands.

For people who would otherwise do nothing, the app delivers something real. Its studies show reading and listening gains at beginner levels that match classroom instruction.

Spanish course completion rates are estimated at 0.01%. Five million people have kept a streak going without a single missed day. Both numbers make sense for a product built to maximize daily app opens.

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

@luannachuq Agora eu invejei 100%, QUE PERFEITO

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

E o cansaço hoje tá me pegando com força, eu hein...

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

@luannachuq Pior que eu queria MUITO que as disciplinas de Latim que eu fiz em Letras tivessem sido melhor ministradas... certeza que me ajudaria muito 🫠

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

Bold of you to think there's ONLY ONE...

[bella🍒 @vamp1bella]

What is the one language you wish you could speak fluently??

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

@KAWOR06 @strychnoki Esse post passou na minha timeline e eu estou CHORANDO por não ter dinheiro pra comprar também 😭

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

Pensando aqui se vou assistir um anime, sei lá... pq aí eu posso ficar enrolada nas cobertas. Frio demais slc...

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

Oi, gente!

Para quem não sabe, eu tiro tarot!
Se você tiver interesse ou puder me dar uma forcinha nem que seja só com um RT, deixei a tabela de serviços e preços e vou deixar meu número!

https://t.co/OiHvkDqkSx

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

Esse frio tá me desmotivando, na moral...

[Nifast🍀Greentail @NGreentail]

Is the "do something for 21 days straight and it'll become a natural habit" a neurotypical-only thing cause I'm almost 2 months in and still having to force myself

[detach @detachdaily]

a lot of people aren't actually afraid of opening up. they're afraid of realizing that opening up won't change anything.

[Morgan Wright 💎 @byMorganWright]

This🤣🤣!!

[detach @detachdaily]

you ever have one of those days where nothing particularly bad happens but you still feel emotionally exhausted from carrying things nobody can see

[˖ Ridhima 𓂀 ݁˖ @ridhima_z]

i love when doctors say "avoid stress" like i can just unsubscribe from economy and become a decorative gargoyle.

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

Já me perdi no que o DJ AI do Spotify tá me recomendando mds kkkkk

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

Decidi testar o DJ AI do Spotify, e basicamente ele tá tocando a minha playlist de Descendentes? KKKKKKKK

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

Rapaz... primeiro, quase não consegui criar a conta GOG...
Agora, resgatei meu código da Amazon Luna lá e simplesmente o jogo não aparece kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Estamos bem #sqn

[ayu。|| mesa aberta @lilacdotty]

Uma vez vi um vestido que era a cara de uma pessoa do meu convívio, exatamente o tipo de roupa que a pessoa usa. Perguntei o preço e se tinha outras cores e a vendedora disse que eu era jovem demais pra usar aquilo...

Juro que quase perguntei se era ela que ia pagar ou usar.

[Robert R. Roman @pois_ze_seu_ze]

Uma mulher está em uma loja onde comprou uma calça tamanho 36 para presentear uma amiga…

Quando foi pagar, a caixa olha para ela e diz:
- Você é bem otimista, hein?