Show HN: Learn French by Watching Netflix
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I am not sure how many here have tried Duolingo for French, but I actually had a hard time speaking in the real world. For me, it is definitely a huge issue. I have level 60, travelled to Paris, and couldn't speak except a few words.
I am Georgian, and nobody taught me how to speak English. I only learned it by watching Game of Thrones multiple times, just using English subtitles and audio for many years, switching between Georgian and English. Watching the same episodes again really helped.
So right now, I am using Netflix and watching my favorite TV show using French audio and French subtitles, where I remember most of the dialogues, and I highly recommend everyone to do it! I tried the LanguageReactor Chrome extension, but it wasn't good enough. So I decided to build an extension to help me roleplay scenes. I think it has all features you need even if you are learning a language from scratch.
try it here! https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/greetai-learn-speak...
I was wondering why do you need an extension. We used something like this to teach English to my daugter with DVD like 20 years ago. Until I saw:
> Dual subtitles on Netflix
That's a good idea! You should have added that sentence in the description here. Let's repeat it, just because I thin it's a good idea:
> Dual subtitles on Netflix
yes. nice that you mentioned it. Dual subtitles were the reason I created this :D
I did like the Duolingo roleplay cards and added that here too which adapts based on the movie scene. so that also really helped me personally
let me know if you have any ideas suggestions. I just added 20+ more languages and Youtube support!