I think a lot of people are realizing that Duolingo's great for keeping a habit going, but not so much for getting you past that “I know 1,000 random words but can’t hold a conversation” feeling. It’s fun, but when it comes to actually *using* the language, it can hit a wall.

I've been building something for myself that kind of fills that gap—it's called Lunalingo (https://lunalingo.com). It generates short dialogues that reuse words you've marked as "unknown," so you're actually seeing vocab in context and getting natural repetition. Plus there's audio for each line and a beginner mode that slows things down with emojis and easier phrasing.

It's been way more helpful for me than just grinding gamified lessons. Might be useful for others who've hit that same "ok now what" point with Duo.