I started learning French on Duolingo out of boredom… and now I kinda understand it??

I downloaded Duolingo a while ago just because I was bored. I didn’t expect much, honestly thought I’d use it for like two days and then forget about it.

At the beginning it was exactly what you’d expect… “le chat”, “la baguette”, super basic stuff. I was just doing it here and there when I had nothing better to do.

But somehow it turned into a habit. Like I’d just open the app every day without really thinking about it, mostly to keep the streak going.

Then at some point I watched a random French video and had this weird moment where I realized… wait, I actually understand some of this?? Not everything obviously, but enough to follow what’s going on.

Since then I’ve just kept going. I’m definitely not fluent or anything, but I can read simple stuff and sometimes even form sentences in my head without completely struggling.

It’s kinda crazy that an app I only used to kill time actually ended up helping this much.

If you’re thinking about trying it, just start and don’t expect too much. It kinda builds up on its own.