• Pazintach
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    2 days ago

    I’m trying to browse materials in the languages that I wish to learn, and use a translator when I don’t understand them. Feels like cheating…

    • Kalothar@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      If you have access to the app DeepL (iOS App Store in the US for me), i really enjoy using it when I’m in a pinch!

    • teft@lemmy.world
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      I live in a country that doesn’t speak english. Trust me when i say it isn’t cheating using a translator. Until you’re conversationally fluent you’re going to confuse or not understand a lot of words/phrases. For me it was best to carry a translator or dictionary until i understood most of what was said. Now i figure stuff out by context or asking questions about the word i don’t know.