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I could help with some French slang across the francophone world, as well as course material for the Québécois dialect.
poussinmignon 08/05/2025 1:50 pm
@senshipunksky The french language shall be taught in its purest form.
I probably won’t be active in the French course much, but mini lessons like this are so fun for any language, imho 😀 Especially if it’s presented later on in the course as a sort of optional reward (and also, probably more important, so you can tell the difference between slang and proper wording). Honestly, would love this for lots of different themes, too — slang, internet acronyms, proverbs, culturally relevant holidays.
senshipunksky Topic starter
12/04/2025 9:47 pm
@squeemu Absolutely, I think it would be really fun. Kinda like how the owl used to have bonus lessons for flirting, sayings, and holiday talk. Understanding the culture of a language is as important as anything else.
I can also help with French (native speaker)
Would the awesome phrases (quoicoubeh, apagnan, crampté, etc.) qualify?
I think it’s a great idea, slang is part of the everyday language and mastering it is very important. Plus it’s fun, especially verlan
I love this idea and would love to have this for German. This would be great even as a separate course.
I learned German growing up, but moved to the US when I was young. I can still read and speak it relatively fluently, but I get very self-conscious in non-professional settings because I missed talking to people casually while growing up.
Doing the beginnings of the German course on Duolingo was a slog because I already knew all the intro stuff, so having it separate or at least integrated relatively early would be very helpful for me.
Would also love to help with that!
I would love there being options for slang and even suggest idioms. It not only makes the learner closer to native speakers, it connects you to a part of the culture.