after a couple weeks of lessons, I hit the "speaking practice" phase of #Busuu and it doesn't have a non-AI option, and also they'll record and save my voice. no thanks. time to look for alternative language learning sites!
here are some language learning sites/apps I will be checking out instead of Busuu. note that I can't vouch for any of them yet:
https://www.hellotalk.com/
https://www.transparent.com/
https://brainfuse.com/
https://apps.ankiweb.net/
https://polygloss.app/
https://bunpo.app/ (says it's for Japanese at the top, but actually has several languages)
if you have other suggestions, I'm happy to add them to the list!
@twistylittlepassages spanish only but i have been meaning to check out https://librelingo.app
also as a supplement to actual learning sites, is this community translation resource: https://tatoeba.org/en/
@Satsuma oh neat! Spanish is what I'm working on right now, so I'll check these out too!
@twistylittlepassages good luck! another spanish specific suggestion is https://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.html
the prof hasn’t uploaded the actual lectures / readings so its short on context but the exercises are good if you want a little extra practice in some area
@Satsuma oh nice, this looks great too! hooray, thanks!
@Satsuma ¡gracias, tus tambien!