What Are You Thinking, Duolingo?

I'm still plodding along learning German with Duolingo. I've kept this up for 202 days. Some days are easy, and some days are more difficult, and then there are days when I wonder what Duolingo is thinking. 

 

I don't know what kind of dogs they have in Germany, but I'm not making plans to visit if they can be mistaken for cars. 

 

 

It seems like the order might be backwards; the fish has no job so of course he doesn't have money. 

 

 

 I have killed slugs in the garden with salt so I'm not surprised that this snail can't eat salt. 

 

 

German turtles must be diligent and hard-working since they don't need free time. 

 

 

 If only the answer to this question was a resounding "Ja!"

 

 

I don't know what ice cream coffee is but I think I would like to drink it, especially with my chocolate pretzel. 

 

 

And here is the answer! I may need to give this eiskaffee a try. 

 

 

The next time someone asks how I am, this is going to be my answer.

I know that many, if not all of these lessons are AI-generated, but when they don't make much logical sense, I do question my limited knowledge of German. But they still provide me with entertainment, if not a stellar learning experience. 

Ich habe viele Kartoffeln; ich bin zufrieden.  Ich hoffe Sie sind auch zufrieden.

 

100 Days!

I managed to stick with my Duolingo German lessons for 100 days. 

I do better on some days than others but it did start to feel more like fun than just something I had to cross off my list, probably around Day 75. 

I'll probably stick with it for a while, but I'm not sure I'll be so conscientious about doing it daily. That owl is persistent in his reminders so I may not be able to resist his persuasive powers. 

And I would miss important German sentences like these where the bear tells me about his clothing preferences.

These will surely be important if I ever go to Germany and speak with clothes-wearing bears. 

Ryan told me that he hopes the next unit is more useful for real life. Depending on the election outcome, I could learn how to say, "Help, my country is a dumpster fire," and "Excuse me, I would like to apply for political asylum."  In German, these are "Hilfe, mein Land ist ein Müllcontainerfeuer" and "Entschuldigung, ich würde gerne politisches Asyl beantragen." I'm going to be practicing!