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Life & fun · September 1, 2024

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I created an app to learn any language without effort for free

I moved to Denmark from Russia two years ago. I noticed that it's hard to learn Danish while living in Copenhagen because everyone speaks good English, and it's hard to find friends when you don't speak Danish. I joined a public language school because it's free to study Danish for the first five years of residency. I didn't learn much because, apart from this public school, I didn't have anyone to practice Danish with. I've created an app where you can speak with friends you already have, and you can all learn different languages because the app will translate it for you. You can join the…

I created an app to learn any language without effort for free launched on September 1, 2024 with 6 votes, #2,184 of 5,281 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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I moved to Denmark from Russia two years ago. I noticed that it's hard to learn Danish while living in Copenhagen because everyone speaks good English, and it's hard to find friends when you don't speak Danish. I joined a public language school because it's free to study Danish for the first five years of residency.…

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