i don't understand duolingo

[badger2005]

sorry about no caps - am recovering from arm op! i thought i'd use the time to brush up my ancient gcse french by using duolingo. but i'm a bit confused. i did a test, and now i'm doing lots of lesson things. do i do a topic till i get a crown with a '1' in it and then move onto the next topic? or should i keep going on the same topics to get more crowns for them? i'm enjoying it but i just don't really get the structure...
any advice gratefully received!

It took me quite a while to realise that “Duo” is the fucking owl, and not some Spanish verb I haven’t yet come across.

I tend to use the stories mostly. I do agree that it is probably teaching me to read, which is already my strongest skill, and not speak or write, which are my weakest. But it’s good to have something encouraging regular practice.

I’m learning Spanish on Duolingo. I’ve been going for just under 18 months.

Cows and pigs feature heavily after checkpoint 3. Las vacas limpiaron los platos anoche.

@Wherethefuckdidtheraincomefrom

I've been learning on duolingo for a couple of months now. The structure does take some getting used to. Once you get to the end of a 'topic' it will give you the opportunity to practice 4 separate 'harder' levels in which you only have 3 lives (even if you've paid for premium) Once you reach the end of these 4 levels then you earn 'the crown' the more crowns you earn the more levels you unlock. I read an article about how it isn't the greatest app to learn on as you don't learn conversational skills and I'm finding some of it is repetitive which is good for me as that is how I learn but I appreciate not everyone learns that way! Good luck!

I've got premium I have unlimited lives

Favourite duolingo sentence of the day: "this is your computer and you use it a lot". Who would you say this to? someone with amnesia perhaps?