Same. Spent a lot of time on Duolingo trying to learn French, couldn't understand anything a French waitress asked me. Surprisingly, I can now understand a lot of written French, but maybe that's normal for English+Spanish speakers?
I recently found Anki (https://apps.ankiweb.net/), a free cross-platform app for index card-style learning. Their shared decks seem useful, and I like that you can customize exactly how you practice, though of course its effectiveness in "conversational" practice is obviously limited.
I recently found Anki (https://apps.ankiweb.net/), a free cross-platform app for index card-style learning. Their shared decks seem useful, and I like that you can customize exactly how you practice, though of course its effectiveness in "conversational" practice is obviously limited.