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Yeah, I wouldn't go as extreme as refold's 100% comprehension before even speaking. Just noting what's become popular recently.

Personally, a two-week period or so just absorbing and practicing pronunciation by yourself sounds good before trying with other people.

Congrats on successfully learning your SO's language!

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Thanks! Yeah, I definitely think immersion listening can really help and I've used it a bit (subs2srs and audio books), but sometimes it can be used as a crutch to avoid speaking. Your app looks really cool and love that you incorporated SRS. Anecdotally, the hardest thing I've seen with my SO and I is that we end up switching back to english as we aren't disciplined when practicing together (even when in the other country itself lol)

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