Lingq is clunky as hell
LingQ is so clunky for language learning—especially with Chinese
I've been trying to use LingQ for Chinese, but honestly, the user experience is frustrating. Here's why:
Switching Modes is a Hassle: If I'm playing audio while reading along and I click on a sentence, it doesn’t jump to that sentence unless I'm in "listen mode." But in "listen mode," I can't analyze words or see their meanings. I have to exit listen mode to do that, which totally disrupts my flow.
Audio Playback Issues: If I want to start playing audio from a specific point, I can't just click on a word or drag the cursor and have it play from there. Sometimes it glitches and plays from a random spot—or worse, it overlaps audio from different sections.
Chinese-Specific Limitations: For Chinese, it only shows the meanings of full words, not individual characters (hanzi). This is a huge problem because understanding how compound words are formed is crucial for learning Chinese.
I also find the whole interface unintuitive. For something that's supposed to make language learning easier, it feels like I'm constantly fighting the software instead of focusing on learning.
Anyone else have similar frustrations with LingQ? Have you found better alternatives? I've been using Du Chinese and Pleco more often because they actually let me analyze individual characters and don't force me to jump between modes. Curious to hear what others think!