[Web + APP] How to Change Language on Duolingo?

Duolingo offers endless options for learning worldwide languages. You can always switch between language courses with the same base language. Also, you can switch the base language to explore some additional courses. Now the question is, how to change the language on Duolingo?

This article explains in detail how you can switch language courses and base languages on various platforms. Implement the right way to boost your language learning experience at Duolingo. Let’s explore the language-changing possibilities with Duolingo.

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Ways to Change Language Courses on Duolingo

It is different how you change the language courses on different devices. Let’s learn how to change language on Duolingo on various platforms.

Change Language Course on Duolingo Web

Log in to your Duolingo account in your device’s browser.
You will find a small flag at the top right corner that represents your current language course.
A drop-down menu opens when you hover your cursor over that flag.
Now, you can see language courses currently on your Duolingo account. Tap any other flag to switch the course.

You can also add other language courses to your profile from the drop-down. Tap the ‘Add a New Course’ button and all language courses available at Duolingo will appear on the screen.

Select any of them and the course begins. That’s how to change the language you’re learning on Duolingo.

Change Language Course on the Duolingo App

It is the same as how to change language on Duolingo iOS and Android devices.

Log in with your Duolingo account at the Duolingo App.
You will find a small flag at the top menu.
All the courses added to your account will open up when you tap the tiny flag.
You can now tap any other flag to switch the language course.

There is an ‘Add Courses’ button beside the added language courses on the menu.

Other language courses available in Duolingo appear on the screen when you tap on it.

Select any new language that you want to learn. The course starts after you set your preferences for learning the language. That’s all about how to start a new language on the Duolingo app.

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Change Duolingo Language

Duolingo also offers language learning courses with different base languages. You can set your preferred base language within Duolingo.

Duolingo generally operates in English when English speakers want to learn a new language. It may be because Duolingo uses the device’s language as the base language. However, you can change it if you want to learn courses in a new language other than English. Let’s learn how to do it on different platforms.

Change Duolingo Language on the Web

Log in to your Duolingo account in your device’s browser. You will find the ‘Add A New Course’ button while you hover over the tiny flag representing the language course you are learning. Click on it and all the language courses available appear on the screen.

There will be a dropdown menu, ‘I Speak English’ at the top right corner if your current base language is English. When you click on it all the base language options appear in a list. Click on a desired base language.

Now all the languages you can learn with the new base language appear on the screen. Click on your desired language course and start learning. You can always switch back to your base language in the same way.

Change Duolingo Language on the App

Log in to your Duolingo app on your iOS or Android device. It’s the same as how to change language on Duolingo iOS and Android.

Tap the tiny flag representing your current language course.

All the courses already on your profile appear on the screen. There will be an ‘Add Course’ option next to the already present language courses; tap on it.

Now, all the courses you can learn in your current base language appear on the screen. Scroll down till you find language courses in other base languages.

There will be a ‘More’ button at the end of the screen, if you can’t find the desired option, tap on it. Now, other base language options will appear on the screen with the language courses you can do with those base languages.

It will ask you to confirm if you already know the base language when you select a language course. Press the ‘Change Base Language’ option, and the new course will begin after setting preferences. You can switch back to the base language whenever you want.

A Few Important Facts

Following are some Duolingo facts related to changing a language. Keep the following points in mind to stay away from confusion.

There is no difference between changing the language course and base languages in Duolingo free accounts and paid subscriptions.
You can switch between language learning courses at any time and you don’t lose your progress.
You can also change your account’s base language anytime and you don’t lose the progress.
All your Duolingo progress is safe until you forget your account’s login details or delete a course.
Duolingo offers you to learn different worldwide languages in various base languages.
Some new language learning courses become available when you change the base language on Duolingo.
You can learn almost any language if you are proficient in multiple languages.
You can skip the basic learning units of a language if you know it already by attempting a placement test.
Do you want to change the base language back to English? The process is the same as you did it before.

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Conclusion

We hope you learned how to switch the language course and the base language with Duolingo. Don’t confuse the two different processes.

If there is any confusion, we have a way. Decide what you want to do; switch language courses or the base language. Now think about what device you have. Now read the blog again and you will get the right way to do the job.

How to Change Language on Duolingo?