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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.72,0:00:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a big world out there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.28,0:00:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Billions of us trying to live, love, prosper,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.34,0:00:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make sense of our brief time on this planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.68,0:00:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since the dawn of humanity, we've been passing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.96,0:00:13.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,information from one person to another through
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.38,0:00:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a common language.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.05,0:00:17.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, you can't communicate with others
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.28,0:00:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without knowing or learning their language first.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.76,0:00:23.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A similar issue is manifested on the web where
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.13,0:00:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,text can be penned in dozens of different languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.73,0:00:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each of which demands a reader's fluency.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.42,0:00:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've developed an elegant solution to both
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.63,0:00:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,problems -- a way for you to learn a language for
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.97,0:00:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,free, while at the same time helping to translate
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.36,0:00:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,text from the web, enabling a wealth of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.80,0:00:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,language-shackled information to be liberated for
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.80,0:00:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of humanity. It's called "duolingo".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.68,0:00:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's how it works: Let's say you're a native
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.02,0:00:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,English speaker who wants to learn Spanish.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.50,0:00:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We start by giving you a sentence from a Spanish
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.64,0:00:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,web site and asking you to translate it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.82,0:00:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wait. Back up.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.47,0:00:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can you translate a language you don't know?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.02,0:01:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, duolingo only gives you sentences that fit
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.51,0:01:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your language level. Beginners get the really simple
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.46,0:01:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sentences from the web and advanced users get the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.38,0:01:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more complex ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.94,0:01:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This way, everybody becomes a valuable translator.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.28,0:01:15.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And second, if you're really lost, you can always
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.100,0:01:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see possible translations for words you don't know.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.86,0:01:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Afterwards, duolingo helps you understand and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.34,0:01:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,memorize the words you hovered over through
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.54,0:01:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,educational examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.36,0:01:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also vote on the quality of other students'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.79,0:01:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,translations, which helps you learn by seeing how
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.46,0:01:33.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others translated the same sentence.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.95,0:01:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because you create valuable translations while
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.92,0:01:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you learn, we return the favor by offering duolingo
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.03,0:01:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,completely free of charge: no ads, no hidden fees,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.14,0:01:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no subscriptions. Just free.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.90,0:01:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To put the potential benefit of duolingo into
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.57,0:01:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perspective, think about this: if one million
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.10,0:01:56.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people would use duolingo to learn, the entirety
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.03,0:01:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of English Wikipedia could be translated to Spanish
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.26,0:02:01.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in just 80 hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.49,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Duolingo: Learn a language while translating the web.