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Questions about Lingots, bonus skills and the lingot store are answered below.

Lingot Info[]

What is a lingot?[]

Main article: Lingot
Lingots are Duolingo's in-game virtual currency used to reward people for various accomplishments related to language learning and translation[1]. Lingots can be used to buy items in the Lingot store or reward people in the Discussion Forum.

How do I earn lingots?[]

The exact ways one earns lingots is described in the Lingot store and can change if or when the Duolingo team adds or modifies features of the site[1]

What is the Lingot Store?[]

Main article: Shop
The Lingot Store, currently called Shop is a place where users can purchase certain items using lingots[1].

Store items[]

How does Double or Nothing work?[]

Double or Nothing rewards users who maintain their streak for a period of time.

How does timed practice work?[]

Timed practice requires users to answers questions within a limited time during their practice. Users also gain XP for each correct answer, which helps with daily goals and increases their standing in Leagues.

Do I have to buy timed practice each time?[]

No, users only need to buy timed practice once and can use it as many times as they wish.

How do streak freezes work?[]

Main article: Streak freeze
Streak freeze allows users to maintain their streak in case they miss one day of practice. This must be purchased before the user loses the streak. The streaks will not be restored after the user loses it. (also see Duolingo Super paid feature to learn about the ability to heal a streak which has already expired).

Bonus skills[]

What are bonus skills?[]

Bonus Skill are optional skills that can be learned(Flirting Skill, Idiom Skill). Bonus Skills, such as flirting and idioms, are no longer available as of the roll out of Duolingo's Fall 2022 update.

Can bonus skills be removed?[]

No, as of August 2015 Bonus Skill cannot be removed. Bonus skills have been removed as of 2022 Fall update

Why can't I buy bonus skills?[]

Bonus skills can only be bought once you reach a certain point in the tree (commonly the first checkpoint)[2].

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lingot store. www.duolingo.com/show_store
  2. https://www.duolingo.com/comment/2681717$comment_id=2683819
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