how to learn a language faster

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Welcome back to my itsy-bitsy corner of the web! So if you didn’t know, I LOVE LANGUAGES. I am trying to learn French, Japanese, Korean and Swahili. I have only gotten far in French so far. So in today’s post, I wanted to share some tips on how to learn a language faster.

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One of my favorite ways to learn new languages is to use duolingo! Duolingo is a free app and website that helps you learn languages. I use this a lot and It really helps!

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Duolingo is fun and engaging and I really recommend it for anyone who wants to learn a new language Let’s move on to the tips!

  1. Study the language every day. Find little ways to use the words of your chosen language each day
    • Language learning is based on repetition — repeating something into your brain over and over again until you remember it. If you break too long between study sessions, you are much more prone to forget what you learned last time and you will waste valuable study time going back over what you’ve already learned.
    • You can cut down on this wasted time by studying every day. There are no miraculous short cuts when it comes to language learning — you just need to commit.
  2. Watch, listen, read and write in your chosen language. Immersing yourself in a language means doing all of the activities you would normally do in your native tongue, through your new language — whether that’s reading, writing or listening.

This is one of my favorite ways to learn languages because you don’t really have to do much work, you just listen or read.

  • Possibly the easiest thing you can do is watch television shows or movies in the language you are trying to learn. Try to avoid subtitles, as you will tend to rely on them. To make things easier, try to watch shows or movies whose plots you are already familiar with — like kids’ cartoons or dubbed versions of English movies — knowing the context will help you to decipher the meanings of words and phrases.
  • You should also attempt to read and write in your new language. Get a newspaper or magazine and attempt to read one article a day — looking up any words you don’t understand in your dictionary. You should also try to write a few simple things in your new language –whether it’s a pretend postcard or a shopping list.
  • Download podcasts or tune in to radio stations in your new language. This is a great way to immerse yourself in the language while you’re on the go. Not only does this help with your listening comprehension, but it also allows you to hear the correct pronunciation of common words and phrases.
  • Listening to songs in different languages is fun too!

 

3. Learn the alphabet of the language you are learning, if necessary. It will make it significantly easier for you and you will be able to read and pronounce words, which will help you memorize them with greater ease. Plus, it is better for you to be sounding the words out rather than looking at the romanization for the words.

4. Have fun! The most important part about learning a language is having fun and enjoying it! Try to use your skills to communicate with others online or have a penpal that speaks the language your learning!

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I hope these tips helped you! thanks for reading!

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Are you learning any languages? What languages do you speak?

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29 thoughts on “how to learn a language faster”

  3. Yes! Duolingo is so awesome! I am learning Spanish right now, and later, when I’m older, I’m going to try to learn Chinese. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: Good luck on that. XD My mom says that Chinese is one of the hardest languages she knows. The only reason she knows part of it is b/c she was born in Taiwan, and she used to speak it when she was little.

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  9. I agree with these tips! I’m learning Spanish in school but it’s my favorite class. I watch Spanish booktube and really want to get a book I like in Spanish. I still need to do that. XD It helps because each Spanish unit I have to call my Spanish teacher (I do online school) and have a conversation with him in Spanish. It’s good practice, but I get so nervous and freaked out beforehand and during it. XD

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  13. I haven’t had the discipline to learn new languages since I learnt English, and I realize it’s because I’ve started relying on it so much! Knowing English, I have access to so much, and I haven’t felt the need to learn anything new, which is kinda sad. To me, talking to myself in that language definitely helped with pronounciation and fluency. Sometimes, you can feel embarrassed to talk to others, so speaking to yourself is safe and definitely worth the practice. Thanks for sharing! 😊

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  15. DUOLINGO IS BACK TO HAUNT ME! Just kidding haha. This is such a helpful post. I really want to become more fluent in turkish and french and I found listening is also very helpful! I’m going to keep this post as a reference. Good luck with your languages!

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  19. Cool! I would definitely suggest looking into popular French music; nothing has helped me as much as that. I’m happy to provide suggestions if you’d like!

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  24. Thank you for sharing this! I know a little bit of French, but recently I’ve been learning Korean, so your post has given me some ideas! 😀 I love Duolingo. 🙂

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  25. Duolingo is the best app for learning languages!! I’ve started learning Japanese last year using this app

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  28. I just moved to tanzania and I am trying to learn Swahili. I studied french a long tima ago in high school, but I forgot most of it. I think I may pick it up again when I finish learning Swahili.

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