Tuesday, February 19, 2013

7 Tips to Learn a New Language



When you're on vacation and see some people that are able to speak three or four languages,  you're first amazed, wondering how they manage to do that!  Here some tips on how you can ver easily do the
same:

1.  Learn 10 to 20 essential words a day (10 if you're beginning, 20 when you're
intermediate and even more if you're advanced). Essential words are words that native speakers
use in their everyday conversations.

2. Always have a dictionary with you!

3. Learn whole sentences, which might be used on a day-to-day basis. It helps you two-fold:
One you will never get stuck speaking the language, and two the more you learn the better off you will be.

4. Work on your pronunciation. At first, you might make mistakes but after five or six
times, you'll see that you can speak faster.  Isn't that crazy?

5. Keep practicing it, even though you are all alone. Read more books about the country and its
presidents.  Learning the culture and history will also help you. If not in the short run, it will in the long term.

6. Try watching movies/tv shows/news in the new language. While listening to it, try and identify
words that you already know. Watching movies helps, because you might learn some
words based on the context.

7. If you are just starting, watch Sesame Street in that language. It may sound ridiculous, but
plenty of children learn that way.

At first you won't be able to speak very fast, but little by little you will improve.  Be patient and keep trying!

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