#DRT 104 : How to learn language efficiently?

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sweet trout
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Prompted by @static cairn

static cairn
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i did learn japanese before when i was fifteen, i used duolingo as a good referesher but i'm not sure if its efficient enough for me to learn faster

sweet trout
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i tried using duolingo to learn tagalog KEKW

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eh is duolingo free

tender nexus
hexed flame
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Nothing beats learning a language by talking or just hanging out with a native

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That's how I picked up mandarin CB_pika_think

ashen parrot
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the only con is idk how to spell the words right because I learn everything by hearing lol

static cairn
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same for chinese with me, i get confused when saying words like eye (YǎnjÄ«ng) and glasses (YǎnjĂŹng)

ashen parrot
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It helps to talk to a native but limited to mostly casual unless they could help to suggest ways to learn formal words haha

A way to learn is by watching documentary, interviews & movies to listen to how they pronounce the words. Then repeat after them, practice by speaking to others!

If you have no one to practice with, record yourself & try listen. See how you can improvise from that!

Writing in bullet form especially in journal or do-to-list; it can help you improve in your writing skills!

You can also learn one word by word by searching for one word; make a sentence or 3 per day. Every time you learn a new word, try to use that in your daily life.
example: wall in Japanese is 棁 (Kabe) so write 棁 & stick to your wall.
Make use of your surrounding & until you know the words by heart; keep it there

ashen parrot
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My boss personally likes to play duolingo & talk to me to learn Japanese lol
he doesn’t often have time to learn language so that was what he does.

static cairn
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reminds me of michael scott learning spanish

tulip estuary
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i find it easy to pick up languages pretty quickly by watching tv shows in those languages
i managed to learn how to read (but not really understand most of it) korean without the help of any apps just by watching korean variety shows
then again korean alphabets are really simple đŸ« 

ashen parrot
tulip estuary
umbral zodiac
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I actually learned a lot of English from games

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Playing some visual novels just immensely improved my reading and writing skills

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The other two I managed to improve by speaking with English speaking folks, and a lot of silly mistakes

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Oh and switching OS to learning language is a good way to repeat words

tender nexus
ashen parrot
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ashen parrot
hoary cypress
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there is this saying that: to learn a language, you learn the bad word first

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i meant really, do you really learn "arigato" before "baka" ?

sweet trout
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Good point

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Feel like if I made a thread on 'the first words you learn from a foreign language', the thread will be filled with only vulgarity

hoary cypress
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||shiba (korean)|| đŸ€“

final cradle
sweet trout
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sheldon is so funny KEKW

hoary cypress
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my language journey is just me watch a bunch of the media with said language. at least that is my way through englishmonsterno

wicked snow
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Read and take drugs (caffeine is a drug except it's legal)

hoary cypress
mint badger
sweet trout
tulip estuary
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learn more from playing Dota 2