There are thousands and thousands of languages. From Maltese to English, there’s a variety of languages and languages aren’t the easiest things to learn. I am fluent in English and learning Spanish. In the next two years, I plan to be fluent in Spanish, because I’ve been learning Spanish for around two years. I also want to learn Mandarin and so much more. Here’s my guide to learning a new language:
Learning a language isn’t easy. To learn a language, it all depends on how consistent you are. Simply, searching “How to learn a language in 3 months” isn’t going to help that much. It’s impossible to learn a whole entire language.
So, start by breaking it into parts:
- Break the language by characters or alphabets (once you’ve gotten this part done → the rest will become much easier don’t skip this step!)
- Learn vocabulary ( start by learning greetings or random house items)
- Learn grammar (learn the tenses: past, present, future, present progressive etc.)
- Learn pronunciation (make sure to practice as much as possible)
- Learn how to read (start with children’s book and gradually transfer into more challenging books)
Some vocabulary starters: Pronouns, greetings, common words such as apples, water, table, pen, pan, eggs, and numbers
Where to listen?: Music, television shows, and podcasts
The most important factor of learning a language would be practicing the language often, so you won’t forget the language. It’s important to keep an equal balance between your native language and other languages in order to not forget any of the languages.
Also, the main reason people stop trying to learn a language midway is because they start losing time. They no longer have the time, they used to have. Well, if you really want to learn a language you’d always make time for it. Also, there’s 168 hours in a week. Eliminate all the time you spend on your phone or procrastinating and perfect you have the time to learn a language.
You don’t have to study 8 hours for a language everyday. You can study as little as 5 minutes, but make sure to review everyday. That’s extremely important, because it helps check if you actually retained the information.
It’s not going to be easy, but if your consistent and really want it. You can do it. It may be challenging, but do it anyway. There are many resources out there, but I strongly would recommend buying textbooks, practice books rather than using language apps. But, that’s all about preference. Language apps may be more convenient for you, but for me I like books. Apps are also limited to languages. They generally have only 15 of the most popular languages available. Also, phones are an easy way to procrastinate. One notification turns from learning English to watching YouTube.
Don’t Procrastinate.
Practice. How do you practice? Start by trying to teach your friends or family or reading blogs in the language you’re learning. Change all the music and television shows into the language you’re learning. These simple, yet subtle changes will help you feel more familiar with the language.
Stay consistent. Save time and practice.
Start now.
Use this article as an accountable tracker. Comment what language you plan to learn and your language goals.
Then, come back every month and comment what you got done in the past month and your future goals.
While you’re at it, comment some advice & resources to use!
Watch the progress.
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