How did you acquire the first 1000 words?
How did you acquire the first 1000 words?
I speak Polish, German, Swedish and English. 3 of them are Germanic languages so they were easy to learn because they are so closely related. Polish and German I learned as a child so it was kind of automatic.
Now I have to learn Korean and struggle so much! After 3 months I have learned about 100 words. Any tips how to get to the first 1000 words Ina reasonable time? Especially in a language where none of the words seem to resamle anything from my previous languages.
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I've used the Pimsleur language programs for a couple languages. It's audio based: you hear a recording, and you say it out loud. A great way to get started.
Does it explain it in your language so you know what the words mean?
Yes, and it's very phrased based, so you sort of absorb the grammar without a lot of explicit rules.
How many minutes/hours per day did you use to do it?
They are 30-minute sessions. I did them in my car during work commute. Many public libraries have them. Here's the first session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eguDJPkjPwQ
Thanks for the link!
Yep, Pimsleur to start, and then try to find very easy material in the language to consume. For example, kids shows or any shows you've already watched dubbed in the language you're trying to learn (e.g., Friends in Korean).
I think Pimsleur usually has 90 x 30min sessions, which gets you about 45hr of practice/comprehension. Then if you can consume about 150 more hrs of material, where you understand around 80-90% of what they're saying, you should be about at a B1 level at that point.
At that point, you can start trying to consume more difficult material. Audiobooks, podcasts, movies, music etc.