Re:Ask HN: Most effective way to learn a new language (not t...
by stevekemp on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @02:44AM
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Honestly the only way that things stuck with me was when I was forced to use the language (i.e. immersion).
Previously I persuaded my wife to only speak to me in her native language every Thursday afternoon/evening. That helped a little, but only when I moved and was surrounded by the new language did I really get better.
It took me months to learn to hear AND pronounce the difference between "o" and "ö", and still I get it wrong at times.
Previously I persuaded my wife to only speak to me in her native language every Thursday afternoon/evening. That helped a little, but only when I moved and was surrounded by the new language did I really get better.
It took me months to learn to hear AND pronounce the difference between "o" and "ö", and still I get it wrong at times.