Foolproof way to learn a language:
>learn 300 most common words
>read newspapers
>watch tv
>you will figure out the subtle nuances of sentence structure
you are now a master of the language
works every time
Find a flaw
Nice lifehack, thanks OP!
>>29300637
You won't learn dialect as easily, and it takes time to learn all of the phrases that fluent speakers use.
Other than that, pretty good.
>>29300663
>lifehack
back to buzzfeed
>>29300637
Sounds like a pain in the ass. Every nation with anything already has a shitload of English speakers.
>>29300637
Unless it's a language that is inflected or otherwise has a structure that's radically different from English, like Latin or Russian.
>>29301080
>tripfag
>thinking he knows anything
>Failing to consider that different languages have different sentence structures
>>29301825
>you will figure out the subtle nuances of sentence structure
>failing to read the op
That's actually how I learned english.
That being said, I'm still learning it, so it might not be the fastest way to learn a language.
>tfw learning a tonal language and am completely failing at pronouncing the words
>>29300637
How do I identify those 300 most common words?
>>29300637
>tried with japanese
>didn't work
>>29302112
origami spatial
>>29300637
>Telling autists who don't talk to people outside the internet to learn a 2nd language.
The only benefit would be too talk to foreign autists, but we have more than enough english autists already.
>>29301569
Yo, leave him alone before I tear you're soul
OP isn't bluffing.
I'm not a native English speaker, and I learned from shitposting here.
>>29300878
Not Russia, they hate english
>>29302558
what country are you from?
you seem fluent in english to me
can you speak it though?
>>29302375
I lolled out loud
>>29300637
No, it's
>learn alphabet
>study grammar
>start reading
>>29300637
well it's extremely tedious to read something you can't understand so it would be painfully annoying the whole time
>>29300878
Nihon deska?
>>29301875
kyoto ni ikimashita
kyoto ni ikimasendeshita
you learnt the word iku, or ikimasu, meaning to go (common word)
how are you supposed to infer which means went, and which means didn't go simply by reading? how on earth are you supposed to figure out the subtle nuances without knowing any grammar?
t. weeb
>>29302828
>how are you supposed to infer which means went
By context you fucktard.
>>29302850
but how would you know context when you only know 300 words? grammar is everything you fucking retard
if you didn't know either of the two words i just listed, how would you know which was which? just by a sentence?
>>29302882
>just by a sentence?
Who said you will just read a single sentence? Again, you're a retard.
>read newspapers
>watch tv
>you will figure out the subtle nuances of sentence structure
>>29301974
learning a language isn't really something that only takes a year or two
>>29302905
You only know 300 words. This might be possible for languages like french or spanish but it's not enough for languages vastly different to english. You don't know verb conjugations, you don't know what words are names, you don't know any idioms or expressions, you don't know advanced or specialised vocabulary. I can fucking read, but it won't work
>>29300637
"Hi my name is OP, im a frogposter.
Here is the secret! Start studying,
Then just figure it out!"
>>29301974
your english is top notch, i wouldn't be able to tell you're not a native speaker based on that comment
>>29302940
>learning a language isn't really something that only takes a year or two
it can be if you get off 4tism and committ
it can actually be even quicker
>>29300637
Yeah, the top 3 are definitely true, exposure to the unknown will also (hopefully) make anons more curious about why certain words or phrases constantly reoccur. It's a fantastic strategy for both understanding and expanding the boundaries on your knowledge of a language. Unfortunately this is only one piece of language acquisition. Grammar has no shortcuts. Vocabulary doesn't either.
>>29302994
underrated kekoriginal
>>29302994original comment for the moderators
You need more than 300 words, around 2000 at least. That's said to cover about 85% of all words in a text. Although the problem with that is that the meaning of a sentence is usually contained in those less frequent words. OP may I recommend the L-R method, it's the fastest method of learning a language and you get to delve right into consuming content without having to study from shitty boring grammar books
>>29302999
Thanks!
My pronunciation is still horrible though.Jesus christ, why is steak pronounced stake?
>>29303159
>L-R method
what's that?
>>29303206
watch american tv
not shows with southern or brooklyn or boston accents if you want to fit in though. ideally sound like someone from the western part of the country in order to not get shit
>>29302963
>needing to know any other language besides german, spanish, french, or english
Who cares about your faggy weeboo or subhuman langauges
>>29303278
>he doesn't think chinese is a useful language
opinion discarded, you're a faggot american
>>29303278
learning chinese/japanese languages could theoretically open some doors
>>29303215
You could try Googling it you lazy nigger
>>29303306
They all learn english in grade school so its pointless to learn their shitty complex langauge.
>>29303320
Being able to watch unsubbed anime doesnt count as an open door.
>>29303258Game of thrones doesn't have american accents, does it? Because I can understand that pretty well
Alright
What do you recommend?
>>29303215
>choose a book you're familiar with, the longer the better, acquire the L2 parallel text + audiobook
>listen to all of L2 audio while following along with L2 text
>listen to all of L2 audio while following along with L1 text, repeat multiple times
it was developed by a schizophrenic polyglot so you know it's good.
>>29303370
>pointless to learn their shitty complex language
the american ignorance really is something to behold, does that attitude not make you feel ashamed?
OK so OP oversimplified it but he's on the right track.
This nigger learned several languages, each one in a few months of intense study. His method works and is pretty well-suited for robots (as opposed to fuckfaces saying "lol just move 2 dat cuntry and start talking 2 ppl").
http://lifehacker.com/5903288/i-learned-to-speak-four-languages-in-a-few-years-heres-how
I did his method for Russian and was making good headway when I realized the only reason I was learning it was to understand CP videos, so I lost my motivation. The way he does flash cards is brilliant though it takes a lot of prep work.
I also recommend downloading the Pimsleur series for whatever language you're learning. It makes the listening/speaking part a lot more automatic and puts your accent into near-native mode quickly.
>>29303407
i could give it a shot
>learn 300 most common words
Yeah actually just learn the fucking language in a proper, systematic way, takes less time with less effort.
>>29303574
>I realized the only reason I was learning it was to understand CP videos, so I lost my motivation.
Uh oh
>>29303581
There is a lot of information around the web about it, I've lost the link but the original deviser of this method keeps a web page where he/she goes into a lot more detail and offers free resources for download
>>29303574
>Just need to videochat
Dropped
>>29304087
Videochatting is not essential. It's only something you'd use if you (a) wanted to be a fluent SPEAKER and (b) didn't have easy access in person.
If all you want is to be able to listen, read, and write, then there technically is no need to ever interact with a person other than through text. I knew someone from China who studied English independently and without any speaking practice was able to talk to English speakers fairly well, just because she had listened and practiced speaking in her bedroom or whatever.
>>29300637
I've "accidentally" taught myself english with only a few lessons initially and just exposure due to computers and the internet.
It takes many years.
It worked for me with english
