Tools That Help You Start Learning Language At Home By Yourself

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Have you ever met someone fluent in several languages? They can speak French, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese. How did they do it? There are a variety of ways to teach yourself a different language, and you don’t need to enroll in a physical class at a school to do it. In fact, one of the best ways to learn is simply by using a new language in everyday life.

However, you may want a step-by-step approach or some kind of guide that teaches you the best way. You can use many resources like English with Lucy to jumpstart your language-learning journey. These are some of the tools that you’ll need to start learning a language at home.

 

Try Bullet Journaling and Mind Mapping

What are your goals for learning a language? Perhaps you want to speak a specific language for a trip abroad, or maybe you need to know a language for work. Whatever the case, you could use a bullet journal to plan time for learning this language and set up a schedule. You can also use things like planner stickers to get even more organized around certain words, phrases, verbs, and other particles of speech that you’ll need to learn as you study.

For example, perhaps you are headed to study abroad in France and want to learn how to ask for directions or where to find a bathroom, you can map this out in your journal so you’ll have a clear idea and motivation to learn.

Listen to Podcasts with Transcripts

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There are a few podcasts out there that try to help people learn the language, such as the Coffee Break Series or News in Slow Podcasts. There are even Slow German and Slow Japanese podcasts. These are all meant to help you learn the language through hearing the words slowly and reading along with the transcript. You can hear exactly how phrases and words are spoken, and then see the translation in a modern tongue. It’s a great way to start learning when you have a little bit of free time.

Talk to People Online

Once you start to learn a little bit of the language, you can even connect to people who are trying to learn a foreign language by going online with italki. This is a fun app where you can book lessons to speak to tutors. While it does cost around $10 an hour, you do get a $10 voucher to start your first lesson. However, there are free options on italki where you can meet people who are working on their English. When you use this platform, you should make sure that you’re spending equal time on learning their language as they are with English.

Try Playing Games with Family

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What if you could play charades in Spanish or French? You could create flashcards or pieces of paper with key words like “danser” for dance or gato for cat. While it’s very beginner-friendly, it’s a fun way to easily learn vocabulary in the language that you want to learn without having to make it into a study routine.

Learn Food by Making It

If food is a great motivator to learn a language, then why not try cooking foreign dishes? You can even buy a foreign cookbook and learning what it means to cook “manzo” dishes (or beef in Italian) like a professional. It could be the yummiest way to become an expert in a certain language, and you’ll get to treat your family or friends to delicious meals.

Subscribe and Read Content in Another Language

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Perhaps you are learning a language for business or agriculture, or maybe it’s something else entirely that you’re studying. If you want to learn about the language and culture more, then you can sign up to read about these subjects on websites that use the language. You can get all of your news from a certain city where the language is spoken, such as Paris, France, or Lima, Peru. You can learn quick tips and phrases just by reading through newspapers online, especially if the site has a translation feature.

While learning a new language seems difficult, it’s actually easy to become fluent in most languages. You simply have to focus on what inspires you about the language and treat it like a second tongue. With enough practice, you’ll be able to speak fluently wherever you go.