Fastest, Quickest Way To Learn French Vocabulary
One of the most important parts of learning a foreign language like French is learning the vocabulary. If you don’t know the words, then you won’t understand what is going on. Also, many times even if you don’t know all of the French grammar fully, you can get the gist of what is going on if you understand the words being spoken. For these reasons, it makes sense to make learning new words in French a priority. So, what is the best way to learn French vocabulary?
First, as part of your French studies, you should be trying to find as many words as possible from natural, real sources. That is, get your vocabulary from places that native speakers use such as regular TV programs, movies, books, etc. This way, you will be going over the real language as it is used by natives, not just language you find in your textbook or grammar books. This will become good practice since in the future you will be using your French with native materials, not textbooks. If you can, when you write down unknown words, you may want to write down the sentence in which the appear, as well. That way, you get the context for the word, as well, and it will help you remember it better.
Second, make sure you have some way of keeping track of the French vocabulary you find. If you simply look up the word in a dictionary and then move on, you will find that the next time you come across the word, you will have to look it up again. This may happen several times and becomes a waste of your study time. Instead, you should have some way of keeping track of your French vocabulary so that you can review it later and learn it for the long term.
Third, make vocabulary goals for yourself. I find that this is a good way to keep myself on track to progressing in French. You can make a goal as simple as making sure you find 5 French words per day that you didn’t know before. That way, your vocabulary will steadily increase until you have learned 1,825 new words in a year. Of course, if you have more time, you can always learn more than your goal which will further increase your abilities. At the very least, make sure you do your minimum each day no matter what.
If you follow these steps, you will find that your French will improve rapidly. Make sure, however, that you review the new words that you come across or else you will soon forget them. The best way to learn vocabulary for the long term is out of the scope of this article but if you are interested in the full explanation, I would suggest taking a look at my book on language learning. Suffice it to say, make sure you have a way of reviewing your vocabulary otherwise you will just have a long list of words that you don’t know.
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How To Learn French Fast, Quickly, Easily
If you want to learn French, you probably want to get to a fluent level or to an advanced level in as short a time as possible. You probably want to begin enjoying the things you are learning the language for as soon as possible, too. Maybe you want to watch French movies, read French novels or make new French friends. Perhaps you are even planning a trip to France or another French speaking country. If this is the case, I have a few tips to offer you to help you learn French as fast as possible.
First, if you are serious about language learning, make a commitment to yourself right now that you will study everyday, even if for a little bit. Studying French for a little bit each day is a lot better than studying French for a large chunk of time once per week. If you study a little bit each day, the French will stay fresh in your mind and it will be easier for you to retain what you learn. You will also find that your progress in French will come more quickly.
Second, have a way of keeping track of the vocabulary and phrases that you are learning. If all you do is look up the word in a dictionary and then close the dictionary, you will find that you will soon forget the word and then need to look it up next time you encounter it. You need a way of keeping a list of the words you come across. Better yet, you should have a way of reviewing the words so that you will remember them for the long term. I have a whole system for learning vocabulary so that you will never forget it but that system is out of the scope of this article. If you are interested, I would suggest taking a look at the book I’ve written on language learning. However, for now, you should keep a journal or vocabulary list somewhere of the words and review them when you can.
Third, do something fun in French as much as possible! Don’t just read French textbooks and do grammar exercises all day. This is boring and if it’s boring, it’s likely you will not retain it. Not only that, you will find yourself wanting to *not* study French if all you do is just read dry textbooks. The point is that if you do something fun in French like watch a French movie or read a French magazine, not only will you be getting exposure to the French language and therefore increasing your ability but you’ll be doing something fun so chances are that you will spend much more time in the French language than you would have had you been just using a textbook. In this way, you will be learning French a lot quicker.
These three small tips should boost your French studies a bit if you remember to apply them. If you are serious about learning French to an advanced level, then definitely check out the book that I have written on language learning. It will have you learning French in no time.
If you want the fastest method to learn a language so that you will become fluent in a foreign language in a matter of months, learn thousands of words without worrying about forgetting them, master grammar and do all of this in an enjoyable, painless manner then you need to read Learn That Language Now!