@liftlangleon: 1. Anki. For me, it's all about constant repetition. It's boring as hell having to go through 250+ flashcards for each language, but most of the time it's whole sentences as well as individual words. This equals multiple words picked up from a single card. Boring = consistency which usually gets the most progress. 2. Note-taking. I write the transliteration for Arabic because it's faster than actually writing the Arabic letters. This does help to reinforce certain concepts and vocab compared to typing out at times. My job is to get it from pen to paper, break it down and then get it onto my flashcard app to get it in my head. 3. YouTube videos. A step up from podcasts as I can see the language being spoken and with subtitles too. For French, when reading the translation I can understand around 70% but what helps is hearing how the words are spoken. That's powerful, especially for everyday conversations. 4. Weekly lessons. It's always great investing in your learning. I find myself usually dreading the sessions, but when they're over, I learn a lot. It's definitely worth investing outside of free resources. 5. Podcasts I find it hard to pick up stuff from these as I can only hear the audio and understand like 20-40% for both languages. It's very versatile to begin with as it helps you pick up and get adjusted to conversations about almost any topic in your target language. It's a method that I probably use only when traveling or at the gym sometimes, due to the convenience. 6. Books/worksheets Only ranked low because I actually don't read as much in my languages. I've only recently started to implement worksheets so I'll be able to combine notetaking and reading with this. My tactic is usually to read and highlight any unfamiliar words or phrases, then add them to Anki until I'm familiar. 7. Language apps. It's good for beginners, I'll give it that but it weeds out those who are serious about language learning vs those who want to learn basic phrases. Not even valid at this point because I'm a prime hater for streaks. Simply not a good use of time. #LanguageLearning #polyglot #learnalanguage #lifestyleaesthetic #learninglanguages

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