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How did you acquire the first 1000 words? (piefed.jeena.net)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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I speak Polish, German, Swedish and English. 3 of them are Germanic languages so they were easy to learn because they are so closely related. Polish and German I learned as a child so it was kind of automatic.

Now I have to learn Korean and struggle so much! After 3 months I have learned about 100 words. Any tips how to get to the first 1000 words Ina reasonable time? Especially in a language where none of the words seem to resamle anything from my previous languages.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Yep, Pimsleur to start, and then try to find very easy material in the language to consume. For example, kids shows or any shows you've already watched dubbed in the language you're trying to learn (e.g., Friends in Korean).

I think Pimsleur usually has 90 x 30min sessions, which gets you about 45hr of practice/comprehension. Then if you can consume about 150 more hrs of material, where you understand around 80-90% of what they're saying, you should be about at a B1 level at that point.

At that point, you can start trying to consume more difficult material. Audiobooks, podcasts, movies, music etc.