Might work for relatively similar languages that already share a lot of words via latin, greek or loanwords, but good luck getting anywhere with east-asian or african languages like that.
I'm not fluent in second language or anything, but I think I have learned the most when immersed, like I visited the Philippines for a month and started to pick up some Tagalog. Or during two years of grad school, I had a lot of Nepali friends and slowly started to understand more Neplai words and phrases
The first step to learn a new language is to break your tongue: listen and struggle to repeat. Don't use somebody elses strugglings in your own language for that, it's merely a hint of vocal chains they are unused to. You have to stumble yourself the opposite way.
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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 12 pts · 17d
except that it really isn't, a correct accent is usually the least challenging and also least important part of learning a new language
TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 17d
Are you doing mushrooms before your showers again?
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 17d
Is there any other way?
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 17d
It might help, but it also puts you at a very high risk of being perceived as racist.
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 17d
No, that doesn't help
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 3 pts · 17d
Might work for relatively similar languages that already share a lot of words via latin, greek or loanwords, but good luck getting anywhere with east-asian or african languages like that.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 3 pts · 17d
If you’re trying to learn Dutch from English, it might just work
iceberg314@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 17d
I'm not fluent in second language or anything, but I think I have learned the most when immersed, like I visited the Philippines for a month and started to pick up some Tagalog. Or during two years of grad school, I had a lot of Nepali friends and slowly started to understand more Neplai words and phrases
eldain@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 17d
The first step to learn a new language is to break your tongue: listen and struggle to repeat. Don't use somebody elses strugglings in your own language for that, it's merely a hint of vocal chains they are unused to. You have to stumble yourself the opposite way.
daannii@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 17d
Watching TV shows and movies in that other language.
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 17d
learning to change/control your natural movement of your tongue helps a lot more