2006-09-20 21:06:23 · 19 answers · asked by tanya 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
im into writing fairy tale....shortage words in some places....
2006-09-21 19:48:18 · update #1
malcom x's method:
buy a dictionary and start copying from A to Z.
it takes a while but it really improves your language skills, works with english too!
and don't cheat buying a pocket dictionary! :P
2006-09-20 22:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by maroc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends whether you just want to be able to read and write, or to speak fluently.
All the answers about reading, films etc are great for the first one, except the newspapers, they are very hard for somebody unaccustomed to their lingo.
But speaking you can only improve by practicing, preferably talking to competent native speakers.
In most places there would be conversation courses for that, if your language is not too "outlandish".
2006-09-21 00:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever language - whether it's your own language, or one you're learning - when you read or hear a word that you don't know what it means, look it up! If it seems like a word that you might use, USE IT! If you frequently encounter words that you need to look up, keep a list of the words and their definitions, and review it now and then.
I have a program that I downloaded online for free called WordWeb, and I use it a lot to look up words that I don't know. I've used it for words I find online, words I've seen or heard on t.v., homework, etc. It doesn't have all words, but it's pretty darn handy. :)
2006-09-20 21:18:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suggest 2 read,watch movies talk with people who know about language i use this way to improve my self in Italy language every day i read a book or short story and then memories the meaning and use it in another sentence listen songs allot now i take with Italian people just that it benefit
2006-09-20 21:23:58 · answer #4 · answered by lol 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you can spend time in a country where the language is spoken! or try to have conversations (language club, etc) with native speakers.
try to listen to pop music or any other music with lyrics in that language.
watch movies in that language, subtitles are helpful.
read magazines, websites and crime, romance novels - easy to digest stuff in the foreign language. Doesn't feel like "revising" then.
I did all of the above and I do believe it helped.
Hope you will find these ideas helpful.
2006-09-20 21:10:58 · answer #5 · answered by birgit_london 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
U hav to start talking that language to the particular origin people u hav to live on that locality also if possible so that u can improve ur vocabulary.
2006-09-20 21:18:01 · answer #6 · answered by nambirad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Typing here at Yahoo, could be a good one! Try entering for example the French site
and getting in comm. with some french guy, so he(she)'ll help you out!
It's easy and fun!
Ciao..John-John.
2006-09-20 22:39:27 · answer #7 · answered by John-John 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to keep your memory active, and don't memorize the word alone, memorize the full sentence you get it from.
Don't be surprise if I told you to write the sentence twenty times to memorize it…
Also read interesting stories and novels which can attract you to read more…
Good luck
2006-09-20 21:21:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wchich language you prefer most concentrate on it...then buy a dictionary that suits for it..or live in a country that speaks that language..coz you can easily adopt if you do stays there even for a year.. you have no choice but to study their language.. or else you cannot communicate with them that easy
2006-09-20 21:16:46 · answer #9 · answered by maybell 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
read news paper loudly .after reading u should speak loudly & clearly before any person whom u know. after the speach u should ask him &tell him 2 rectife the speach which u haven spoken,then onlly u will be ablle 2 improve u r vocaklabre.
2006-09-20 21:15:15 · answer #10 · answered by anil_lingayat 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋