Vocabulary
How many new words should you learn a day?
More is not better if the words do not stay.
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Step 4Estoy cansado.
I am tired.
- Order
- Translate
- Listen
- Speak
Say it out loud. Green landed, yellow was close.
Start freeTime to 1,000 words
- 5 a day: 200 days.
- 10 a day: 100 days.
- 20 a day: 50 days, with heavy review.
Make them stick
- Learn them in sentences.
- Say each one aloud.
- Review yesterday's before adding new ones.
- Use them in a real sentence that day.
Is it better to learn many words quickly?
Only if you review. Fast learning without review means you re-learn the same words later.
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