Planning
Should I learn the alphabet before I start speaking?
A new script feels like a wall, but it is a few days to a few weeks of work, and speaking does not have to wait.
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Step 4Estoy cansado.
I am tired.
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- Listen
- Speak
Say it out loud. Green landed, yellow was close.
Start freeA simple order
- Week 1: learn 10 to 15 letters, and say simple sentences with audio.
- Week 2: finish the alphabet, then read short words out loud.
- After that: read sentences you can already say.
How long each takes
Hangul and the Cyrillic alphabet take only a few days. Hiragana and katakana take about a week each. Arabic and Hebrew take one to two weeks. Chinese characters are different: learn them gradually inside words.
Is romanization enough?
It is fine for the first days, but it hides sounds the real script shows, so move to the real script soon.
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