Learning new languages
 

Anyone got any special techniques for this that actually work?
What works really well for me with somewhat familiar languages is just reading a few books in the language in question (with the help of a dictionary ofcourse).

As an adult it is much harder to learn a new language. You might want to take a few classes and then visit a country where it is spoken.

try that shit where it plays while you're sleeping...you never know...might work...

talking to someone in that language might help.

that'll be a prob for aramaic or latin.

get pimsleur or however you spell it language learning... great way to learn to speak new languages...

i suggest communicate with some guys who know different languages, in case, you will learn both speaking and understanding..:thumbsup :thumbsup

I am learning Chinese at the moment and I have a bad memory so it just comes down to lots of repetition.

First I learn the definition of a new word.
Then I learn how to say it with the correct tones.
They I learn what it looks like in Chinese characters.
Then I learn to write it in Chinese characters.

There are like 30,000 Chinese characters.

I have 80 done so far, only 2000 more to be considered basically literate. :glugglug

Best way to learn some lenguage is to be in that country for some time...:2 cents:

Pimsleur is correct. They make tapes for just about every language you can imagine.

SpaceAce

I'd have to agree.