What is the most effective way to learn a new language fast?

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[SueShe]

The most effective way is not to learn a language online through a program or application but the best way to learn is to visit the country where they speak that language.

I would not go to the USA, Canada or England to learn English but in a country where they also speak English; a country like Ireland for example.

If you have to interact with locals and are not risking to find a person of your own country at each street corner, you are bound to learn that language very fast. The risk if you go to places with a lot of tourists from your own country is that you will start to interact with them in your own language.

[jennifer_bloom]

I tried different methods and the fastest way for me was reading the bible through word for word translations between English and whatever language you want to learn. It also helps if you can find an audio reader that reads the words for you so you know how it sounds when you learn the letters and alphabet doing this. Before you read the bible in another language, you should listen to alphabet songs on YouTube of the languages you want to learn, if you are not familiar with the alphabet at all, following word by word translations will be too hard for you.

[InknKink]

Go somewhere where they speak the language and and completely submerge yourself in it 24/7 for a couple months with the addition to language classes.

[slatyb]

Move to a place the new language is spoken, and almost no one speaks your native language.

[Kvass]

By actually suffering through it. You need to read a lot, practice until you engrave thousands of words and complex grammar rules into your brain, listen to native speakers to train your ear, etc. It takes more than fooling yourself into thinking you'll become fluent by playing a few puzzles on Duolingo, as many people do. Real language learning requires real, demanding effort.

[Nikki1989]

The golden rule of rapid language acquisition is comprehensible input. This means consuming content where you understand roughly 70–80% of what is being said, allowing your brain to naturally decode the remaining 20–30% from context.

[purplepoppy]

You can't even simple languages take hundreds of hours just to master the basics. The only effective way is to follow a structured plan and buddy up with a native speaker who can help with the bits that don't make sense.

[beenherebefore]

Practice with locals.

[andreasderjuengere]

Getting between the sheets 🙂

[Abbycado]

Take a class?