lol no i liked the charity shop!
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lol no i liked the charity shop!
I would reccomend reading a dictionary, if your memory is good, because if you just casually learn vocab it takes the longest time. If not read it, at least constantly skim it.
:rolleyes: I think reading a dictionary will never work, it's much easier to learn vocab actively...
Speaking from personal experience, it all depends on your surroundings. The first time I moved to a country where I couldn't speak a word of the native tongue, it took me about 10 months with the language to progress to the level where I could talk about mostly everything.
More recently, I have now spent the last five years in another country the language of which I didn't speak when moving here. At the moment, I am able to discuss the weather, shopping, soccer and a few other daily matters. But I'm certainly not fluent.
The main difference between the two countries has been that whereas in the first country I was constantly surrounded by native speakers who spoke no word of any language that I knew, here just about everyone I know speaks at least English. Which as a consequence has made it less important for me to actually perfect my skills in the native tongue.
So, my suggestion is -- if you really want to learn the language, you need to practice it and insist on using it. Which, I suppose, won't come as a news to anyone. ;)