According to etnologue there are 6,809 languages on this earth being spoken, and nearly half of these languages are on there way to being extinct or are spoken in a jungle somewhere.  Whether living in NYC or traveling abroad you will always find yourself somewhere some how lost in translation.  How do you fix this, you can't but you can make a difference by learning basic's or learning the languages that most interest you. " I can't learn a language, I have a horrible memory, I just wasn't born to speak another language".  95% of you are saying this now.  


Let's break it down, language are sound's. If you can learn the english language before you were 5 years old what makes you think you can't learn one at 20 or 50?  You can, in fact it will be easier!  First and foremost you must have a genuine interest in the language you want to learn.  A difficult language is one you have no interest in.  In my case my family speaks italian,  I want to share emotions and thoughts with them so I have a genuine interest.  If you want to work in miami you best learn spanish.  Language learning doesn't have to be a burden. if it is you won't learn it.  


When studying language in school i passed by the skin on my teeth.  I dreaded going to class and did enough just to get by. So how did I learn to speak enough italian to express myself in just 3 months?  Taking the most used words from the language and learning those first. About a thousand words make up 75% of the italian language.  Not bad. 300 words are of almost 40% spoken everyday.  

Here are a list of 500 word's most spoken in the english language.
How I did it.
http://www.world-english.org/english500.htm
Start by learning these words in language you choose.
Don't try to learn them all at once, set a goal maybe 10 a day.
Then try to surround yourself whether by computer or work or socially with people speaking the language you desire.


Get a phrase book for basic grammar and pronunciations. (i prefer Berlitz)
Next time you watch a movie or tv show put the language you desire in subtitles.
This has helped me distinguish when the word are used and in what manner.
Be confident when trying to speak the language even if you know only 10 words
Finally have fun with it. It is not a chore. 


Go to a spanish club or italian restaurant and try speaking to the employee's.
If practiced intensively replacing  30 min. of tv with language a day you can learn 60% percent of any language, conversationally fluent in just about 3 months depending on your interest more or less. 
NOW GO, YOU CAN DO IT!


  

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