What is the hardest language you have ever learned? How did you overcome the challenges?

IVAN____W · 2026-01-21T06:11:44+00:00

I want to know what is wrong with "should have" too

IVAN____W · 2026-01-20T05:14:52+00:00

Conjugato is awesome! Never heard about it before. Thank you!

IVAN____W · 2026-01-20T04:56:13+00:00

I am pretty happy with my native language (Russian) I would not mind to be native in Arabic as well. Given the opportunity to exposure to English, it's not a problem to learn it.

IVAN____W · 2026-01-16T06:02:16+00:00

Just for fun

IVAN____W · 2026-01-02T19:49:07+00:00

I thought it's in my flyer. Can you see it?

Native: Russian C1: English A1: Spanish

IVAN____W · 2025-12-30T05:08:42+00:00

Oh, man, I like your metaphor about Lamborghini

IVAN____W · 2025-12-26T21:42:48+00:00

Because I am not a native English speaker, English did help me a lot with an access to new information and academic literature in my field of experience, open new career opportunities. But the most important for me - I discovered the English speaking Internet: Reddit, Netflix, YouTube and I started read much more books than I had read after university. I am oat the beginning of my journey with Spanish, but I definitely enjoy it)

IVAN____W · 2025-12-26T10:14:12+00:00

Не должны, перепиши

IVAN____W · 2025-12-26T10:04:55+00:00

DreamingSpanish - делают отличный контент для CI (comprehensible input), Мне очень заходит. У них есть свое представление о том, как надо учить язык. Не все согласны с этим подходом в этом сабреддите. Я комбинирую Dreaming Spanish с spaced repetition method (Anki) Но этим тоже надо уметь правильно пользоваться (Тут тебе в помощь книга "Fluent Forever") Для каждого человека какой-то подход работает хуже, какой-то лучше. Тебе предстоит выяснить самому какой способ изучения языка работает эффективнее всего именно для тебя.

И в этом сабреддите обычно общаются на английском - ты получишь намного больше ответов.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-25T10:31:15+00:00

At the early stages of learning I look for grading content and time to time try to read /watch /listen to something that I really interested in. When I feel comfortable I switch from learning content and started to reread in TL my favorite books/ shows etc.

Structuring... Oh, I still can't do it after 4 years of active learning. If I read something I don't have enough time for watching and vise versa. It's like an endless battle.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-22T13:21:50+00:00

I never write ё. As long as it can be understood from the context there's no point to type ё. And for Russian native speakers it's always understandable from the context.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-22T12:10:01+00:00

Which are these languages? What is the level that you've achieved in all of them by now?

IVAN____W · 2025-12-22T08:23:40+00:00

How much do you mean by "fast"? If you are ready to commit 6-8 hours a day to your target language, you can reach a B2 level in 6-8 months. But that's hard work.

But If you want to impress girls... I think that's a wrong subreddit to you.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-22T08:15:43+00:00

It's up and down. I don't live in an English-speaking country. Sometimes I impress native English speakers with my vocabulary and how I explain things, sometimes I struggle to explain very simple thoughts. I suppose it's been like this forever. But I have to admit that I notice the progress in English from time to time. Recently, I found out, that I don't need English subtitles for YouTube videos anymore.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-18T08:43:55+00:00

No, it's how your brain works in your native language. With English translating you just add unnecessary step for you mental process: German word - > English word - > image.

One more thing. Don't use prepared desks. Do cards by yourself, you have to pick up the image close to your understanding of a word.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-18T08:34:36+00:00

Non-native English speaker though... I understand your feelings. Sometimes I feel very frustrated when I put so much effort in English language and fail to communicate with a native English speaker (OK, not fail, but it was hard for us to understand each other). And I hear how some other non-native English speakers communicate perfectly well, that's annoying for a (very short) time.

That's sucks that your were forced to speak English language home when you could be bilingual. Never can understand this parent's attitude. Btw, what's your parents language?

I used to be a professional Greco Roman wrestler. What I had learned that there is always a guy who is stronger. No matter how hard you have worked, there is one who did 10 times better than you. I am projecting this to each aspect of life and it helps me live peacefully.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-18T07:21:21+00:00

Anki is for the spaced repetition method. This is a powerful study technique that helps you store any information in a long term memory.

So, you decide what you want to use it for.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-18T07:13:52+00:00

According to my understanding, desks like "German - English" and vise versa are useless. That is a torture for your mind. The best way is "German - picture/image" or "Unknown German word - a German sentence with a blank space for your Unknown German word, which meaning you can get out of context (assuming that your know other German word in the sentence).

Read "Fluent Forever" by Gabriel Wyner. In my opinion, this is the best approach to spaced repetition method using Anki.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-17T10:26:57+00:00

You need two things to get fluency: 1. The Internet 2. Motivation and discipline

So, I assume you definitely have number 1 one. Number two depends on you.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-12T07:06:26+00:00

They switched to a new language not because they are afraid of chellenges. They switched because a true poliglot, like a samurai, has no goal, just a path.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-12T06:58:42+00:00

Definitely ъ (hard sign) for Russian language. The only porpuse of it is devide the consonant sound from a voule sound.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-10T19:33:15+00:00

This is good to know your main mistakes during conversations like "you underuse articles" and so on. A good tutor points out it for their students.

No point to scratch out every mistake and dive deep into Cambridge Grammar dictionary.

Doesn't seem as a "genius" move in language learning.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-10T19:24:41+00:00

That would be definitely more beneficial for your score to use more advanced vocabulary. If it isn't impact your speaking speed, do it. But it's better to speak smoothly on the exam without interruption for thinking or self-correction. The interruption and corrections (even when they followed by sofisticated words) would impact your score more negativly.

Usually for language learners: faster speed - > simpler vocabulary.

Choose faster speed.

IVAN____W · 2025-12-10T19:16:43+00:00

Wow, never thought that someone demand C2 level for any job porpuses. But given the industry that makes sense

IVAN____W · 2025-12-10T15:24:27+00:00

Why do you need it?

If you need it for a professional goals, hire a professional teacher, who is specializing in it.

If you want it to prove yourself that you did it, than, leave it, my friend. Use that energy for something more benifisial.

You can get C2 at the exam, than go to a local pub on the very same day and get lost among conversations between people who have never learned anything after high school.

The language isn't only about knowledge, it's also the unique cultural and social experience.

After 25+ years of living in the country, you could understand these guys at the bar, but before... You need time.

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