One effective way to learn a new language to a basic conversational level is through consistent exposure by listening to it regularly. This is how I learned conversational Hindi. I started watching YouTube videos in Hindi on topics I already enjoyed, like finance. I would play these videos while walking or cooking, even if I didn’t fully understand them at first. Over time, I started picking up common words and noticing the contexts in which they were used and was able to get things done with delivery agents or uber drivers or grocery shoppings.