Learning vocabulary the right way

Vocabulary is your new superpower when learning a new language. Here is why:

Well the first reason is obvious. Languages are made of words, therefore the more words you know the more you can talk about. Furthermore the way in which you express yourself has a strong correlation with the choices of words. Reading, writing, listening and speaking mainly rely on your vocabulary. If you are at the beginning of learning a new language knowing lots of words can help you tremendously. People often understand you without any grammar, that is why it is even more important when traveling that you know as many words a possible or at least know some words so you can describe what you want to say. Generally, knowing a lot of vocabulary also broadens your horizon, as you are able to talk about nearly anything you want. You can gain a whole new perspective, because you are able to talk to people from a different culture with different opinions. Something to keep in mind is that on a certain language level you need to be able to speak with a proper grammar. For this reason having a good balance between learning grammar and vocabulary is important. Nonetheless the balance you place is really up to you. There is no right or wrong, each person on this earth has it’s own preference! Some people say that learning vocabulary feels like they aren’t making any significant progress. However learning vocabulary is one of the most efficient ways to learn a new language as it actually speeds up you learning. It prevents you from any vocabulary and knowledge gaps and at the same time prevents you from falling behind in class. Vocabulary further can be seen as an useful Sudoku. It is a great exercise for your brain and can be actually be implemented into your life. Only ten minutes of learning vocabulary a day can have an huge mental health improvement. When speaking to another person confidence is a key factor on how you interact with people. If you feel confident you are able to express yourself better and have more fluent conversations with others. Vocabulary gives you an huge confidence boost. You can compare it to giving a presentation. When you are prepare you feel confident, your presentation is also very well structured and easy to follow. On the other hand if you are not prepared you feel anxious, stressed and are more likely to stutter. So learning lots of vocabulary helps you to “prepare” yourself for converstations.