![]() You need to be engaging in conversation and actively processing things for those 400 hours. Do you think it's 16 hours in a day?Ĥ00 hours of practice is a pretty good rule of thumb I think, but that's deliberate practice, not just physically being awake in a country that speaks the language. Think about how much time you spend a day speaking even your own language in your daily life. ![]() The state departments says it takes around 400 hours to learn the latin based languages, I believe that seems fairly accurate. This is the first new language I have learned but it seems the key to me is described in the bookġ) start with pronunciation and spelling (Gabe created pronunciation trainers for most languages)Ģ) Learn some basic verbs (I need, I want, may I, to go, to take, etc)Ĥ) Start using iTalki with a partner very soon into your journey and keep track of what you dont know. I was recently in Sicily with my family and hanging out with a family that spoke no English and was translating for 8 people in both directions with no problems. Am I speaking perfect italian - no, but I have absolutely no problems communicating. I can understand 80% of our conversations perfectly, and we talk for the full hour, rarely breaking into english. I have a speaking partner that I speak with 3-5 times a week for 1 hour each time (If you want to learn italian email me, he is awesome), and I keep track of literally everything I cant say, and after the lesson make cards, insert them into Anki, repeat. I have been using the method's described in Fluent Forever and they have been working extremely well for me. ![]() I have spent the last 10 months learning italian, spending a total of 7 weeks in the country, 150 hours studying, and 85 hours speaking on iTalki.
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