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Scratch sh.itjust.works DScratch@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-01
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is to first speak your own language in the new languages accent?

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schnurrito discuss.tchncs.de schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-24
#2 · Quote Reply

except that it really isn't, a correct accent is usually the least challenging and also least important part of learning a new language

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iceberg314 slrpnk.net iceberg314@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2026-03-10
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I'm not fluent in second language or anything, but I think I have learned the most when immersed, like I visited the Philippines for a month and started to pick up some Tagalog. Or during two years of grad school, I had a lot of Nepali friends and slowly started to understand more Neplai words and phrases

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rumschlumpel feddit.org rumschlumpel@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-23
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Might work for relatively similar languages that already share a lot of words via latin, greek or loanwords, but good luck getting anywhere with east-asian or african languages like that.

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TheReanuKeeves lemmy.world TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-30
#5 · Quote Reply

Are you doing mushrooms before your showers again?

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eldain feddit.nl eldain@feddit.nl
Joined: 2023-07-03
#6 · Quote Reply

The first step to learn a new language is to break your tongue: listen and struggle to repeat. Don't use somebody elses strugglings in your own language for that, it's merely a hint of vocal chains they are unused to. You have to stumble yourself the opposite way.

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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#7 · Quote Reply

Are you doing mushrooms before your showers again?

Is there any other way?

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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#8 · Quote Reply

It might help, but it also puts you at a very high risk of being perceived as racist.

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trxxruraxvr lemmy.world trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
#9 · Quote Reply

No, that doesn't help

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AllNewTypeFace leminal.space AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
Joined: 2023-08-20
#10 · Quote Reply

Might work for relatively similar languages that already share a lot of words via latin, greek or loanwords, but good luck getting anywhere with east-asian or african languages like that.

If you’re trying to learn Dutch from English, it might just work

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Bluegrass_Addict lemmy.ca Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-10-21
#11 · Quote Reply

learning to change/control your natural movement of your tongue helps a lot more

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daannii lemmy.world daannii@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-08
#12 · Quote Reply

Watching TV shows and movies in that other language.

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