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Read the wiki:
https://4chanint.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Official_/int/_How_to_Learn_A_Foreign_Language_Guide_Wiki

Useful links:
>Free language‐learning book archive:
https://mega.nz/folder/INlRkAQC#CthKI9-_kmDNyrOx12Ojbw
>Books on linguistics and language courses:
https://mega.nz/#F!Ad8DkLoI!jj_mdUDX_ay-8D9l3-DbnQ
>Assorted language resources and some nice visual guides:
https://pastebin.com/ACEmVqua
>Torrents with more resources than you’ll ever need for 30 plus languages:
https://archive(dot)ph/x0dFH
>List of trackers for most language‐learning packs:
https://files.catbox.moe/nmrn8x.txt
>Ukrainianon’s list of commercial courses from rutracker.org:
https://archive(dot)is/R2feT
>Russianon’s list of comprehensible input resources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wXd0V32TjCFsr1-F_en_lA4MI-i7JtyYf26cWLtPRec
>Massive collection of textbooks on various languages, sorted by family
https://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Books/Linguistics/
>/lang/ inpoot torrents
https://rentry.org/inpoot
>Refold Anki decks
https://rentry.org/refold

FAQ:
>How do I learn a language? What is the best way to learn one? How should I improve on certain aspects?
Read the Wiki.
>Should I learn lang Y so I can learn lang X?
No.
>What is the most useful language?
Check the PLI:
https://www.kailchan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Kai-Chan_Power-Language-Index-full-report_2016_v2.pdf
>What language should I learn?
German, Spanish, French, Russian and Japanese (in that order)

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Any reason for not forgetting Russian?

>>211639895
you wouldn't be able to communicate with your countrymen

>>211639902
I wanted some reasons against forgetting it and not in favor of it.

>>211639895
You wouldn't be able to understand the movies you liked as kid. And how would you order drinks?

>>211639918
Russian is the most memorable language in the world. it drills into your brain's deepest region and never leaves.

>>211639974
>the movies you liked as kid
My favorite childhood movie was Doctor Who. Imagine watching any russian movies.
>how would you order drinks
I already use Yandex Eats in English.
>>211639986
It's the black speech of the Mongolian Mordor. Easily the most ugly and vile language in the world.

>>211639895
Knowing Russian makes learning Ukrainian really easy.
Then you can use Ukrainian as a base for other Slavic languages, so you may forget Russian

russian is THE language to learn in 2025

>>211642952
Nice

>>211642952
I actually enjoy it alot. Very fun and unique language. Wish it didn’t have as many barrowings that muddy the Slavic flow though.

A1 is the most fun learning stage in language learning. A2/B1/B2 are a chore

Imagine learning a language that doesn’t have media or literature

>>211644067
True

Just imagine yourself learning Russian, yes russian, that fucking disgusting, nasty, putrid language. fucking inserting it into your brain. Having that goblin speak inscripted inside your memory.
Now imagine people doing that deliberately to themselves.What have the world come to?

>>211644106
You need to be C1 to enjoy literature. Almost every language has enough literature to last you a lifetime. What's more important are the resources that allow you to reach C1.

At which level your language level is enough and you can move on to other stuff?

>>211644884
B2 speaking, writing
C1 listening, reading

>>211644067
Fun scales with language ability, at least if you're an inputmaxxing chad.

Why are you learning French?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX7sc0gXJwc


IT'S OUT

>>211647428
I'm not

>>211647428
Because I think it's neat.

Can someone give me advice on online classes for practicing speaking? I'm very shy btw so I need someone to pull the words out of me

>>211647428
The same reasons I'm learning German tbhfam

>>211648115
Which are?

>>211648145

>>211648055
Sounds like needless torture. Only extroverted normies benefit from those types of environments. The core skill of outputting is expressing your thoughts using sentences, and you can practice that on your own.

>>211647428
Greatest literary tradition
Napoleon the Great, the greatest man that has ever lived

>>211648357
https://streamable.com/4m5h4x

>>211648357
BTFO'd by Wellington

>>211648255
Most, if not all, of these tiny germanic languages are a meme unless you inted to live in their countries. They all speak fluent English and they've hardly got anything to read or watch in them. The only thing they've got going for them is that they're very easy to learn if you're already fluent in both English and German. I've heard of people here learning Dutch in a matter of months. Romance languages seem much more interesting and useful as a family than germanic ones desu.

>>211648527
You're completely right and I should listen to you, but I don't have full control over my autism and when I did erasmus in Norway I really liked the language. But I won't dabble in it again until after I'm fluent in German first, which probably won't happen for at least 9 years due to my lack of talent in languages and lack of ability to just focus on one at a time. I also remember reading somewhere that an American guy got really fluent in German, and when he tried to learn Swedish he picked it up in a couple of weeks. Idk where I read that though or if it is true.

https://www.youtube.com/@FamilyGuyBesteMomente/shorts

quality, bite-sized german input

>>211648518
They aren't really comparable
Wellington was a competent general whilst Napoleon was a god
Their accomplishments are on completely different levels

>>211649032
He wasn't a god, you're dick riding him too hard, but he was a great man of history, I'll admit that.

languages

>>211648954
It is just me, or is this show funnier in German? The voices are better too.

i pray god he lets me forget all the russian i had the disgrace of studying

>>211649528
LOL, what happened?

>>211649528
why? what's your next language?

this is why i stopped learning French

>>211649649
What is going on in Iceland? Are they swarthy?

I just wondered. Can you pronounce B, D, and G in Spanish the same way as in Italian? Do any natives do it?
>>211648527
>more interesting
Literally the most bland, familiar, and common language family ever. Most of the (non-white) world speaks them, and if you know English, you can already try (successfully) reading all other Romance languages, meanwhile German is not much easier for an English speaker to understand than Welsh or Polish.
>and useful
They're literally less useful than even meme languages like Swahili and Indonesian, because there's very little demand yet already millions of native speakers available. The only actual use I can put is for Spanish if you want to retire in a South American country, French and Italian etc. being completely useless.
>>211649528
I've told you.

Anyone knows if pic related helps for improving grammar for a non-native? i feel like these books are made for people in school and to help you with rhetoric or stuff.
I got my C1 Cert like a year ago and despite already going to uni (in german) my grammar is still dogshit.
Im beginning to feel like im mentally retarded but i cant find exercises or effective methods toward improving it.

>>211649996
>pic related
idk sorry
>i cant find exercises or effective methods toward improving it
scriptorium and speaking to LLMs, ask them to correct your mistakes

>>211650147
LLMs can sometimes give weird or flat-out wrong answers but sometimes theyre ok.
I googled scriptorium and it just showed me a pic of a monk writting

>>211649972
>Can you pronounce B, D, and G in Spanish the same way as in Italian?
not really
Do any natives do it?
uncultivated peruvians

>>211650206
Well yeah that’s what it is. Transcribing by hand. Imagine how good their Latin got over time.

Any tips on learning how to enjoy suffering?

>>211650206
Alexander Argüelles on youtube has all the scriptorium stuff, I never tried it personally

>>211650469
Here's a tip.

>>211650480
>>211650375
>>211650147
Scriptorium sounds just like the technique i need, or so it seems, i hope its true, thanks, ill try it out, i still need an advanced grammar book tho.

>>211650650
You need to have full 100% comprehension of what it is that you’re writing. The point is then to force yourself really closely pore over the text and internalize the syntax by essentially what amounts to extremely focused and slow close reading.

>mature cards finally surpassed young cards
motivationfuel