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I've done it or some variation with German, Latin, Japanese, Norwegian, and Russian. My method is to listen is small chunks (like a paragraph or so), a bunch o
by romaaeterna 7y ago
I've done it or some variation with German, Latin, Japanese, Norwegian, and Russian.
My method is to listen is small chunks (like a paragraph or so), a bunch of times, and gradually expand the length.
> I can't see how I could pick up the meaning without some reference, unless I was extremely familiar with the material.
You would be surprised at how good you are at it. The human brain is built for picking up a language from scratch by listening, and human languages are similarly built for being acquired in this way.
- topmonk 7y agoWell, sounds good, then. I'll give it a shot, thanks.
- bayesian_horse 7y agoI'm still a bit confused of how one is supposed to decipher a Language like Japanese or Chinese without any reference. I certainly was never able to do it. Only after years of studying more theoretically am I able to learn new words from context.
- romaaeterna 7y ago> without any reference The "reference" comes from knowing the stories in English first. And also the reader's voice acting, etc.