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> This is good news - you can be proficient in a foreign language by learning only 2,000 words! Depends what you mean by "proficient". I currently know ~6k Sp
by jonahx 2mo ago
> This is good news - you can be proficient in a foreign language by learning only 2,000 words!
Depends what you mean by "proficient". I currently know ~6k Spanish words and would hesitate to self-apply that word. Others might, but damn languages are hard.
- WalterBright 2mo ago> Depends what you mean by "proficient". I thought I was pretty clear - you could understand at the level of television. Television scripts are dumbed down.
- jonahx 2mo agoDepends on a number of factors, but the majority of people with a 2k word vocabulary would not understand much of a Spanish television show or news cast at native speed. If you were reading the script, it might be different.