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Old 10-15-2004, 12:40 AM  
OzMan
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Originally posted by punkworld
Anyone got any special techniques for this that actually work?
What works really well for me with somewhat familiar languages is just reading a few books in the language in question (with the help of a dictionary ofcourse).
I am learning Chinese at the moment and I have a bad memory so it just comes down to lots of repetition.

First I learn the definition of a new word.
Then I learn how to say it with the correct tones.
They I learn what it looks like in Chinese characters.
Then I learn to write it in Chinese characters.

There are like 30,000 Chinese characters.

I have 80 done so far, only 2000 more to be considered basically literate.
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