In the beginning of my language-learning journey, I made flash cards and regularly tested myself with them. The best way to learn vocabulary is to match the word with a picture to work both the left and right side of the brain. I would create sample sentences with the vocabulary word, so that instead of merely remember the sound of the word and it’s corresponding meaning in English, I would be more likely to remember it in context. For example, one of the words I had trouble learning at first was the word for library (dosogwan). By pairing it with the word study (gonbu-hada) I remembered both of them.
What helps to remember vocabulary is not whether or not you make flashcards, but rather your exposure to the language. I can estimate that I know at least 300 vocabulary words.
In the future, my goal is to continue making flashcards (I have stopped due to a number of reasons and because of this, I have stagnated in my progress) and sample sentences. I hope to learn 100 more words this winter break.
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