Do you know the feeling when you’re learning a foreign language and you know so few words that you can’t really be yourself?
The feeling when you’re trying to say something in a funny way but you don’t know how to do that yet. And when being funny is part of who you are. We probably all know this feeling!
That’s why, if you’re a more advanced learner, you can set yourself a goal of learning words that make you feel like you.
Words that help you convey your personality. Words that help you express ideas in the way you would do in your native language.
For example, take synonyms. Nobody likes using the same words all the time. We like to have a range to choose from.
We like to be able to describe things exactly the way they are – it’s part of our ways of expressing ourselves fully. If it applies to you as well, it’s a good idea to focus on learning those words in the languages you are already pretty fluent in.
