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When it comes to language learning, think of it as a journey than a race. Stop putting time limits on how much of the language you're gonna learn. English alone has about 500,000–1 million words. We don't know ever word in English but we can follow most of what we read and hear. It took us years to learn our mother tongue (decades even), so stop trying to master your target language in a year.
The language is boring to you because you are treating it like a chore. You are treating it like a boring homework assignment than a dynamic, fun activity. It's best to learn slow and have fun than try to rush to learn the language, but in the process, it's very dry and boring.
Instead of learning vocabulary lists and making flash cards, read daily using an eBook reader. You will see the words and phrases used repeatedly. Each time you forget, you can translate on-the-fly.
The language learning process MUST BE FUN! If it starts to feel like a boring homework assignment or the task is too daunting you will give up very early before you even learn enough vocabulary to be considered "good enough".
To prevent boredom learning a language, interactive with the language in a very natural way. You are learning without using much brain activity. An example is changing your YouTube language settings to your target language (if available). Why? Because you want to expose yourself to the language without having to translate in our head. When you see a play button and the word "play" written in your target language, you will understand that word to mean play (or at least one of it's meanings)
Don't worry if you don't know what is being said or if you can't follow a certain program while you are listening or watching. You want your ears to start hearing the language as words and phrases and not gibberish. When you get a lot of daily passive listening, you will notice that you can hear words and phrases that are a part of your vocabulary.
It's okay to switch back to content in your mother tongue. Try to listen to native speakers in your target language on a daily basis. The vast majority of your listening should be passive. That way, you can acquire the language naturally without burning out trying to figure out what is being said.
Trust and enjoy the process. With enough exposure, you will understand the language… even when it's spoken fast. Treat it like a journey and you will enjoy it. Treat it like a race or a sprint and you will be disappointed that you know thousands of words, but still can't understand native speakers. It's more than just words and phrases when it comes to learning a language. You need to know how the language sounds and how the language works. Reading isa really good activity to do to improve your vocabulary and language skills. Just make sure everything you do in your target language, it's enjoyable.
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