5 – Speak Arabic with Natives
A careful listener is a great speaker. If you listen carefully to your teachers’ instructions, to the sounds of the letters you have been taught, to the passages you have heard and read silently; then, you will be able to speak the language.
And, what is the benefit of learning a language without speaking it? For that, the most prominent benefit you can gain from speaking a language will be through speaking with its natives. By that, you will practice the authentic language within real situations, be exposed to the correct ways of the pronunciation of the words, and be familiar with the different sounds of the letters. Find a partner and practice with them. We should, therefore, thank technology for making practicing a language with the natives possible and available.
6 – Never Quit Learning
Many find this step unreasonable, or at least do not consider it to be a step-in basis. But, in my modest opinion, it is the most challenging step which if being missed, your efforts will go in vain. Therefore, you may need to enhance what you have already learnt and continue to learn something new each day.
7.Learn the right words, the right way.
Starting a new language means learning new words. Lots of them.
Of course, many people have a bad memory for learning new vocab, so they quit before even getting started.
But–here’s the key–you absolutely do not need to know all the words of a language to speak it (and in fact, you don’t know all the words of your mother tongue either).
8. Learn cognates: your friend in every single language.
Believe it or not, you already—right now—have a huge head start in your target language. With language learning, you always know at least some words before you ever begin. Starting a language “from scratch” is essentially impossible because of the vast amount of words you know already through cognates.
9.Interact in your language daily without travelling.
Another reason (or excuse, depending on how you look at it) people cite for not learning languages is that they can’t visit a country where it’s a native language. No time, no money, etc.
Take it from me—there is nothing “in the air” in another country that will magically make you able to speak their language. I’ve done a lot of experiments to prove this (e.g. learning Arabic while living in Brazil).
