How it could be if you want to learn a new language. You don't want to take a classes but you just want to take it casual. These tips will help you a lot !

1 Get a dedicated notebook

Get a notebook, write everything you learn in it. You can write down anythings that is related to the language that you learning. For example, I learn french on my own, I have a notebook where I will write down everything that i was learning in french. You can also keep it a diary or a journal where everything you feel like expressing has to be in that language that you're learning. At first, it'll be really hard because you find that there are some things that you want to express but you can't find the words to express them in that language. That's a really great time for you to go on a google translate or open a language dictionary, and learn new vocabulary for the new language that you want to express. Even it is just a common word but you can really feel the satisfy. 

2 Listen to music

I also really like to listen to music in that language that i learning. You can listen the music on Youtube or wherever you can find. It really helps you to kind of comprehend what they're singing about. When I first started to listening a music, to be honest, I couldn't understand every word they're sing. But every time we kind of learned to grasp the different context of songs especially because there are a lot of love songs out there, some heart break songs. I will pick up some common words that they use in the song, and write it down on notes. I also really like to read the lyrics as I listen to the song, any words that I don't know, I'll translate them and try to remember them on that day. And if I really like the song and its really resonating with me, I will turn it into an artwork, like calligraphy. I think being able to write what you're listening to is a great way to kind of keep all those vocabulary and words and phrases in your mind, and that's really help. 

3 Watch movie/show with subtitles

I will suggest that you find a really good TV series in that local languages. Watching TV show on that languages will kind of help you to learn the way that word are pronounced or the intonation of the voices when they speak out that language and that is really helpful. It's because it's easy to just read the words that you see and think that they are pronounced on mind but it's really hard to say it on daily. It makes sense but it lacks that intonation. You cannot surround yourself with people who actually speak it and listen to the way that the words are spoken, so you definitely check out foreign films in language that are choosing to learn. 

4 Read children books

 When you just started to learned a new language that you ever try. I suggest getting an easier book to read likes children book to start off with because it's gonna be hard if you just jump in straight into like an adult novel. I personally suggest you guys to read the books that you have read it on your native language, like Andersen's fairy tales. Children book is really great because you will learn how to say the basic things, basic vocabulary and as you build your confidence you can progress to higher levels. 

5 Follow social media personalities 

I also follow a lot of people online who speak the language that I'm learning. Finding youtubers who make videos in their native tongue and following them on instagram. You'll learn a lot from that too, usually there is like quite a tight-knit community of these youtubers who make videos in native tongue. So once you find one youtuber, it's really easy to find their community and start following people who make videos in that language.

6 Take advantage on free apps

Don't forget to take advantage on free language apps. There are so many apps out there that lets you learn a language for free. I have used the Duolingo（多邻国）to study french. They have quite a lot of language that you can learn on it. It's great for grammar practices and great for expanding your vocabulary and it's kind of like a gamification process too. 

Those are some tips without taking any classes or really putting much effort. Hope you guys enjoy it!

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