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Practice Korean daily
Studying vocabulary daily is the quickest, simplest way to enhance your Korean vocabulary and ensure long-term retention! In any language, not just Korean, if learners don't have a solid vocabulary base and don't maintain or expand it with new words over time, their language skills will diminish. Grammar is important, but without a sufficient vocabulary, can you express yourself fluently in Korean? The answer is no.
How can you effectively learn Korean vocabulary? There are many options for this question, but no matter how you approach it, you still need a skill. That is learning vocabulary every day.
Why should you study vocabulary every day? Let Mytour explain to you through the following reasons:
1) Study to increase your vocabulary
Only consistent learning can increase your Korean vocabulary. Don't cram for exams; instead, study regularly throughout your learning journey. According to experts, you should learn 3-5 new words every day. Especially, avoid learning too much, like 15-20 words a day, if you're not sure you can study long-term, persistently, and possibly master all those words.
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2) Learn to develop reflexes
You can memorize characters, meanings, and vocabulary very quickly, but how do you develop reflexes when listening and speaking? Many people recognize words but struggle to 'recall' them. That's a sign of poor Korean reflexes. By learning vocabulary daily and regularly reviewing the words through sentence construction, practicing listening and speaking using those words, you'll gradually develop reflexes. Note, for accurate reflexes, you must learn the pronunciation correctly while studying the vocabulary.
3) Study to remember long-term
Once you've memorized vocabulary, if you don't practice regularly, they'll gradually fade away. Perhaps the only way to remember them for a long time is to use them repeatedly. In reality, when studying vocabulary, you need to select the most necessary and common words to learn, skipping those rarely used, because even if you study them, you'll likely forget them quickly!
A scientific study by a German author has revealed that the forgetting process in human learning begins from the 10th minute after studying. After 20 minutes, the human brain retains only 58% of the information just learned; after 1 hour, it retains 44%; after 9 hours, it retains 36%; after 1 day, it retains 33%; after 2 days, it retains 28%; and finally, after 1 month, it retains only about 20%.
Therefore, to excel in Korean, you must actively study vocabulary. To make those words more familiar and prevent wasteful forgetting, regularly study and practice Korean consistently!
