Second Language Strategies to Become More Descriptive

Learning to express yourself more eloquently

Welcome, aspiring polyglot! Being able to express yourself in a way you deem acceptable is important when you are getting started in a new language. However, it is important to keep in mind, how you speak now is not how you will speak forever. Your starting point is not your ending point, unless you give up. That is why speaking early and often is always worthwhile, irrespective of whether or not you sound like a toddler.

It is going to take months whether you start right away or wait several years, so the sooner you start the better. While it is intimidating, there are ways to practice before jumping into the real thing. If you missed the piece where we discuss speaking on easy mode, you can check that out here:

Components to surpassing B2

In order to advance in any language you are going to have to expand your vocabulary pool. This is where a good language learner can really stand out and advance their language skills quickly. However, it requires a good amount of pattern recognition. If you are learning a romance language, here are some things you can look out for, if you are not let me know what you are learning and I will find some things for you to look out for as well.

The Latin base that makes up the Romance languages and much of the English language gives you a unique opportunity to expand your vocabulary base without too much effort. Here's how: