Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

by Gabriel Wyner

TRANSPORTATION: train, plane, car, truck, bicycle, bus, boat, ship, tire, gasoline, engine, (train) ticket, transportationc VERBS: work, play, walk, run, drive, fly, swim, goc, stop, follow, think, speak/say, eat, drink, kill, die, smile, laugh, cry, buy*, pay*, sell*, shoot (a gun), learn, jump, smell, hear* (a sound), listen* (music), taste, touch, see (a bird), watch (TV), kiss, burn, melt, dig, explode, sit, stand, love, pass by, cut, fight, lie down, dance, sleep, wake up, sing, count, marry, pray, win, lose, mix/stir, bend, wash, cook, open, close, write, call, turn, build, teach, grow, draw, feed, catch, throw, clean, find, fall, push, pull, carry, break, wear, hang, shake, sign, beat, lift

When you’re in a class, your primary goal should be to take the information you receive and stick it into your own head.

Whenever I’m taking a class and there’s a wireless Internet connection handy (for accessing Google Images), I’ll often take my notes directly into Anki. I’ll make flash cards for everything we discuss, and within a few weeks, I’ll have memorized basically every word the teacher has ever said.

The techniques described in this book take advantage of many Internet-based tools, all of which have a tendency to change, break, or improve from month to month. If you try to use one of these tools and find that it doesn’t behave the way it should, go here: Fluent-Forever.com/changes. I’ll use that page to keep track of any drastic changes (and provide alternative tools if needed).