Name: The only Method I use to increase my Vocabulary in English!
Uploaded: 2024-08-11T14:55:58.000Z
Duration: 11 min 54 s
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But we're back with another very special video.

In this one, I'll both tell you and show you through real-life examples how I increase my vocabulary in English, as this is the only method I use because it is natural and the most effective for me.

You know how I always tell you not to learn random words just for the sake of learning or aim for 10 new words a day?

When you learn words without purpose and out of context, and then don't really use them in real life, there's a 99.9% chance you will forget them.

This is just how our brains work, they eliminate everything we don't use.

If you don't use it, then you don't need it, and it gets deleted to make space for something useful.

I've tried different methods to increase my vocabulary, and not only that to be honest, it applies to everything.

Grammar, speaking, listening skills, and so on.

So the best and the most effective method for me is to learn as I go.

If I read something and come across the same words over and over again, I look them up, I see them in context, I see them recurring, I remember them.

When I hear phrases or words repeated constantly and I can't quite figure them out from the Most of the time though, you will be able to figure out the meaning of a word based on the context.

However, if you're not sure about the meaning and you either ask someone or look it up, when you make this extra effort, your brain considers it to be important information and transfers it into a folder named Important.

So in this video, instead of just telling you all of this, I'll give you some examples from my own life to demonstrate what I mean and how this works.

I constantly learn new things and words, especially after moving to the US.

And I understand that concepts like learn as you go or learn naturally might sound too abstract.

One more thing that I'd like to say is that even if you watch a video giving you 100 advanced words in English or 500 casual words, it doesn't mean that you remember at least half of them.

I make them myself, I have videos like this on my channel.

But truth be told, you're better off spending that time communicating in English and engaging in real life conversations.

But how do I talk to someone in English if my grammar and vocabulary are so bad?

Well, the fact of the matter is that people will understand you and talk to you despite your mistakes and your accent.

Moreover, they will help you say something, find the right words or correct you if you ask them.

It's you they are interested in, not your perfect English.

And the fact that you're making an effort will mean a lot to them.

So the sooner you understand this and let go of your fears, the faster you'll improve.

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My husband and I always discover new words and phrases during our conversations with Like, oh, so this is how and where you use this word.

The same goes for developing your listening skills.

To this day, I watch my favorite shows, which I've probably watched hundreds of times.

And it seems like every time I understand more and have these aha moments, it's constant improvement.

In this video, I'll be using kitchen vocabulary as an example, and you might pick up some new words for yourself.

I had seen it in some people's places, and I might have even heard someone mention it.

But it wasn't important to me, so I either didn't pay attention or simply forgot.

That was until I decided that I needed one of these things.

It's funny because I knew the word caddy when we were looking for our bathroom caddy.

I learned it back then, but I didn't associate it with this thing.

Well, as it turns out, things like these are called caddies.

So now after looking it up, searching for this thing, and using it basically twice in real life, I don't think that I will forget it.

Another interesting word that I learned and had never even heard before coming to the US is skillet.

A skillet is a type of frying pan used in cooking, characterized by its flat bottom and typically flared or sloped sides, which make it easy to toss and turn food.

Not only is it the type of frying pan, but skillet is also the name of a dish in restaurants.

When you see the word skillet on a restaurant menu, it usually refers to a dish that has been cooked in a skillet.

And that's where I heard it for the first time, in a restaurant.

A waitress was going through the day's specials and she mentioned skillet.

I had no idea what that was, so naturally when she left, I asked my friend and he explained it to me.

I think that being in that kind of awkward situation, not knowing something and having to ask about it made me remember it.

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