No one can deny that vocabulary is the most important thing when learning any language.

And below will be the best way to learn English vocabulary (everyone knows this way, but very few people actually apply it).

You will also learn two additional benefits from this way of learning.

Especially: The second benefit is very important if you want to speak English fluently one day.

Read on!

Common Mistakes in Learning English Vocabulary

Is this how you learned it in school: Memorize vocabulary by repeating it many times.

For example, if you want to learn the word “basketball” is basketball, then you just say loudly: “basketball…basketball…basketball…basketball…basketball…basketball…” dozens or hundreds of times. Just like that until you memorize it, right?

Theoretically, it is true that after studying this way, when reading you can recognize that "basketball" is basketball.

Have you noticed that many people learn English quite well when they have no difficulty recognizing the word while listening or reading.

But what about when it comes to real communication?

They wanted to say the word basketball…the word was already on the tip of their tongue…but no, it couldn't come out. In the end, they left it hanging and felt shy and said nothing more.

Obviously this method is extremely bland and tasteless, but most of all it is extremely ineffective.

A typical language has hundreds of thousands or even millions of words.

This is another reason why people think you must be a genius to be able to learn them all in a short time, otherwise it would normally take years to be able to do this.

What is the Best Way to Learn English Vocabulary?

If you ask your English teacher or any other English learner this question, they will tell you the exact same methods.

They will tell you the best way to build vocabulary is to read a lot or collect vocabulary through listening lessons.

And I also completely agree with that. That is the best way to increase your vocabulary.

This sounds very familiar, right? Everyone knows this already. This topic is too boring.

But that's the problem - it sounds familiar, but it doesn't act like it.

Everyone knows how to learn English vocabulary, but most don't do it that way. Because you spend too much time on entertainment media and funny videos.

And now, if you usually practice by listening and reading, congratulations. You don't need to read this article anymore.

But if that's not the case, then let me convince you to start listening and reading English more often.

I will share with you two more benefits that you will get by adopting this habit. I will also share with you some listening and reading materials. So now let's get started.

The first benefit you receive is “intuition”

What is intuition?

For example, you encounter an English grammar multiple-choice question.

You look at the answers and you immediately know what the correct answer is.

You don't know the grammar rules to explain or reason.

It simply feels right.

That is intuition. You get it through listening and reading a lot.

Unfortunately, some people do not appreciate the power of intuition. These people learn English vocabulary in a very strange way. They do not learn words according to context. Instead, they find a list of new words and memorize the meaning one by one.

That sounds like a good idea. But they are learning too many new words at once. And there is only one word to describe this action.

What a mistake.

Just because you know the meaning of a word doesn't mean you can use it. That's not enough. You also need to know how the word is used.