What are some things that you have the tendency to skip over when beginning and progressing through a language, and what are your general thoughts on it?

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There are a few categories of words that you’ll likely encounter as a beginner whether you’re using a coursebook, listening to a podcast, taking a class, or using another resource. Things like numbers, directions, talking about the weather, etc...

I know I personally don’t prioritize getting deep into that realm of knowledge. My logic is that vocabulary such as common household items/furniture isn’t super important, and you could just learn how to ask, “what is this?”, or generally get good at describing in your TL instead, and then pick up the vocab as you go.

It does however cause some funny conversations like,

  • “I think I’m gonna buy a new...uh, what’s that thing called? It has four legs and it’s flat on top and you can eat dinner off of it?”

  • “.....We call that a ‘table.’”

I just find it funny to be able to articulate and converse at a decent level, but then suddenly you realize, “ugh, wow, I don’t know how to say that it’s raining!” when the topic finally comes up.

Anyways what do y’all think?

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