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May 2023
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How This Polyglot Starts Learning Langua...

Steve Kaufmann
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Beginner material needs to contain lots of high frequency words and these words should repeat many times within one lesson. There should also be many lessons. The Mini Stores at LingQ check all these boxes. Watch my latest video to find out more about this fantastic beginner course and why I use it when I start out in a new language. 
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