30 minutes a day. Real progress by month three.
You do not need to move abroad or hire a tutor. A short daily practice you keep for months is what actually moves the needle.
Choose one course or app as your backbone and commit for a month. One clear path removes the daily 'what should I study?' decision.
Start with everyday words — greetings, numbers, food, family, go, want, have, need. Write each new word in a short sentence about your own life.
Ten minutes of listening trains your ear to hear words inside fast speech. Replay the same short clip all week, then shadow it aloud.
Read dialogues aloud, narrate simple actions, describe your day in basic sentences. Speaking early feels awkward — and works anyway.
Reading word lists while never listening or speaking leaves you frozen in real conversation. Your mouth needs practice too.
Review today's words tomorrow, then after a few days, then after a week. Words you meet again stick — words you don't, fade.
Busy day? Do the minimum — ten minutes of listening and five words. Missing a day is fine; missing the restart is the real danger.
The daily routine, the weekly conversation habit, and the mistakes to avoid — everything you need to learn faster.