In order to learn advanced words, you must use advanced listening and reading resources, and once you find an unknown word you have to not only translate it but also see it in context in order to be able to use it correctly. You should also put it into practice immediately by using it in a conversation or in an exercise.
Why do I keep forgetting words I have already learned? Why is it, that I know what they mean when I hear or see them written down, but I keep forgetting them when I want to use them? If you have ever learned a language you have undoubtedly encountered this problem way more than … Read moreWhy do I keep forgetting words I have already learned?
The main goal of all the methods I mention is to leave your mother tongue out of the process. It also helps to remember words easier and longer than with old-fashioned memorizing and repeating.
Everyday speech and literary language are very different. This is why you should learn slang to actually learn a language.
You can learn all the grammar rules, more than 5000 words and to conjugate perfectly, but might not actually speak the language.
Learning 2-5 words a day is enough, but you have to know how to do it.