Some people may wonder what the most important types of words to learn are if you're trying to learn languages faster. E.g. pronouns, articles, conjunctions, etc. I mean, this makes sense right ? Languages are made of words, and knowing which words are most important in the making of a language and learn them first should make you learn faster ? Right ? Knowing this is definitely a helpful insight, and if you care about it, it's one technique among many that will boost your ability to learn languages. But I don't think it's the best method. And if you're just starting out with language learning, and are trying to wrap your head around what it really is at the core, this isn't actually the most important concept. --- See, I'd like to make a distinction between two different fields : **Linguistics** and **memorization**. *Linguistics* is the science of how language works. It cares about how the human brain functions, about how culture affects our speaking habits, and about defining the structure of languages in precise terms. *Memorization* is just about seeing and hearing things, and keeping them stored in your brain for when you need them later. The brain is a memorization machine. It will do it. You don't have to ask for it. You don't have to understand how it always pulls out the right answer, or why that's the right answer. Just trust your brain. For instance, did you know about the adjective order concept ? ![[7w4cyoxooc021.jpg]] Every english speaker somehow innately memorized this rule, yet, only people who's profession is linguistics may ever be able to point to it and tell you it's there. So you can clearly see that linguistics have no part in becoming fluent. You were able to memorize a good chunk of the English language before you were even old enough to know linguistics was a profession. (assuming you're born in an English speaking place) Being able to explain why languages work a certain way doesn't help your brain memorize the right words to pull out when you need them.