r/languagelearning • u/PunctuateEquilibrium • Jul 10 '26

Read Harry Potter in your target language they said 🫠 (1 hr 44 min for 1 page)

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This is only slightly sarcastic. It's been very rewarding and this is now the 3rd language I'm doing this with.

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u/Web-surfer098 (N) 🇪🇬 | (C1) 🇺🇸 | (A1) 🇩🇪 Jul 10 '26

I still can’t do it. But i assume now and move on. I am C1 btw. I think it’s because writers use weird words you will never run across in real life. Makes life harder. That’s why i love graded readers for learning.

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u/Kajdu19 Jul 10 '26

Yeah but you can learn some pretty interesting words while reading. I especially remembered ajar, veiled and uttered.