Memorizing words The method that has worked for me, in order to learn new words, is reading as much as I can in the language I intend to master. I have started with books with basic vocabulary, according to level (Level 1, 300 words, level 2, 600 words, level 3, 1000 words, level 4, 1500 words, level 5, 2000, 6, 2500.) There are many series of graded books for readers students of English as a foreign language. Another way that has helped me a lot is listening to radio podcasts. When possible, also reading and listening at the same time. Reading and listening creates an environment similar to the one that have native learners. The most important words come again and again. Doing that we memorize naturally. If you are an advanced student, You can read also newspapers in the internet. In The New York times, for example, if you do not understand a word you can just click and get the meaning instantly.