After learning basic sentence structure and grammar, as well as a few essential survival phrases and numbers etc, my method at the moment is to learn vocab and phrases based on what situation I'm about to put myself in. For example, if im going to the bank to transfer some money I learn the phrases and vocab im gonna need to use, and then try and imagine the kinds of reponding statements or questions I might encounter and learn those phrases and vocab, as well as a couple of diffrerent ways to say the same thing, since I cant guess exactly what they're gonna say. This way im learning stuff im actually gonna use, usually over and over which also helps cement them in my memory. I guess it'd be a different story if you're not already in Germany, but maybe you can still imagine scenarios youre most likey to find yourself in.

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