Creative tips for learning a new language Learning a new language must give you happiness, satisfaction and an eagerness to try out more languages. Maybe you could use some tips for learning a language that can add some fun to the mix. Check out these three creative tips for learning a language: 1. Find recipes in their native language What can be better than combining food and language? In this case, food can definitely satiate your hunger for authentic foreign cuisine and foreign languages. Finding recipes in foreign language will teach you about the local variations in the language and will make you enhance your reading skills apart from teaching you to make the most authentic of kimchi or Foie Gras! 2. Change the language on your phone Who doesn’t use their mobile phone more than any other electronic gadget? Well, while we spend so much of time with our phones, why not turn it into something more useful? Change the language setting of your phone into the language you are learning. Therefore, the next time you wish to send a message or receive a message, it will be like a mini language test. With practice and time, you will increase your vocabulary of words in the foreign language. This is also part of the immersion technique, where everything you do is in the language you’re learning. 3. Listen to foreign music Listening to music is one of the most fun tips for learning a language. Your ears will tune in to the beat while your brain gets to work learning and memorizing new words. Listening to the radio in your target language will help you in several ways. You can improve upon your pronunciation, learn local dialects, slang, and of course, can widen your knowledge about local music stars! If you do not understand a word or a phrase, write it down and look it up later. Slowly, you will begin to understand the local accent and culture.