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A big vocabulary is viewed upon as the crucial element for academic and business success. Why is this commonly believed? The size of someone's vocabulary also exists due to the capacity of that person's brain. They go hand in hand, so to speak. Our vocabulary is also regarded upon as the primal part of our language. In order to learn a new vocabulary it is handy and necessary to have systems ready in order to learn and remember the newly learned words. One of the most effective ways to learn a language quickly is by studying the prefixes, suffixes and the roots of the most commonly used words of that language.

Other things you can do in order to grow your vocabulary:

1. Pick up a dictionary. Learn how the prefixes, suffixes and roots are normally used. In order to remember these, combine them with the rules of the smashin scope http://get-your.free-mind-map-training.com/smashin-scope.html) Be very specific about your daily goals in relation to newly learned words per day. This only works if you really use the principle of retention (repetition). It is wise to start using your new words within context and as many times as possible. 3. Always scan for new words in a new language. What's the reason behind this 'order' when you already apply tip nr.

2. Your mind will be set by your willingness to learn and will find more hooks to catch new liguistic fish on. These are easy to remember rules and shouldn't be to hard to apply them. Whatever you do, the key remains association. In the case of learning a language you should use this as much as possible. Use sounds, similarities or use the fact that some languages are families of each other and therefore have many related sounds/words. In order to let the new information settle easily you have to realize that you are actually learning a new way of organizing and structuring the new information.

The brain loves to associate and you do this by offering your brain many hooks to anchor the information with. Are you aware that there is a way that will save you a lot of time studying the new language? You can use this rule with any language you want to learn. 50% of the conversation (all conversation, yes, you read well!) is made up of only 100 words. Beware that there is a big difference between most used words and most commonly written words. These lists vary a lot from eachother and should be kept apart, as there are big differencens between these.

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1. the 2. of 3. and 4. a 5. to 6. in 7. is 8. you 9. that 10. it 11. he 12. was 13. for 14. on 15. are 16. as 17. with 18. his 19. they 20. I 21. at 22. be 23. this 24. have 25. from 26. or 27. one 28. had 29. by 30. word 31. but 32. not 33. what 34. all 35. were 36. we 37. when 38. your 39. can 40. said 41. there 42. use 43. an 44. each 45. which 46. she 47. do 48. how 49. their 50. if 51. will 52. up 53. other 54. about 55. out 56. many 57. then 58. them 59. these 60. so 61. some 62. her 63. would 64. make 65. like 66. him 67. into 68. time 69. has 70. look 71. two 72. more 73. write 74. go 75. see 76. number 77. no 78. way 79. could 80. people 81. my 82. than 83. first 84. water 85. been 86. call 87. who 88. oil 89. its 90. now 91. find 92. long 93. down 94. day 95. did 96. get 97. come 98. made 99. may 100. part

1. der / die / das (def. art.) the; (dem. pron.)  that, those; (rel. pron) who, that 2. und (conj.) and 3. sein (verb) to be; (aux./perfect tense) 4. in (prep.) in [variation: im  in the] 5. ein (indef. art.) a, an; (pron.) one (of) 6. zu (prep.) to, at; (adv.) too 7. haben (verb) to have; (aux./perfect tense) 8. ich (pers. pron.) I 9. werden (verb) to become; (aux./future tense); ; (aux./passive voice) 10. sie (pron.) she, her; they, them; Sie (pron.) you (formal) 11. von (prep.) from, of 12. nicht (adv.) not 13. mit (prep.) with 14. es (pron.) it 15. sich (refl. pron.) -self 16. auch (adv.) also, too 17. auf (prep.) on, at, in 18. für (prep.) for 19. an (prep.) at, on [variation: am  at/on the] 20. er (pron.) he 21. so (adv.) so; thus, this way, such 22. dass (conj.) that 23. können (verb) can, to be able 24. dies (pron.) this, that 25. als (conj.) as, when; (adv.) than 26. ihr (pron.) you, her; (poss. adj.) her, their, hers, theirs; Ihr (poss. adj.) your (formal) 27. ja (adv.) yes; certainly, really 28. wie (adv.) how; as 29. bei (prep.) by, with, at 30. oder (conj.) or 31. wir (pron.) we 32. aber (conj.) but; (adv./flavoring particle) 33. dann (adv.) then 34. man (pron.) one, you 35. da (adv.) there; (conj.) because 36. sein (poss. adj.) his, its 37. noch (adv.) still, yet 38. nach (prep.) after, toward 39. was (pron.) what 40. also (adv.) so, therefore 41. aus (prep.) out, out of, from 42. all (pron.) all 43. wenn (conj.) if, when 44. nur (adv.) only 45. müssen (verb) to have to, must 46. sagen (verb) to say 47. um (prep.) around, at [variation: um ... zu  in order to] 48. über (prep.) above, over, about 49. machen (verb) to do, make 50. kein (pron.) no, not a/an 51. Jahr das, -e (noun) year 52. du (pron.) you 53. mein (poss. adj.) my 54. schon (adv.) already; (adv./flavoring particle) 55. vor (prep.) in front of, before, ago 56. durch (prep.) through 57. geben (verb) to give 58. mehr (adv.) more 59. andere, anderer, anderes (adj./pron.) other 60. viel (adj./pron.) much, a lot, many 61. kommen (verb) to come 62. jetzt (adv.) now 63. sollen (verb) should, ought to 64. mir (pron.) me 65. wollen (verb) to want 66. ganz (adj.) whole, all the; (adv.) quite 67. mich (pron.) me 68. immer (adv.) always 69. gehen (verb) to go 70. sehr (adv.) very 71. hier (adv) here 72. doch (adv.) however, still; (adv./flavoring particle) 73. bis (prep./conj.) until 74. groß (adj.) big, large, great 75. wieder (adv.) again 76. Mal das, -e (noun) time; mal (conj.) times [math]; (adv.) time(s); once; just 77. zwei (num.) two 78. gut (adj.) good 79. wissen (verb) to know 80. neu (adj.) new 81. sehen (verb) to see 82. lassen (verb) to let, allow, have (something) done 83. uns (pron.) us 84. weil (conj.) because 85. unter (prep.) under 86. denn (conj.) because; (adv./flavoring particle) 87. stehen (verb) to stand 88. jede, jeder, jedes (art./pron.) every, each 89. Beispiel, das, -e (noun) example 90. Zeit, die (noun) time 91. erste, erster, erstes (adj.) first 92. ihm (pron.) him, it 93. ihn (pron.) him 94. wo (adv.) where 95. lang (adj.) long; lange (adv.) for a long time 96. eigentlich (adv.) actually; (adj.) actual, real 97. damit (adv.) with it; (conj.) so that 98. selbst, selber (pron.) -self; (adv.) even 99. unser (poss. adj.) our 100. oben (adv.) above, up there 

When taking a closer look, you will realize that nearly 50% of these are almost the same as in English; just some minor variations and accentuations of the words. If you have a goal of learning several new languages, become a master in association with the smashin scope. This will reduce the time needed to learn considerably and you will be able to remember longterm (as long as you also apply the rule of retention). Pay attention to the way kids learn. The minds of kids are open. The moment they open their eyes, they start absorbing. They like new information as they want to 'control' their destiny and they are not afraid of making mistakes (yet). They just try again and again, they start to make associations with the basics, listen very actively, are masters in copying.