Now that you know how to find native speakers and remember words and phrases, it’s time to actually speak your target language.

Find example sentences online, in a phrase book, or elsewhere and learn them. Just basic first-introduction dialogue is fine.

many languages have a handy feature of sticking to infinitive verb forms after modal verbs. In less complex language, this means that if you use words like “want,” “need,” “would like,” “should,” “may,” “can (able to)” in their standard present-tense conjugation with, say, “I” (“I want,” “I can”), you can follow them up with the dictionary (infinit

look up online words in the dictionary that you think will come up in the conversation with your teacher, knowing that they will be encouraging you to do most of the talking.

When new material comes up, add it to the script.

When new material comes up, add it to the script.

someone focused on communication, rather than saying precisely the right thing, will look at ways to rephrase with different words so what is used effectively conveys the same meaning.

Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.

keep trying until you find a way that produces real results for you. It’s never you who’s broken, but your current approach. Fix the approach, discard what doesn’t work, and you will be much more successful.