Hi! I prefer learning languages in a creative way - reading, watching films, listening to songs in the target language. When I was learning French, I realized memorizing words doesn't work for me, since it's boring and a word may have different meanings anyway, depending on the context. So when I started learning Spanish, I rather wrote sentences with the new words, which made remembering them easier. I also try to think in the target language when learning it, without translating things to my mother tongue. I know it's hard for most people, but for me it's natural. I also talk to native speakers often. But of course, different methods work for different people.