To learn a language What does that mean - to learn a language? They say it's to think as a native speaker. I'd say it's to feel as a human being. I'd say you can't learn - you can understand. We pronounce different sounds and think different thoughts, but we're all humans, so various but still alike. And we don't always need the words to understand each other. A smile, albeit written, a pat on your shoulder, a beautiful image in your inbox, a song in your player... Don't think, just feel.