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[–] aebletrae@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

Don't let that stop you. Languages don't work as isolated sounds so don't overly focus on those. You have extra homophones to disambiguate, yes, but which examples are you actually worried about where context won't help you out, where you can't ask for a little clarification, or turn on subtitles?

I struggle with speech recognition generally so, while I've given up on the balanced approach of traditional courses, I've had success concentrating more on reading for learning (Japanese, which has lots of homophones) and using listening exercises as training for learning that way later on. I can describe what I've found helpful if you want the details.