How many words are you supposed to learn? Many of us ask this question but the answer varies according to your goal. Because the application focuses on speaking, the words in this section are often used to speak. There are about 100,000 words derived in English. The general English speaker is defined as 10,000 words with their derivatives (uneducated) to 20,000 words (learner). The researchers discovered that anyone needs 8,000 to 9,000 words to read a book. The Heritage Language Learner study