Today we're going to talk about four techniques to help you stop translating
in your head and instead start thinking in your target language this will allow
you to have conversations with ease read smoothly and better understand native
speakers these are four methods to help you think in a new language
number one surround yourself with your target language this way you'll be
completely immersed in the language without realizing it
you'll learn pronunciation sentence structures grammar and new vocabulary
play music in the background while you're cooking or have a radio station
on while you study just use one of our endless podcasts available to you these
are easy to listen to in the background while doing other things number two
learn through observation this is how we all learned our native languages as kids
words will develop their own meanings that relate better to your target
language rather than meanings that are translated directly number three
speak out loud to yourself even if you're a little embarrassed it forces
you to listen to how you speak it makes it much easier to spot simple grammar
mistakes number four practice daily if you practice everything for only one day
you won't retain the information you learned the brain can realistically only
focus for about thirty minutes so studying a little every day allows you
to absorb better follow these steps and have patience you'll soon be able to
achieve your language learning goals just make sure to remember these four
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