6 ways to STOP translating in your head & THINK in another language! |

This video will teach you how to stop translating into your own language in your head and start to think in a foreign language. It's something that affects a lot of those learning a foreign language and these 6 tips should help you break the habit!
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[@EnglishwithLucy]

REPRESENT YOUR LANGUAGE and contribute subtitle translations! kzbin.info_video?v=JTHSFxja2zY&ref=share

[@VincenzoLaSpesa]

Well, it's contrary to point 2 :P

[@ameer4398]

English with Lucy from iraq 48c

[@gilbertodesouzamilani5215]

English with Lucy you can envy me, here in Brazil it's 15C. hahaha

[@ooR4]

Here in Southern Brazil, 4°C. Yep, it's winter.

[@lucasotaku426]

Center of Brazil, 21C. It's night here, and winter. 😁

[@EnglishwithLucy]

PLEASE DON'T GET ANGRY WITH ME FOR WEARING A COCA COLA T-SHIRT! People are going crazy on instagram! I just saw the top, loved the colour and I like the logo! That's it! No sponsorship and I'm not trying to promote Coca Cola!

[@rohitraju6527]

English with Lucy hi Lucy. it's no problem. the content is more important.

[@zahraazoz1960]

Lucy wear what ever you want when ever you want don't care about their opinion ❤💪

[@aprendeinglesconanimes1299]

you can wear anything what you want

[@azeitonaf.7880]

English with Lucy Actually, this t-shirt looks gorgeous on you! Lucy, when is/was your birthday? Please, tell me. Thanks for one more nice video! XOXO

[@captain.automatik]

It's completely okay to monetize your videos. People should not be angry about coca-cola or pepsi (oh, perpetual holy war), or other brands. You give them a lot of very useful videos for free and it is definitely fine to gain some money from sponsors.

[@TodayLifeIsGoood]

I speak 4 languages^^ My tips of stuff that hasn't been mentioned: -listen to music in your chosen language, it hurts so much less if there is rhythm to it -read your favourite comics in the language you want to learn, the images will help you with learning through context -watch your favourite tv series in your chosen language -play video games (if you like those) in the chosen language

[@dessertsbiys4953]

My think always translating for another language , this is fault or not?

[@maksim3663]

And don't forget to change the default language on your laptop, desktop, mobile phone, smart tv, and - in your browser (then it will try to offer localized version for many websites) Full language immersion 💪

[@gatomiquie7_]

@@maksim3663 but it might be tough for new learners because there's so much they haven't learned yet right? IMO do what you like.

[@MaaritLiljendahlHelsinkiGuide]

Excellent tips!

[@khoinguyenang520]

I don’t know games (English language ). Everyone can you help me

[@sunnyaerie3563]

Omg I'm honestly talking to myself in English all the time, i felt so weird but now I can say I'm just doing it because of Lucy 😂😂

[@anuvette]

I can Relate

[@mervenurfem8842]

Sunny aerie oh god i thougth i was the only one who does that 😅😅

[@mindslayer6810]

Anu me too

[@Tomek9511]

Hi Lucy, I just watched your video about translating in the head when speaking a foreign language. You’re absolutely right! I figured it out some 40 years ago, when I migrated from my native Poland to Germany. I needed to become fluent in German as soon as possible, and I came to the same idea, that translating just won’t work. I started to memorise the names of things without translating into polish, and it worked just fine. I did the same after I migrated to New Zealand over 30 years ago, and have the same success. Congratulations on your method. Thomas from Antipodes

[@nicedog1]

I’ve been thinking a lot about this subject since I started learning Spanish several years ago. I think it is safe to say that you stop translating in your head once a word becomes familiar. For example, if I hear ‘perro’ or ‘casa’, I automatically visualise what they are because they are two of the first words I learnt and are used very often. It is like if a new word enters your own language then you eventually become familiar with it and don’t need to keep referring to other words for what it is. Dog, hound, mutt, perro mean much the same to me now as do house, home and casa.

[@Mirsab]

Living in Dubai, 28°C is cool for us, would be like oh such a nice weather innit, cos we're used to +40°C, and around 50°C in peak summer.

[@ahmedlimam4220]

@Elena Of Avalor - Episodes My city un Mauritania is the same....hihi

[@elinaxyz86]

I understand what you say, but i have to do more practice in conversation. What you said is true for me. I learned the grammar in my school. Now after many times i listen video only in english without subtitle, i understand more the conversation and where i don't understand i put the word in the context. But, i learn a bit Spanish for myself only seeing videos and trying to comments in that language and in some moments i think in that language. I think that the similarity of some language (italian, spanish) help to learn more fast.

[@parvizmammadov3573]

The most beautiful British girl I've ever seen

[@tarr7954]

Parviz Mammadov yeh h and she's the first British I've ever met😂😂 even not face to fc btw

[@lakminagroup4936]

I agree mate

[@sreeja7503]

Great chat and all .Lets make it possible .Thats the reason I am going to marry a british lady

[@bazkid5739]

Shes not gunna marry you softy

[@bazkid5739]

Nah bro Google search Susan Boyle 😍😍

[@matt_0401]

In Poland is 32 degrees

[@odix87]

Yup, my today's sunstroke shows this with no doubt

[@TheProchow]

47 degrees on my balcony today. In the sun.

[@kami922]

Super Hero 25 in PolandXD

[@jade728]

Also 32 degrees in northern england

[@kindred.spirit2937]

Widzę ze mamy tu sporo Polaków

[@rahuljnu14]

Great video. I'm from New Delhi, India and I teach French. It's around 30C here but sometimes in May and June the temp. goes above 45C.

[@seryaaas]

It's been a while I've been using all of these tips you mentioned and I find it very very very useful n effective. My mother tongue is Farsi, I have a nephew who is about 18 months. When I wanna speak to him, I speak in English. I know he doesn't understand but for me it's kinda practicing 😊

[@gilfabila831]

This English lesson is great because I do speak out loud always when I'm in the car going to work or from work going back to the house. Oftentimes I talk to myself in English while in the car, and it's true that I could sometime hear my errors in English but it was quite okay. I do talking most of the time when I'm alone inside the car as part of my every day training in English. Thanks!

[@Carlos_GM.]

Bueno, parece que los insultos son los primero y lo que mejor se aprende de un idioma, ¿no? El momento de conducción ha sido fantástico. Well, as you may have notice, I'm from Spain, and right now, there are 44° C in my town. But we are used to it😂

[@laughable_loves]

36 degres in Paris 🇫🇷

[@Anastasia-lo5fm]

Here in Greece, summers are very hot but now it's hailing. The funny thing is that in winter the weather was sunny ( sorry for my English, I am still learning )

[@aybukesanl9560]

Anastasia K. Turkey is the same , winter was not so hard but we re having rainy and cool days 😊😊

[@Anastasia-lo5fm]

I know...😕Even though I love rain and snow, a cold summer is not good at all. I just can't be live other countries have soo hot weather and in Turkey and Greece it is pouring down

[@undercoverlover333]

I was to the point to comment this ^^

[@jowansuleiman7409]

J'ai quand même été travailler, je sais vraiment pas comment j'ai fait, mais j'ai fini ma journée xD

[@denicemontero3553]

It was 118F degrees just the other day in Arizona, USA which is roughly 48 degrees celsius!

[@milanpaudel9624]

She gets violent when she speaks spanish, :D

[@RafaelFernandes-gs5zr]

ßLÀCK ÇAT hahahahah true

[@mymaitra3879]

I think when I speak English, I will too. :))

[@elemukelemu]

Just forgot the child and flipflop :DD

[@livingwithdezz1880]

Definitely somehow

[@ranyjaber1915]

7:23 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA "voy girando a la decrecha y QUE TE ARRANCO LA CABEZA GILLIPO-anyway..." oh my god i died. xD anyway, my mother tongue is arabic (even though i forgot it) but im very fluent in spanish and lowkey fluent in english and im actively learning korean and turkish every now and then. even though im not learning english, i found these tips very useful! i already subscribed cuz why the H not? xD you are funny, charismatic, a good explainer/teacher. and honestly the British accent its just so beautiful and interesting

[@thomascaserta6353]

hello! I'm fluent in English and am learning Korean at the moment. How are you learning Korean? I've hit a bit of a wall and i'm not making a lot of progress

[@michaelhawkins1528]

@@thomascaserta6353 why would you want to learn Korean? Why not Japanese or Chinese?

[@thomascaserta6353]

@@michaelhawkins1528 while knowing japanese would be amazing its a lot more difficult in my opinion than learning Korean, simply because Korean has an alphabet and while Japanese has the kana, they also rely on Kanji quite a lot (not as much as Chinese which im pretty sure is all kanji)

[@vasquezparedesp]

Those are really good defensive words... Hahahahhaa

[@elizzumraece5871]

Hey Rany I am Turkish People. I can teach you Turkish😊

[@user-um7tw6kx4r6]

That advice about the monolingual dictionary and speaking to yourself is so good

[@alexandrearaujodecarvalho]

Hello Lucy! My name is Alexandre Araújo de Carvalho. I am 35 years old. I am from Brazil. Thank you so much.

[@pedroberroa3040]

Subvocalize is a good strategy to learn a second language. Nice tip you share with us Lucy.

[@emilyvielka]

7:24 Ame tu expresión, veo tus videos para aprender más English, thanks to you..... 😍Thanks Lucy you're the best😚

[@marinabulnikova4953]

Hi, I'm living in France (15°, it's really cold for me 😄) and I enjoyed this video so much! I can speak French, Russian, a little bit Spanish and I'm quite good at English... At least I hope so! I totally agree with you when you're saying that we should learn vocabulary with a "monolingual dictionary", and that speaking to oneself out loud helps a lot! Your videos seem to be very useful!

[@katehamilton7240]

Lucy does almost identical videos to English with Greg but with a posher accent! My students love them both!

[@greta494]

You made a video in Spanish, will you make a video in Italian?😊

[@ventdudesert3974]

hi! are you italian? ciao !sei italiana?

[@katenka_ana3997]

Ciao ~ Non sono italiana, ma sto provando a imparare esso. :) Sono della Germania, parlo tedesco, inglese, russo e un po' italiano. Questi due frasi mi ha preso 6 minuti lol

[@ventdudesert3974]

anyway!excuse me if i thought that u r italian.i tried once to learn german ,but i found it really difficult.if u see that u can help me ,let me know.

[@gleyceborba4200]

Hello Lucy! I live in northeast Brazil and now the temperature is now around 29 degrees!! I love your videos! ❤

[@anauzh]

+32° in Sochi, Russia :)

[@cannibal4919]

Тебе всё равно не поверят)) На всякий случай нужно добавить - Цельсий

[@alhernon]

When the sentences you're trying to compose become more complex, a quick translation is not a bad idea; that is, when you know how to do it. Learning Latin, an extinct language having a totally different word order than Polish, I figured out how to treat sentences as a whole, separate entity. Once you've found the main verb you're safe and sound. :) The same rule applies to instant translations made while I'm speaking English. Of course, thinking in English works perfectly... but when it comes to saying more complicated phrases sometimes you have to spend a while to express yourself the way you want to. 2. Your Spanish accent is absolutely adorable!

[@yalcinali5466]

19 degrees in Toronto(Canada).The weather is very cool and cold here

[@dyelfuerte]

Hablas muy bien español!

[@emilyvielka]

dyelfuerte sobre todo en el minuto 7:24

[@delgadosalcedo2]

Comment at 5:33 is spot on, so true!

[@emmavitalie6166]

France, 22 degrees :)

[@eddieramos7857]

In P.R. , we are encourage to improve our spanish language , which we have been using all our lives , and put aside the English language . Once we move to the U.S. , we come to realize that concentrating in nothing but the Spanish language was a BIG mistake !! It took me yrs to really learn how to write and speak English . .

[@pafoson]

5 degree, rain in Murmansk, Russia. And i don't have heating in flat.

[@ldetonimacedo]

Ç.Ç

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

why? 🤔

[@frankgomezp704]

It is 34 degrees in North-West Spain very unusual wheather conditions,really scorching hot!

[@actuallypierre]

In Italy it's 42 degrees....

[@astro___prod]

ma dove vivi ahah

[@actuallypierre]

GuZ Bolzano

[@actuallypierre]

GuZ ma si è un po' abbassata perché piove fortunatamente

[@gingerphony]

e io che mi lamento dei 30 gradi in Abruzzo ahaha

[@jowansuleiman7409]

JESUS !!

[@moonza6600]

ohhh, Thank you so so so much for your videos, you influence off on in many ways by yours native pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary. finally, keep going to learn us. 😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@masonline46]

I live in the North Morocco 40°

[@CanaryMapping]

UFT 2006 Correction: I live in northern Morocco

[@alajamal6524]

Thank you Lucy your advice it really helps me to start thinking in English

[@peachai27]

I've been doing tip #5 and it really helps.. And I noticed that when I speak with my kids, I start to sound like you, well at least kind of British..

[@AshutoshSingh-ht8st]

You are an amazing teacher,Lucy

[@nikitanikitov9362]

Saint-Petersburg is 11 d :)

[@apsarabano22]

7:24😜 😝 😂 😂 😂 still soooo cute

[@awwad7123]

From saudi arabia today 52 degrees 😤

[@msaeed9153]

Hi lucy you are play a pivotal role for improving English language. In fact, ours style of teaching of is very impressive and effective. M.SAEED ZAFFAR

[@jishnukunni]

Here from india i am jishnu lot of graceful to hoping your more videos which help such peopls like to do devlope confident to talk with someone in english

[@ly_nex]

I didn't know anything about learning another language but I did the things you've said .(even my English teacher said to me not to do, but I learned that she was so wrong) I am geneous XD

[@pr.williannunes8716]

Thanks for video Lucy! I'm learning English. I'm Brazilian.

[@franchequiav8746]

Lucy if you were in Spain you'd be even worse.... We are usually at 35-40..

[@Bedfordshireman]

I bet you have air conditioning or ceiling fans though. We don't have that in the UK.

[@franchequiav8746]

QueensOwnHussar really??? at least you've got tea😊

[@Bedfordshireman]

Francisco Martínez García It rarely gets hot enough to warrant spending hundreds of pounds on air conditioning. When we have a heat wave, as we are now, we really suffer indoors.

[@franchequiav8746]

QueensOwnHussar what part of UK are you from?

[@Bedfordshireman]

Francisco Martínez García The East. More specifically, Bedfordshire. The same county that Lucy's from, I think.

[@cristinarevuelta6993]

We're around 40 degrees in Spain, I bet you wouldn't survive here 😂

[@cristinarevuelta6993]

By the way, love your videos, they help me a lot to improve my english ❤

[@naylord5]

Cristina Revuelta por favor, en México estábamos a 43 jajaja es un infierno!

[@dianikemayori6618]

Cristina Revuelta REALLY?? HOW 😲😲

[@samybedaiwi4579]

Life belongs to the time and place , we have to know the nouns and the verbs . the nouns without time ,the verbs with a correcting time . we should to imitate you to learn native pronunciation . we must depend on the ear , the eyes , and the brain . the problem is that the sound is faster than the picture . you are great and please help me to solve this problem .thanks a lot

[@help-to-pets]

Vanessa your Spanish is brilliant 👏 👌 😀 it's big difference between Russian pronounce and English pronounce))) Russian can't speak so clear in Spanish like native speaker with English language))) seldom, hardly ever)))

[@divisionproduction3971]

Come visit indonesia! Here is hotter than your country lol. Btw bali is hot but you will feel relax in here

[@chandrachur01]

You are a great English teacher.

[@HanhPham-yi5ho]

I'm from in Việt Nam. Thanks for your lecture.

[@lucasgustavo4246]

03:31 that's exactly what I said 😂 here in Brazil in northern region it is very hot and muggy in certain times. usually it's 37°, 38° ☀️

[@theonijkerk3012]

Hello lucy, a little more than 3 years later, 17th of July 2020, it was 25 degrees here in Gdansk, Poland. I am a native Dutch speaker and to tell you the truth I can't remember when I was not thinking in English. I have the same in German. I've worked in England, been in US, Canada and Australia. But I think British and American movies and tv series have helped a lot and also music. With German it was similar, as a toodler I already watched German television (we lived in the East of the Netherlands, close to the German border. And was in Germany alot. And later in Austria for wintersports). But as said, I don't remember how it started and what I did for it, I guess it came naturally.

[@margauxorecc2582]

france and 19 degrees

[@apgear8703]

i hated Cocacola But Now I love it

[@arielgato8289]

what a lame excuse. ppl are that easy manipulated??

[@arielgato8289]

just cuz a pretty girl wear it doesnt change the fact that if you drinking it will harm u.

[@miguelswift28]

Ariel Gato its just a joke dude

[@anshchetri2448]

Thank you very much for sharing your valuable tips and I love your teaching style and your teaching style is phenomenal

[@saria7847]

❤❤❤ thanks for being on KZbin.

[@manuelgarciaperez8810]

Thanks. I LOVE these classes.

[@lifeline9415]

most beautiful and gorgeous english language teacher

[@alotaibe96]

if 28° is hot , then what about 54° 😢😢😭 . Ghzay from kuwait (the hottest country)

[@TanYunZhen]

VOCABULARY -muggy :hot ,humid, sticky -loads of light -contribute to -native:a person born in a specified place/associated with a place -hurdle: difficulties that must be overcome -academy -monthly basis -apply to someone -inevitable: unavoidable -puttering -immersion -revolutionary -acquire: obtain -tweaks -attempt: try -expand vocabulary

[@smeetapatil6848]

Great effort

[@semapotter5928]

الترجمة بالعربي 😂😂😂😂 متت 😂😂

[@indiaglowing]

Sema Potter ديسباسيتو 😂😂😂ههههه

[@hadysy9813]

ولي على بعضي كتير شوب 😂😂😂

[@emadalghoul3152]

هههههههه اوعى ترد عليها

[@zafran-4]

من جد رهيب المترجم ههههههه الله يسعده 😂😁

[@deyareng652]

Hahahahaha

[@gimmierespect]

28 degrees dude i have 71 to 95 in the summer #usaproblems

[@captainlag3537]

Tyler Torres 28 degrees Celsius not Fahrenheit

[@gimmierespect]

ik thank you for proving my point though :D

[@eiosti]

I think it' a joke

[@gimmierespect]

i like jokes :D

[@gimmierespect]

XDDD ima do dat now thx :P

[@mirkopanichi461]

Well... quite interesting, of course not a new idea (my old english teacher back in the days of secondary school, adviced us of most of this tips), but surely useful to increase my listening skills during your lecture you so nicely gives us; aside that, in the jungle of all the youtube english teachers out here, you a lot cuter and likeable to see and listen, so thanks a lot Lucy.

[@stevenadelia8702]

Love British Accent :)

[@ariel.s99]

Hello Lucy,you're my one of the best teacher on KZbin👌 But actually I more prefer British Accent than American,like you😊 I hope we can meet soon

[@alfredocortegosofischer1532]

my God !!! 5 years!!! thanks Lucy

[@jakhongirkholikulov6570]

It was really helpful video for me You re the greatest and most beautiful one i have ever seen And i speak english russia and my native language is uzbek

[@humanrightsadvocate]

1. When you talk with us about temperature, do you use Fahrenheit or Celsius? 2. Watching movies with English subtitles worked wonders for me.

[@DesperadosThief]

Totally agree with you! every of your hints I invented for me myself back in days so I succeed in learning English..... but....... unfortunately - almost all of these ways don't work in Chinese.... like... at all :))))

[@wonderlainy]

I didn't expect what happened at 7:20, you really made me laugh, I'm spanish and I can tell that your pronunciation is awesome I am really impressed 👌

[@dr_poutine]

Late, but I live in Québec, Canada. The weqther is snowstorms and -20C to -40C

[@level80888]

Martin Giroux Whats funny - brits have no AC. LMAO. BTW, -26C next week in Chicago

[@eddydi89]

Hello Lucy, thanks a lot for your videos and I would like to see an video in italian language, I think it will be fantastic! Byee and thanks for everything!

[@ellienavarro819]

Thank you for all the videos you've done ...when i always watched all of your videos Ive learned a lot...i get some new techniques for improving my learnings in english.. its very helpful to me.. 😊

[@victorique2745]

it is 26-celsius degrees, it's normal for us in Vietnam

[@ringowang]

What a great video! Learned a lot. Thank you Lucy.

[@veraxhell]

i try commenting in another language because it help so much

[@Muxtasar_English]

24°C in spring, in summer up to 35°

[@mirnacudiczgela1963]

In Croatia it can be up to 40 degrees in summer.

[@sandrabenameur5107]

Thank you very much !💕 I liked your advice ( idea), and I think it'll be effective . I'll do it and practice English ( in my head)

[@jansensotomil6984]

I love learning with you lucy!

[@feyzakaragoz2683]

as an English teacher, i would like to add that you should read in the target language. you can start with simple fairy tales you already know in your mother tounge. after that, you can move on to a harder one and so on.

[@jays2573]

My, my, goodness.......you had me laughing so hard when you said you were driving and said, "cabrón que te arranco la cabeza"! I just had to go back and listen to it again, and again....... it was just too funny..... thank you for making my day. 😁

[@JulianFerry]

Hola Lucy, yo no sabía que tú hablas o entiendes español, voy a vivir en Londres este año y no sé hablar inglés pero entiendo muchas cosas, miro todos los vídeos que pueda en inglés, aparte de que me da pena hablar lo poco que se, cuando esté en Londres me gustaría estudiar el inglés, espero conocerte. Saludos desde Cali

[@diegoHernanGuevara]

Thank you Lucy

[@anaconceicao31]

I'm portuguese, and I love your british accent :D

[@josehard6801]

Wow pensé que no hablabas español! Te sale bien 👌

[@edwardyu8386]

Lucy I am two years behind watched your lesson, it is great and I can tell HK is much hot and moisture than UK

[@colonel.y1254]

She is goddess of English language i insist🤚😍

[@Pri79111]

An tips,advise on how to think the language more effective

[@overMUSIC.]

Thanks for video :)

[@constantin3l703]

Whay did you choose to learn Spanish and Italian instead of German or French? Very useful videos, keep up the good work!

[@prabinkumarchaudhary4788]

Fantastic tips thank you

[@waleedalqubati3849]

USEFUL, Thanks so much.

[@santosaleman260]

Lucy, it is difficult not to translate while acquiring a new language. Once a person acquires a conversational level of the language skill, the translation stops. Also, once you acquire a second language, when working on your third, the translation will not happen, reason why you no longer translate now that you are acquiring Italian. I know from personal experience.

[@Trinidad413]

I live in Guayaquil, Ecuador... The average temperature here is 35 degrees Celsius