Why English-English Dictionary should Be Your FIRST CHOICE

Today, we’re discussing bilingual and monolingual English dictionaries. Is there a serious reason to switch from translation to English-English dictionaries? I believe (and science agrees with me!) that there is. Quite a few of them. I’m also going to share a few tips to help you stop translating from English into your native language and back all the time to speed up your learning. Boost your vocabulary and learn to speak and write in English fluently while improving English through English.
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_______Contents of this video_________________________
0:00 My experience with English dictionaries
1:48 Advantages of translation
2:40 Disadvantages of translation
3:36 Benefits of switching to only English
4:17 Science behind vocabulary learning
5:17 Tips to stop translating
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[@marcelodamota4062]

Excellent video and tips, thank you so much

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

My pleasure!

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[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

Thank you! 😃

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[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

@@KunnuKumar-be9ju Thank you for your suggestion!

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[@english4you83]

It's great to watch your new video😊 Thanks to your encouragement, I try to learn new vocabulary in English translating it in monolingual dictionaries, but if I'm still not sure what a word means I find translation in my native dictionary then I compare both options together 😊

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 😊 Your method is a really great way to use the advantages of both monolingual and translation dictionaries. 👍🏻

[@alexanderkiryushin1891]

Nice tips ❤❤❤

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

Glad you liked them. 🙂

[@مريمكعابنه-ع9ظ]

Thank You

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

You're welcome!

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What a magnificent story.

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@marketingredo1146]

Hi Am Redouane from Algeria am a novice teacher of English could you make a videos about grammar and how to use and keep the vocabularies please ?? thank you for your great efforts I wish the best for you

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

Here's a playlist with videos about grammar: kzbin.info/aero/PLfQ3qmcIkW83RQmeVeGDVLlSi2cOvQYfz. And vocabulary: kzbin.info/aero/PLfQ3qmcIkW81btxD0BW7DhZviyNy2QJxL

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[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

@@marketingredo1146 Thank you for watching!

[@lifeinlaw]

Hope you shall have some advice in this regards. Pls share the link...

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

👍🏻

[@ABHISHEK91931]

👋Hello mam , mam which is the best dictionary cambridge or Oxford dictionary ,please suggest me Mam i am from India 🇮🇳 i love your video

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

Both are wonderful dictionaries! You can choose either of them. I compare a few dictionaries in these two videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnmlooh8oN6EnKc and kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoq3noKGh9F9Zqc.

[@vinayverma1423]

MAM YOUR SMILE AND YOUR ENGLISH ( OUTSTANDING 😊),HOW Many books u READ IN A YEAR

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

Around 50 books a year, but it depends on the year. 🙂

[@lifeinlaw]

Is there any abstract nouns dictionary with complete stock of abstract nouns? Also is there any verbs dictionary? Adjective dictionary?

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

I've never come across any such dictionaries. But this tool might be helpful to you: verb.wordhippo.com/, adjective.wordhippo.com/.

[@lifeinlaw]

Then pls make such dictionary, it's very much important.

[@lifeinlaw]

It will be called, the magic dictionary.

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

@@lifeinlaw 🙂

[@lifeinlaw]

Let me feel happy if you ask me any assistance in this regard.

[@pompom6675]

Amazing, I am Russian as well. Your pronunciation - no Russian accent at all

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

Having an accent that is difficult to place has been my goal. Clear communication is what matters the most to me.

[@ehypersonic]

I use both of them, but mostly the monolingual dictionary since most of the time I can think of an equivalent word in my native language. Also, monolingual dictionaries use a base vocabulary of at least 2000 words, depending on the dictionary. At a minimum, I think, someone need to be working at B1 level to be able to use one comfortably. I like that you always touch the topic of dictionaries, since I really like them.

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

Yes, B1 level sounds perfect! Thank you for sharing your experience! 🙂

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Hi I want to ask u if there's any way to practice just speaking with people in english for free

[@HhhhBbbb-pm2fr]

Or with u if u are not busy, please

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

I share a few ways to practice speaking in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6utpaV9a5iSZ7s.

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

I'm not available for any practice. 🙂

[@HhhhBbbb-pm2fr]

@@LadyGiraffeEnglish thanks 😊

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[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

I'm from Russia.

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I need to have been a doctor. Is this sentence correct?

[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

It doesn't sound great to me.

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[@LadyGiraffeEnglish]

@@skmehebub7262 No, but I always try to answer all questions in the comments.

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