How to think in English and stop translating in your head
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2019
- Have you ever struggled to respond quickly in a conversation, haven't you? It means that you translated your answer from your mother tongue into English in your head before saying it out loud. This is a bad habit! In this video, I am going to tell you my story and give some tips on how to start thinking in English instead of translating into it!
0:49 - My story
3:09 - Travel and practice English with native speakers
3:29 - Read books and journals in English
4:00 - Make learning English entertaining
4:20 - Learn new information in English
4:47 - Avoid translation while learning new words
5:59 - Daily activities in English
7:09 - Exercise with your favourite songs
7:58 - Be consistent
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I can’t speak English but i understand when you speak. 😅 your accent is so clear.
Me too
Same here 😅
including me
Me too
Me too
I began singing in English more often. I find that helps me pronounce like a native.
What to do then, if I'm too shy for singing? (even if I alone at home)
😆😅😣
I love to watch her... so cheerish and humorous i really enjoyed.. when she say i used to wrote her diary in other language like, oww i did that too in my past.. maybe i should do it again. You reminds me, thanks :))
@@badberrie its okay, not everyone born being singer, lets not giving a fck with other's opinion about your voice.. i mean maybe you afaraid of other people responses
thank you teacher you English so better I don't talk English very well I want to learn and I don't understand for native people and I can't to read BOOKS English perfectly, how can you help me ho to improve my English thank you
Wow it sounds brilliant
I am native American-English speaker. I worked for company in US (in Silicon Valley California) that hired many non-native speakers (non-US citizens, but usually college educated). Most could speak English fluently. When I was just starting work at this company, I asked one (he was from India) how he spoke English so well, and he told me the same thing as Marina , he forced himself to start thinking in English. Two other guys I worked with were non-native speakers, but had learned English when they were children. One learned after he moved to the US as a teenager, and his English was very smooth. He told me he practiced by singing in English (he was a musician). The other learned English in Malaysia as a child/teenager and was taught by Catholic nuns in school. His pronunciations were like someone well educated in England. He rarely used American slang. I used to joke with him that he spoke the King's English. Very formal. Now I need to learn Español, because I live close to the US-Mexico border. And many many US citizens down here speak both. And I want to travel in Mexico and be able to communicate. so Le Vaya Bien. :-)
No offense, but I wondering! What are you doing here? In this channel? I'm native spanish speaker but you?
@@jhogos UA-cam suggested this video. I knew another non-native English speaking person and he told me the same thing. He forced himself to think in English and his speaking ability improved. I wanted to hear what Marina had to say on this idea.
Aplent
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
What does it mean to think in a language? I’ve had people tell me to think in Portuguese but I don’t think in any language so I don’t understand what it means. I think in ideas and images.
The most smart, friendly and kind teacher on Internet. I have been learning English with her tips for the past 2 years!
Yes she is super
Now your fluent in english?
Marina is the best UA-cam English teacher on web. Jack at To Fluency us also very good.
i started with my phone to english, everyone was saying 'why did you do that? do you understand anything? believe me, you will not turn your phone to polish again!' and you know what? i don't even want it. i don't want my phone to be in my native language, because i'm used to it. the second thing i did, um... oh i know, in december i started to write my diary in english, and i can't stop writing in it, cause i want to leave my memories there. i like, when i just open my diary and i start to reading it. it makes me feel like 🥺 when i read what happened in my school, probably if i didn't make it, i wouldn't remember what happened that day at all, and it helped me a lot in learning english. i'm from poland, but when i want to write something, i want to write it in english. other people from my class are like 'wow, where you learned it? you're so good in english!' but i think it's just from my desires. if you want, you can😉
Yeah man i also did it. My friends also react like that. But when my phone was in english, i just didnt understand when the errors appeard on my display. Buuut then after the week of using that i changed it into my native english. After 2 minutes i was like WHAT IS IT?!?!
@Tonika you can read books for babies, i mean for children etc. but you can install wattpad and read stories there, if you don't understand some words just translate them
@Tonika from poland:)
@Tonika you can read books for children & teens, something like harry potter but shorter, cause hp has from 350-700+ pages and this is so long, i recommend stories from 150-300 pages, you can even make account on wattpad and look up to stories with 10 chapters
@Tonika i've got so many of them, and the most are in polish, i'm sorry but i can't recommend you some stories:( you can ask your english teacher what he/she recommends, or your mom what she was reading to you when you were baby
I read perfectly in English
I have the accent in English
I understand when someone talk to me in English or when someone speak in English but my problem is
I can't speak myself in English
When I want to say something I don't know how to do it
What happened with me
HELP ME PLEASE ! ♥️
In the same position like you
@@basileboni6224 so sad for us! 💔
I’m on the same page
@@cris8384 really? Ow :'(
Exactly, maybe because I’m really not that confident deep inside. I always feel like their are eyes around me who will point on my mistakes and it makes me self conscious.
Marina you are absolutely right.If we think about English much in our daily life, our brain will get focus on it,and this can improve our memorization words in English .Also listening to English music and watching English video just like yours which tend to make us more understanding in English are good ways for basic learners.All the need is practice everyday.Moreover,I am really respect you learning style you are very enthusiastic in learning new languages.
I understand easily an English speaker, but if I want to respond to someone I have to find "shortcuts" in my mind and assamble the correct words like a jigsaw puzzle. 😅
I watch your channel everyday to practice my English. It's really clear and easy to understand. I love it so much. Hope you will make more video for us.
Me too.
me to like this channel
=))
X2
If you learning English you have to go America that would be the best when you go America your surrounding people speak only english
She: stop translating in your head
My head: deja de traducir en tu cabeza
Hahahaha complicado
Sii, es complicado dejar de hacerlo XD
😂😂
@@4rthorario459 demais! Hahaha acontecia isso comigo nos meus primeiros passos no inglês, hoje em dia, já é automático
My head: Ёбаный рот этого казино,блять!
I started to train my listening skills for one month, and now i realize that i can hear 60% what you’re saying omg. I’m so exciting cuz everything you’re sharing are very useful for me. Thank u so much!
Keep doing your good work!
What did you do to improve your listening skills in 1 month? Can you share for me?
Everything you're saying is* very useful
My way. There is a cartoon like Rick and Morty. I just turn it on and try to understand at least something. And more i write down words and learning them obviously)
When i was starting it were so difficult but hard work pays off.
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
I also so exciting to read what you write and understand what means are I’m so so so happy for that
I've dreamed many dreams in English where I would speak perfect English, I would interact and speak with people in English that I have never seen before but as soon as I woke up I would struggle again. I never figured it out to this very day, it's crazy.
Hi, Marina. Let me share my experience. I gave up translating English into my mother tongue in order to comprehend English a couple of years ago. Before then, I had 100% depended on translating to understand English for years and had remained a lower intermediate speaker of English. I had difficulties for a few months when I first started it. However, nearly half a year later since I began, I recognized that I started thinking only in English. BTW, I’m Japanese and I went through this process only in my country. Truth be told, I have never studied abroad in any native English countries. What helped me to be an advanced speaker of English is UA-cam videos and your channel is one of them. Let me tell you, thank you very much. Your videos are awesome. Please keep doing amazing videos. Love you.😄👍
You are really excellent😭
Same
now i always think in english
I pretty much stopped thinking in my mother tongue
Soo amazing this.
I'm Brazilian and for me is hardest to practice English because here speak in Portuguese and isn't English. But i'm have been watching video like this to practice my English and to learning new words in English. Example, you're are japanese and i'm Brazilian and we can connect about the language English.
@@hugosouza181 @Hugo Souza yes, i'm brazilian too and i use the Marina's videos for study and practice my listen and write!
She: stop translating in your head
Me: *confused in 5 languages*
Its her, not she. Use the accusative
Tell me why I should use accusative in this case?
P.S: English is the 6th language I know(lvl B2), but I still don't master it 100%.
same xD
@@lorec5778 i see that you didnt get a response. I am not a teacher just a native speaker so this might not be a great explanation. You use the accusative "her" as its not beside a verb. This may not be why but in the case it works. "She" goes in front of verbs and "her" is more indirect. Sorry I couldnt make it clearer or that I dont know the actual reason!
Really? 😯
You should make some videos about your process, 5 are too many languages
Yes Marina, I think everything in English and I'm listening to English songs and watching movies and writing difficult words to find the meaning of them. Marina, Your English lessons are also giving me a good knowledge
Hey marina umm I'm an Indian I was really very bad in English I don't know to speak in English when it comes to thoughts I use to think in my language that is (Hindi) but after watching ur videos it has helped me alot and now I am good in speaking English and understanding it and Yea I think every single thing in English and I'm happy for it love u marina from India 💜💜💜🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Sometimes when you speak multiple languages you know the expression in one language but you can’t translate it into another, that’s my tip too! But thx for a super useful video❤️
@@scavamberidk3050 same but with portuguese
@@scavamberidk3050 no, I'm brazilian actually!! what about you? are you spanish?
@@scavamberidk3050 Aww that's so nice!! I've never been to Argentina, but I'd love to, I know some argentinians and they are so sweet!!
@@scavamberidk3050 woww! that's amazing, tysm!
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
When I first saw this title.... I was like “well what other language am I supposed to think in?” And then I realized it’s for foreigners 😂🤦🏽♀️
Can you help us..??
but your last name is foreigner not english native one.
lol why are you guys watching it? :DD
Tere Reyes well, names aren’t a clue to anything.
How it even came into ur recommendations LOL?
She more English now than russian girl ,amazed that she is talented for sure.
Great advice, Marina! I also wrote a diary in English in my student years. And the way you speak English - it's hard to believe that it isn't your mother tongue!)) Switching your mind to a different language is a miracle and it gives you so much fluency, but what I often need is the ability to quickly find translation equivalents in speaking and writing, so whatever new concepts I learn it's in two languages at once. Thank you for your radiant smile and inspiration!)))
I’m from Amsterdam,you are such a good “teacher”
heee I’m from germanyyyyy
slaapkamer UA-cam belgium heeere
Since i got started my whole english journey, I decided to switch the content I was consuming in my native language. It's been quite useful. Everything's just about learning while having fun, I love it. What a amazing age to be alive.
Thank you for your help, Marina
I am on intermediate level and going to take Ielts. I always learn many things from your videos and I like your accent👍👍👍
Hello Marina. I really like you, because you always give us motivational speeches. When I get bored or when I fed up with learning English on that time I watch your videos and then I changed my mind so keep going to give us excellent advice
That reminds me the first time I understood everything that I was reading in English without translating in my head. Such an amazing feeling!
yeh
*reminds?
@@sippintea1513 yeah. Is it wrong?
🧠🙇🏻♀️
@@ceydaorhan93 no, I wrote something different before and she corrected me
I really can say that this is the better chanel in UA-cam for learning English, I can understand her really good.
Best*
Thank you so much Lingua Marina! I've learned a lot from your lessons!!! 🙏🏻✨
This is the highest motivation learning English from nice person like you! I’ll try to make my effort everyday with you!
When she said that a good idea of learning English is to write the lyrics of my favourite song, I think: Oh no!
My favourite song is Rap God xd
😂
You're really great! I start from this moment living in english world language in my phone has been changed. Now writing messages in english is 5x faster than in my native Polish. Haha. Great thing. I'm going to buy some book in english and talking with friends. You gave me a really big motivation.
Thanks!
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
Wow your English is really good, English is my native language and I'm learning Spanish, this is going to be very useful
It's incredible the way that I can understand all words that this woman are talking, continue with your works, hug from Brazil!
Marina, awesome!!! Yes, I"m totally agree with you! All that we need is to make English our daily habbit! You are the person who changed my system of learning English! The only way to start think in English is to surround yourself by English.
Exactly, when I go to my morning classes it's more difficult for me to speak in english than later in the day
But why?🤔
I’m watching your videos bcz you’re speaking so clear
I’m so appreciated your clearly English sounds, it's easy to listening and understanding for not to native English speakers in the world. And also with great job on this!
Marina! The quality of the video is great. It's so cool to see your progress!
😍
Frankly, I wish I have translated everything from my own language to English before watching this video. Today, I definitely try to thinking in English.Thank you for sharing your information.
I really love the way you speak and smile. Both are like motivating to force us to strive and enjoy at the same time. Thanks a bunch for all what you are doing :)
I think the most important step to learn any kind of thing is to push yourself and make your own plans... That will be the most useful thing in your journey... we turned out to be so lucky that we gave got Marina to support and help us! Thanks❤
Love your new office!! It's so aesthetic. I'm doing all the tips that you mention so that's good for me 😃
Omg, I love your videos because I always learn something new. I've never travelled so I've not had much contact with native speakers but I do practise every day and I never read without an audio book. By the way I totally agree with the fact that we're taught erroneously, the teachers always tell us to translate in our head even when kids don't learn that way so thanks for your videos! 🤗 🤗 ❤️. Sending love from Mexico!
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
What I did every day in English besides my work is reading. I've been buying and reading only English books with hope, that it could help me improve my English. Well, to get used to it while speaking also as I read books out loud lol. Another one is the one that is not what I used to do but commenting your video is one. Thank you for the tips!
I love her pronunciation and explanation too. Everyone can understand you, it's easy to listen and learn, thanks to your work 😁😁
When I've been talking with somebody I feel having a headache cause I have a fear to my mistakes and I'm translating too much in head but I don't know how to avoid it. Every day I'm singing like following a song in english and I'm not ambarassed where ever I'm but just my accent only is better that the translation in my head it's still holding on me. I'm really spending my time for english as reading, listening and following the lyrics of the songs.
The solution is to speak with those people who won't judge your grammar. People don't know your native language . so they would only focus on what are you trying to say instead of your grammatical mistakes . And second thing there would be no option for you to switch the language between conversation . You just have to complete your sentence in that scenario , no matter how bad your grammar was . One more thing is online class with professional teachers . They would just talk to you and will improve your skills at the same time .
and more thing , please stop feeling embarrassed , did you ever feel embarrassed when you were a kid . NO ! and you often see kids can learn many languages easily , coz they are natural learners and they don't care about acceptance from others . Become a kid again . there is nothing to loose . It is about going up , falling and standing up again , and learn walking ..
Good luck 👍👍👍
Some time when I finish my English routine, I think that all of things continue in English
I love singing and listening to music every day I think it helps me.
I really like your English accent. You're so clear.
It's hard to practice everyday if people around you is not using this language. 😂 I really want to speak english fluently , tried to use it every day but my family refuse to talk to me 😅 your videos are amazing 😍 I learned a lot and still learning. 😘
I know what you are talking about, because our family don't speak other language, it would be nice if someone in my home speak english too, but that's this not happens
That’s true I try to speak English but no one talk to me and I don’t have any support but I’ll learn😊I support my self ❤
can we practice english
I can relate
you can speak with yourself which is quite strange but I think it is quite effective to speak in all the cases when you want to talk as a native speaker
Hi! This is my first topic in English.
Today I started reading a book in English and watching films and my lovely serials in English on Netflix. It`s so cool! :)
Thank you, Marina, so much! Your teaching method is amazing! Just happy to get this Workbook from you!
It is so pleasure to listen to you perfect pronunciation in your speech. I hope to improve my English with your channel!)
This is one of the best tips that I have ever watched... great job..
Love this topic. I believe that it has to do as well with the different ways you have to express an idea.
I was born in Colombia and still living in Colombia so I don't have the oportunity to practice at the streets or at a supermarket ...so I try to watch your videos every day early in the morning, sing songs and read the lyrics. And my boss ask me to help a new member of our company to write some e-mails in English for him ,so it became in my favorite part at job, couse I think is more time in touch with the language
Omg i did all of this since 2018 before discovering u
And i can tell you guys, it really helps improving your english
Thank you Marina, i'm improving my english with your videos, nice job ♥️
You push me up, Marina... Thank you for your great vibes and synergy
ali
I can't speak English but I can understand what you say.Your accent is so clear.Thanks for your advice.
My first fault is that I always translate word by word in my brain, and I realized it doesn't help me any more.
Thanks mam for the tips
I'm going to start watching your videos every day. I understand you at least more than half of what you speak. I think is awesome for me.
me too i'm trying to learn english. i think so, there is a pretty difference between English and Turkish. that's why, i can't exactly learn English.
Vanessa Morocho i can read your message,but I can’t write any sentences like your
Same problem with me, I understanding english but i don't speak english.i need a partner for practice.Who will be a partner?
hello
@@digitalmerketingplatform1077 Hi bro, could you practice with me? I'm not a native speaker but i need improve my spoken english:(
You inspire me so much that I can and will one day become a perfect English speaker/master through practicing time to time
Best English teacher I ever have i love you
She: stop translating in your head
My head: Я календарь переверну и снова третье сентября
What language is that?
@@nadineee_12 russian
@@nodiravasiljonova2819 oh okay okay thank youu for the answer! 💗
@@nadineee_12 it's my pleasure 😊
А после, вновь переверну,
Еще разок, ещё другой -
Уже шестое сентября...
Я календарик отложу,
Ведь следом - траурная дата...
Я, среди прочих дат своих -
Седьмое черным обвожу....(
.....↩↩😞⤵ )
Thank you, my Motivator ❤
She: Stop translating and think in English
My brain: Pare de traduzir e pense em Inglês
Hello, Brazilian guy! I am a Brazilian guy too!
@@smolse6854 é nois, mano
kkkkk bem isso
Kkkkkk
😄👍
I listen your speak English everyday and I write your sentense and repeat . I can learn more from you. Thank you so much . You are the best and beautiful teacher for me. From Your Thai student.
Such a great channel. I learned a lot from you. Gre,toefl,how to improve my language skills and you may not notice, but you have such a great positive energy that goes all the way from america to iran and catches me. Thanks
I am from India, by ur videos I improved more..by starting channel thank u dea..may God bless u always
Awesome advice Marina! I have a bunch of really good intermediate level students right now that struggle with this a lot. I really like your tip about learning things 'as a new concept' not just by finding the translation in your own language. 👍😎👍 Thanks for another really useful video!
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
Thank you mariana it's so helpful may god bless you☺️💙
my english is so much better now because of watching your videos everyday ! and I've started thinking in english and making some native speaker freinds , that halped me improving my english ❤
7:41 my goal is to write "Rap god" 's lyrics in the future
lmao
Now try - Godzilla 😂
😂😂
wow that's what happen to me two days later, i dreamed in english and when i woke up i started thinking in english, that was amazing, and i remember have said in my head this is a turning point, this day will be a teeping point for my english.
i'd like to thank you so much , your videos are so helpful, you are so energetic and positive. keep on going. friendly
You are doing a fabulous job. You speak very clearly and people like me can understand you easily. I appreciate that. Thanks
Thank you for being such a fantastic teacher! Your way of teaching is awesome.
Hi Marina I love when you tell us about your past language experience. Especially the one you said you couldn't answer to your family host's questions about your breakfast 😂
yes that's right 😅
Can you send me link please?!
Well I've been began to speak English 7 years ago when I'm child , and until now I still use it despite speak with myself :).
Hey I just love watching your videos every time I watch through your videos I feel content It's like little by little I'm learning everything... You're an inspiration to me ❤️
Thank you dear... U r helping me a lot . I m overcoming my fear to talk, i actually started thinking in english. Love u ...
Great tips, Marina! I watch series in English every day :)
HELLO VHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
Marina, thanks a lot for your videos! Each of them is so inspiring, they motivate me to start doing at least something for improving my english. Now my work is hardly connected with languages and sometimes it's complicated to find any reasons for studying! Just switched my smartphone to english, it seems like my life is changing haha
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
I've learned english grammar for a several years but not capable to speak in english at all and get very upset in every time I met a foreigner. Now it's time to practice my speaking skill seriously. So thanks to this video. It's guiding me a lot.
Marina thanks I find that helps me pronounce like a native you are the best English teacher. ☺
Dear Marina.
please make videos on classified words which end with "ss" "tion" "some" "ly" "ful" "ness" "es" and so on...this will make the way easier to improve our vocabulary in English...besides we are looking for videos on "homonyms" also♥️
Марина, спасибо Вам большое) Я долго не практиковалась, сейчас пытаюсь подтянуть свой уровень языка, поэтому пока пишу на русском. Но я очень рада, что поняла практически все что Вы говорили)) Thank you!!!
Is it Russian language?
@@soumilidutta9919 yes )
Good evening Marina.Thanks for this video so your recommends are quite helpful all of us.
The threshold of fluency is at the point of thinking in English. Great video.
Thanks for sharing such valuable pieces of advice. What I try to do as much as possible is that when I come back home, alone in my room, before sleeping, I speak English alone. I pretend that I am with a client or colleague and try to explain a tecnic point of my profession. I think that helps for your confidence when speaking in English. Best, Alejandro.
me too.
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
thank you for everything, i'll try everyway for native english (i'm from turkey)
merhaba
sen nasilsin
pardon
Hi! Do you want to practicing English with me
Your accent is so clear & understandable
Thank you marina your videos help me alot
I just started having interest in various movies now mostly movies that doesnt contain too much action
These are my daily activities
I read a book
Listen to music
Watch your videos daily😊 of which they have much contribution to improve they way I speak English
When I'm busy especially with the house chores I usually speak to myself in English🤣
I think in English mostly although sometimes I forget but I'm getting there 🙏
Thank you so much you're a greate teacher
I really need this because I sometimes do that on my own videos too 😂 It really bothers me.... THank you for this video Your tips always help me a lot!!!
Hello Jennie / Korean college student vlog I love your videos 👍🏻♥️
Yam Kikky Thank youuu 🥺💕
Love your useful channel🙋♂️
I like marina’s episodes so much, because it is always practical.♥️♥️♥️
Before I discovered you, I was thinking everything in English. But I was planning my day and diarize in my mother language. Now I am doing them in English too. Thank you for everything. Love you so much
Can u help me to improve my speaking, pls?
Personally, i clicked on this video because i wondered what it means to "think in english". After thinking about it for around 5 minutes i've started to realize that i dont understant it, because i'm already doing it. I'm pretty sure that it comes from me watching a lot of shows and content creators in english, so i naturally started doing it. At some point, after watchiing english videos on a daily basis for multiple years, ive also started to think about daily life stuff in english. I am in the bus thinking about a video game i like, and without noticing at all i do it in english. That has drastically improved my english skills, because i not only train by watching videos, but also because i "speak" (in my brain) english myself. School might help learning the basics of english, but you really get better at it if you consume content you like in english, because you have fun getting better at it.
Я вообще в шоке что вы русская) даже на секунду не думала.
Я кстати и русский и английский изучаю, а родной это арабский. Спасибо за великолепный канал 💜
Well that's great,my mother language is Arabic but i use English 99% in my life.
Thank you, I learned a lot from your channel, thank you for your great effort.
You're an excellent teacher! Thanks for helping everyone to speak very well in English! I hope you understand what I want to say and continue like that! Never stop speaking English! Your language and your voice are magnificent! 😅 I don't speak English very well but you help me so much!
You are simply the best teacher