Think in another language that one's mother tongue is a challenge when learning a foreign language. If you haven't been there before, you'll find that you'll want to translate everything in your head, from your target language to your native language. It can quickly be time consuming, and not very efficient! So how can you avoid doing that and thus gain fluidity and confidence? Abbe shares some practical methods to help you get started with think in your target language. She will also give you advice on stop translating in your head.

Stop translating in your head: 6 tips for thinking in another language^

Translating in one's head can be problematic for two reasons. First, it takes time. And it can get frustrating and disheartening when you find that you're too slow to join a conversation. Second, when you translate in your head instead of thinking directly into your target language (English or otherwise), your sentences will look forced and less natural because it mimics sentence structures and expressions from your native language. . As you can imagine, this is usually not the best