How to Think in English and Stop Translating in Your Head 

Greetings from Poland. I back to learn english after 40 years break and I am very glad that I came across to your video. I am looking forward the next meeting with you. Thank you.

Hello, My name's Aron I live in Cuba and I study english. I have seen many teachers, but however you get something special when I heard you. I would like that you be my teacher. Your teach are so good.

These below could be considered in helping us thinking in English or other languages : #Name or describe (if unknown) the things that we see around. As continue with this, it becomes more of a habit, so things are going to pop up in mind. #Think in sentences to what we see, feel, touch etc, starting from simple one. Once this becomes easy, you can move on to more difficult sentences. #Describe our day using simple or even complex one. #Thinking in conversation, imagining ourselves speaking to someone else. Asking the questions and thinking the replies. This could be a good way to practice what you might say in real coversation. #Do not be lazy to practice in mind and be confident. Nice share with you😊👍

Good mornign Tanya, I try to write more and understand you 80%. I crooked my head when I don't understand something 😊

Hello teacher, you are very calm and explain well. 👏👏

I'm living in Moscow. I've just found your channel and I liked it. Thank you for such useful information.

I really liked the way the teacher taught about how to think in English and to stop translating.

For me personally also works (to switch in english thinking): writing short essays, comments or similar about a subject (job context, news...) present it to a friend, who asks questions afterwards. So I practise to express thoughts and concentrate on the question and the other person

I think it's helpful for me to read a book and listen its audiobook simultaneously, that force me to not think in Spanish. Although I don’t understand everything is a good exercise.

Greetings from Turkey.I have seen many teachers but however you get something special when I heard you.I would like that you be teacher.You teach are so good.Thank you for videos.

Having learned ESL, I developed fluency rather quickly . But it was while learning Spanish that I realized that my brain desperately searched for Spanish words to make sentences and the Spanish file in my brain lacked content. I've never resourced to Portuguese, my first language, to speak Spanish. My point is, once your brain develops the mechanism to speak a second language, it'll operate the same way with the other languages you're learning from day one. You can actually feel your mind switching files for different languages. Currently my brain struggles with Italian. Cheers from Brazil.

Yes, that's exactly what I do most of the time 😀 I've been learning English for years and I still translate in my head, you're right ! When I feel comfortable I rarely translate in my head and when I feel tired, I translate in my head all the time 😀

THE BEST TEACHER EVER!!!,

Hello I am from bali . I really like the way you teach ,your channel motivates me to learn more english . I almost stop studying it and even reading english for a donkey year . And I also foward your video to my daughter who has been studying english in one university in bali . Hope she can from you . Thanks

Thank you Tanya Help me to soeak slowly.❤

I’m from Belgium ! I’m starting now to think in English! This is a very nice feeling:))) thank you, dear teacher!

You are very kind and nice. I must improve a lot of things, but my listening is my worst hability. However, I could understand you 80% of your speech. It happened because you speak slowly to help us. Thanks so much!

Thanks Tanya. It is a good idea to warm up our brain before conversation. I use to watch English RU-vid everyday to keep my learning on going. I don’t know how much do I get every time, but I want to get a vibe of English.

Hello my name ghaith salem I'm from iraq You are the best English teacher. I learn from you. Your words are clear, simple and easy to understand. As a beginner, I understand what you are saying. Well done. Continue publishing more lessons. Thank you.

The best teacher in the world, i love how you teach us and give us the many informations about English language. thank you teacher. Abdellah Friend in Morocco.

Hello Tanya, I listen to you from Paris (France).

Ms. Tanya is so kind and friendly. I love the way she talk. Thanks Teacher a lot!

I Felt Very well watching This video. I ' ve understood every word without subtitle 🥰

Teacher i express my gratitude here to tell you that this is the first channel i ve never use subtitles to listen to be honest....you have reminded me my ENGLISH TEACHER so that i dont feel nervous and felling comfortable whenever i started to watch your lessons...ONCE AGAIN I THANK YOU.

Hi teacher,i have been learning English for long time by own so have bad speaking and dont have any practice.i am glad to listen native speaker voice

The most important, and was the reason for my subscription, was the the way you pronounced the word “comfortable” dividing it in syllables, THAT HELPS A LOT pronouncing correctly, gaining confidence. Thanks a lot.

This is the first time I listen to you, I find your class as an excellent way to learn how to switch easily when in a conversation.

Thank you teacher❤️

Mrs Tanya speak fast but still easy for me to understand ,my English really poor and...your lesson so helful 👍👍👍.Thank you very much. A poor student from Viet nam.

I am Mamallan retired maths teacher from Tamilnadu. India. Nice for me to warm up to think in English. Thank you Thanya.

Hello Tanya. I am from Perú. It is the very first time i saw you and you remind me of my English teacher at the Institute. I enjoyed it so much. I love the way you teach. Greetings from Perú.

I never "think" in the language I speak!! Flowing is the word to me. I speak Portuguese as a native, and I just don't "think" or we've got to find new words to explain this psychological process.

Great tips Tanya¡¡. It sound good "warm up your brain before speaking english". I usually watch videos on you tube for ten or fifteen minutes. I try do it every day but I´m still traslating english spoken in my brain... :(. Thanks a lot and have a productive morning¡. Greetings from Spain. Jose.

สวัสดีค่ะ ฉันคนไทยในอเมริกา พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้นิดเดียว และตอนนี้ฉันกำลังเรียนไปกับคุณ มันดีมากๆ ฉันพยายามทำตามที่คุณบอก คิดเป็นภาษาอังกฤษและไม่แปลเป็นภาษาไทย ฉันเข้าใจในสิ่งที่คุณพูด ขอบคุณมาก มันเยี่ยมเลยละ

You madam are a great person. I thank you everyday for help me to improve my english. I am from Brazil (portuguese language) and I am learning a lot of with you. God bless You. See you.

I teach Spanish and German. Learning English 40 years by listening, and love your Advice.

I am really happy to have this lesson and it gives me more efforts in studying English easily. Huge Thanks Tanya

Hi! I like your idea, I am usual I práctice speeking by myself, I like how you are explained the words that's a nice way to talk, in English, I need stop and think about the words that I was pronounced .😀

Thank you teacher, your smile and voice cured me❤❤❤ love you

Hi, Tanya. I am originally from Belarus, but I am living in US for years. Watching and will forward u video to my daughter in law. Thanks for video. Very helpful.

Hello Tanya, how are you? I'm from Argentina and here our mother tonge is spanish, actually we speak "castellano". So, since you've been studying spanish for so long I'll write my comments in spanish, I'm sure you'll understand :) Descubrí tus clases hace muy poquito y me gustaron mucho cada una de ellas. Soy una de las primeras en ver tus videos apenas se publican. Muchas gracias y muchos éxitos!!!

Thank you Laura for your video... It is what I have been looking for!

Hi Tanya. Thank you so much for this video. This video is very useful for me. I used to work english to turkish dictionary but now I have worked english to english. I should say this is hard however I'm learning a lot of words.

Hi teacher, I am from Brazil. I have 59 years old and I decided return my English study, because I love so much USA and speaking English. I am start my study this year. Sorry If I am wrong 😸

Hello Tania, I am listening to you from Paris (France) . I tend (less since I listen to English radio every day) to translate my French thoughts.

Hello Tania, i am so glad to know you. I am learning english and the best that i has learning with you is because you speak very clear and no speed. I will like heard some classes about leasent to improve my ear. If you could to tale diferents expiriences like, american customs or situation about real live, it will be very good. I hope to continuous in your channel. I am sucribed. Thank and have a good day.

Thanks a lot! Can you also make a video about phrases and commons conversations to talk with a kid? That would be much helpful to bilingual languages kid

Hello!! This is Seungbin. I firstly watched your youtube today. The order of Korean language is perfectly different from English, so I always translate in my head before speaking in English. Title of this video interested me. I hope your contents helps me a lot!! Thank you so much for your good teaching!

Iam starting today, from Indonesia trough RU-vid channel. Thankyou for sharing.

I agree and like the way you suggest feel comfortable while speaking English, and stop translating.

Korean is completely opposite to English. So translation is somewhat unavoidable I think. But the name of the game is how to reduce the time to do it to the maximum. Thank you for your insight and tips.

Hello Tanya🙂. Great topyc!...I am working hard trying to avoid translate to Spanish 😁Thanks for your recomendations. I am Nora from Vebezuela, by the way.

Thanks for sharing your personal experience in learning how to improve a second language skill. It closes the gap between teacher and student because we're learning from someone who knows our difficulties. I listen and read more than I write. What can I do to improve that skill? Can you recommend some site or channel or podcast where I can learn about english grammar? Thanks. Marcos from Brazil

Hi teacher I'm very happy when I watching you video learning English

Thank you for your clases , are very important,

Hello teacher, how's it going? I'm Willian from Brazil, your videos are amazing, I don't have words to describe how incredibly you guys have gone in my English life. I've been studying English on my own for 4 years, and now I try don't translate to from Portuguese to English, in my mind, for 1 reason. I don't have time to do it. Currently, working in an International call center, I need to listen to my customers, understand them and then speak with them straight away. No time to translate from my native to my second language.

Hi, there! I'm Adriano and I'm from Brazil. I try not to translate in my head. I do try to think in English. I found your video today.Thanks for sharing it! By the way, I'm teaching italian to myself as well. I think a good way to think in English is by reading a lot or watching movies, e.g. when I'm reading in English my brain switches from portuguese into english, would you agree with me?

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When I was 26 years old I studied English with an old teacher Thank you very much

Hello from Barcelona Tanya, I try always to think in English when I'm speaking with someone but sometimes I can't remember some vocabulary because I get nervous. I speak also German and sometimes when I speak in English, words come first in German in my head because I'm used to German language more than to English language. Thank you so much for your videos Tanya.

I'm learning English with the help of music, movies and short videos with subtitles. It's really to help me

Your technic of thinking in english is needed for communication as in other languages, really. I first realized this tactic about 20 years ago when I'd stayed among English-speaking tourists on Koh-Toa 🏝 island for 3-4 days. After that I automatically started thinking in English instead of translation from my Thai language to English. So for me.. 1-memorize new words without translations to your native language. 2-practice pronunciations clearly like stress, high-low intonations ,linking sound of alphabets etc. 3-practice listening in only 1-2 accents as British, US.firstly. 4-should find situations that we have to communicate only in english etc. for more than 5-7 days to realize some technics by yourselves. I like you teach neatly in pronunciation of words " comfortable " and practice readings without translation, too. Thanks a lot.

Hi Tanya siempre tan estimulante en tus explicaciones. Thanks a lot. -Susana from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Thanks! so good for practice...

Hi Tanya. When i go to bed at night i usually try to retell certain things or all the things that happened during the day. I don't realize whether i think in English or not. I'm not so sure. But but i never surprised to myself creating a new thing or situation in my mind. I could be an example. Best wishes. Susana from Argentina.

I agree with you, I became more comfortable in spanish when I allowed myself to make mistakes. Before I would not speak if I was not 100% sure of all the words (especially the verbs used at the right tense...). At first, I used the present but specified "yesterday, I am walking in a park". This is a good way to speak even if you know all is not correct. People understand and it allows you to be more comfortable. I do not know why but, for me, english has always been easier. One of the best ways to think in english is to read in english without looking up at all the words, only the ones coming back very often. Sorry, you may have mentioned this tip but I only listened to a few minutes today. Thank you for your lessons, they are great to refresh my memory!

I found you in RU-vid. Now I'm follow you. Congratulations

Agree! Using an English to English dictionary instead of any bilingual dictionary is key. Knowing English definitions, examples, and phrases really help to think without translating from our mother tongue. That doesn't mean, of course that a bilingual dictionary is of no use. When learning, we are like plumbers: we need to carry a large set of tool in a large toolbox. 🙂

Realmente disfruto sus videos por que su formado hablar me hace sencillo el entenderle...muchas gracias señora

Thankyou Madam Teacher...for your tricks and tips..."to thingking directly in english itself without translating to my native dictionary...but translating a certain unknown word from english to english dictionary"..that is the ultimate idea from you Teacher I take benefitial../ Thankyou...I am from Indonesia

Excellent!! Thank you!

Você é uma professora maravilhosa 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Thank you so much ❤️ for the best teaching🙏🙏

This is what i am looking for. I want to improve in my English.I'm assigned in front desk work and many times the guest talks to me in English and i find it hard to communicate so well in conversation

Good teacher thanks.

Sure, I am always think that way, and I also study the third language in English

I need practice my little englis, my friend..thanks.

Thank You so much , surely good deed

Oh my God, you are so clear!!t!hanks........

Hello ....i am glad to hear you...i am from ensenada baja california....and it's a placer to enjoy yours videos all of them...god bless you

Thanks teacher.

Silvia from São Paulo / Brazil. My Mother language is Portuguese. And I have been studying for improving more and more my English _ Spanish _ French

Hello! Thank you very much! Very helpful ideas

Thank you teacher you speak clear n easy to understand i'm not good in english but i try to listen n remember how to speak correctly.

Thank you, aim beginer your videos help me to much

Hello Tanya 😊😊😊 I m glad to see you Im Kristina . I’m glad l found you here )😊 I’m from Uzbekistan dandy I’m really want stop translate becouse it’s takes so many time to understand people thanks you very Mach for you lessons it’s very useful !!!!❤❤❤😊😊😊

You have given great guidance, thank you very much Mam

Thank you very much, from India

Thank you tania. I am from indonesia.

I loved your process for learning English, tks🥰

Awesome teacher

I love your way of teaching, I'm from IIndia

This is Jose alfredo diaz from Buenaventura Valle Colombia. I practice english by talking alone, and by reading some book and magazines and so forth. I love to see you and hear you also . I liked it so much your video, thanks a lot.-

Thanks Tanya!❤️

Hello! I am joining from Costa Rica. Central America. Thank you very much by your class!

Best teacher ever, love from mizoram

One of the best teacher in youtube 🙏

very good, excellent videos, thanks

cheers from Livorno Italy, your pronunciation sounds so sweet to me thankU

Hello Teacher Tania thank you so much