Consiglio: When learning a new language, avoid associating new vocabulary with your native language. Instead, associate it with an action, feeling, or object.

For example, if you're an English speaker learning Spanish, and you learn the word “Hola.”

Instead of associating “Hola” with the word “Hello,” you should associate the word “Hola” with the image of greeting someone and waving.

If you're learning a new noun, picture that person place or thing in the most typical way you would see it and associate that with the new word.

This will help you avoid having to translate every word or phrase into your native language before speaking or understanding the new language. It will help you become more fluent.