What are some ways you remember stuff in a language you're learning? (discuss.tchncs.de)

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I'm learning direction words in Polish (A1) so here's how I learn them

po lewej stronie - on the left vs po prawej stronie - on the right

lewej starts with L/Le so it's left. prawej sounds like prawda, so the truth, or it's RIGHT

na dole - d for downstairs

na górze reminds me of góry (mountains) or "w górach" (in the mountains) upstairs or up in the mountains

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[-] solrize@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

Don't bother with any of those in-your-head translations. Just erase the English from your brain and speak Polish directly. If you forget a word, look it up if you have to, then use it. After you've used it a few times, it will stick. Polish is pretty hard though, from what I can tell. Even Hungarian is easier.

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