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How do you know you're 'thinking in spanish'? I heard it helps when learning spanish, but I don't understand how that goal is reached.
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It's to know what something means without having to translate it in your head. When you are thinking in Spanish, when you read or hear the word "azul", you don't think "blue", you associate the word with the color, not with another word first.
Generally, the easiest part of a language is reading. Then is writing. The next hardest is speaking. Then, is thinking. To actually be able to think in a different language is something that is very hard to achieve.
I think that what you heard would help you learn wasn't actually having to think in Spanish. It was more towards the speaking level. You'd talk to yourself inside your head. It doesn't matter if you have to translate a little. Good luck. :)
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I don't speak Spanish, but I've been learning Japanese for 5 years.
It helps to be thinking in a foreign language when learning it. My Japanese teacher pointed out that you really know what nationality you are when you count objects in your head.
What they mean by "thinking in Spanish" is actually saying that you should use the language in your daily life. Whether it be talking to Mexican students or listening to Mexican music or whatnot, emmerse yourself in the language of daily life. If possible, also think of things to say in daily life in Spanish and try to use the language everyday. I personally think that it can help with "thinking in a language" by doing that, but at first possible chance, (in college or in high school) study aborad in Spain or Mexico. That will make you proficient in the language...to the point you don't have to think about what you're going to say first in English and then translate into Spanish, it'll come naturally.
I hope this helps.
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