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How long did it take before you stopped translating everything in your head?

Yuki Tanaka 💬 Contributor
30 Apr 2026, 09:15

Still very much in the "mentally translate every sentence before I say it" phase and it is exhausting. For those who've gotten past this — was there a clear turning point, or did it just fade gradually without you noticing?

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Priya Sharma 💬 Contributor
30 Apr 2026, 15:50

Gradual for me, no lightbulb moment — I only really noticed it had happened when I caught myself dreaming in the local language one night, which felt like proof something had shifted even if I couldn't pinpoint when.

Elena Popescu 💬 Contributor
1 May 2026, 10:20

For me it was ordering food — the day I ordered without mentally rehearsing the sentence first felt like a genuine milestone, small as it sounds. Hang in there, it does get easier even when it doesn't feel like it's moving at all some weeks.