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Rocco asks: "What role should your mother tongue play in learning vocabulary?" In this episode: Translation is useful (and desirable) at the early stages of learning a language Over time, you should move towards doing as much as possible in the target language Being comfortable not understanding every word is an important step towards gaining more exposure to the language Resources mentioned in this episode: Alex Rawling's talk on reading comprehension in a foreign language in Berlin: https://youtu.be/xgQZfS_BMVo Start speaking today I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. iTalki is the best place online to connect with affordable and effective native speakers teachers and tutors. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, simply visit:http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/italkishownotes Do you have a question? Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I’ll do my best to feature it on the show! Also, please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Than