Reading a foreign language without a dictionary might sound scary , but actually… it often helps you more than you think!
Here’s why:
You lose the flow of the text
Jumping back and forth between your book and the dictionary makes it hard for your brain to follow the story or main idea.
You don’t develop intuition for understanding
If you only read words you already know ✅, you’re not training your brain to guess meaning from context.
It’s mentally exhausting
Translating word by word = mental burnout . Reading should feel like pleasure ️✨, not like taking a test.
It makes you think “I don’t know enough”
But the truth is, maybe you’re just missing the right reading strategy ♀️, not vocabulary!
So… How should you read then?
You don’t need to say goodbye to your dictionary forever . Just use it wisely!
✨ The trick? Read to understand the general idea, not to translate every word. Focus on the message, not the exact meaning.
