Latin: Avoid Native Translation
Train your brain to see canis and picture a dog — not the English word 'dog.' Translating in your head creates a bottleneck: every Latin sentence must pass through an English toll booth before it means anything. Fluent readers skip the booth entirely. Build the direct link between Latin word and mental image from day one.
The big idea
Meaning should attach to the Latin word itself, not to its English shadow.
Think about it
When you read the English word 'dog,' do you consciously translate it into anything? What would it take for canis to work the same way?
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