This week, my friend Giacobbe joins me all the from Bangkok, Thailand to discuss practical ways to master a new language. A great lesson for anyone needing a little inspiration to persevere on your language learning journey while hopefully getting a few fresh ideas. Btw, this is my first attempt at speaking only Chinese so please forgive the potential roughness of this episode (I did cheat here and there, fyi) and I'd love to hear if this is something I should do more often. Let me know what you think!

• 有效 (yǒuxiào) – effective

• 技巧 (jìqiǎo) – skill; technique

• 已知 (yǐzhī) – known

• 事物 (shìwù) – thing; object

• 有助于 (yǒu zhù yú) – is helpful for...

• 加深 (jiāshēn) – to deepen

• 记忆 (jìyì) – memory

• 定期 (dìngqī) – regularly; periodically

• 间隔 (jiàngé) – interval; spaced

• 巩固 (gǒnggù) – to consolidate

• 吸收 (xīshōu) – to absorb

• 目标语言(mùbiāo yǔyán) – The target language

• 沉浸 (chénjìn) – to immerse

• 显著 (xiǎnzhù) - significant

学习语言时，有一些有效的小技巧能帮助你提高。首先，尝试把新单词和已知事物联系起来，这样有助于加深记忆。其次，定期复习学过的内容，利用间隔复习法巩固记忆。第三，睡前复习重要知识点，可以帮助大脑更好地吸收信息。第四，尽量用目标语言进行思考，避免翻译。最后，沉浸在语言环境中，多听、多看，能加速语言学习的过程。掌握这些方法，学习效果会更显著。

Xuéxí yǔyán shí, yǒu yīxiē yǒuxiào de xiǎo jìqiǎo néng bāngzhù nǐ tígāo. Shǒuxiān, chángshì ba xīn dāncí he yǐ zhīshì wù liánxì qǐlái, zhèyàng yǒu zhù yú jiāshēn jìyì. Qícì, dìngqí fùxí xuéguò de nèiróng, lìyòng jiàngé fùxí fǎ gǒnggù jìyì. Dì sān, shuì qián fùxí zhòngyào zhīshì diǎn, kěyǐ bāngzhù dànǎo gèng hǎo de xīshōu xìnxī. Dì sì, jǐnliàng yòng mùbiāo yǔyán jìnxíng sīkǎo, bìmiǎn fānyì. Zuìhòu, chénjìn zài yǔyán huánjìng zhōng, duō tīng, duō kàn, néng jiāsù yǔyán xuéxí de guòchéng. Zhǎngwò zhèxiē fāngfǎ, xuéxí xiàoguǒ huì gèng xiǎnzhù.

When learning a language, there are some effective techniques that can help improve your skills. First, try to associate new words with things you already know, as this helps deepen your memory. Second, regularly review what you've learned and use spaced repetition to reinforce your memory. Third, reviewing important points before sleep can help your brain absorb the information better. Fourth, try to think in the target language instead of translating. Finally, immerse yourself in the language environment by listening and watching more, which can speed up your learning process. Mastering these methods will lead to more significant learning results.