Do you feel like your brain is "buffering" when you speak English? You know the words, but you translate everything from your native language first? 🤯 In this episode of PodEnglish Stories, Leo and Maya explain exactly why "The Translation Trap" happens and give you a proven 3-Step Method to stop translating and start THINKING in English immediately. If you want to speak English fluently and confidently without hesitation, this podcast is for you! 🚀 IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Why translating in your head makes you speak slowly. Step 1: The Labeling Game (How to connect eyes to mouth). Step 2: The Narrator Technique (Using present continuous tense). Step 3: Self-Talk & Circumlocution (How to argue with yourself in English). What to do when you forget a word (Don't check the dictionary!). 📝 YOUR HOMEWORK: Play the "Description Game" in the comments! Pick an object near you and describe it in 3 sentences WITHOUT saying its name. Let's see if we can guess what it is! 👇 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more English stories: / @podenglishstories #LearnEnglish #LearnEnglish2026 #EnglishPodcast #EnglishForBeginners #DailyEnglish #EnglishListening #SpeakEnglish #ESL #EnglishPractice #LearnEnglishEveryDay #EnglishConversation #EnglishStudy #MrEnglishChannel #EnglishMotivation #englishlearningtips