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List of Highlighted Vocabulary

Note: The following words were mentioned in our podcast conversation.

• advanced: having a high level of knowledge or skill
• ashamed: feeling embarrassed or guilty about something
• automatic: happening naturally without needing conscious thought or effort
• bilingual: able to speak or use two languages
• brain transplant: an imaginary medical operation in which one person’s brain is replaced with another
• demotivated: having lost enthusiasm or the desire to continue doing something
• encouraging: giving someone confidence, hope, or motivation
• eye-opening: surprising in a way that helps you understand something differently
• feedback culture: a particular society or group who give criticism and advice openly
• fluent: able to speak or use a language smoothly and easily
• frustrated: feeling annoyed or disappointed because something is difficult or not working
• grammar structure: the way words are organized to form sentences in a language
• grammatically: in a way that follows the rules of grammar
• humbling: making you realize that you are not as skilled or knowledgeable as you thought
• immersion: learning a language by being constantly exposed to it in everyday situations
• intermediate: having a level of ability between beginner and advanced
• multilingual: able to speak or use several languages
• progress: to improve or develop over time
• ridiculous: extremely silly or unreasonable 
• scaffolding: temporary support that helps someone learn or build something more complex
• self-aware: conscious of your own behavior, feelings, and how others might see you
• simply put: used before explaining something in a clear, uncomplicated way
• strategy: a planned method for achieving a particular goal
• surrounded by: having people or things all around you
• thrown into the deep end: forced to deal with a difficult situation without much preparation
• to accept gaps: to recognize that there are things you do not yet know or understand
• to apply something to: to use an idea, method, or principle in a particular situation
• to build from there: to use what you have already achieved as a starting point for further progress
• to cringe: to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable because of something awkward
• to construct a sentence: to create a sentence by putting words together
• to encounter: to experience or come across something
• to exchange: to share or give something to each other, such as information or language practice
• to expand: to become larger or develop further
• to fade away: to gradually disappear or become weaker
• to get into the flow: to become completely involved in an activity so that it feels natural and effortless
• to go around something: to avoid or find a way past a difficulty or obstacle
• to go through a process: to experience a series of stages or changes
• to hammer on about something: to repeatedly emphasize or talk about something, often too much
• to have thick skin: to be able to accept criticism without becoming upset
• to judge someone: to form an opinion about someone, often before knowing enough about them
• to level up: to improve your abilities or reach a higher level
• to switch it up: to change the way you do something or alternate between different things
• to take a step back: to stop focusing on details and consider the bigger picture
• to translate in your head: to mentally change words or sentences from one language into another
• to turn something off: to stop something from working or happening
• uncultured: lacking knowledge of or appreciation for culture and social behaviour
• What’s up?: an informal greeting meaning “How are you?” or “What’s happening?”
• word for word: using exactly corresponding words without changing the structure or meaning
• word order: the arrangement of words in a sentence