Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In this video, I talk about what it really means to “know” a word, why forgetting is normal, and the simple steps I use to remember and retrieve vocabulary.
⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 What do we mean when we say we know a word
2:41 Focus
3:45 Organization
4:13 Understanding
5:10 Relating to other things
5:47 When can we say we know a word?
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📌 SOURCES:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/02/why-we-remember-and-forget-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/
columbiapsychiatry.org/news/why-forgetting-good-your-memory
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🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: tinyurl.com/4rhktmjt
CC subtitles available in multiple languages.
In this video, I talk about what it really means to “know” a word, why forgetting is normal, and the simple steps I use to remember and retrieve vocabulary.
⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 What do we mean when we say we know a word
2:41 Focus
3:45 Organization
4:13 Understanding
5:10 Relating to other things
5:47 When can we say we know a word?
📺 WATCH NEXT:
youtu.be/FlARzYY1Mo8?si=aggaT_arix5tDPW4
youtu.be/fCPxas3BzD8?si=hmGEjxlnRt7LwQ03
📌 SOURCES:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/02/why-we-remember-and-forget-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/
columbiapsychiatry.org/news/why-forgetting-good-your-memory
🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST:
Soundcloud: bit.ly/3iZsbic
Apple: apple.co/3z1F1lD
Google: bit.ly/2W3DYmK
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK
💡 LEARN MORE:
Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: thelinguist.com
Download my FREE grammar guides: lingq.com/en/grammar-resource
Join the LingQ Discord server: discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN
Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: bit.ly/2MW83Ab
Read the LingQ language learning blog: bit.ly/35yvaqK
✅ FOLLOW ME:
My Instagram page: instagram.com/lingosteve_
My TikTok: tiktok.com/@lingosteve
