I am in my third year of Chinese. Ultimately I think it's best to figure out how to say things the Chinese way, and then just say that sentence a thousand times

I am in my third year of Chinese. Ultimately I think it's best to figure out how to say things the Chinese way, and then just say that sentence a thousand times until it starts to feel more natural. If you have to think about it, you're gonna mash it up. That's my experience so far.