I’m learning direction words in Polish (A1) so here’s how I learn them
po lewej stronie - on the left vs po prawej stronie - on the right
lewej starts with L/Le so it’s left. prawej sounds like prawda, so the truth, or it’s RIGHT
na dole - d for downstairs
na górze reminds me of góry (mountains) or “w górach” (in the mountains) upstairs or up in the mountains
Don’t bother with any of those in-your-head translations. Just erase the English from your brain and speak Polish directly. If you forget a word, look it up if you have to, then use it. After you’ve used it a few times, it will stick. Polish is pretty hard though, from what I can tell. Even Hungarian is easier.