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how can i get better at english?? i know how to speak in english and i fully understand it but there are a few problems i have

well first of all. i seem to have a lot of problems with coming up with sentences or forming sentences in general. for example when i’m talking to americans or whatever i usually don’t really know what to say. but i fully understand them!! and when i’m about to say something. it’s almost as if i didn’t know any words… like. i don’t know any other english words other than the basic stuff. how can i improve?? please help me. thank you

comfyquaker ,
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check open discord communities for practicing languages. i know they are out there.

Alternatively, look for english speaking discord communities that you identify with or share interests.

averyminya ,

I’ll recommend you to the author Henry James. He’s a romantic, and much of his way of writing is beautifully easy to digest, with clear reason and intent behind why he writes.

He is an author who lived from 1843 to 1916, which is right around when our current English language stopped evolving so quickly. So much of what you will read from him is applicable to the English language of today (as opposed to other great authors from earlier, such as Laurence Sterne, where the language is understandable but many nuances have evolved). I suppose I should also mention John Milton and E.M. Forester as verbose but easy to understand authors.

When you’re learning, don’t be afraid to read slowly. Note the way in which articles (a, the) are used. For example, the importance of an object can be established whether it is the piece, or whether it is a piece. To this example, James Joyce has a novel, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man”. It is just a portrait, but it is of the man.

zout ,

If you're the kind of person to think in words, try to practice thinking in English.

sunzu ,

Have you read proper English literature?

adrrdgz OP ,
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yes!!

sunzu ,

Then you have the base... Just got to practice with somebody who uses the fun words enough for you to pick up how they are used socially

small44 ,

You need to find people at your level or a bit highter or using chatgpt with voice

Emperor ,
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As had been said - practice. It’s how native speakers of a language get good at it.

You can improve your vocabulary, comprehension and accent by watching TV shows and movies (I remember meeting Dutch kids on holiday who I thought were American as they learn so much from the screen), and grammar and the like can come from reading. However, that ease of conversation and the speed of your recall of words just comes from talking a lot. Try finding an intermediate to advanced language class where they insist on people talking in that language all the time.

shinigamiookamiryuu ,

I am in a similar situation here. If you ask me, if your communication follows all the hard rules such as the wording order follows consistency and if what you say adds up, that’s what matters. Other than that, just try to improve as you go along. Talking to an AI (or me) might help.

Crackhappy ,
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You looking for someone to talk with?

shinigamiookamiryuu ,

In a sense, yes.

Kojichan ,
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I may not have a big tip, but here’s what I’ve done when learning other languages…

I listen to people speaking and try to repeat it to myself. If I can hear it in my head, it will sound normal. So when I need to, I can remember how it sounded in my head, and decide if it will sound good in the Curr context.

TheButtonJustSpins ,

Sounds like you just need to practice. Maybe find a friend who can video call you a few times a week just to chat until you’re feeling confident?

adrrdgz OP ,
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yes most likely. thank you!! i also need to read more to expand my vocabulary

davepleasebehave ,

your vocabulary is fine. your active vocabulary needs to grow. that’s why you can passively understand most of what you read and hear. your production of the language is what you need to improve.

that’s practice. Speak as much as you can.

Scubus ,

I don’t know what language you natively speak, but I would love to learn! Pm me if you’re interested and we can call and just talk. That’s typically the best way to learn the finer details of a language, just speak with a native speaker regularly. As far as grammar and vocabulary, though it doesn’t always show in my comments, I’m quite adept.I also used to be a tutor for a ton of people, although I never taught anyone English, so I’m quite good at teaching and communicating as well.

adrrdgz OP ,
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thank you very much!! i speak spanish natively. and that’s really good. i hope those years of being a tutor have given you a lot of knowledge and experience!!!

neamhsplach ,

I teach English as a foreign language and if any of my students wrote the same way you do I’d cry with joy. You have no problems with accuracy but if you’re having trouble speaking then it’s fluency you need a hand with. Conversation classes would be a good place to start or as someone mentioned just chatting to someone over the phone or zoom.

Also if you really want to expand your vocabulary, try learning lists of phrasal verbs. Even my most advanced students find them difficult, but native speakers use them all the time so it helps with understanding and will make your English sound more natural.

adrrdgz OP ,
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noooo i don’t have a problem with fluency. i just don’t know what to say!! when i think of words in my mind. i have no idea how to say them. i don’t know of any cool or good phrases in english and when i read in english. i usually struggle with reading some words and i end up reading something else entirely. hmmmm… and thank you so much for that

Fizz ,
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Maybe watch some movies and steal good lines. When I hear someone use a phrase that I like I steal that and try to add it into my vocabulary.

intensely_human ,

I recommend reading with a Kindle or other e-reader so you can look up unknown words as quickly as possible.

On the kindle paperwhite, pressing your finger for a couple seconds will pull up the dictionary entry for that word. Sometimes instead of the dictionary it shows the wikipedia article entry if it’s a proper noun.

I read in Spanish on my kindle paperwhite because it’s about 20-50 times faster to look up a word on the screen than it is to switch to a physical dictionary.

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