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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 (lemmy.today)

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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

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago (8 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (7 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

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.

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