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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] 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

A friend of mine who was learning English said that translating song lyrics from her native language into English really helped, 'cause you have to kind of get the meaning across and not just a literal translation of the words. Dunno if it works for everyone but she swore by it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I think that singing English songs would be very, very helpful. It forces you to use the phrasing, pronunciation, and emphasis of a native English speaker.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I think that'd only help improve your confidence, because you could so easily be translating wrong thinking you've done it right, then establishing what you've wrongly said as a habit.

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

That requires you to interact with music in your native language which for people from most countries would be rather unpleasant