I would like to improve my english...I'm not a native english speaker, what can I do?

Question

Hi, I'm mexican..I've spent a long time learning english but I think it's not good enough, I would thank you so much if you could give me some advice...I can help you with your spanish if you want!

Answer 1

'I've spent a long time learning english but I think it's not good enough' should be 'I've spent a long time learning English but I don't think it's good enough'

'I would thank you so much' should be 'I would be so grateful'

and a semi-colon would probably be prefered over a comma after the word 'speaker'

okay, okay...i'll stop being pedantic now. you seem to have a good grasp of grammar, which is something i could never understand when learning other languages. that's your starting point. can you communicate fluently with a person speaking english? i'd try watching my favourite spanish speaking film in english but that's a cop out really. i'm too lazy. keep practicing, and try to watch/listen/read things in english whenever possible. you seem to be past the basics. good luck.

Answer 2

Hi ya Bet! I grew up having a lot of hispanic friends. If you talked them now you wouldn't even know that they could speak spanish! The only way to get better is by talking and listening to people that speak it. I was in Japan for 5 years and some of the english speaking families would bring japanese students into their homes so that the students could learn conversation english. I suggest the same for you but maybe have an english night? Invite over someone that speaks the lingo! Have hotdogs and frenchfries and watch old movies.

Answer 3

What you wrote here is perfect English, except Mexican & English should begin with capital letters (but I think you alredy know that) You seem to know noun, verb, pronoun placement, which is difficult for someone used to Spanish.

For spoken English, I would suggest conversations with people in the Midwest - Ohio, Indiana, Michigan - as they have the least inflection when speaking, compared to other areas of the country.

I don't know if you are living in Mexico or the US. You can get free computer to computer phone service if you end up finding someone a long distance away.

Good Luck. And don't expect perfection from yourself. Frankly, I like some accent when listening to people as long as I can understand what they are saying.

Answer 4

Hey i would like to tell you that initially i was also very hesitant at speaking and learning english because i didnt have confidence but now i m a law student and thanks to the english speaking courses. You can try at debates also because when u actually speak in front of audience, you try your best to communicate your view point in a very simple manner. You must start your study right from the microscopic level and be a judge of yourself. Make it a point to learn 4 grammatic words each day and gradually you will be simply superb. IT WILL SURELY HELP U IF U R THRU VD GRAMMAR
being an indian i shall surely want to take up your advice regarding spanish plzzzzzzzz......

Answer 5

hey there, thats what i did. I was listening to the radio all day long. even if i could nt understand a word. Bur it helps just to listen to it. you can also watch tv. i found that cartoons help, coz they are for chldren. Then I was reading a lot in english and forced myself to think in english.
the best improvment i had, when i was going out with an english guy. Once you hang out with an english guy, your english will go from low to very high up

Answer 6

Well, I could kind of relate to you. I wasn't an English native speaker myself, I went to a Cantonese speaking school when I was little, but then I switched to a English speaking one. No one spoke Cantonese there and it was quite hard but just by talking and making friends with them I learnt it in a few months. I think all it takes is practice. Good luck :)

Answer 7

The best way is to talk to a native English speaker. It may be hard at first, but you will get the hang of it. Also, watch a lot of TV in english.

Answer 8

I know alot of people will laugh, but try learning english with Phonics now. By learning a language Phonetically (the way it is spoken) you will sound like a native speaker and know how to spell all the words too!

You can even start with a childrens set of Phonic to get going! After all, your beginning new with phonics. With it you learn many things, rules why sounds are made certain ways, such as "ph" sounds like F, etc. Its how my elementary taught us to read and write (with phonics and tuning forks) the tuning forks were to help with our Pitch on the vowel sounds, like "a" long and short. One sounds like the A in Father and ones sounds like the a in Camel. So, its the difference between Aaaahhhh and Aaaaaa.

Answer 9

How about taking English courses. They do offer them at local high schools. If you want higher/more advance courses in English, then take the classes at the college level. If you live around San Jose, try Evergreen Valley College. Good luck!

Answer 10

You could find someone like me who needs to improve their spanish and just become penpals..chat online with them or on the phone just get used to using english conversationally. That way if you need to ask a question in spanish you can, and you are helping each other.