Watch the news in English (CNN BBC), Listen to English songs, watch English movies with English subtitles, read books and find a chat buddy that speaks English as a first language.
All of that helped me with my German. I can speak pretty good German but sometimes if I watch a movie and the accent is a little difficult for me I put on the subtitles.
2007-09-04 22:40:37
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answered by faewhisper 4
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Yeah, like the others said. Most Afrikaners speak well enough to make themselves understood. A SMALL percentage actually speak so fluently and with no accent that one could think they were English speaking. Many families have one parent who is english speaking and one parent who is afrikaans speaking. Usually children learn what is called the "mother tongue". So, they may have an afrikaans father, but their "best" language is english. And their afrikaans is usually very good (afrikaans is easy to learn). On the other hand, when the father is the english speaking parent, and the parents speak afrikaans as their home language, then the kids are more likely to speak afrikaans "best". So it all depends on what language the mother speaks, and what language the parents speak at home. People from pure afrikaans families generally have more difficulty speaking english, and their accent is sometimes appalling. This is more noticeable with people who live in the rural areas or in cities that are dominantly afrikaans speaking, like Bloemfontein and Pretoria. Generally, more english spoken in the cities, especially Cape Town and Durban. A lot of afrikaners only really start speaking english when they enter the business world where english is dominant.
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answered by lorrie 3
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You don´t need to learn English fluently, you need to learn conversation English. Unless your job requires it, the main reason to speak English is to be understood.
The best way is to live in the country but if that´s not your intention then you will need to take lessons.
2007-09-04 21:40:07
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answered by soñador 7
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Keep practicing. Try finding some people who speak English and try your best to maintain conversations. Also try watching movies in english that have your native language in subtitles. Books and tapes don't hurt, but hearing it in action always helps a lot.
2007-09-04 18:50:25
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answered by Anonymous
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First, learn the basic verbs and nouns, then learn the more complicated words. When you can converse easily, travel to an english speaking country (I suggest Canada).
2007-09-04 18:48:59
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answered by Skunk 6
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Listen to the news programs of the BBC
2007-09-04 18:48:37
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answered by brainstorm 7
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i'm still struggling with spanish. only way for me is to live in a spanish speaking part of the world (i have a home in mexico)
no short cut that i know
oh, i do watch the simpsons in spanish...
2007-09-04 19:22:13
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answered by barry 4
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keep practicing!
you can watch a lot of movies and try to pronounce or remember the way they are saying.
2007-09-04 20:34:00
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answered by k s 1
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LMFAO!!! Go to school.
2007-09-04 18:48:47
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answered by UVRay 6
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http://www.english180.com/
http://www.english180.com/
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/
2007-09-08 17:21:37
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answered by Anonymous
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