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Oct 22, 2019 6:20 PM
#1
We are all writing in english here for the most part but some of us aren't native speakers, so I got curious. How well can you speak english? Does your ability to write in it match your ability to speak it? It took me a lot of effort to get comfortable speaking english, although I knew how to write it already. Still I am not the best at understanding different accents other than the most common ones in TV shows. |
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Oct 22, 2019 9:17 PM
#2
I only speak American. The last British thing I engaged with was Lord of the Rings. |
Oct 22, 2019 10:08 PM
#3
I only speak English. I’ve tried Spanish, but let’s just say it didn’t work out well... |
Oct 22, 2019 10:22 PM
#4
Not a native speaker but I am expected to speak english as a national language here. Alas, I will never be as good as my westerners brethen who will dig at my poor language skills because they are the true master of the language. I can only humbly nod my head in reply. Poor me. |
Oct 22, 2019 10:24 PM
#5
Type is cheap. Speak the fuck up, pussies. https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1422271 |
Oct 22, 2019 10:44 PM
#6
native speaker, despite looking at the way i type my writing is pretty shitty unless i read it out loud or in my head |
Oct 22, 2019 11:25 PM
#7
I've never scored above 25 points on the TOEFL speaking section or under 25 points on the writing section. Writing is definitely much easier for me personally even though I make mistakes all the time. |
Oct 22, 2019 11:33 PM
#8
Oct 23, 2019 12:13 AM
#9
100% fluent in English and Spanish. Considering that my parents emigrated to the U.S from Latin America and only spoke Spanish to me growing up... I take pride in my flawless English and Spanish, and considering your average White-American can only speak ONE fucking language (barely sometimes), yeah, it feels great. |
Oct 23, 2019 12:21 AM
#10
. 149597871 said: I've never scored above 25 points on the TOEFL speaking section or under 25 points on the writing section. Writing is definitely much easier for me personally even though I make mistakes all the time. Same. I don't need to speak english in daily life at all. I can write, although I'm not actually too good with languages that aren't my mother tongue, watch English movies, read English subtitles and books... but as soon as I should express my thoughts verbally, my mind goes blank and bounces back to the basics. |
Oct 23, 2019 12:32 AM
#11
Far more fluent in English than my native language. I didn't even speak in a colloquial manner until I reached secondary high school. A certain friend used to make memes out of the way I talk lol. |
Oct 23, 2019 12:38 AM
#12
lol my english skills is bad both written and speech and im too lazy to improve it because its not something i want to do |
Oct 23, 2019 12:51 AM
#13
Maneki-Mew said: . 149597871 said: I've never scored above 25 points on the TOEFL speaking section or under 25 points on the writing section. Writing is definitely much easier for me personally even though I make mistakes all the time. Same. I don't need to speak english in daily life at all. I can write, although I'm not actually too good with languages that aren't my mother tongue, watch English movies, read English subtitles and books... but as soon as I should express my thoughts verbally, my mind goes blank and bounces back to the basics. Speaking and writing have always been two different mediums of communication. You do get rusty without use for a while. Happens to immigrants too who hasn't spoken their native tongue for years and has since defaulted to the spoken language there. |
Oct 23, 2019 2:05 AM
#14
I'm both good at writing, reading and speaking it. Only my accept let others know that I'm not native. |
Oct 23, 2019 2:09 AM
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Oct 23, 2019 2:11 AM
#16
Konradikon said: Maneki-Mew said: . 149597871 said: I've never scored above 25 points on the TOEFL speaking section or under 25 points on the writing section. Writing is definitely much easier for me personally even though I make mistakes all the time. Same. I don't need to speak english in daily life at all. I can write, although I'm not actually too good with languages that aren't my mother tongue, watch English movies, read English subtitles and books... but as soon as I should express my thoughts verbally, my mind goes blank and bounces back to the basics. Speaking and writing have always been two different mediums of communication. You do get rusty without use for a while. Happens to immigrants too who hasn't spoken their native tongue for years and has since defaulted to the spoken language there. Yeah I know, you get very rusty, but tbh I have no motivation to speak with people in English all of the sudden. Although in school we had to one day a week for fun, but since then... eh. Maybe should do it. |
Oct 23, 2019 2:28 AM
#17
At work I speak english most of the time because I work with people from different countries. I would say my english is average for a non-native speaker. Enough to fluently talk and understand most of things others say. With my colleagues I speak german, and at home only russian. Also have friends russain/german speaking friends so it depends on the situation/person. |
Oct 23, 2019 2:52 AM
#18
I can speak as well as I write. Whatever this means is up to the reader. I scored well in TOEFL tests and I also grew up learning and talking english. Besides, I have an easier time with learning foreign languages than most. I do, however, have a harder time speaking other linguistic branch languages, such as romance languages. Maybe those telling they have a harder time come from completely different branches? |
Oct 23, 2019 3:26 AM
#19
I would say pretty good, outside of some grammar issues. |
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Oct 23, 2019 3:39 AM
#20
--ALEX-- said: That's just blatant racism right there. Generalizing one ethnicity is not a thing you ought to do.I take pride in my flawless English and Spanish, and considering your average White-American can only speak ONE fucking language (barely sometimes), yeah, it feels great. |
Oct 23, 2019 3:47 AM
#21
I'm German but I am very fluent in English. My fiancé is from Norway, so we speak English to each other. Sometimes there are some English words that I don't know yet, but I can easily ask for the meaning of it and find the definition without it having to be translated to German for me. |
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Oct 23, 2019 4:40 AM
#22
Not really. I am very inarticulate and all over the place when trying to speak in English. |
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Oct 23, 2019 6:09 AM
#23
Jokah said: Type is cheap. Speak the fuck up, pussies. https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1422271 Did it. Now hopefully I get to hear some cute foreign accents. :^) |
Oct 23, 2019 6:43 AM
#24
I'm a native English speaker, so I hope I'm fluent in English. The only other language that I have conversational skills in is "Dragonian," which is a language that I constructed. I gave up on the idea of studying a second natural language to fluency, because I don't have the discipline to study, and I cannot grasp the idea of things like grammatical case and grammatical gender. |
Oct 23, 2019 6:52 AM
#25
[American] English is my native language. I have moments when I speak like English isn't my native language. |
Oct 23, 2019 7:02 AM
#26
Swedish is my first language; English is my second language. I believe I am very proficient in English. My ability to speak it was worse five years ago. Now, I speak well. Compare my first videos on my second channel (which I made specifically for speaking English) to my recent videos. |
Oct 23, 2019 7:57 AM
#27
It's my primary language and I'm barely proficient at it. I know how to order food and ask directions. |
Oct 23, 2019 8:07 AM
#28
Pretty decent I would say. Use mostly English around the workplace. Often converse with native English speakers and don't have any problems. I do tend to pepper in some filler words from my native language (Urdu) though. |
Oct 23, 2019 8:08 AM
#29
Maneki-Mew said: . 149597871 said: I've never scored above 25 points on the TOEFL speaking section or under 25 points on the writing section. Writing is definitely much easier for me personally even though I make mistakes all the time. Same. I don't need to speak english in daily life at all. I can write, although I'm not actually too good with languages that aren't my mother tongue, watch English movies, read English subtitles and books... but as soon as I should express my thoughts verbally, my mind goes blank and bounces back to the basics. Same, my mind went blank when someone asked me for directions the other day. I couldn't say a word for some reason and that's considered a pretty basic conversation. The worst thing is that everyone expects my English to be flawless which for obvious reasons isn't the case. |
Oct 23, 2019 8:48 AM
#30
Well English is all I know and a tiny bit of French from school. Quite sad really considering my mother could have and should have taught me Yoruba since she is Nigerian (they have over 300 languages in Nigeria but Yoruba is a Top 3 most used language). And my dad didn't speak Jamaican Patois so I don't understand much of it and don't speak it at all. Worst thing is Nigerian and Jamaican people see me and assume that I can understand them when I can't. |
Oct 23, 2019 8:58 AM
#31
My answer is a solid no. I can't speak as fluently/comfortably as I can type it. In fact, when I type it, little thought is even put into writing it out. In actual social situations where I need to communicate, I find there's more anxiety and shit interfering with my ability to converse. But it's also entirely situational and environmental. Getting off anxiety medication would also make communicating easier, as medication blocks receptors in the brain, making it harder to speak. |
Oct 23, 2019 10:28 AM
#32
Luchse said: --ALEX-- said: That's just blatant racism right there. Generalizing one ethnicity is not a thing you ought to do.I take pride in my flawless English and Spanish, and considering your average White-American can only speak ONE fucking language (barely sometimes), yeah, it feels great. ๐๐๐๐ got a good laugh outta this, thanks. |
Oct 23, 2019 10:49 AM
#33
--ALEX-- said: You are very welcome Mister communist.Luchse said: --ALEX-- said: I take pride in my flawless English and Spanish, and considering your average White-American can only speak ONE fucking language (barely sometimes), yeah, it feels great. ๐๐๐๐ got a good laugh outta this, thanks. |
Oct 23, 2019 4:55 PM
#34
Freshell said: https://vocaroo.com/i/s1FPppm26T3iJokah said: Type is cheap. Speak the fuck up, pussies. https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1422271 Did it. Now hopefully I get to hear some cute foreign accents. :^) |
Oct 23, 2019 5:50 PM
#35
English is my first language so very fluent. I did use to speak Cherokee quite a bit when I was young but now I don't even remember a single word from it. Currently, im learning sign language which is really fun btw. |
Oct 24, 2019 12:19 AM
#36
Jokah said: Freshell said: https://vocaroo.com/i/s1FPppm26T3iJokah said: Type is cheap. Speak the fuck up, pussies. https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1422271 Did it. Now hopefully I get to hear some cute foreign accents. :^) Sad times. Just so you know, my non-native english speakers, even if you sound mangled, I respect the hustle. I myself am a mere monolingual. So you automatically win. I won't judge. Unless the accent is cute, in which case, I'll judge positively. |
Oct 24, 2019 12:55 AM
#37
I haven't taken a TOEFL test yet but I'm pretty good I'd say. I've been told I speak eloquently before and I honestly find it easier and more comfortable to articulate myself in English than in my native language. |
Oct 24, 2019 1:37 AM
#38
Doctor_Ghost said: English is my first language so very fluent. I did use to speak Cherokee quite a bit when I was young but now I don't even remember a single word from it. Currently, im learning sign language which is really fun btw. Good luck on sign language, it can be really fun! I did a course in it, it was pretty cool especially to talk with new people/friends, an easy way to bond |
Oct 24, 2019 5:39 AM
#39
Writing? Talking? both? Writing, im Basicly fluid. altough i make mistakes, i am human. Talking, When i played alot of games i was alot more comfortable speaking than i am today. Yet i can speak for hours on end, it's just that im missing dialect and its sound off, when i talk(atleast in my head). Other than that i can mostly do them Fluently. But i would prefer putting some more skill points to talking Aspect of things. |
Oct 24, 2019 5:54 PM
#40
I've got no problem with reading or understanding English, but man, I struggle to express myself, either it's writing or speaking in English well, I'm also a disaster when it comes to speaking in my native language, I guess it doesn't help |
Oct 24, 2019 6:00 PM
#41
My toefl score is pretty decent above 550 and recently I took an english language coefficient test for work i got a solid 8 point something as a score. Even though I could say that I made a mistake here and there, but yeah can't help to avoid some mistakes. |
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Oct 24, 2019 6:01 PM
#42
It's my native tongue so yeah, I'm fluent in English. &++ considering where I currently live, I'd be toast if I wasn't lol |
Oct 24, 2019 6:09 PM
#43
I'm fluent in english it's my first language Plus, where i live it's an official language. |
Oct 25, 2019 7:37 PM
#44
Not as much as I'd want. I can read, write and undertand English fairly well, but when it comes to speaking, I'm not that good. I'll fix that tho xd |
Oct 25, 2019 8:11 PM
#45
Maneki-Mew said: I speak english a lot while working but I still suck at speaking it. I feel my accent is too heavy and that others will not understand it well. I get really self conscious about it. . 149597871 said: I've never scored above 25 points on the TOEFL speaking section or under 25 points on the writing section. Writing is definitely much easier for me personally even though I make mistakes all the time. Same. I don't need to speak english in daily life at all. I can write, although I'm not actually too good with languages that aren't my mother tongue, watch English movies, read English subtitles and books... but as soon as I should express my thoughts verbally, my mind goes blank and bounces back to the basics. |
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Oct 25, 2019 8:21 PM
#46
BrightFlashLight said: Not a native speaker but I am expected to speak english as a national language here. Alas, I will never be as good as my westerners brethen who will dig at my poor language skills because they are the true master of the language. I can only humbly nod my head in reply. Poor me. if a native English speaker makes a dig at your less-than-perfect English, just ask them how fluent they are in their second language. |
Oct 25, 2019 8:27 PM
#47
Nithirel said: BrightFlashLight said: Not a native speaker but I am expected to speak english as a national language here. Alas, I will never be as good as my westerners brethen who will dig at my poor language skills because they are the true master of the language. I can only humbly nod my head in reply. Poor me. if a native English speaker makes a dig at your less-than-perfect English, just ask them how fluent they are in their second language. Haha, I know about that. But they could be good at their second languages for all I know. Not saying that I have to poke back. To be honest, it's really more of me telling imaginary stories from the 2nd statement onwards, but I guess it does happen to other people. |
Oct 25, 2019 8:35 PM
#48
BrightFlashLight said: Nithirel said: BrightFlashLight said: Not a native speaker but I am expected to speak english as a national language here. Alas, I will never be as good as my westerners brethen who will dig at my poor language skills because they are the true master of the language. I can only humbly nod my head in reply. Poor me. if a native English speaker makes a dig at your less-than-perfect English, just ask them how fluent they are in their second language. Haha, I know about that. But they could be good at their second languages for all I know. Not saying that I have to poke back. To be honest, it's really more of me telling imaginary stories from the 2nd statement onwards, but I guess it does happen to other people. They definitely could, but from my experience (as a native English speaker), they are far and few between. |
Oct 26, 2019 12:32 AM
#49
Bakchos said: Maneki-Mew said: I speak english a lot while working but I still suck at speaking it. I feel my accent is too heavy and that others will not understand it well. I get really self conscious about it. . 149597871 said: I've never scored above 25 points on the TOEFL speaking section or under 25 points on the writing section. Writing is definitely much easier for me personally even though I make mistakes all the time. Same. I don't need to speak english in daily life at all. I can write, although I'm not actually too good with languages that aren't my mother tongue, watch English movies, read English subtitles and books... but as soon as I should express my thoughts verbally, my mind goes blank and bounces back to the basics. Bakchos said: Maneki-Mew said: I speak english a lot while working but I still suck at speaking it. I feel my accent is too heavy and that others will not understand it well. I get really self conscious about it. . 149597871 said: I've never scored above 25 points on the TOEFL speaking section or under 25 points on the writing section. Writing is definitely much easier for me personally even though I make mistakes all the time. Same. I don't need to speak english in daily life at all. I can write, although I'm not actually too good with languages that aren't my mother tongue, watch English movies, read English subtitles and books... but as soon as I should express my thoughts verbally, my mind goes blank and bounces back to the basics. As long as they understand you it's their problem, if they have a problem with it imo. :) |
Oct 26, 2019 12:42 AM
#50
I'm a native English speaker. It's actually the only language I'm able to use in conversation although I know some Spanish, German, and can now recognize some Japanese thanks to being a weeb. It seems to me that a lot more non-native speakers speak English far better than some native English speakers I've interacted with though. |
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