Hi Anna , my name is Alejandro I began learning at the age of 20 and today I'm 44 years old and I've never been to any English speaking country and I've spoken to many native English speakers from the USA and they have told me exactly the same as you mentioned in your video it doesn't matter where you are with all the resources available for learning any language, so when there is a will there's a way my English is still so far from being the level I wish I had but I'm going there working on my speaking skills every single day the key factor is to get out of the comfort zone and don't be afraid of making mistakes my greetings from Chile
@@webdevelopment-zw7eiTalk to yourself, explain things, shadow dialogues, watch content in English, use text to speech to listen to the articles, news, weather forecast, and vocabulary you play with, or pay someone to waste their time.
I have 4 years of experience teaching students English around the world and in English speaking countries and this is 100% correct. Many students end up not speaking English very much in English speaking countries. They only use "transactional English" to buy basic items or ask basic questions.
I just started studying English, but I'm bad at especially speaking because I have no opportunity to speak English in my country, so I try to make video in English on my RUclips channel😆 I want to be a more fluent speaker, so I'm going to keeping💪
I like your teaching method. You’re one of my favorite English teachers. I don't know why, but I feel better and more motivated when I watch and listen to you. You have a beautiful accent and a pleasant voice. You are amazing!
Improving my English from a basic to an advanced level is a journey that required dedication and the right resources for me. I began by incorporating a variety of learning tools into my daily routine. I found watching videos like yours immensely helpful. To reinforce my learning, I engaged in shadowing exercises, repeating phrases and sentences spoken by native speakers to improve pronunciation and fluency.
I’d like to add watching a lot of news and movies in the language you want to learn is an excellent way to excel your language skills. I used to watch at least 6 hours of news on TV when I first came to the US in 1992.
Thanks for your honesty. I'd always been skeptical when I heard people say that you could arrive in a country without speaking the language and become fluent very quickly. But now, I know it's not always true.
I am English and live in the UK. I have been learning Romanian for about five years because I love learning languages and have some really good Romanian friends through whom I have fallen in love with Romania. I go there quite often. On a recent trip I was sitting in a café in Bucharest chatting with some Romanian friends (in Romanian) and was told another English guy was going to join us. Apparently, he'd lived in Bucharest for nine years. When he arrived everyone switched to English because he couldn't speak Romanian beyond ordering food and drinks etc. When he discovered I did speak Romanian he was full of admiration and wanted to know how I'd done it. He told me he'd been hoping he would 'just pick it up once he got here'. I could tell from his questions that he was hoping I would give him a quick, easy, effort free way of learning a language. He lost interest when I told him I'd just studied hard and practised. So in short I learned more with self study in England than he had actually living there for nine years simply because he wasn't prepared for the effort.
You have a good point. The only reason people cannot learn another language to the level of their own native language is because they expect learning will be automatically acquired without much effort and attention. This reasoning holds them back in trying harder and using their attention. Another reason could be that they probably never learned their native language well. So they carry same lack of motivation into their second language. There are many different qualities a person has starting with family , friends,culture, education level, age that makes it harder or easier to learn another language. However getting exposed to another language when young could be the number 1 advantage coupled with cultural background of the family one belongs I mean the educational level of the parents and other family members.
My aunt, who didn't completed the basic school and has a "bad" spanish, went to USA 20 years ago and currently is able to work with English speakers. So, the environment pushes you.
I have been listening to my Haitian workmates speak Creole for two years and I still have not learned a single word. This shows that you don't learn only from the environment, you need to study actively.
You're right Anna, my brother has lived in Quebec, CA, for more than 10 years and he has made sure to create a Latin community, then he is still unable to speak French.
It’s true that Living in English country is the best way to improve your English and be fluent but with all the platforms we have now like RUclips for exemple you can learn English from everywhere and be fluent if you’re determined
@@erlishenrique9933 actually I,m really obsessed, when I'm feel passionate about some thing, I don't stop until I get that, so I wake up at 3:50 a.m. every day since four years ago, I know I'm a weird person jajajaja 😂
Love this video! It’s exactly what happen to me! I have almost 6 years here, and I understand everything but when is time to speak something I forgot so many things. And I know that I need to more to make come true my dreams
You are a big inspiration for those who want to learn English with a "lack" of the natural resources. I've followed your personal history and it's amazing the way you developed your skills ❤
Just came across your video! I'm from Japan, living in English speaking countries for over 20 years now (have a degree from an Australian university), but somehow speaking hasn't improved much probably due to my introverted nature 😅(outside my family, I don't have many people to talk to). Not a problem at work, as I do a job that doesn't require me to talk much, though. Your video is a good reminder that I need to use English to improve. Thanks!
You are excellent!!! I have a very good level of English (british) but now my daughter lives in USA and your classes help me a lot when I go there.Thank you❤
I live in Manila, Philippines. Currently, I never live in an English-speaking country, and I am developing my overall English comprehension on my own. Furthermore, I was learning English when I was little, and then I started to learn my first language, Tagalog, which is a standard native Filipino language. Then I'm officially bilingual by balancing my native language and English by doing these two language comprehensions, as in my 20s. I consider myself a nonnative English speaker, which means a native Filipino speaker. In addition, I also learned some foreign languages, but I've just been doing this since the pandemic until the end of the pandemic. 🗣️🥰
I'm not from an English speaking country my native language is Arabic .. I'm an English learner , in fact that I know many people from my country they've lived in America for more than 15 years but unfortunately they still can't speak English .. that's why I totally agree with you Anna and I do believe hundred percent of every single word your mentioned in this video .. thanks Anna 🌹🌹🌹
Hello I'm from Panama and I love to see your videos is very important for my LIFE and all day I'm practice LOOKING in my hobby... THANKs girl IT'S AMAZING
As someone who's English became his third language and nowadays is its primary language - I totally agree about everything you said. However I also have had experienced that most people think its simple when you just move away and put yourself into the open ocean and try to not drawn. I felt it too, that most people don't really like to be proven wrong that its really not about the place but about the magical work they avoid.
I agreed with you ma'am. We should start learn English before going to English speaking country as well, which will be helpful for us while working there.
I'm Gulfam Ali from Pakistan. I also listen to your video. Because the English have became the requirement of everyone in this competitive World. Good 👍 Work and precious videos for us. Thanks for it...
Thank you for your video. I also know foreigners who have been here for decades and haven't learned English well.They have lived in their ethnic community. I teach ESL at my church, and have observed that some foreigners have the impression that 2-3 hours on A Saturday is enough to learn English. I am learning a foreign language and can understand what is said to me. Responding is a totally different skill. I tried to learn by speaking to another beginner in this language, but we always reverted to English. Putting your mind to it (self-discipline) is the key. We go to our job even when we don't feel like it. We need to learn more even when wev don't feel like it.
Hi anna.firstly i told you that i am so weak in English.but i want to learn it .bcz i want to go to foreign country for my study.so i watch your videos every time and it is very helpful for me i think.thanks for your support.god bless ❤
Tysm Anna. I'd never know about this if you haven't told us. And that's a real kicker. Thanks again. Edit- that's why I have been following you for 2 years or 3 maybe. Because I have always felt like you are so real.
Hi, I get what you say. It's kind of a connection with others! Thanks for sharing and sending you hugs here. I have never been to US and I was born and raised in Malaysia!
By the time I visited my first English speaking country, I was already able to speak it and understand it freely. Then I moved to the US and my English has been improving further on its own, without intentional learning.
This is an interesting topic, I think part of the reason people don't learn is that they don't actually enjoy or love the language and the learning process, and they think it's gonna be easy once they get to the US, like she said here, but the hard truth is that you must put in hours of hard work and dedication. In my case, I came from Cuba about 30 years ago, but years before I was able to get my visa I went to language school for 2 years, then when I got to the States I kept studying, reading, watching tv and talked to my American friends or co-workers, it takes a lot of work and you have to love it! Great video, by the way.
Amazing Anna, I've recently joined your channel, but got great benefits. I'm intermediate speaker, and looking forward to improving my skills depending on yuor videos and tips. Have a good night. Thanks a lot.
Agreed as always. And just as an add to the topic; Learning a language is generally easier for children due to neuroplasticity and time advantages. Children's brains are more adaptable, making language acquisition quicker. Research suggests starting before 18 increases the likelihood of native-like mastery. While adults can learn languages effectively, children's rapid learning is linked to neuroplasticity and cognitive flexibility. The critical period for language learning is strongest before 18, but adults can still achieve fluency with determination and exposure. Ultimately, age influences language learning speed, but motivation and environment play crucial roles in mastering a new language. This "arguing" you mentioned you keep receiving, is probably related to this. As we grow up, we find it harder to learn, specially on the social part.
Hi Anna,I moved to Chicago three months shy from 20th birthday, im 43 years old now ,upon arrival i enrolled in a community college to take ESL classes which are free ,I completed all 8 levels however i didn't get to practice it until i started working native speakers ,i know people who have been living here longer and dont speak a word of English ,im mexican and something that is very common here is the mexican americans refuse to speak english to mexicans who had learnt english as an adults making us feel like our english level is not up to part.
Hi Anna my name is Victor from Colombia, I don't live in an English-speaking country and I have never been to any of those countries either, but I really want to become fluent, to improve my level form B2 to C2, I know I can do it, thanks for your motivational video
Thanks a lot to Anna l like your speaking english good sound and clear every times listen to you very interesting your english has become great also good honest english guide teacher.
Hello, Anna. This is all so true. I watched a movie once in which there’s a foreign community of people living in London. They spent time together speaking their native language, they worked for people who spoke their language, they even watched tv from their country of origin. No wonder they never become fluent.
I am brazilian and I had english classes in the past, not anymore, but I clearly can understand almost 100% what people are saying. I watched your video without subtitles and I understood all of it. My speaking skills and even writing aren't good enough then my listening. I think it's 'cause I just are watching things in english but not training the speaking and writing because clearly I still live in Brazil. But I am happy that I can understand what the people say in english without much difficult :)
I recently moved to Canada and all you talk about is so true! It's really a huge amount of work needed to improve language, nothing is coming from the air, even if you live in English-speaking environment. I've been working in american company for many years and already have acceptable communication skills, but I'm not advanced in it. And I have motivation to be fluent, but I need to always go out of my comfort zone! If people speak fast or with strong accent (or they are teens) I can easily lose the idea of their speech. I quickly got tired from reading any kind of info with many new words in English. Unfortunately I don't have English-speaking friends yet and speaking practise doesn't come naturally. I try to include more English in my daily life but that's always a bit tricky and artificial.
Hands on works best for me. I learned mine from the streets mostly interacting with ppl. Being in a native English speaking country is a huge help tho, since you get to live n breath it 24 hours/day more than anywhere. Make an effort to talk as much as possible. Listen , watch ppl and how they respond. Sometimes even when you dont understand it , your subconsious still catches it. If I hear ppl talk everyday, Im like a baby, I still absorb it, even tho ppl know Im not coherent enough. I get flashbacks all the time, during day and night in my time alone, suddenly I just put 2 and 2 together somehow by studying on my own, after hearing same thing over n over everyday.
As I'm contemplating on this topic again.. I was acquainted with these 3 people ,we studied in the same class. When they were 15-16, they lived in the US as exchange students in American families through the cultural program called "Flex", for a year. I had a chance to observe the way the 2 of them speak for the 4 following years afterwards, when they came back to Ukraine. And they were fluent. Mastered the peculiar accent of that particular state. As far as I remember, they didn't know all of the English grammar topics in the universe if we are to ask about that. Or couldn't read any English book with great ease out of those existing. But they knew so much. And a regular foreign student abroad, if they don't sacrifice so much, can't come close to that fluency in my experience... But those people also were the "A" students in genereal. Fast, bright, business-oriented, hard-working, "a triple threat" ... So I think that's being immersed in the environment combined with the natural talent and hard work...
Hello Ana, my name is Darwin, I’ve been living In USA for at least 2 years, and now I feel I little more confident that when I came to this country, When I was in My country I had the intention tu study English, But I never tried so hard, I was so comfortable with my level because, I don’t actually needed, but when came to this country, I’ve been trying so hard to become fluent, but I have a big deal with my listening skills, maybe I need to listen more English or I don’t know What in doing wrong
You give me Hope! Ive been in this country for exactly 30 yrs of my life! I feel I dont speak Fluently ! I work In the health care field,I barely watch Tv In english and Iam surrounder by Native speakinf people! But I spend 8 hours asking same questions 5 days Per week! How Can I improve My Accent? Its very annoying and fustrated for me! I feel I should Be mastering the language!
In my experience, the Spanish speaking folks wouldn't bother to learn English in the US. I met many and most just didn't want to learn or like it. But they wanted the US dollars.
I've never lived in an english speaking country, but I've been told by native english speakers that my english is really good both written and spoken, I've been inmersing myself in the language and consumed spoken english culture since I was 14, now I'm trying to learn french and it so happens that it's easier for me to learn french from an english speaking mindset than from my native spanish speaking brain, although it really helps to know both languages and use them as a basis since french shares a lot of grammatical simmilarities with spanish
You are absolutely correct. I also thought the same that I need a perfect condition to become a fluent English speaker, and ofcourse I was wrong. They say, we always find a perfect condition to start something, although starting itself is the best condition. So , you have to start it all by yourself, get out of your comfort zone, make mistakes and learn from it and YOU will be proud of yourself one day.🌸
Hi Hannah, Your vidéos are usually smart and original ... This one IS courageous on thé top of that for there IS no flattery in it , only truth , which Can bé vanity pricking for some people. As for me, i've done exactly what you Say all over my life , and then my english has got quitte good even if i'm still struggling with some moovies and accents or vocal bulary in them. Your vidéos show me i've still got to work out to keep on improving😊 . Sorry for couples of accents, coming from my french keyboard... Thanks Hannah , and m'y kindest regards to Ukrain...
I moved to Cyprus from Russia two years ago and start learning English here. It is really difficult and it takes almost all your time. And yes, many people don't know English or Greek. They just live in Russian community. The biggest problem for me is a plato on about a B2 level. I don't understand how to achieve C1
You’re absolutely right!, I used to live in the US and I can say that my best progress was when I worked for an American company, however when I left that job and got another in a Latin company, where my colleagues spoke only Spanish, I forgot even the confidence that I earned in the other job and started to see a decrease in my speaking skills. You need to immerse into the language, it’s the only way, I swear.
Basically, I learned that it's possible to learn English in an advanced level without living in an English speaking country when I knew your channel seven years ago, I thought you were an inspiration for me. Right now, I haven't been in any English speaking country, but I talk to Americans everyday via Microsoft Teams because my work. I don't know if I'm fluent or not, I just know that I can communicate with English speaking people everyday without any big issue
Hi Ana. I am from Guatemala. Here basically is necessary, speak english to get a job at least well paid. So this factor create a pressure to learn and keep practicing with all the resources we have available. But you need to enjoy the process and love the language you are learning, otherwise it would be better just get away from it. 😊
Of course, when you start living in an English-speaking country it makes it easier to learn more English stuff but it depends only on ourselves to boost it...
Hi Anna, you're probably right.. I'm 44 now but I choose to learn English since a few moment because I really need to talk to someone about my situation. I need to escape it . I have no friend. despite i am married and have 3 daughters, speaking another language makes me more confident and all of them don't know what i am saying.i can't talk my probleme with my native language.
Living in English speaking country won't push you to speak English in term of "passive pushing", only when you're truly surrounded by native English speakers in daily life will do.
As a non native speaker and I love learning new languages, when I've started learn English I ask myself how did I learnt my own language, I see that the child when borns he born with no language and when he grow up, grows with language he doesn't study he just live the language and try to speak til he becomes fluent...
I have been studying English in a different way that I was used to in school, and I feel a lot of improvement in all the English skills. I know that I'm not fluent and also made a lot of grammar mistakes, but it's part of it. I try to learn and be exposed to the lenguage every single day, and not as a hobbie, as a daylife activity.
I think, Hanna, the comment is referring to communities like the Latin Americans. That is something historical because see " The Godfather" and Little Italia in NYC only Italian was spoken. But for me, it was very useful when I went to the US and I was exposed to native speakers and forced naturally to speak English.
I've lived for more than 20 years at South of Spain, Málaga, Costa del Sol, Marbella, and I sure I shouldnt envy those who got living in other countries as US or United Kindom. I fell forced to practice to understand english, german other european countries since i was a teenage. And I do in may daily life all day.
Hi, Anna 😊 Thank you for sharing your RUclips video. Your video is interesting for me. In my opinion, it's not necessary to become a native speaker, but we should be familiarized with global ears. I'm studying English every day. I'm looking forward to watching your next video. See ya. Catch you later 😊
I have heard from many people that if you come to America you'll be fluent because you can't survive without language, I always knew that was not true.
If we stay native English speaker country you can easily learn because no other way to skip you have to speak English in that place. Because l already learned one language like this. But one more you have to practice and intrest to learn that language otherwise not possible
Learning a language is something you can't have someone to do all the work to learn it for you but IMO it's also hard to learn it all by your self. Sure you could learn a lot of vocabulary yourself ad maybe you could even get kinda familiar with the grammer of the language but that's what I experienced: You will lack practice and pronunciation if there's no one who's able to speak to you in the language you're trying to learn. I wouldn't say that it's impossible to do BUT it's way harder.
This problem exist in so much countries, even in Switzerland where we have four official languages . The main reason why people don’t speak the local language is their environment. In every Country you will find a Group of People they share your culture and traditions. For instance isn’t necessary to speak a foreign language
as a child of migrant parents, I was allowed to speak to them in English and they would answer back in their native language as well as in English when they learnt the words and we both got the benefit. Forcing children to only use their parent's native tongue at home is wrong and can really stunt the migration experience for the whole family as they tend not to associate with English speaking people and live in a cocoon.
I agree that you can easily reach a B2 or C1 level leaving in your own country, in some cases you can even get to C2, however the main problem will be the pronunciation. You can use the same vocabulary, understand and use all the idioms just like the native would do, but still you will sound off because of the accent. You can work on your accent of course but unless you are able to work most of the time in a native english environment you will struggle a lot. It can get even worse if you do end up using english in your work but not with natives. I work with french, german, indian and chinese speaking english and that hurts, like physically hurts, how english pronunciation can be butchered... daily basis
There are many immigrants that have been immersed into the English community and, yes they can speak the lenguage, but with strong accent and not full able to find the right words. Why? Because some of them a) do not have as good memory as average people to capture so many new words, b) they arrived to the country as developed adults, c) because they cannot hear some new sound in the new language so they cannot replicate it.
Great video, congratulations. I'm in the group of those who study (level B2 now) and have never been abroad and neither have a native English speaker to practice. I use RUclips, Netflix, the bible app, among other things. My struggle is to increase the level. I'm a level B2 for many years and, although I tried, I could never become a C1, for example. Maybe if I could practice more with a native or even with an artificial intelligence app...
My mother came to the states at 41 yrs old with a husband a new son(me) and a new job all non-English speaking. English never spoken at home with little to no time to study. And with recent studies, after 40 it is harder to learn new skills. My mother is now 84 still knows zero English
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Hi Anna , my name is Alejandro I began learning at the age of 20 and today I'm 44 years old and I've never been to any English speaking country and I've spoken to many native English speakers from the USA and they have told me exactly the same as you mentioned in your video it doesn't matter where you are with all the resources available for learning any language, so when there is a will there's a way my English is still so far from being the level I wish I had but I'm going there working on my speaking skills every single day the key factor is to get out of the comfort zone and don't be afraid of making mistakes my greetings from Chile
Thank you for sharing this! :)
I'm From Bangladesh... Learning english I want to improve my self. But I can't find any Partner to speak and improve my fluency. Can you help me??
@@webdevelopment-zw7eiI would like to practice with you
@@webdevelopment-zw7eiTalk to yourself, explain things, shadow dialogues, watch content in English, use text to speech to listen to the articles, news, weather forecast, and vocabulary you play with, or pay someone to waste their time.
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Hi there! We can speak English together. I am from Ukraine. I knew what is when you don't have anyone for practice to speak))
I have 4 years of experience teaching students English around the world and in English speaking countries and this is 100% correct. Many students end up not speaking English very much in English speaking countries. They only use "transactional English" to buy basic items or ask basic questions.
I just started studying English, but I'm bad at especially speaking because I have no opportunity to speak English in my country, so I try to make video in English on my RUclips channel😆
I want to be a more fluent speaker, so I'm going to keeping💪
There's a free app called Hello Talk where you can find native people to talk to.
How long have you been learning?
As a non native speaker, you are great, I like the way you teach us
Thank you! 😃
I like your teaching method. You’re one of my favorite English teachers. I don't know why, but I feel better and more motivated when I watch and listen to you. You have a beautiful accent and a pleasant voice. You are amazing!
Improving my English from a basic to an advanced level is a journey that required dedication and the right resources for me. I began by incorporating a variety of learning tools into my daily routine. I found watching videos like yours immensely helpful. To reinforce my learning, I engaged in shadowing exercises, repeating phrases and sentences spoken by native speakers to improve pronunciation and fluency.
There's a free app called Hello Talk where you can find native people to talk to.
The secret is to read a lot and to surround yourself with native English speakers
I’d like to add watching a lot of news and movies in the language you want to learn is an excellent way to excel your language skills. I used to watch at least 6 hours of news on TV when I first came to the US in 1992.
Thanks for your honesty. I'd always been skeptical when I heard people say that you could arrive in a country without speaking the language and become fluent very quickly. But now, I know it's not always true.
Although I can understand a lot of English, I'm not very good at expressing myself. Thank you for your videos; they've taught me a lot.
I am English and live in the UK. I have been learning Romanian for about five years because I love learning languages and have some really good Romanian friends through whom I have fallen in love with Romania. I go there quite often.
On a recent trip I was sitting in a café in Bucharest chatting with some Romanian friends (in Romanian) and was told another English guy was going to join us. Apparently, he'd lived in Bucharest for nine years. When he arrived everyone switched to English because he couldn't speak Romanian beyond ordering food and drinks etc. When he discovered I did speak Romanian he was full of admiration and wanted to know how I'd done it. He told me he'd been hoping he would 'just pick it up once he got here'. I could tell from his questions that he was hoping I would give him a quick, easy, effort free way of learning a language. He lost interest when I told him I'd just studied hard and practised. So in short I learned more with self study in England than he had actually living there for nine years simply because he wasn't prepared for the effort.
felicitari!!! 👏👏👏
You have a good point. The only reason people cannot learn another language to the level of their own native language is because they expect learning will be automatically acquired without much effort and attention. This reasoning holds them back in trying harder and using their attention. Another reason could be that they probably never learned their native language well. So they carry same lack of motivation into their second language. There are many different qualities a person has starting with family , friends,culture, education level, age that makes it harder or easier to learn another language. However getting exposed to another language when young could be the number 1 advantage coupled with cultural background of the family one belongs I mean the educational level of the parents and other family members.
My aunt, who didn't completed the basic school and has a "bad" spanish, went to USA 20 years ago and currently is able to work with English speakers. So, the environment pushes you.
I have been listening to my Haitian workmates speak Creole for two years and I still have not learned a single word. This shows that you don't learn only from the environment, you need to study actively.
You're right Anna, my brother has lived in Quebec, CA, for more than 10 years and he has made sure to create a Latin community, then he is still unable to speak French.
It’s true that Living in English country is the best way to improve your English and be fluent but with all the platforms we have now like RUclips for exemple you can learn English from everywhere and be fluent if you’re determined
The tips you say always hits the spot thats why i like your channel thank you
which tips she talk 15 min saying nothing
I live in Mexico, and I've been studying for four years, I'm not fluent in English yet, but I feel that I improve a little bit every day
That's the key, everyday learning something
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learn
For years?!
I am less motivate now!
I have been studying for one years
@@erlishenrique9933 actually I,m really obsessed, when I'm feel passionate about some thing, I don't stop until I get that, so I wake up at 3:50 a.m. every day since four years ago, I know I'm a weird person jajajaja 😂
Love this video! It’s exactly what happen to me! I have almost 6 years here, and I understand everything but when is time to speak something I forgot so many things. And I know that I need to more to make come true my dreams
You are a big inspiration for those who want to learn English with a "lack" of the natural resources. I've followed your personal history and it's amazing the way you developed your skills ❤
Just came across your video! I'm from Japan, living in English speaking countries for over 20 years now (have a degree from an Australian university), but somehow speaking hasn't improved much probably due to my introverted nature 😅(outside my family, I don't have many people to talk to). Not a problem at work, as I do a job that doesn't require me to talk much, though. Your video is a good reminder that I need to use English to improve. Thanks!
You are excellent!!! I have a very good level of English (british) but now my daughter lives in USA and your classes help me a lot when I go there.Thank you❤
I live in Manila, Philippines. Currently, I never live in an English-speaking country, and I am developing my overall English comprehension on my own. Furthermore, I was learning English when I was little, and then I started to learn my first language, Tagalog, which is a standard native Filipino language. Then I'm officially bilingual by balancing my native language and English by doing these two language comprehensions, as in my 20s. I consider myself a nonnative English speaker, which means a native Filipino speaker. In addition, I also learned some foreign languages, but I've just been doing this since the pandemic until the end of the pandemic. 🗣️🥰
You have a point. I couldn't agree more
I'm not from an English speaking country my native language is Arabic .. I'm an English learner , in fact that I know many people from my country they've lived in America for more than 15 years but unfortunately they still can't speak English .. that's why I totally agree with you Anna and I do believe hundred percent of every single word your mentioned in this video .. thanks Anna 🌹🌹🌹
arabic from what
Wonderful ! Have no words ! Thank you so much much !
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I couldn't agree more with you
Great content highly recommended 👍👍👍👍
Hello I'm from Panama and I love to see your videos is very important for my LIFE and all day I'm practice LOOKING in my hobby... THANKs girl IT'S AMAZING
As someone who's English became his third language and nowadays is its primary language - I totally agree about everything you said. However I also have had experienced that most people think its simple when you just move away and put yourself into the open ocean and try to not drawn. I felt it too, that most people don't really like to be proven wrong that its really not about the place but about the magical work they avoid.
I agreed with you ma'am. We should start learn English before going to English speaking country as well, which will be helpful for us while working there.
I'm Gulfam Ali from Pakistan.
I also listen to your video. Because the English have became the requirement of everyone in this competitive World.
Good 👍
Work and precious videos for us.
Thanks for it...
Thank you for your video. I also know foreigners who have been here for decades and haven't learned English well.They have lived in their ethnic community. I teach ESL at my church, and have observed that some foreigners have the impression that 2-3 hours on A Saturday is enough to learn English.
I am learning a foreign language and can understand what is said to me. Responding is a totally different skill. I tried to learn by speaking to another beginner in this language, but we always reverted to English.
Putting your mind to it (self-discipline) is the key. We go to our job even when we don't feel like it. We need to learn more even when wev don't feel like it.
Hi Ana, I Totally agree with you. Thanks for your content
Thanks for sharing tips no matter how many videos I saw and how many books i read still I am facing issues while speaking .
Excelent video with important información,, regards from Lima Perú,, 👍
Hi anna.firstly i told you that i am so weak in English.but i want to learn it .bcz i want to go to foreign country for my study.so i watch your videos every time and it is very helpful for me i think.thanks for your support.god bless ❤
Tysm Anna. I'd never know about this if you haven't told us. And that's a real kicker. Thanks again.
Edit- that's why I have been following you for 2 years or 3 maybe. Because I have always felt like you are so real.
Hi, I get what you say. It's kind of a connection with others! Thanks for sharing and sending you hugs here. I have never been to US and I was born and raised in Malaysia!
By the time I visited my first English speaking country, I was already able to speak it and understand it freely. Then I moved to the US and my English has been improving further on its own, without intentional learning.
This is an interesting topic, I think part of the reason people don't learn is that they don't actually enjoy or love the language and the learning process, and they think it's gonna be easy once they get to the US, like she said here, but the hard truth is that you must put in hours of hard work and dedication. In my case, I came from Cuba about 30 years ago, but years before I was able to get my visa I went to language school for 2 years, then when I got to the States I kept studying, reading, watching tv and talked to my American friends or co-workers, it takes a lot of work and you have to love it!
Great video, by the way.
Amazing Anna, I've recently joined your channel, but got great benefits.
I'm intermediate speaker, and looking forward to improving my skills depending on yuor videos and tips.
Have a good night.
Thanks a lot.
Agreed as always. And just as an add to the topic; Learning a language is generally easier for children due to neuroplasticity and time advantages. Children's brains are more adaptable, making language acquisition quicker. Research suggests starting before 18 increases the likelihood of native-like mastery. While adults can learn languages effectively, children's rapid learning is linked to neuroplasticity and cognitive flexibility. The critical period for language learning is strongest before 18, but adults can still achieve fluency with determination and exposure. Ultimately, age influences language learning speed, but motivation and environment play crucial roles in mastering a new language. This "arguing" you mentioned you keep receiving, is probably related to this. As we grow up, we find it harder to learn, specially on the social part.
Hi Anna,I moved to Chicago three months shy from 20th birthday, im 43 years old now ,upon arrival i enrolled in a community college to take ESL classes which are free ,I completed all 8 levels however i didn't get to practice it until i started working native speakers ,i know people who have been living here longer and dont speak a word of English ,im mexican and something that is very common here is the mexican americans refuse to speak english to mexicans who had learnt english as an adults making us feel like our english level is not up to part.
Hi Anna my name is Victor from Colombia, I don't live in an English-speaking country and I have never been to any of those countries either, but I really want to become fluent, to improve my level form B2 to C2, I know I can do it, thanks for your motivational video
Your videos are been very important for my apprenticeship.
I'm brazilian.
Thank you.
Yeah ..I got it,you Anna ,are a talented teacher,the greetings from Romania!!
Thanks a lot to
Anna l like your speaking english good sound and clear every times listen to you very interesting your english has become great also good honest english guide teacher.
Hello, Anna. This is all so true. I watched a movie once in which there’s a foreign community of people living in London. They spent time together speaking their native language, they worked for people who spoke their language, they even watched tv from their country of origin. No wonder they never become fluent.
I don't understand what you are saying, but I like the way you speak and I hope to learn English from you
I am brazilian and I had english classes in the past, not anymore, but I clearly can understand almost 100% what people are saying. I watched your video without subtitles and I understood all of it. My speaking skills and even writing aren't good enough then my listening. I think it's 'cause I just are watching things in english but not training the speaking and writing because clearly I still live in Brazil. But I am happy that I can understand what the people say in english without much difficult :)
I recently moved to Canada and all you talk about is so true! It's really a huge amount of work needed to improve language, nothing is coming from the air, even if you live in English-speaking environment. I've been working in american company for many years and already have acceptable communication skills, but I'm not advanced in it. And I have motivation to be fluent, but I need to always go out of my comfort zone! If people speak fast or with strong accent (or they are teens) I can easily lose the idea of their speech. I quickly got tired from reading any kind of info with many new words in English. Unfortunately I don't have English-speaking friends yet and speaking practise doesn't come naturally. I try to include more English in my daily life but that's always a bit tricky and artificial.
Hands on works best for me. I learned mine from the streets mostly interacting with ppl. Being in a native English speaking country is a huge help tho, since you get to live n breath it 24 hours/day more than anywhere. Make an effort to talk as much as possible. Listen , watch ppl and how they respond. Sometimes even when you dont understand it , your subconsious still catches it. If I hear ppl talk everyday, Im like a baby, I still absorb it, even tho ppl know Im not coherent enough. I get flashbacks all the time, during day and night in my time alone, suddenly I just put 2 and 2 together somehow by studying on my own, after hearing same thing over n over everyday.
As I'm contemplating on this topic again.. I was acquainted with these 3 people ,we studied in the same class. When they were 15-16, they lived in the US as exchange students in American families through the cultural program called "Flex", for a year. I had a chance to observe the way the 2 of them speak for the 4 following years afterwards, when they came back to Ukraine. And they were fluent. Mastered the peculiar accent of that particular state. As far as I remember, they didn't know all of the English grammar topics in the universe if we are to ask about that. Or couldn't read any English book with great ease out of those existing. But they knew so much. And a regular foreign student abroad, if they don't sacrifice so much, can't come close to that fluency in my experience... But those people also were the "A" students in genereal. Fast, bright, business-oriented, hard-working, "a triple threat" ... So I think that's being immersed in the environment combined with the natural talent and hard work...
Hello Ana, my name is Darwin, I’ve been living In USA for at least 2 years, and now I feel I little more confident that when I came to this country, When I was in My country I had the intention tu study English, But I never tried so hard, I was so comfortable with my level because, I don’t actually needed, but when came to this country, I’ve been trying so hard to become fluent, but I have a big deal with my listening skills, maybe I need to listen more English or I don’t know What in doing wrong
You give me Hope! Ive been in this country for exactly 30 yrs of my life! I feel I dont speak Fluently ! I work In the health care field,I barely watch Tv In english and Iam surrounder by Native speakinf people! But I spend 8 hours asking same questions 5 days Per week! How Can I improve My Accent? Its very annoying and fustrated for me! I feel I should Be mastering the language!
In my experience, the Spanish speaking folks wouldn't bother to learn English in the US. I met many and most just didn't want to learn or like it. But they wanted the US dollars.
I've never lived in an english speaking country, but I've been told by native english speakers that my english is really good both written and spoken, I've been inmersing myself in the language and consumed spoken english culture since I was 14, now I'm trying to learn french and it so happens that it's easier for me to learn french from an english speaking mindset than from my native spanish speaking brain, although it really helps to know both languages and use them as a basis since french shares a lot of grammatical simmilarities with spanish
yes motivation is the key
You are absolutely correct. I also thought the same that I need a perfect condition to become a fluent English speaker, and ofcourse I was wrong. They say, we always find a perfect condition to start something, although starting itself is the best condition. So , you have to start it all by yourself, get out of your comfort zone, make mistakes and learn from it and YOU will be proud of yourself one day.🌸
Hi Hannah,
Your vidéos are usually smart and original ... This one IS courageous on thé top of that for there IS no flattery in it , only truth , which Can bé vanity pricking for some people.
As for me, i've done exactly what you Say all over my life , and then my english has got quitte good even if i'm still struggling with some moovies and accents or vocal bulary in them.
Your vidéos show me i've still got to work out to keep on improving😊 .
Sorry for couples of accents, coming from my french keyboard...
Thanks Hannah , and m'y kindest regards to Ukrain...
I moved to Cyprus from Russia two years ago and start learning English here. It is really difficult and it takes almost all your time. And yes, many people don't know English or Greek. They just live in Russian community.
The biggest problem for me is a plato on about a B2 level. I don't understand how to achieve C1
Great job, 👍 I keep speaking to my work place Even I got some Filipino accent..
Until now, I keeping learning.
Jesus loves you ❤️
Hi, i am from Fiji Islands and most people here communicate in British English. We learn English from our school days to University here.
You’re absolutely right!, I used to live in the US and I can say that my best progress was when I worked for an American company, however when I left that job and got another in a Latin company, where my colleagues spoke only Spanish, I forgot even the confidence that I earned in the other job and started to see a decrease in my speaking skills. You need to immerse into the language, it’s the only way, I swear.
Basically, I learned that it's possible to learn English in an advanced level without living in an English speaking country when I knew your channel seven years ago, I thought you were an inspiration for me. Right now, I haven't been in any English speaking country, but I talk to Americans everyday via Microsoft Teams because my work. I don't know if I'm fluent or not, I just know that I can communicate with English speaking people everyday without any big issue
Hi Ana. I am from Guatemala. Here basically is necessary, speak english to get a job at least well paid. So this factor create a pressure to learn and keep practicing with all the resources we have available. But you need to enjoy the process and love the language you are learning, otherwise it would be better just get away from it. 😊
This video is helpful. Thank you.
any journey also start from a tap feet . As long as don’t give up and keep going anyway !😊
Really
I want to thank you so much because all your information
Thank you
Of course, when you start living in an English-speaking country it makes it easier to learn more English stuff but it depends only on ourselves to boost it...
Hi Anna, you're probably right.. I'm 44 now but I choose to learn English since a few moment because I really need to talk to someone about my situation. I need to escape it . I have no friend. despite i am married and have 3 daughters, speaking another language makes me more confident and all of them don't know what i am saying.i can't talk my probleme with my native language.
Living in English speaking country won't push you to speak English in term of "passive pushing", only when you're truly surrounded by native English speakers in daily life will do.
Interesting and engaging topic. Greetings from Mexico.
As a non native speaker and I love learning new languages, when I've started learn English I ask myself how did I learnt my own language, I see that the child when borns he born with no language and when he grow up, grows with language he doesn't study he just live the language and try to speak til he becomes fluent...
I totally agree with you!
Living in the US and not learning it properly is a disaster
Stark reality is if you really need something you achieve it.
I have been studying English in a different way that I was used to in school, and I feel a lot of improvement in all the English skills. I know that I'm not fluent and also made a lot of grammar mistakes, but it's part of it. I try to learn and be exposed to the lenguage every single day, and not as a hobbie, as a daylife activity.
Thank you for your advice 🙂❤
Easy when you are accepted and helped in every group 😉
I have been here in usa for years, and I m still not fluent but I don t want to give up ❤
I really like the way you speak and how to explain each video.🥰🥰
I think, Hanna, the comment is referring to communities like the Latin Americans. That is something historical because see " The Godfather" and Little Italia in NYC only Italian was spoken. But for me, it was very useful when I went to the US and I was exposed to native speakers and forced naturally to speak English.
I wana speak English fluently.
so I subscribed to your channel. Thanks a lot.
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Hey I'm 1 year and one month since I stared to learn english
I've lived for more than 20 years at South of Spain, Málaga, Costa del Sol, Marbella, and I sure I shouldnt envy those who got living in other countries as US or United Kindom. I fell forced to practice to understand english, german other european countries since i was a teenage. And I do in may daily life all day.
Hi, Anna 😊
Thank you for sharing your RUclips video.
Your video is interesting for me.
In my opinion, it's not necessary to become a native speaker, but we should be familiarized with global ears.
I'm studying English every day.
I'm looking forward to watching your next video.
See ya.
Catch you later 😊
Good evening. I love your advices and your lessons. Thanks for all. I prefer your "speak with me" content.
"advice" is uncountable 😅
I have heard from many people that if you come to America you'll be fluent because you can't survive without language, I always knew that was not true.
If we stay native English speaker country you can easily learn because no other way to skip you have to speak English in that place. Because l already learned one language like this. But one more you have to practice and intrest to learn that language otherwise not possible
Learning a language is something you can't have someone to do all the work to learn it for you but IMO it's also hard to learn it all by your self. Sure you could learn a lot of vocabulary yourself ad maybe you could even get kinda familiar with the grammer of the language but that's what I experienced: You will lack practice and pronunciation if there's no one who's able to speak to you in the language you're trying to learn. I wouldn't say that it's impossible to do BUT it's way harder.
This problem exist in so much countries, even in Switzerland where we have four official languages . The main reason why people don’t speak the local language is their environment. In every Country you will find a Group of People they share your culture and traditions. For instance isn’t necessary to speak a foreign language
as a child of migrant parents, I was allowed to speak to them in English and they would answer back in their native language as well as in English when they learnt the words and we both got the benefit. Forcing children to only use their parent's native tongue at home is wrong and can really stunt the migration experience for the whole family as they tend not to associate with English speaking people and live in a cocoon.
Hi,Anaa,Im from Bangladesh near India. Aktar is here.Iike you teach.
I agree that you can easily reach a B2 or C1 level leaving in your own country, in some cases you can even get to C2, however the main problem will be the pronunciation. You can use the same vocabulary, understand and use all the idioms just like the native would do, but still you will sound off because of the accent. You can work on your accent of course but unless you are able to work most of the time in a native english environment you will struggle a lot. It can get even worse if you do end up using english in your work but not with natives. I work with french, german, indian and chinese speaking english and that hurts, like physically hurts, how english pronunciation can be butchered... daily basis
There are many immigrants that have been immersed into the English community and, yes they can speak the lenguage, but with strong accent and not full able to find the right words. Why? Because some of them a) do not have as good memory as average people to capture so many new words, b) they arrived to the country as developed adults, c) because they cannot hear some new sound in the new language so they cannot replicate it.
I think, for those who study alone, the shadowing technique is the best option. We need to use our mouths and speak. 🤣
Reading out loud you mean?
In the case of hispanics like me, it's because we are a large community that you can be fine and get a job just speaking spanish.
Excellent 💯 thanks Anna.
Great video, congratulations. I'm in the group of those who study (level B2 now) and have never been abroad and neither have a native English speaker to practice. I use RUclips, Netflix, the bible app, among other things. My struggle is to increase the level. I'm a level B2 for many years and, although I tried, I could never become a C1, for example. Maybe if I could practice more with a native or even with an artificial intelligence app...
My mother came to the states at 41 yrs old with a husband a new son(me) and a new job all non-English speaking. English never spoken at home with little to no time to study. And with recent studies, after 40 it is harder to learn new skills. My mother is now 84 still knows zero English