When does it become native?
I have been learning English for the whole of my life I seem, but still, it is so difficult to express thoughts in this language. I've noticed I have thoughts in English when I am thinking about anyone who I usually talk to in English too. So if I don't have any clues with someone it's difficult to make sentences. And actually it is really tough to write a text about something if you do not have any feelings to the subject, never thought talked about it in english, never heard the sounds of your voice expressing the emotion about that sunject. So, sometimes, even I speak correctly and confident, my speach can sound kind of robotic and I listen myself like from the other side.
P. S. The photo is not connected with my entry but really warms my heart and give me hope :)
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When does it become native?
I have been learning English for the whole of my life I seem, but still, it is so difficult to express thoughts in this language. I've noticed I have thoughts in English when I am thinking about anyone who I’ve usually spoken to in English too. So if I don't have any clues with someone it's difficult to make sentences. And actually it is really tough to write a text about something if you do not have any feelings on the subject, or never thought or talked about it in English, never heard the sounds of your voice expressing the emotion about that subject. So, sometimes, even when I speak correctly and confident, my speech can sound kind of robotic and I listen to myself like from the other side.
P. S. The photo is not connected with my entry but really warms my heart and gives me hope :)
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When Does It Become Natural?
I have been learning English my whole life, yet, it is still so difficult to express my thoughts in this language. Strangely, though, I've also distinctly noticed that I tend to have thoughts in English whenever I am thinking about someone with whom I usually speak with while using it. Evidently, if I don't have any history with a person, contextual clues to draw upon or to trigger me if you like, it's difficult to make up sentences by myself out of the blue to start, let alone continue, a conversation or discussion. In that respect, it is really difficult to say or compose text in English about things or subjects that I do not have any feelings for, or that I have never thought of talking about, or that I do not ever recall hearing others express their opinions upon. As a result, oftentimes, even though I am speaking English correctly and confidently, I am simply too self-conscious, and my speech ends up sounding somewhat robotic as I listen to it myself internally.*
Hi, Marina. Good job! Whatever changes I made were to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, to clarify your thoughts, and for ease of reading. My sincerest apologies if I have misinterpreted. I hope that this helps you, Jonathan.
*As I stated in my edit, I simply think you are being too self-conscious for whatever reason. English is not your native tongue, so you should not hold yourself to an unrealistic level of speaking like a native speaker. Perhaps, you will always speak with an accent, or perhaps you will always mess up certain idioms, but it is entirely okay, as others will still understand the gist of what you were trying to say. We are all human, and as such, mistakes are how we have learned throughout our entire lives, so just accept that truth.
As to not being able to express yourself adequately when you need to, in my humble opinion, that goes to a lack of vocabulary. Humor me. Sit on your couch or wherever, and describe what you see in front of you (the contents of your living room, the pictures on the walls, the TV, etc., or the contents of your kitchen, such as the size, color, location, and material of everything there). If you can easily do that, you should have no problem speaking off-the-cuff with the majority of people on any subject. Similarly, if you work in the medical or legal profession, or in a business or military setting, all of which typically have specific, if not specialized, vocabularies. If you know their counterparts in English, then again, you should have no problem speaking with others on the spur of the moment as the words and sentences will automatically form without any conscious thought. I mention this because that exact situation is my personal stumbling block whenever I try to speak another language as well--I simply do not know enough of its vocabulary.
Finally, yes, it is a beautiful picture. Thanks for sharing it!
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When do I become a native speaker?
I have been learning English my whole life, but still, it is so difficult to express my thoughts in this language. I've noticed I have thoughts in English when I am thinking about anyone who I usually talk to in English too. So if I don't have any clues with someone it's difficult to make sentences. And actually it is really tough to write a text about something if I do not have any feelings for / on the subject, or never thought talked about it in English, never heard the sounds of a voice expressing the emotion about that subject. So, sometimes, even if I speak correctly and confidently, my speech can sound kind of robotic and I listen to myself like from the other side.
P. S. The photo is not connected with my entry but really warms my heart and gives me hope :)
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