Do these sentence sound natural?
Hey guys.. yesterday I was talking to some friends on discord to practice speaking skills and I decided to write down every setence I said and I was in doubt if they would sound natural (I mean if a native speaker would express the idea like that). So here they are... and I'd like you guys comment bellow how you'd express these ideas.
PS.: If I made any mistake in this little intro, feel free to correct me as well haha
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Yeah... I was playing (the guitar) while you were out (he had left to go to the bathroom)
The three people room is available right now... we should move there (there were a room/server with 3 vacancies)
Everyone was concerned about the possibility of it happen, while watching the movie, I mean ... but in the end the movie went through another path and everyone kinda felt relieved. Because if that had happend I think they'd have simply screwed up the whole story.
That was a heavy movie... I mean, with a very deep emotional load.
Oh really... the movie was released this year?
he is kinda in the middle. He is not the hero, but not the vilan as well
Have u ever tried to say smth bad about doctor who for him to see what happens?? (haha he has a friend who only talk about dr. who... he definetely loves it)
They were too bored.. so they were kinda inventing stuffs to do. No matter what it was, they just wanted to move out of borednesss
They say it's kinda confusing watching this tv show, cause it has so many timelines
hmm the first song I've ever learnt.... I'm not sure if I remember even what song it was haha --> he's asked me if I still know how to play the first song I've ever learnt and I answered it above, but I'd like to know a way of answering it in order to pass the folowing idea: I can't remember even which song was it, so the chances of still knowing how to play it would be even lesser.
Is that a big tv show? I mean are there long episodes with many episodes by seasons.
I couldn't understand you because your voice was failing (The audio was turning on and off quickliy)
Is that song by Radiohead or not? (I wanted to know if that sound was made by this band)
Whoa... so long! and how was that? I mean, you first went there for work/study and ended up staying?
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Thank you so much guys for your help and corrections!
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Do these sentence sound natural?
Hey guys.. yesterday I was talking to some friends on Discord to practice speaking skills and I decided to write down every sentence I said, and I was in doubt if they would sound natural (I mean if a native speaker would express the idea like that). So here they are... and I'd like you guys comment below how you'd express these ideas.
PS.: If I made any mistake in this little intro, feel free to correct me as well haha
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Yeah... I was playing (the guitar) while you were out (he had left to go to the bathroom)
--> Yeah... I was playing guitar while you were in the bathroom
--> "playing" by itself is something a native speaker would never say and make it sounds like you were "playing around" (joking) or "playing with yourself" (masturbating)
--> "while you were out" implies the person was out of the house
The three people room is available right now... we should move there (there were a room/server with 3 vacancies)
--> The three people room is available right now... we should move there (there was a room/server with 3 vacancies)
--> "three person" room sounds more natural than "three people" room but I would never correct you if you were my friend
Everyone was concerned about the possibility of it happening, while watching [or while we watched, or while we were watching] the movie, I mean ... but in the end the movie went through another path [went another way] or [took a different turn] and everyone kinda felt relieved. Because if that had happened I think they'd have simply screwed up the whole story.
That was a heavy movie... I mean, with a very deep emotional load.
--> "load" makes me think of jizz; "emotional load" means something closer to "I have a heavy emotional load at home with my husband working long hours" -- you could say "It had a heavy emotional load" and not make its sound like jizz
--> "it was just really [or very] heavy" or "it was heavy emotionally" would sound natural
--> Or to convey your exact sense idiomatically: "That was a heavy movie...it was an emotional rollercoaster!"
Oh really... the movie was released this year?
--> correct
he is kinda in the middle. He is not the hero, but not the villian as well
--> tricky word to spell, eh?
Have u ever tried to say smth bad about the doctor who for him to see what happens?? (haha he has a friend who only talk about dr. who... he definitely loves it)
--> I hate abbreviations (yes, even with my gaming buddies) but understand why you would use them. smth is a terrible abbreviation, and u is a bad habit (you doesn't take long to type).
They were too bored.. so they were kinda inventing stuffs to do. No matter what it was, they just wanted to move out of borednesss boredom
--> or they just wanted to move out because they were bored
They say it's kinda confusing watching this tv show, cause it has so many timelines
--> correct, though I would either write out because or abbreviate it cus (internet slang), or 'cause (colloquial)
--> cool, what show? I find Altered Carbon confusing because of too many body switches. In fairness I watch it in Spanish, so I miss things sometimes.
hmm the first song I 've ever learnted.... I'm not sure if I remember even what song it was haha --> he's asked me if I still know how to play the first song I've ever learnt I ever learned and I answered it that way above, but I'd like to know a way of answering it in order to pass convey (or give) the following idea: I can't remember even which song was it, so the chances of still knowing how to play it would be even lesser.
--> Your second sentence correctly conveys the meaning that you want to convey.
--> How many episodes does that tv show have? Does it have a lot of seasons? Are the episodes long?
--> Sorry, sometimes you gotta ask more questions, because English adjectives (big) aren't terribly versatile, and all English sentences need that repetitive subject-verb agreement stuff.
I couldn't understand you because your voice was failing (The audio was turning on and off quickliy)
--> because you were breaking up, because I couldn't understand your voice, because of a bad connection, I can hear you now.
Is that song by Radiohead or not? (I wanted to know if that song was made performed, written, (or just no verb at all) by this band) --> I wanted to know if that song was by the band Radiohead.
--> You would only say "or not" if you're making a "not joke" or if you suddenly are attacked by doubt, as in "Is that song by Radiohead, wait... maybe not? Who's it by again?"
Whoa... so long! and how was that? I mean, you first went there for work/study and ended up staying?
--> correct, nice job
Thank you so much guys for your help and corrections!
--> You're welcome. What game were you playing on Discord? :-)
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Hi Anderson, I think this is a brilliant idea. I'll share some thoughts about places where the English in these very informal conversations could sound a little more natural.
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Do these sentence sound natural?
Hey guys.. yesterday I was talking to some friends on discord to practice speaking skills and I decided to write down every sentence I said and I was in doubt if about whether they would sound natural (I mean if a native speaker would express the idea like that). So here they are... and I'd like you guys to comment bellow how you'd express these ideas.
PS.: If I made any mistake in this little intro, feel free to correct me as well haha
"Doubt" and "about' are often found together -- and they also rhyme with each other. "I was in doubt about whether a bathtub would be a good thing to use to build a small airplane." "I have doubts about getting married."
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Yeah... I was playing (the guitar) while you were out (he had left to go to the bathroom) (I think "while you were out" works better if the person has completely left the apartment, the office building, etc. I'd probably say "while you were out of the room" or maybe "while you were away.")
The three-person people room is available right now... we should move there (there were a room/server with 3 vacancies)
Everyone was concerned about the possibility of it happening, while watching the movie, I mean ... but in the end the movie went through down another path and everyone kinda felt relieved. Because if that had happened I think they'd have simply screwed up the whole story.
That was a heavy movie... I mean, with a very deep emotional load.
Oh really... the movie was released this year?
he is kinda in the middle. He is not the hero, but not the villain as well (I would probably say "either" instead of "as well". Or "He is not the hero, but also not the villain.")
Have u ever tried to say smth bad about Doctor Who for to him (or "in front of him") to see what happens?? (haha he has a friend who only talks about Dr. Who... he definitely loves it)
They were too bored.. so they were kinda inventing stuffs to do. No matter what it was, they just wanted to move out of borednesss. ("Stuff" is always singular. You can fill your whole house with stuff until there is barely enough space to walk between rooms, but you will still just have "stuff" and never "stuffs." If you have more than one "thing", though, you have "things". "Stuff" and "things" are different in that way :-)
They say it's kinda confusing watching this TV show, 'cause it has so many timelines
hmm the first song I've ever learnt.... I'm not sure if I remember even what song it was haha --> he's asked me if I still know how to play the first song I've ever learnt and I answered it above, but I'd like to know a way of answering it in order to pass the following idea: I can't remember even which song was it was, so the chances of still knowing how to play it would be even lesser lower ("even less" might be OK, but I will not promise you it is correct or bet a large amount of money on it)
Is that a big TV show? I mean are there long episodes with many episodes by seasons.
I couldn't understand you because your voice was failing (The audio was turning on and off quickly)
Is that song by Radiohead or not? (I wanted to know if that sound was made by this band)
Whoa... so long! and how was that? I mean, you first went there for work/study and ended up staying?
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Thank you so much guys for your help and corrections!
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Fantastic job overall. Minor issues with progressive tense, nuance of prepositions*, and word choice. Cheers!
*like out by itself meaning out of the house; alternately say, "out of the room" instead of "in the bathroom"
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Do these sentence sound natural?
Hey guys.. yesterday I was talking to some friends on discord to practice speaking skills and I decided to write down every sentence I said and I was in doubt if they would sound natural (I mean if a native speaker would express the idea like that). So here they are... and I'd like you guys to comment bellow on how you'd express these ideas.
PS.: If I made any mistakes in this little intro, feel free to correct me as well haha
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Yeah... I was playing (the guitar) while you were out (he had left to go to the bathroom)
Everyone was concerned about the possibility of it happening, while watching the movie, I mean ... but in the end the movie went through down another path and everyone kinda felt relieved. Because if that had happend I think they'd have simply screwed up the whole story.
That was a heavy movie... I mean, with a very deep emotional load.
Oh really... the movie was released this year?
he is kinda in the middle. He is not the hero, but not the villan as well either
Have u ever tried to say smth bad about doctor who for him to see what happens?? (haha he has a friend who only talks about dr. who... he definetely definitely loves it)
They were too so bored.. so they were kinda inventing coming up with new stuffs to do. No matter what it was, they just wanted to move out of borednesss kick themselves out of boredom.
They say it's kinda confusing watching this tv show, cause it has so many timelines it's set in so many different eras.
hmm the first song I've I ever learnt.... I'm not sure if I even remember even what song it was haha --> he's asked me if I still know how to play the first song I've ever learnt and I answered it above, but I'd like to know a way of answering it in order to pass the following idea: I can't even remember even which song was it, so the chances of still knowing how to play it would be even lesser.
Is that a big long tv show? I mean are there long episodes with many episodes by seasons.
I couldn't understand you because your voice was failing sound kept breaking up (The audio was turning on and off quickliy)
Is that song by Radiohead or not? (I wanted to know if that sound was made by this band)
Whoa... so long! and how was that how come? I mean, you first went there for to work/study and ended up staying?
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Thank you so much guys for your help and corrections!
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