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Hello, I'm a teacher from Texas and I would like to improve my speaking through conversations with native speakers.
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Irene Anton
Spanish
Mar 22, 2020
Gracias por la clase. Tienes muy buen nivel de español, progresarás muy rápido.
Mario
French
Oct 31, 2019
Mots à retenir : un fourgon (van) voiture longue et couverte pour le transport des bagages, des meubles, des bestiaux.....s'accroupir (to crouch down) s'asseoir sur ses talons comme pour ramasser quelque chose à terre ...... un accroissement (increment) augmentation en quantité, en valeur, en intensité....... avaler (to gulp, to swalow) manger très vite sans mâcher...... dévorer (to devour) manger en arrachant avec les dents......grignoter (to nibble) manger par petites quantités......absorber( to absorb) boire, prendre un médicament, manger sans plaisir....... picorer (to peck)manger très peu comme un oiseau......... Amicalement Mario
K'ogot Peter
Swahili
Nov 18, 2017
Asante sana Lauren! Ninatumai tutakuwa na somo lingine ili tuendelee kusoma kiswahili
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    I would typically say "something that changed my life," "something that deeply effected my life," or perhaps "something that was a turning point in my life." The first one I wrote is best, I think.
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    November 14, 2017
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    I'm very disappointed in Italkie
    As soon as I heard about this app, I came running in order to know what it was about.
    The whole thing idea is indeed very fruitful, but there's likefor a week I've been trying to reach true conversation partners and all that I've found was people asking me if I'm single or not... Come on guys!!! Let's practice other languages, make some friends, share our different cultures, hear new points of view about life, tell histories, and have fun...
    Why is everything about sexual interests? That's so annoying. And the funniest thing about it is... people want to flirt but they're thousands of miles away, with oceans between them;so what is the point?
    What do you think about it?
    I know it is very frustrating. I speak mostly with language partners who are women because of it. I have met, however, men who are genuinely interested in language learning and making new friends (not new girlfriends!). It takes a lot of patience, but the opportunity to practice is well worth the effort! Best of luck.
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    November 9, 2017
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    Quiero hablar Swahili un día... Ahora estoy aprendiendo Swahili. Es un idioma difícil para mí, pero quiero aprenderlo para ayudar a mis estudiantes. Eses estudiantes son refugiados de Burundi, Kenya, y el Congo. Son las personas las más amables del mundo, y quiero ser capaz de communicarme con ellos. Les enseño el inglés para que puedan integrarse en la vida en los estados unidos. Necesitaré mucho tiempo para aprender Swahili, especialmente porque estoy aprendiendo español al mismo timepo. A diferencia de español, no hay muchas palabras en Swahili que puedo relacionar a otras palabras que ya conozco. En español las palabras son casi todas de origen latino, lo que hace que sea más facil aprender el idioma.
    November 9, 2017
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    Write about learning a language

    Hello Everyone,
    I am Pooja. I am an Indian. I used to live in Indore, India a year ago. Last year I got married and after my marriage I moved to Houston, Texas (USA) because my husband has a job here. As I mentioned, we are Indian so our traditions, values, food, culture, and everything else are totally different from American customs. I am an average English speaker. I struggle a lot while talking with someone but I don't understand this that what happened to me in front of everyone. (This is not clear; you don't understand what happens when you are in front of someone?). I can translate the sentences and I am also able to understand properly, but I am not able to respond fluently. So I have been in America for almost a year now, but I don't see any improvement in me for in my speaking skills. Please help me to understand this language better. I normally spent 2-3 hrs a day in learning. That includes listening for 1 hour, and watching daily tv shows in English, and speaking for the rest of the time in speaking. I would appreciate it if you guys could guide me through how much time I should spend and offer any suggestions.

    Thanks & Regards



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    November 9, 2017
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    Yo vuelvo a mis estudios de español Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que he estudiado español. Estaba en Francia durante el año pasado y quería practicar francés, pero ahora estoy lista para volver a este gran idioma. Tengo que mejorar mi nivel rapidamente por que quiero ir a Peru y Ecuador este verano. Entonces, me gustaría escribir algo aquí cada día, pero escribir sin asunto es muy difícil para mí. Yo no sé sobre cuales asuntos puedo escribir. Me falta la inspiración. Yo lo intentaré de todas formas. Sobre que te gusta escribir? Gracias para las correcciónes.
    November 7, 2017
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    I am going go to New Zealand!

    At the end of this year, I will go to New Zealand with my friend.

    I'm looking forward to going there!

    In NZ, I want to do "tramping".

    "Tramping" is similar to Trekking.

    This is a New zealand's unique word used only in New Zealand.

    In NZ , there are a lot of beautiful natural sights like Mt.Cook, the Milford sound and Lake Tekapo.

    I'll walk the Routeburn track.

    It's one of the great walks.


    I hope you have fun in New Zealand!

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    November 7, 2017
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    Correction please. Lashed Out

    We started doing the experiment and collecting all the data a bit later than the expected date. It took us almost four weeks to complete the experimental setup, and frankly, I started to feel a little anxious. So today, my group project and I had to give a presentation for the mini-experiment this morning. This one girl in my group who was supposed to take care the data and results did not prepare the most important part of this presentation, which is the data, very well at all! Not to mention she made so many typos in her slides, in which I had to correct. I was furious at that moment, but I kept my mouth shut because I knew if I spoke while angry, things would get worse. I told them not to do the last minute work, and I knew this was gonna happen. After we finished the presentation, I accidentally lashed out at her again and again, telling her not to do this ever again. I wasn't mad at her, I was just disappointed because she is a nice woman and I thought she would be a role model to everyone; however, yet she doesn't have a good work ethic.

    Sorry about that, sounds frustrating! Good work with the writing :)

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    March 27, 2017
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    "Gigante" Hace tres meses más o menos, vi una película fantástica, llamada "Gigante." Esta película, con Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, y James Dean como protagonistas, muestra la transformación de Texas despues del descubrimiento de petróleo allí. Pero es igualmente la historia de una familia texana. La historia comienza cuando un rico ranchero texano, Bick, se enamora con una mujer sofisticada de Maryland, Leslie. Ellos se casan, y ella se va de casa para mudarse a Texas. Ella se queda de piedra al saber que la cultura de Texas es tan conservadora y que su esposo y los otros rancheros maltratan a los trabajadores de origen mexicano. Jett Rink, un empleado de Bick, se enamora con Leslie, entonces es celoso de Bick para su dinero y su esposa. Algun día, Bick lo expulsa de su hacienda, pero no sabía que Jett sería mucho más rico que él despues de haber encontrado petróleo. De todos modos, al final, Jett se da cuenta que el dinero no es la cosa más importante de la vida, y Bick se da cuenta que Texas pertenece también a los hispanos. Pienso que hay buenas lecciones en la película: por ejemplo, que el dinero no puede comprar la alegría, que la raza no es importante al fin, que en el matrimonio hay que trabajar para entenderse, y que el cambio no quiere decir que hay que soltar sus tradiciones. Lo siento, este diario es largo!
    February 2, 2017
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    How I am getting over depression.

    Last year was a hell for me, especially the last month. I had a serious project and hardly worked on it until the moment I lost control. After 4 hours of sleeping, coffee, fast food.. Yes, I finished my project before deadline and did it well but.. I was nearly died.
    The first day after the deadline I slept. It was my birthday by the way. I was sleeping all day long. It was the best possible birthday party that could be in I could have in this period of my life.
    The second day I was lying on the bed looking at the ceiling and walls. My own energy was at the zero level. (Better: I had no energy at all).
    I started to build up my energy, asking myself what do I want to eat today and what do I want to do. The problem was that I didn't want anything, having only one or two things in my life which I like. I started from them. Step by step, a week later I had enough energy to read, to cook, to go outside, and even to do some sport. (Better: and even to exercise)
    I tried to return to a normal sleep-wake schedule. That was the most difficult aim.
    When I started to sleep at nights I guess my body started to make serotonin, melatonin and so on. I feel better.
    Today I smiled in the morning (Better: I smiled when I woke up this morning).

    Your text is good! I only changed some things to make it sound more natural. I hope you continue to feel better!

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    February 2, 2017
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    Today's plan.

    I got up earlier than I usually do today (It sounds more natural to say "today" first, for example: "Today I got up earlier than I usually do"), because today we celebrate the New Year holiday in Korea, like China does.
    A lot of my mates that I know asked me why Korea has different holiday for the New Year.
    Explaining this to my mates was quite hard even though we have a lot of stuff in common.
    But, you know, I tried hard hahaha. My mom didn't go see her relatives, so that I went there with my father.
    We ate some traditional foods that I didn't like when I was young. But now, I really fancy them.
    Nevertheless, it made me get a stomachache (or, "it gave me a stomachache"). T_T

    I hope you feel better!

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    January 28, 2017
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