- Una Aventura de mi Juventud ¡Hola a todos! Estaba pensando en mi juventud y decidí tratar de crear una historia de esa época muy importante de mi vida: Mi abuelo, mi hermano y yo nos encantaba pescar cada verano. Un día, mi abuelo encontró un barquito en una tienda de segunda mano. El barquito era viejo, pero por lo menos, era nuestro barquito. Trabajábamos casi todo el invierno tratando de asegurar que estaría listo para el verano. Nos encantaba arreglando nuestro barquito, pero no podíamos pensar en un buen nombre para el barquito. Sin embargo, finalmente mi abuelo pensó en un nombre perfecto. Lo nombramos “The Love Boat” por su programa favorita del mismo nombre. Cuando por fin el verano llegó, trajimos “The Love Boat” a un lago cerca de la casa de mi abuelo. Todos nosotros subimos en el barquito y zarpamos hasta el medio del lago. Después de unos minutos, el fondo del barquito empezó a llenar de agua. Mi hermano y yo tuvimos mucho miedo, pero mi abuelo estuvo tranquilo. Nuestro barquito se hundió, pero afortunadamente esa parte del lago estaba a sólo dos pies de profundidad. Estábamos tristes, sí, pero sabemos que podríamos arreglarlo e intentar de nuevo muy pronto. Muchas gracias, KyleFebruary 28, 201720
A little [bit] of English (It's more common to use the word "bit" when saying something like this.)
Hello! I am new here in Italky, my English[1] is not so [that] good, but i hope I it [2] will to get better in the next months. The other thing I can improve is my speaking, because on in [3] School all of the time [4] we are writing and studying the gramatical grammar, [5] but we never speak together.
bye bye!! see you in the next... =)[1] The word "English" needs to be capitalized. Languages are always capitalized in English. Ex: Spanish, English, German, French, etc.
[2] In the previous sentence, you were talking about your English as not being good. In the next sentence, you were still talking about your English; therefore, you need to keep the same subject. So, I changed the "I" to "it". It = your English.
[3] English prepositions are a bit tricky, but you have to use "in" when referring to a building or location that you can physically be inside of. Example: I am in my house. I am in the garage.
[4] "all of the time" or "all the time" is a very common expression in English. Example: I go to the store all of the time. I go to the store all the time. [Many people tend to leave the "of" out when using this expression.]
[5] "Grammatical" is an adjective, and in this sentence, you would want to use the noun form. You wouldn't need the article "the" in this example.Jasiel,
I hope this helped! If you have any questions about any of my corrections, feel free to let me know via message or comment. Good luck with your English! :)
-Kyle
0 votedOctober 3, 20162Здравствуйте!
Здравствуйте! Я - носитель русского языка. Я ищу девочку/женщину, которая изучает русский язык и является носителем английского для языкового обмена. Мы будем говорить и на русском, и на английском языках.
Hello! I am native Russian speaker. I search girl/women who learn Russian and who is native English speaker for language exchange. We will talk on Russian and English language.Hello! I'm a native Russian speaker. I'm looking for a girl or woman who is learning Russian and is a native English speaker for a language exchange. We will talk in Russian and English.
Comments:
Polina,
There were just a few small errors in your journal entry, so I went ahead and made the corrections for you. In English, we use participles (the words that typically end in "ing") to express an action that is currently happening in the present. In order to use the participle successfully, you have to use a form of the "to be" verb. For example:
I am <participle> / I am swimming. Contraction: I'm
She/he/it is <participle> / She is hiking. Contractions: She's he's it's
They are <participle> / They are writing a letter. Contraction: They're
We are <participle> / We are talking. We'reIf you have any questions regarding any of my corrections, please let me know. I am more than happy to help you in any way.
Very Respectfully,
Kyle F.
0 votedSeptember 26, 20160If I were
If I were rich, I would travel abroad every month.
If I were a man, I wouldn't understand women.
If I were easy going, I would go to parties every night.
If I had a big house, I would let all italki friends stay at the same time and have a big party.
[If I had a big house, I would let all of my italki friends stay at my house at the same time and have a big party.]
もし私がお金持ちだったならば、毎月、海外旅行をするだろう。
もし私が男だったならば、女のことを理解しないだろう。
もし私が気楽な人間だったならば、毎晩パーテイーに行くだろう。
もし私が大きな家を持っていたならば、italkiの友達をみんな同時に泊めてあげてパーティーをするだろう。Comments:
Chizuko,
Very nicely done! There was only one mistake, and I fixed that for you. If you have any questions about my correction, feel free to message me.
Very Respectfully,
Kyle F.
0 votedSeptember 25, 20162Diary of my life in Canada September 25 (Food)
I don't know why but I can't stop eating nowadays...
I feel a lot of stress....may be.lol [I have been very stressed lately] (This sounds more natural)
After eating dinner, my friend and I went to a ice cream shop. [an ice cream shop] (Remember, use "an" if the next word starts with a vowel)
Even though the wether [weather] was so cold today, we ate ice cream out side [outside]
Then, there are many line, so we also had to line up for almost 15 minutes. [The line was long, so we had to wait in line for almost 15 minutes] (This sounds more natural).
But it was so tasty. I almost forgot the cold.lol [It was so tasty that I almost forgot about the cold.] (This sounds more natural)
How can I stop eating?
When I stay home, I was like eat, eat, and eat. (Leave a space after every comma.)
Until I would feel bad, I would keep eating.
Sometimes I doubt I have an eating disorder. (This statement is saying that you think that you don't have an eating disorder) (If you want to say the opposite, you would say: "Sometimes I think that I have an eating disorder".)
The more I think I shouldn't eat, the more I feel I want to eat.
But I think I'm just not patient.
So I run (ran) for 20 minutes this morning. I know it was short time. , but I haven't run these days [lately], so I needed to warm up.
I decided to run at least once a week for 30 minutes. I actually did it before. [I have actually done it before.] (This sounds more natural.)
So I can do it. It's for (my) health and to stop eating too much anymore!Comments:
Hiromi,
Your journal entry was very well written! There were only a few errors here and there; however, I really enjoyed reading what you had to say. Keep up the good work. Also, if you have any questions about my corrections, feel free to ask me.
Very Respectfully,
Kyle F.
0 votedSeptember 25, 20160- Regreso ¡Hola a todos! Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde he escrito algo en italki. Solía escribir y practicar mucho, pero ahora, no. No sé exactamente qué pasó, pero perdí la motivación de seguir practicando en esta manera. Todavía practico mi español con mi tutor de España, y eso me gusta mucho. Estoy aprendiendo poco a poco, pero todavía sigo cometiendo los mismos errores. Por eso, decidí regresar aquí para seguir escribiendo las entradas del cuaderno. Me ayudó mucho en el pasado, quizás me ayudará de nuevo. Espero que mi entrada del cuaderno no sea horrible, no quería usar un traductor. También, tengo una pregunta. ¿Es normal que yo pueda leer y escuchar bien, pero todavía no puedo hablar o escribir bien? ¡Muchas gracias! :DSeptember 19, 201650
Brave boy,
Why do English native speakers not help us with our conversational skills? (I think this sounds better.) Also, what do you mean exactly by that statement? Native speakers aren't helping you better your conversational skills via voice communication, or are they just not reciprocating the help that you give them? It's a bit of an ambiguous statement. Also, I can't speak for all English native speakers, obviously, but I always make it a point to reciprocate equally while participating in language exchanges.
Good luck!
-Kyle
0 votedFebruary 13, 20160- Well, like most things, the only way to get better is to practice. Try asking your questions in English, because not all of us English speakers will be able to read Arabic. Even if we don´t completely understand, we´ll at least have a general gist of what you are trying to say.0 votedMarch 25, 20152
