My speaking ability
Recently, it has been getting warmer and warmer in Japan even though the temperature is sometimes less than 0 degree
s. Since I have written notebook
entries here several times, I have gotten plenty of kind
ly corrections from many native English speakers. Thanks to them, I feel like I'm getting comfortable with writing
in English. And, I've also had some coworkers from abroad in my office. So, I'm getting used to listening
to native English speakers' speaking little by little (
it is sometimes too fast for me to figure out what they said, though).
However, my speaking ability hasn't improved
very well even now much.
Nothing sometimes came out when I talked with my coworkers.
Sometimes, no words came out when I tried talking to my co-workers.
I'm depressed at such time.
I get depressed whenever this happens. I would like to be able to speak/
say things I usually write on
the paper and
in email
s in the future.
Hang in there, Tatsuki.
It is normal to be able to write things that you can't say and vice-versa.
When I write in Japanese, most people say I sound native and yet when it comes to speaking the language, nothing ever seems to come out of my mouth. I think the best way to deal with this situation is by training our listening abilities and talking to native speakers more.