Salam khanomi age khasti man mitoonam shomaro komak konam. Khodam Amrikai hastam ama shoharam bacheye Abadan hast va Farsi rahat sohbat mikonam.

From someone who never studied Farsi but who speaks it fluently, like a native, I would say speaking and listening are the 2 most important skills in learning a language. When my mother-in-law came here from their country she spoke no English so I took it upon myself to learn her language. I spoke to her using Tarzan style speaking and hand gestures. But through this, I have learned to speak fluently enough that if I was dropped in their country I would be able to converse with anyone at a native level and not need assistance from anyone. In fact, most Persians tell me if they hadn't seen me they would think I was from their country because I speak their language so well. I think the most important thing all language learners need to learn is that you can't be shy or embarrassed about making mistakes. Because you will make them, but you will also learn from them. The only way to learn to make new sounds that you are unaccustomed to is to practice saying them. You will learn to make sounds that you never thought you could but only if you are not afraid of being corrected and taught repeatedly how to pronounce something. Think about it, when we were children, most of us had difficulties saying different sounds. I had speech therapy for the first 2 years of school because I couldn't pronounce either the letter R of J. But the more we practiced, the better we got at making those sounds. And now, most of us have no difficulty at all making those sounds without so much as a thought.

My First Notebook Entry

In the morning, I went to buy some bread. While I was standing in line to pay for it, I felt an intense craving for some pizza.
Usually, I prefer not to eat fast food because it is not so healthy and is considered to be just empty calories without any nutritional value. But this morning I hadn't eaten before I went to the bakery, so I gave in and bought one slice of pizza.
For dinner, I had fried cabbage mixed with boiled rice and seasonings.
Not long after I had dinner, I was still hungry so I made a sandwich.
Without any fake modesty, I can proudly say that my cooking skills have improved in the last few years.
But I can't stand cooking every day. Usually, I cook 2 big meals and several small ones over the week.
And now comes the hardest part of cooking: I have to wash all the dishes!

Hello everyone!

I want to learn to speak English.
I would like to be an italki language partner with an English speaker.