為什麼我中文說得不好
我是住在台北市的美國人。 台北有很多外國人。他们很多是學中文的學生, 但是我不是學生,而是老師。我很忙所以沒有很多空,不能唸中文。 有些台灣人的英文說得也很好,所以我們説中文,他們聽不懂我。我們説英文,每個人都能聽懂。所以這就是我中文說得不好的原因。
What I'm trying to say:
I am an American living in Taipei. There are many foreigners in Taipei, and many are students learning Chinese. However, I'm not a student, I'm an English teacher. I'm very busy, so I don't have a lot of time and can't study Chinese. Also, Taiwanese people speak English very well, so if we speak Chinese, they can't understand me. If we speak English, everyone can understand. So, this is why my Chinese is bad.
Note: This is just my personal experience, I'm still trying to learn Chinese despite the low motivation, and I think learning local languages is very important! Taxi drivers always ask me why I can't speak Chinese so I'm just trying to at least be able to explain myself a little, haha. Please don't be upset by what I said, I'm just being honest about my experience.