Is English your first language?

By Lyp
Xian, China
October 9, 2018 9:13am CST
Hi, everyone! Is English your first language? Why are you all so good at communicating with each other in English? As a Chinese, I learn English as my second language, but I still can't communicate well with it after years of study. How can I learn it well? Sincerely seek everyone's advice.
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Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
9 Oct 18
My first language is Spanish. I also speak English, Filipino and Russian. I am currently trying to learn how to Speak French and Nihongo.
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Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
9 Oct 18
You have a gift for languages!
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Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
9 Oct 18
@Freewings gotta compensate because I am not good in Math
Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
9 Oct 18
LOL. No one is perfect. You've done pretty well.
Margarita
@Meramar (2695)
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15 Oct 18
English is not my first language, in my case it's German. But, you can improve practising a lot. Talking, writing, listening to English radio programms, reading, watching movies in English,.... There are many ways to you can improve your skills.
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Margarita
@Meramar (2695)
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16 Oct 18
@Freewings You are welcome!
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Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
15 Oct 18
Thank you for your suggestions. I'll try something.
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Marlina
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
9 Oct 18
No, English is not my primary language. Practice makes perfect, remember that line?
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Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
9 Oct 18
Okey, I will do more practice. Thank you.
Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
9 Oct 18
My primary language is portuguese, english is my second one.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
11 Oct 18
@Freewings thank you, you too
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Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
9 Oct 18
Although English is your second language, you speak it well.
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Djhoanna li
@Friendlypink (3805)
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16 Oct 18
No, but it is my second language. I first language or mother tongue is Filipino or Taglalog.
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Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
16 Oct 18
Are you good at English?
Frederick Espiritu
@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
9 Oct 18
No, my friend. I'm from the Philippines. I'm not that good in writing English especially on communicating personally but I am learning on daily basis. The more we used English language, the more we gets better, I think.
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Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
9 Oct 18
You're right. We should use more.
Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat
@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
9 Oct 18
I am UK born and bred, so my first language is English. Reading books in the language seems to help. The other thing to do is install Grammarly in your web browser. Even the English need that.
Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat
@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
10 Oct 18
@Freewings I did not realise that. I do know the Chinese cannot use Facebook as I learned this the other day. I suppose though the Chinese writing characters are all different.
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Lyp
@Freewings (399)
• Xian, China
9 Oct 18
In China, the operating system is all in Chinese version, Grammarly is not supported, so it cannot be used. Anyway, thank you.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
2 Dec 18
@Freewings I was born in the United States so English is my Mother Tongue but there are times I cannot remember how to spell or say something in Ehglish. I love in Israel so learned Hebrew.