I cannot hear YOU: Really?!?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
June 5, 2018 11:08pm CST
Let me share real a fact. Some non-native speakers say, “I cannot hear you.” It is a common sentence that’s being uttered during the class session. The mere fact, they do hear me. The question is, “Why?” They are not familiar with the English words being used. I had been observing this particular scenario in years now. It wasn’t simply knowing the vocabularies only. But also, they should know how to use them in making sentences. The Parts of Speech is also needed to consider.
“Do you think learning vocabularies are needed to learn the English language?”
“Have you ever wondered how difficult to learn a specific language?”
“Can you speak other languages other than English?”
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21 responses
@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
6 Jun 18
Hi Shav. Vocabularies are important and from there you will start to understand. I see them as the basics that will help in building sentences. I only know little Cebuano since my husband teaches me and a few of Mandarin. Speaking of that, I have not found a center for my dad and me to learn. 
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 Tajikistan is at the center of Central Asia. Kazakhstan is also included.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
6 Jun 18
@Shavkat You are right, my friend. That is one benefit of working abroad as you learn to understand their language. You are multilingual. Tajikistan is near Kazakhstan?
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
6 Jun 18
Yes, I think learning vocabularies are needed to learn English language. I can speak Ilocano, Tagalog, little Urdu and I am still improving my English.. I tried to learn different languages like Korean language and Urdu and it's really not easy..
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
6 Jun 18
@Shavkat it's Pakistani language..
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@Jessabuma Oh, nice. Why do you like to learn this language?
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
6 Jun 18
Yes, of course you need to know the words to speak a language, if not how can you understand full sentences? It's not so hard to lean a language, I speak several different languages. My native language is Italian, I speak English, French, Spanish, German and a bit of Portuguese.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jun 18
I can only speak English and am a native speaker who has studied the language through the study of literature. It is the only language I can speak, though I studied French for two years in college.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
It was really nice that you were able to learn the English language through literature. It must need a strong dedication to that. I do want to learn French in the future. At present, I can speak five languages: Russian, Basic Mandarin, Filipino, and English. I had learned it for having a sharp listening skill.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic No offense, my friend. I had noticed that some Americans that I worked with before. It is not only in speaking aspect. They sometimes have some grammar mistakes in making compositions.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jun 18
@Shavkat Most Americans can speak only English and not all can speak it fluently, even if born here. We are behind the world in that respect.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
6 Jun 18
I think it is important to remember some words in English learning. Otherwise, there will be problems in understanding others' words.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@caopaopao It is better to know them with all their heart. It will definitely a tool for the students to be more equipped in using the foreign language.
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
6 Jun 18
@kepweng I am a Chinese teacher. I can also teach math and English.
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
6 Jun 18
@kepweng I liked math best when I was in middle school. I also liked English very much in middle school. When I was in college, I chose Chinese as my major. I guess I can teach Mandarin, too.
@Cristi_Ichim (3750)
• Bucharest, Romania
6 Jun 18
Other than English I can only speak my native language. I could also easily speak Spanish too if I knew more words but I do not know enough words in Spanish to be able to have a decent conversation
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Jun 18
They should be saying " I cannot understand you" Yes they need to know words to make proper sentences.I speak English, I know a little Spanish and a little sign language. I admire people who can speak more than one language
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
6 Jun 18
Vocabulary do play an important role to learn any language. It make the language effective.
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@GardenGerty (169453)
• United States
6 Jun 18
I only speak English, but I wish I spoke more. I understand that since it does not follow rules it is one of the hardest to learn. What do you think?
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@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
7 Jun 18
I have always heard that English is the hardest language to learn. So I would say yes, they need all the help they can get.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
7 Jun 18
@popciclecold I agree with you, my friend. Grammar rules are not that easy. It takes a long time before they can grasp the whole principles of using them.
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@snowy22315 (208825)
• United States
7 Jun 18
I don't speak a language other than English although I have had both Spanish and French in school. Spanish is prevalent here in this area..so if they are speaking slowly enough I can understand some of it.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
14 Jun 18
I also speak French and have a smattering of a few other languages.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
16 Jun 18
@BelleStarr That's nice. Did you live in France? Or, grew up in America? If I may ask...
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
16 Jun 18
@Shavkat My mother is French so I learned to speak from her, to read and write from school,
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@lovebuglena (52167)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jun 18
Perhaps them saying "I cannot hear you" is a cover up for "I don't understand what you are saying".
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@thelme55 (79309)
• Germany
6 Jun 18
Yes, of course the first thing is to know the alphabets of a language being learned and how it is pronounced. It is a must.
It is always difficult to learn a new language. At first. It needs patience, hard work and determination to learn a new language.
Yes, I do speak other languages besides English.
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