Telegram challenged my English speaking
@cabuyogty (4488)
Philippines
July 14, 2025 11:17am CST
Usually , I can write good English here in mylot. But in telegram tonight , they told me to speak my native language which is Tagalog and I feel comfortable and then translate what I spoke in English and I felt nervous because some words that I said made me nervous and I can't translate them in English. Pardon me Telegram for what I had done before. I thought that anyone will hear me , my recordings as well as make fun of me. Have a nice day mylotters!
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@JordanLader (7563)
• Sparta, Tennessee
14 Jul 25
That's natural though. Not all languages have the same words. I found that out when I was learning Spanish. There's so many different styles of Spanish and not all have the same words either. Languages can be very confusing sometimes.
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@Ineeddentures (42546)
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15 Jul 25
Our national language Gaelic
If there is no Gaelic word for something they just say it in English
I watched a program for Gaelic learning people and half of everything spoken was in English
They have never made new words for a long time
So anything modern they just use English words in a Gaelic sentence
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@JordanLader (7563)
• Sparta, Tennessee
15 Jul 25
@Ineeddentures I've never known a language to add words...other than English and the words we add aren't even words it's slang but I digress...they just find work around words or descriptions which works for most.
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@cabuyogty (4488)
• Philippines
15 Jul 25
@Ineeddentures yes , Tagalog or Filipino also borrows English word as a Tagalog term sometimes
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@celticeagle (192141)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Jul 25
Some languages don't have the same words or usage as others. It is rather interesting. I would feel nervous too. Keep on trying and you will get better.
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@celticeagle (192141)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jul 25
@cabuyogty ......hope it comes out okay.
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@cabuyogty (4488)
• Philippines
16 Jul 25
@celticeagle yes I hope that I still feel okay everytime I want to do translation and speaking task .I felt anxious last time I did it.
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@cabuyogty (4488)
• Philippines
15 Jul 25
Yes , I will try more maybe soon if I have time
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@cabuyogty (4488)
• Philippines
18 Jul 25
That's what I want to say here in my post. But I overcame it and I'm thankful for that. Have a nice day mylotters!
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18640)
• Torrington, Connecticut
15 Jul 25
@cabuyogty you learn something new everyday lol
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@Neil43 (4565)
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21 Jul 25
Interlanguage can be really hard to activate. It usually takes time but with constant exposure to the English language, you'll get better in shifting Tagalog to English, more so in translating from Tagalog to English even the best in thinking in English.
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@cabuyogty (4488)
• Philippines
21 Jul 25
I wish that I can speak in English well in the future because I didn't use to speak in English.
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@Neil43 (4565)
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28 Jul 25
@cabuyogty Exposure is what you need in order to get used to it. Like what you are doing here in myLot is one thing. Watching TV series or movies is another. Trying to speak English in everyday conversation can also be another.
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@Letranknight2015 (52734)
• Philippines
25 Jul 25
I wonder if telegram is a different site? why they want you to speak english? is this some sort of task?
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@cabuyogty (4488)
• Philippines
25 Jul 25
Yes it's a task but it's not allowed to mention a task here. They are in Telegram.
@cabuyogty (4488)
• Philippines
30 Jul 25
Yes , I think I can speak correct English grammar and now I'm confident to speak in English.
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