English learning thread

[BAKOI]

I need to know this language

 

[niachiemimi]

I need to know this language

<b>Mama wawilii said: </b><br />Thanks Pngu pakavu,am poor in writting but its worst when it comes to the issue of speaking,i dont have such a confidence to speak,i feel un comfortable and shame,but i have made my mind ,hope one day i will be fluent

<br /><br />With written English I advise that you always try to use short sentences. One could revise/break down your statement above into more sentences as follows:<br /><br /><i>Thanks Pangu Pakavu. I am poor in writting but its worse when it comes to the issue of speaking. I do not have such confidence in speaking, I feel uncomfortable and shy, but I have made up my mind. I hope one day I will be fluent.</i><br /> <br />Also note that the capital I (refering to self) - not i.

 

[Aqua]

I always want to talk to the people who speak English all time becouse i real need to (1)learn who to speak this language correct, and (2)i never thought here in jamii form there are special tread for learn English

Thanks to mama wawili for this educative tread, i will make sure i will pass to this tread every time i log in and write 2 or 3 sentences .
(Please correct me)

1.learn how to speak this language correctly(refer use of how and who)
2.I never thought that here at(not in) Jamii forums there are special threads for learning english

 

[Open school]

Hello. Iam happy to see this post. Iam also not conversant with English language. I take this as part of learning, please if I will make any mistake, do not hesitate to correct me.

As A part of learning.. I think you was forget a phrase "a".

 

[Open school]

How are you all members this class! I was out of this class to almost a month now, I have glad to come back again to run the thread.

Today I would like to learn the difference of these two sentences below.

* The work is done

* The work has done.

What are these sentences differ from each other and what exactly mean?

 

[Tokyo40]

How are you all members this class! I was out of this class to almost a month now, I have glad to come back again to run the thread.

Today I would like to learn the difference of these two sentences below.

* The work is done

* The work has done.

What are these sentences differ from each other and what exactly mean?

The job in general is completed:

Kazi imefanywa / imemalizika.
The work is done.

WHO is doing the job?
Presently / Past

Kazi inafanywa/ imefanywa na John.
The work IS / WAS done by John.

The task has been completed successfully:

Kazi imefanyika.
The work has BEEN done.

"The work has done " is incorrect.

 

[Open school]

The job in general is completed:

Kazi imefanywa / imemalizika.
The work is done.

WHO is doing the job?
Presently / Past

Kazi inafanywa/ imefanywa na John.
The work IS / WAS done by John.

The task has been completed successfully:

Kazi imefanyika.
The work has BEEN done.

"The work has done " is incorrect.

Those questions I asked came when I was reading some article from the magazine and when I complicated to understand they, I decided to ask the class here, so may be if was wrong it was problem of writer of an article. I only knew a kind of sentences were present perfect tense.

 

[Tokyo40]

Those questions I asked came when I was reading some article from the magazine and when I complicated to understand they, I decided to ask the class here, so may be if was wrong it was problem of writer of an article. I only knew a kind of sentences were present perfect tense.

No problem.

Be aware that many reporters/writers of Tanzania English newspapers have poor command of English.

I hope my examples helped you understand better.

 

[Open school]

No problem.

Be aware that many reporters/writers of Tanzania English newspapers have poor command of English.

I hope my examples helped you understand better.

Sir Tokyo40 what are the meaning of these words below?

* I do know

* I know

 

[Tokyo40]

Sir Tokyo40 what are the meaning of these words below?

* I do know

* I know

Open School,

When a person thinks that you are not good at computers or questions your ability to use computers, you add "DO" to "emphasize", to tell that person very strongly that :

I DO have the knowledge/skills to use computers. I studied it for 6 years!

DO" emphasize your ability "strongly" and you don't want your skills to be underestimated by him.

To go back to your question:

1. I know that.
2. I do know that.

Both versions of this sentence are correct.

The second is an "emphatic" version of the sentence.

In present simple and past simple sentences in English there is no auxiliary verb:

1. I study hard
2. She gave the money to him.
I know.

If we want to have an emphatic version of these sentences, we need to insert the dummy auxiliary DO.

This is the same auxiliary we use to make questions and negatives in the present and past simple.

Although in writing we cannot hear the stress, we know that the sentence is emphatic because it has an auxiliary verb:

1. I DO study hard. ( I study for many hours everyday, 7 days a week).

2. She DID give the money to him. ( I witnessed it, so she is not lying. She gave him the money for sure)

3.
A: You don't know that she's not a loyal girlfriend , do you? (You trust her easily)
B: I DO know!
(don't think I'm stupid. I have proof that she has many boyfriends)

4.
We DO understand that you have waited for three hours to see the doctor. But unfortunately, he's still in the operating room with another patient. We are very sorry to keep you waiting.

It is not a good idea to use DO in sentences unless you do actually want to give the sentence positive emphasis!

You can also emphasize something in a negative sentence using "Do not" or "Don't". They mean the same.

1. I DO NOT know him. (Why did you let him in my house?)

2. DO NOT touch the painting. (It is very expensive. You might damage it).

3. DO NOT ever raise your voice at me. (I am not your child, don't shout at me).

4. DON'T believe a word he's saying. (He lies a lot).

5. DO NOT smoke here!

6. DON'T touch me! (your hands are dirty).

7. I DO NOT understand a word he's saying. (he has a strong accent and I don't understand what he's trying to say to me).

 

[Open school]

Open School,

When a person thinks that you are not good at computers or questions your ability to use computers, you add "DO" to "emphasize", to tell that person very strongly that :

I DO have the knowledge/skills to use computers. I studied it for 6 years!

DO" emphasize your ability "strongly" and you don't want your skills to be underestimated by him.

To go back to your question:

1. I know that.
2. I do know that.

Both versions of this sentence are correct.

The second is an "emphatic" version of the sentence.

In present simple and past simple sentences in English there is no auxiliary verb:

1. I study hard
2. She gave the money to him.
I know.

If we want to have an emphatic version of these sentences, we need to insert the dummy auxiliary DO.

This is the same auxiliary we use to make questions and negatives in the present and past simple.

Although in writing we cannot hear the stress, we know that the sentence is emphatic because it has an auxiliary verb:

1. I DO study hard. ( I study for many hours everyday, 7 days a week).

2. She DID give the money to him. ( I witnessed it, so she is not lying. She gave him the money for sure)

3.
A: You don't know that she's not a loyal girlfriend , do you? (You trust her easily)
B: I DO know!
(don't think I'm stupid. I have proof that she has many boyfriends)

4.
We DO understand that you have waited for three hours to see the doctor. But unfortunately, he's still in the operating room with another patient. We are very sorry to keep you waiting.

It is not a good idea to use DO in sentences unless you do actually want to give the sentence positive emphasis!

You can also emphasize something in a negative sentence using "Do not" or "Don't". They mean the same.

1. I DO NOT know him. (Why did you let him in my house?)

2. DO NOT touch the painting. (It is very expensive. You might damage it).

3. DO NOT ever raise your voice at me. (I am not your child, don't shout at me).

4. DON'T believe a word he's saying. (He lies a lot).

5. DO NOT smoke here!

6. DON'T touch me! (your hands are dirty).

7. I DO NOT understand a word he's saying. (he has a strong accent and I don't understand what he's trying to say to me).

Thank you sir Tokyo40, everyday I have been exercing your support to improve my learning ability. Don't be tired when you have seen any repeated errors through my questions.

 

[Princess qute]

Open School,

When a person thinks that you are not good at computers or questions your ability to use computers, you add "DO" to "emphasize", to tell that person very strongly that :

I DO have the knowledge/skills to use computers. I studied it for 6 years!

DO" emphasize your ability "strongly" and you don't want your skills to be underestimated by him.

To go back to your question:

1. I know that.
2. I do know that.

Both versions of this sentence are correct.

The second is an "emphatic" version of the sentence.

In present simple and past simple sentences in English there is no auxiliary verb:

1. I study hard
2. She gave the money to him.
I know.

If we want to have an emphatic version of these sentences, we need to insert the dummy auxiliary DO.

This is the same auxiliary we use to make questions and negatives in the present and past simple.

Although in writing we cannot hear the stress, we know that the sentence is emphatic because it has an auxiliary verb:

1. I DO study hard. ( I study for many hours everyday, 7 days a week).

2. She DID give the money to him. ( I witnessed it, so she is not lying. She gave him the money for sure)

3.
A: You don't know that she's not a loyal girlfriend , do you? (You trust her easily)
B: I DO know!
(don't think I'm stupid. I have proof that she has many boyfriends)

4.
We DO understand that you have waited for three hours to see the doctor. But unfortunately, he's still in the operating room with another patient. We are very sorry to keep you waiting.

It is not a good idea to use DO in sentences unless you do actually want to give the sentence positive emphasis!

You can also emphasize something in a negative sentence using "Do not" or "Don't". They mean the same.

1. I DO NOT know him. (Why did you let him in my house?)

2. DO NOT touch the painting. (It is very expensive. You might damage it).

3. DO NOT ever raise your voice at me. (I am not your child, don't shout at me).

4. DON'T believe a word he's saying. (He lies a lot).

5. DO NOT smoke here!

6. DON'T touch me! (your hands are dirty).

7. I DO NOT understand a word he's saying. (he has a strong accent and I don't understand what he's trying to say to me).

Wooow i really really need to be fluent english speaker bt i don't have nobody to practice this pleeeease i want to join on this the truth is don feel shy to correct me

 

[kadoda11]

a thread for English speakers/ writers only.

 

[Tokyo40]

Wooow i really really need to be fluent english speaker bt i don't have nobody to practice this pleeeease i want to join on this the truth is don feel shy to correct me

Princess qute.

Welcome.

You can improve your listening skills and build your vocabulary by listening to the BBC or VOA.

You can also read English newspapers to improve your reading skills and also learn how to conjugate sentences correctly.

You can also practice talking with the netizens through apps such as PALTALK. This is a free site where people meet to take and listen to music online. They have a room specifically for English learners. Most of the language rooms are run by retired English Professors.

Join an English course and make friends. There should be many people who speak English around you. After all, it is one of Tanzania's official languages.

If you have any questions, just ask here as well. Many people volunteer to help others learn or improve their English skills.

I'm sure even President Magufuli passes here 🙂

 

[violetrose]

Mimi Mama Wawili (naamini na wengine wengi) nina nia sana ya kujifunza na kuboresha uwezo wangu wa kutumia Lugha ya Kiingereza. Nimeomba ushauri na nimepata jibu kuwa kuna washiriki wengi hapa JF wana uwezo wa kunikuza katika hii lugha ngeni ambayo kwangu ni Mtihani katika kuweza kuitumia. Naomba ushauri wenu lakini zaidi naomba kujifunza. Kila ambae anaona anaweza kuwa ni Mwalimu naomba niwe mwanafunzi wake katika hili.

Nitajitahidi sana post zinazofuata nitumie Kiingereza ambacho nina hakika kabisa kuwa kitapinda; na hapo ndipo najikabidhi kwenu ili kiwe kinyoofu. Nitakuwa huru sijali kukosea sababu najua ndio njia pekee naweza tambua ni kwa kiasi gani nakosea hasa nikitegemea masahihisho toka kwenu.

Natanguliza shukrani kwa washiriki wote wataoweza nisaidia katika mapungufu yangu ya lugha hii ya Kiingereza.

Mama Wawili.

​

 

[Princess qute]

Princess qute.

Welcome.

You can improve your listening skills and build your vocabulary by listening to the BBC or VOA.

You can also read English newspapers to improve your reading skills and also learn how to conjugate sentences correctly.

You can also practice talking with the netizens through apps such as PALTALK. This is a free site where people meet to take and listen to music online. They have a room specifically for English learners. Most of the language rooms are run by retired English Professors.

Join an English course and make friends. There should be many people who speak English around you. After all, it is one of Tanzania's official languages.

If you have any questions, just ask here as well. Many people volunteer to help others learn or improve their English skills.

I'm sure even President Magufuli passes here 🙂

Oooh this unbelievable[emoji23] [emoji23]

 

[Open school]

a thread for English speakers/ writers only.

Is your comment an opinion or the question?

 

[Princess qute]

Is your comment an opinion or the question?

It looks like a question bt there are no any mark which identify what kind of sentence it is

 

[selemanimwinyimvua]

it is a good thread to learn and improve(how you speak english fluently?),thank you reveal this thread

 

[Open school]

Sir Tokyo40 I have been getting troublesome when it comes to differentiate/modifying between 'was' and 'did' and sometimes less bwtween 'had and was' throughout I am aware about the meaning of those verbs mentioned above.
Cc; Tokyo 40,Aqua, katapira katapira, mama wawili.