English learning thread

[Mama wawilii]

Thanks alot,I have a very long way to go.Real JF members(Jukwaa la Lugha)are good people,they have worked hard for me to reach this point,they encourege,give their opinion,correct me by reading word to word,devote their time to post constructive ideas.I am waiting for your inputs as Im still a good student.

Mama wawilii bibie umefika, wala usimsikilize mtu yoyote anaekufanyia "ntima-nyongo".

Your command of the English language is impeccable. Your English construct in the above statement is more than what many college-level native speakers can achieve - (trust me, I have been teaching at college-level huku ughaibuni kwa miaka mingi sana). You are there baby. Keep on reading those books. That is the only sure way to build up your vocabulary and perfect the usage of those new words.

Posting yako ya tangu mwaka jana ndio nimeiona leo. I wish I was there from the beginning. Ningejifaragua kuwa - "mnaona, mwanafunzi wangu yule". Lakini nafurahi na kuwapongeza wana JF wote waliokusaidia - GOOD JOB GALS & GUYS!!

Cheers.

 

[Adharusi]

Ilike it

 

[Nyati]

in some cases it wouldnt be bad if you could find time to search for some you tube posts on english, go to google search for english learners beginers, inter-mediate, advanced learners it will help a great deal

Hi tunduruboy, Is it possible to download these and use later (due to internet problems)

 

[tunduruboy]

Hello my dear friends.
I need your help,when I was reading a certain novel I come across with few sentences with 'had had',or 'has had',e.g I had had lunch,or I have had lunch.I am confused! where and when to use had had or have had in a sentence?

mama wawili please call me on 0752873640 because writing will not make so much sense I need to explain lets hope you are not bothered by this

 

[Mkubwa hakosolewi]

Mama wawil that is not the meaning of social network! Because even me am a victim of those phrases.please just write if you know exactly the use of these phrases i have had and i had had

 

[Kifyatu]

Hello Kajaji, we are on the same boat, what are we (we are) supposed to do is to work hard on the matter without getting tired or give (giving) up(.) (There) there is no one to (who will) make us best (succeed other) than ourselves. People will just give us direction it's upon us whether to change or not. Just be positive and open minded, be ready and tune yourself to face the challenges ahead. Review the previous comments (if not yet) on this thread you will get a starting point. Can't wait to see us writing/commenting/posting in English without grammatical error(s) .Together we can. All the best

This is nitpicking really (trivial, not serious errors). However, since I promised to help, here goes.

In your statement above, texts that could be improved are underlined and in italics. My suggestions are bold, blue, and in parentheses ().

General note: Using short sentences helps avoid errors.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

[nadu.com]

pole pole ndio mwendo mama,hata mim nataman xana kujua lugha hii,iliyokuja kwa ndege

 

[kikahe]

Thank you very much Mama Wawilii for starting this thread, for sure you are not alone... I also have the same problems like yours, I have benefited a lot from the previous posts. YES WE CAN

 

[Mama wawilii]

Noted.I will work on them.
thanks alot

This is nitpicking really (trivial, not serious errors). However, since I promised to help, here goes.

In your statement above, texts that could be improved are underlined and in italics. My suggestions are bold, blue, and in parentheses ().

General note: Using short sentences helps avoid errors.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

[Mama wawilii]

ha ha ha ha ,for sure English is a foreign language!just set strategies and make sure you know it .Hope one day we will be good on this language

pole pole ndio mwendo mama,hata mim nataman xana kujua lugha hii,iliyokuja kwa ndege

 

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mie ndio sijaelewa hata tokea hapo mlipoweka maneno sijui ndio kiingereza mmeninyanyapaa kwa hio lugha nilitegemea Mama Wawili ni Mwenzangu kumbe nimebaki mwenyewe

 

[kikahe]

Mama wawili do you normally use skype? I think we can use skype to talk to each other in order to test speaking and and listening capabilities.

 

[Chikwa]

Hello Mama Wawili! It's almost a month since I last read this post, I have noticed major improvements keep up the good work.

A friendly advice, don't forget to learn correct pronunciation of words you learn here.

 

[Mama wawilii]

Thanks very much for the good advice, I have skpe account and I have been using it several times(but the conversational was not in english),I will PM and give you my skpe name.Thanks

Mama wawili do you normally use skype? I think we can use skype to talk to each other in order to test speaking and and listening capabilities.

 

[Mama wawilii]

Thanks my dear Chikwa for the compliment, about pronunciations of words I'm using dictionary (softcopy) which have option of listening the pronunciations of the word, though it's difficult to pronounce exactly as the word is supposed to be pronounced, but I'm trying. Thanks and be blessed

Hello Mama Wawili! It's almost a month since I last read this post, I have noticed major improvements keep up the good work.

A friendly advice, don't forget to learn correct pronunciation of words you learn here.

 

[Aqua]

Thanks very much for the good advice, I have skpe account and I have been using it several times(but the conversational was not in english),I will PM and give you my skpe name.Thanks

Hello Mamawawili consider replacing skpe with skype and conversational with conversation otherwise your progressn is good.Keep up the good job.

 

[Aqua]

mie ndio sijaelewa hata tokea hapo mlipoweka maneno sijui ndio kiingereza mmeninyanyapaa kwa hio lugha nilitegemea Mama Wawili ni Mwenzangu kumbe nimebaki mwenyewe

Maisha yako yatakuwa vile utakavyo taka yawe,ukitaka kubaki pekeyako utabaki ukitaka kuwa na wenzanko utakuwa nao.Amua sasa acha kujishusha Mungu amekuumba kwa mafano wake make use of the little barain you have.Je unajua kama wanasaikolojia wanasema wanadamu wengi mapaka wanakufa huwa wametumia kama 10% ya uwezo wao kiakiri?
Amka toka huko uliko.

 

[Mama wawilii]

Noted.

hello mamawawili consider replacing skpe with skype and conversational with conversation otherwise your progressn is good.keep up the good job.

 

[Islam005]

this post is interesting,thank you guys.We are gaining a lot through this

 

[mossad007]

You are welcome.

If you can get a few people with the same intention, may be family members at home or work colleagues, you could agree not to use any other language in your communication.

I wish you the best.

Pmwasyoke na wewe ni mtaalam au unajifunza?