English learning thread

English learning thread

Ha ha ha ha ha you made my day!Am struggling to be fluent in English,you are struggling to have European/American accent!
Kingmairo said:
...........Ouh ooh, be blessed mama wawii for this thread. I have a bit different request but it falls within the same category of (interactive) language. I can speak relatively fluent english but i really like to have european or american accent. Street guys call it "yai". Is there anywhere I can learn this either theoretically or practically? Help pls
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shansarie said:
love you mama wawili good effort love it, my self i can write and read and listening that language very well but speaking fluently is the problem bt thank god am doing good now

another best way to improve never worry about vocabularies once u face them just be a guest to ya dictionary
just learn like a child grown up in an English society,they dont lean voc until primary school
guess what wanasikiliza wazazi wanapoongea at yhe end booomb nao wanaongea very fluent utadhani wameenda darasani
learn to listen hasa english tv stations na radio and speak up
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Thanks dear Shansarie!Wish to be like you one day,am trying to apply different approach and now I see the difference as I see myself improving day by day though with slow speed.
 
zomba said:
mama wawili, jizoeshe kusoma kila gazeti au kitabu kilichondikwa Kiingereza unachoweza kukitia mkononi, itakusaidia sana, ongea Kiingereza kila unapopata fursa, usikasirike kukosolewa wala usione haya kuwa utakosea. Jiepushe kuongea swanglish, yaani kile Kiingereza cha kina Wema Sepetu cha kuchanganya na Kiswahili.
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Ila awe makini na Daily News linalowaita binadamu wenzetu ALIENS utadhani wametoka sayari nyingine. Inabidi kila akisoma gazeti achanganye na za kwake.
 
shansarie said:
the only thing u can speak american or the accent as u call it is to be near them.
i have been there my dear they have a lot swag in there language u have u listen carefull to understand them and know the trick behind watch this
[video=youtube_share;GwgEY2JJXV8]http://youtu.be/GwgEY2JJXV8[/video]
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Mkuu hii link mbona it just give me black screen. Pls hebu fanya maujanja niipate vizuri. Hujakosea sehemu kuinakili?
 
mtafute Kiranga atakunoa kwa siku 1 tu utakuwa assistant wake hapa jf maana amefunika hata mamods humu ndani
 
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.................myself am not good at all.................... instead of iam myself.............. good trial my friends. am also interested in making some improvements
 
Kingmairo said:
Its ok mkuu imekuja. thanx much let me practice
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Its Ok is not equal to " It's ok " or "It is Ok"
"Its" is used to show possession for non human/non-living things and not as a short term for "It is".
thanx is not equal to "Thanks" especially when you are learning.Please avoid using the abbreviations you use in mobile sms with your friends,be surprised not if you find someone in an official communication has used those abbreviations.It is not a good practice.
"Perfect practice make perfect"

Sijui kwenye English napo aje mzee kifimbo cheza?
 
Mama wawilii said:
Thanks dear friend for the different ways/methods to apply when learning English you have shared. Method one and two are easy to apply but they didn't give the good results to me as you can see am still struggling. I am trying to use method 3(communicative method) by writing, talking and interacting with others who use English as means of communication but I think combination of all method is the best thing.
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Mama Wawili,be careful with singular and plural I see you have made some mistakes

1.Method one and two are easy to apply.....Methods one and two are...(you did not put "s" to show there was more than one method besides the word "are" shows plural form but why did you write method and not methods?

2.The word "all..." usually express more than one thing so it is not correct to say "all method" instead you could have said "all methods"("s" has been added to show plural)

3.How do you feel when you say "all methods" and "all the methods" especial when the word "methods" you are mentioning it for the second time?Does it ring a bell?
Thanks
Aqua
 
Thanks Aqua for the corrections!I have noted them,be blessed


Aqua said:
Hi
Mama Wawili,be careful with singular and plural I see you have made some mistakes

1.Method one and two are easy to apply.....Methods one and two are...(you did not put "s" to show there was more than one method besides the word "are" shows plural form but why did you write method and not methods?

2.The word "all..." usually express more than one thing so it is not correct to say "all method" instead you could have said "all methods"("s" has been added to show plural)

3.How do you feel when you say "all methods" and "all the methods" especial when the word "methods" you are mentioning it for the second time?Does it ring a bell?
Thanks
Aqua
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josephina mapunda said:
i need you help please!!! i want to to know on the uses of the words could and should!!
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Hello Josephina!

Should and could are modal verbs that “help” other verbs carry meaning by expressing modality. When modal auxiliary verbs stand, alone they do not carry any meaning.

Back to your question. The modal should is mainly used to:
· Give advice or make recommendations.
· Express obligation.
· When we talk about probability and expectation.
· Express the conditional mood.

We use the modal could to:
· To express an ability in the past.
· To express past or future permission.
· To express present possibility.
· To express possibility or ability in contingent circumstances.

For more information visit these websites.
1. Modal auxiliary verbs
2. English modal verbs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3. Helping and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
 
Mama wawilii said:
Ha ha ha ha ha you made my day!Am struggling to be fluent in English,you are struggling to have European/American accent!
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Hello mama Wawili!
I have been inspired with your thread. There are few tips I would like to share with you on speaking and pronunciation of English language and here it goes:
To acquire proper modulation of pitch (accent) in pronouncing syllables in a language one needs to be exposed to people who use that desired accent. By now there two major dialect of English language tha t supersede others, that is, American dialect and British dialect, the preponderate being American dialect. Accent is found within a dialect.

Therefore, for you to acquire either of the above said dialects, you ought to familiarise yourself with the phonetism of the dialects. In understanding the phonology of either of the dialects, you have to possess if not owning a dictionary designated for learners (Advanced English Oxford Dictionary the recent edition is recommended) from which you will learn the proper pronunciation of vocabulary.
Taking American dialect, inasmuch as many speakers long for, it gradually slips away from British in the following ways:
>Rhotic pronunciation. When letter 'r' is subsquent to a vowel, its sound shall be heard in pronunciation, forinstance; power, star, summer, upper to mention only a few.
>When letter 't' is imediate to a vowel it is pronounced as soft 'd', e.g, water, meeting, title, to, etc.
Moreover the rhythm of tone/pitch also differs. Bear in mind that English is a rhythmic language. Pronouncing, for example, this clause 'am reading an English thread' will sound, if pronounced properly, as one singing.
Still to come........
 
Mama wawilii said:
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
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Keep going you are on the right path
 
Mama wawilii said:
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
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congratulations Mama Wawili you are doing just ok,you need more time to speak it out,your grammar is quite wonderful,what more you have to try to watch documentaries in TV that are broadcasted in english This week in Perspective by TBC 1 ,and other tv local and international,also you can more time in watching movies is doing you will be immitating their way of talking ,this will be of great hope,if you have an access to debating places where debates are conducted in english this may also impact you positively,
if you have a dictionary(i believe you do) try make same uses of idioms(nahau) they add important flavour and tastes to you utterances ,all the best Mama Wawili!
 
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