Help me to learn English Like a native

[N7.]

Hi, I would like to learn English but in our country and in our schools they really don't teach us English! just a little about grammatical rules I learned a little by myself ! but still I have some problems

I just need you guys come here some times and help me to find out some of my questions about this language

thanks

[N7.]

For example! what is the meaning of these sentences ?

we had a run-in
pull through

[DreadMagus]

We had a run-in.

"we" encountered "something"

A run-in is an encounter.

As for pull through, it depends on context. It could mean "to get well"

[N7.]

Thanks a lot. It was useful, I'll back with more questions

[DreadMagus]

Glad to help.

[Friar]

Other meanings for "Pull-through": To Persevere, to Overcome.

Be sure to ask more questions when you have them! Good luck! Your English is pretty good for someone who's self taught.

[JedExodus]

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[Friar]

Originally Posted by JedExodus

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I was hoping for an opportunity to get rich quick, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

[N7.]

Thanks again, my main problem is that I just know 3500 Words in English
My vocabulary holds around 4000 words, I tried to learn more but it's so hard

I want to know which words are more important in this language

Could you refer some of them ?

[Darth Marsden]

3,500 words is pretty good! Stick with it. Learning a new language is hard when you're older, but it's worth it.

[N7.]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

3,500 words is pretty good! Stick with it. Learning a new language is hard when you're older, but it's worth it.

Thanks but I just need English
I'm still a beginner

15000 Words would be good for me

[WarpSpeed]

English is a very complicated language, but native speakers can often understand you even if you do not say something exactly right. Keep practicing!

You may want to spend some time looking over the Simple English version of Wikipedia, where people try to write in simple, common words. See if you can understand the articles there.

There is also Ogden's List of 850 basic English words, that he thought were most important, but that was back in 1930, so it is a bit out of date. You can still see if you understand them all.

[Johro]

Yeah, don't worry about grammar, native speakers don't.

However, seriously, please do. You'll end up sounding better than most.

[Alcoremortis]

Originally Posted by N7.

Thanks again, my main problem is that I just know 3500 Words in English

I tried to learn more but it's so hard

I want to know which words are more important in this language

Could you refer some of them ?

I'd actually suggest reading children's books (not necessarily the illustrated kind. Could be short novels). If you've got gaps in words that you should know then it's a good way to correct that because you've got all the time you need to look up that word. And since it's fiction, it's likely that those same words will show up multiple times within the story so you'll get a bit of practice in.

If you're not a reader, picking an interesting show to watch in English would be a good second option.

[Friar]

Originally Posted by Alcoremortis

I'd actually suggest reading children's books (not necessarily the illustrated kind. Could be short novels). If you've got gaps in words that you should know then it's a good way to correct that because you've got all the time you need to look up that word. And since it's fiction, it's likely that those same words will show up multiple times within the story so you'll get a bit of practice in.

If you're not a reader, picking an interesting show to watch in English would be a good second option.

I second the idea of trying children's books.

Perhaps try books you've already read in your native tongue, so that you can get the general gist of the story. That'll help you puzzle out the meaning of words on your own. I'd say the Harry Potter books might be worth a try, seeing as each book becomes more complex than the previous one, which may help you build up your language skills.

[N7.]

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[Farlander]

English is a very complicated language.

No it isn't.

I'm not saying that learning English should be a piece of cake, but Russian is far-far more complicated, and English is incredibly simple in comparison (And I'm sure there are several languages more complicated than Russian)

[Johro]

English is the hardest language to master(it's all because of our rule exceptions and plurals), but it's not like any one uses proper grammar any more.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by Johro

English is the hardest language to master(it's all because of our rule exceptions and plurals), but it's not like any one uses proper grammar any more.

English doesn't even have a grammatical gender. And that's what kicks a language's arbitrariness way up! In English, rule exceptions in spoken language are relatively seldom; analogy is the right path 90% of the time. The hard part is the arbitrary spelling, particularly the defunct spoken/written vowel sound/letter connection. But that's about it.

http://mylanguages.org/difficult_languages.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difficu...ning_languages
http://www.lexiophiles.com/featured-...uages-to-learn
http://www.fluentin3months.com/most-difficult-language/

[nima222]

we lean in english in iran.. who said we dont learn
english here
n7 iknow that we dont have a good books but we have english class and you know it too.
but if you want you can خواستن توانستن هست
im happy that i can found one of my compatriot
im going to say something about a people who think iran is Arab
ok forget that. we are not arab we are persian