Why is learning English so hard for me?

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

On a scale from 0 - 10, zero being very easy and 10 being very difficult, how hard is learning English for you? Tell us about that. What are some of the most difficult parts?

[@Mellina122]

The part most dificult for me is speak and I can't understand when speaking fast in videos and movies because it uses many frasel verbs. Scale 7

[@anamariasilvarodrigues2574]

The most difficult for me is remember in the moment I'm start speaking. I forget the words in the moment that I need. Then I have to fear to start a dialogue with someone.

[@denisamartins]

7. The difficulty for me is speaking with the person. I block and forget the words. 😢 I love your videos. Thank you so much! God bless you.❤️

[@oksanawebster8729]

Thank you! I like the idea to count time of learning English in hours! Because when i started to learn English it was pretty intense for a few years but now i don’t make any special efforts to learn, I just using what I have already learned. Though I am reading & listening English pretty much often. I even speak sometimes! But i really wish to improve my spoken English to the higher level!

[@SusanaAlonsoNavaridas]

Susana from Spain. I've been learning English since God knows when!! Actually over 30 years!! I love languages. It's not that I find English super difficult but I still strugling with listening. I really need to focus and concentrate to follow a conversation. I don't feel relaxed like in my mother tongue. I guess I'm too old and have lost this ability. Anyway, I will keep studying, listening and speaking because I really enjoy it!! Thank you for your videos. They're very helpful and encouraging!

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

I am so glad you are finding encouragement with my videos. You might need to practice listening to things that are easier to understand and then build something more difficult until you build your listening skills. Give it a try!

[@AbdulgaffarShaikh-bv8tw]

My condition is same to you Susana I am sixty three years old Iam practicing from twenty years but can't speak

[@anamariasilvarodrigues2574]

Helo everyone I'm Ana I'm from Brazil, I'm 68years old. I'm trying study English I have dificult but I love it . Although it is difcult fot me I will not give up.

[@adrianafusco9056]

Hi Ana. I am 57 years old. It happens that it's quite useful for our brain to carry on our studies in English. I really don't care if it takes one or 10 years to be fluent, but always let's enjoy our journey!

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Hi Ana! I am so glad to hear that you will not give up! Keep going! You are improving every time you listen, speak, read and write!

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Yes, Adriana! You are right and I agree!! Let's enjoy our journey!!

[@sandramiranda5473]

Hi Ana, I'm from Brasil, too, I'm 66 years old and I'd love learning to travel easly

[@oksanawebster8729]

@@adrianafusco9056same here! Just turned 57 and continue my journey, English included 😃

[@rezaamirahmadi6013]

Thanks. you talk very slowly and good. 💌

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

You're welcome. I am glad you like it!

[@RegnumV]

Tanya, you are the most astonishing woman ever! You're the first person I've ever heard say they love doing the dishes. This is a groundbreaking experience and the greatest discovery in psychology!!! Please, teach me how to love washing dishes too. :)))

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Thank you so much 🤗 Did I say I love it? I should have said, I enjoy it. I love having clean dishes. I love the way the warm water feels on my hands. I love the bubbles on the dishes. I think the way to enjoy it and maybe even love it is to slow down and enjoy the process. What do you think?

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

P.S. I LOVE being the MOST astonishing woman EVER! You are a very astonishing person ever. I have never been the most astonishing woman to anyone 😁

[@RegnumV]

@@EnglishCoach3Ts Dear Tanya, I have a question related to learning English, specifically about the idiom "hit it off." Here’s a sentence I’ve come up with: "Tanya, I’m trying to figure out how to make an impression on you. If I manage to hit it off, maybe we can hit it off as well." I’m not entirely happy with this sentence. I wanted to play with the idiom "hit it off"-using it first to mean "hit the mark" and then to mean "become friends." However, it feels a bit awkward to me. What do you think?

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Yes, it is awkward. I would not use the same phrase twice, instead simplify it a bit to make it sound more natural and even dynamic. Secondly, to hit it off between a man and a woman commonly means to be interested romantically. It doesn't have to be that way, but should be used with that in mind.

[@RegnumV]

@@EnglishCoach3Ts That’s what amazes me about English. I read somewhere on an American site something like: "Harris and Trump shook hands but did not hit it off." How should that be understood? They didn’t find a mutual romantic interest? I think it means they didn’t find common ground.

[@mariadagracachagas2945]

Very interesting. I had naver think about hours of study. I every taught about year. Is a big diference. Your idea was a relief to my heart ❤

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

I am so glad to hear this!

[@ahmedadamflowahmedadam1610]

Because English language is global language and if we speak English we can understand people around all world and we can be able to communicate with people 😊

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

You are right! This is a great reason to learn!

[@DANILO20able]

I think the most important thing is speaking in the correct way

[@joycemeloleopoldino9367]

I've been learning english because I do a communication course, but when I see my development in this language, I fell so proud of myself and I realize that isn't just because I do a communication course and is necessary to learn english, but also because I want to keep feeling proud of myself, Do you understand? I'm sorry if I did some grammar mistakes, I need to develop this part of my english.

[@i.f.3477]

Thank you so much!!! I learn a lot from you, from your videos. You have a wonderful way of teaching English. Greetings from Madrid, Spain! 😊✨

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

You're very welcome! I am so glad you like my videos!

[@i.f.3477]

@@EnglishCoach3Ts ☺

[@RegnumV]

I love old Shakespearean sonnets too, like this one Sonnet 155 To learn, or not to learn, that is the quest, For English holds a power most divine. If words of love be served, then be my guest, And I shall taste the sweetness of the line. All learners, actors in a grand display, In classrooms vast, where dreams and knowledge meet. We stumble on the stage, yet make our way, With verbs and nouns, our victory complete. O gentle tongue, thou art a tricky friend, Thy rules confound, yet beauty thou dost share. From A to Z, thou hast no mortal end, Thy wisdom grows with each and every dare. So let us learn, and speak with grace anew, For English love is ever bold and true.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Beautiful!

[@mystepheny1]

I understand almost everything you say :) Usually my brain explodes when I try to understand english speech. It's always too fast for me, even if all the words are familiar. Thank you

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

That's great! I am so glad you can understand almost everything. That means this is comprehensible input for you!

[@ЖаннаКадо]

Hi! Teacher! I am from 🇺🇦 Ukraine. I am 54 years old. It’s my hobby. I have been learning English about 7 years. I found this channel right now ❤

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

It’s great to have you here!

[@GIOVANNISOLISGUISAMANO]

Hello Teacher Tania its great to see you in this new video ,I am Giovanni and I am from Colombia for me the most difficult thing is speaking because I would like to practice English but I am alone Thank you so much for the teaching

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Hi Giovanni, speaking is hard for many people. You are not alone. Be sure to watch my video about how to practice speaking. kzbin.infooYYAOoO1eB0

[@GIOVANNISOLISGUISAMANO]

@@EnglishCoach3Ts Thank you so much

[@frankgradus9474]

Thanks awfully, that's a huge help. Btw, I'm mad keen on British English and old-fashioned phrases and expressions.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

I am so glad it was helpful. What is one of your favorite old-fashioned phrases?

[@Susanadls]

When I listen to your videos I feel I manage English like a queen, but when I try listening to the radio I feel they are talking in some rare language. I don´t understand them.

[@keminh]

Thank you teacher

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

You are welcome

[@Caddi-Geldanlage]

Your channel is good. I have just found it.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@salahuddinnoorzad]

Hello, Watching from Afghanistan 🇦🇫.

[@daisynunez5325]

Hello to everybody. Nice to hear you from Italy, Siracusa. Thank you so much.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

You're welcome! I am so glad you are here learning with us!

[@usa4496]

❤ Great .Keep it up!

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Thank you, I will

[@류아연-k3l]

오늘도 감사합니다❤

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

I'm sorry. I don't understand. Can you write it in English please?

[@susanaceliamoyano4077]

HI Tanya as you see i go over your videos. A QUESTION. what's the difference between Oh my God and Oh my Gosh. The other day I enjoyed more than one hour watching Barbra Streissand in concert. I understood a good percentage but when she said certain things and people burst laughing, I can't, and remain looking in my mind what she said. IT happens to me often under the same circumstances. People laugh and I can't understand about what. I learned every day something more when I see your videos. In my opinion it also depends on who is speaking to have it difficult or not. At watching Forrest Gum, it is another difficulty because the acccent belong to Alabama's people. BYE Tanya, un abrazo, Susana de Argentina.

[@bichnguyenthi2974]

I am from Vietname , i have been a your learner for 1 year

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

That is great to hear! Thank you!

[@victorsimatupang5397]

I learn english because I enjoy it as an attractive things that sounded my feelings as a fantastic arts.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

That is great, Victor! Keep up the good work!

[@zelinsalomon3053]

The hardest thing in engilsh is ,sling. I ve' been speaking engilsh for 10 years I am Salomon from Haïti.

[@mohammedaltayeb6447]

good 👍👍

[@RegnumV]

Dear Tanya, Sometimes you ask tough questions. The difficulty of learning a language depends on your proficiency level. If you're learning it at the beginner level, it feels similar to my native language, and I'd rate the difficulty as a 3. But if you're studying English at an 'advanced 2' level, it’s so different from my native language that it feels like a brain explosion, and I’d rate it a 7 or 8.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

You're right! A lot of people find English easier as beginners and more difficult as you go. Some people enjoy the intermediate and advanced levels too.

[@SaadatSalmanova]

hello teacher i have been studying English language for 1,5 years but i understand you 70-80% right now,i feel like stuck What can i do ?

[@syedrahat2411]

I'm From Bangladesh. I lessening every day your speaking.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

I'm so glad to have you here in our learning community!

[@gladysgriffin7347]

I learned English in my country, it is a mandatory subject in HS and still learning English here in US. I am 74, been in US for 31 years.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

That's awesome! I am so glad to hear you are still learning! Way to go!

[@keminh]

I leaning a long time but I always speak don’t very well

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

You probably need to listen to more things you understand 95% or more and practice speaking with someone who is patient and understanding.

[@ЖаннаКадо]

I can not speak English very well, because I have no practice at all. But I love learning English just for understanding people .

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

There are many ways to practice by yourself. Have you watched my conversation practice video? kzbin.infooYYAOoO1eB0

[@adailtonsilva7211]

im learning english for hobby ,just for hobby and speak with other people around the world

[@dragicagorgieva5492]

Hi from North Macedonia. Tanya, for me the scale level is 7

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

I think that is good!

[@MonikaMyszka]

❤❤❤

[@Andarilho1999]

If english is not your fist language, this the reason .

[@RafaelAlivtres]

When I was 6 it was extremely difficult 10. Now that I have already practiced a lot it is like 0 ( I am 59).

[@marekmarkiewicz9810]

For me, in the scale it’s about 6. Today im use some words, but tomorrow I forget som of them.

[@marekmarkiewicz9810]

I’m study o bout 15 years

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

This is common for a lot of learners. The key is to hear the word many times and to use it. That is why listening to a lot of things you understand will help you to build and remember vocabulary. Also, have you seen this video? kzbin.infoVpPa6-yiB2g

[@adolfogarcia1710]

I " speak English " because I lived in LA California and I studied the course ESL in L.A. since many years ago and I finished in San Fernando Valley the name of school was named Poly High on Roscoe Blvd. In San Valley, adult school. And even do I can speak and learning - for example with you I can speak 100 % because you speak very clear and Kind of slow, but when I watch a movie they speak to fast and I understand not everything, is the problem with me, actually I can understand if you speak faster indeed, but that's my problem, and I don't have anybody to speak it. OK that's all, good bye.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Thanks for sharing your story. Keep listening consistently to things you understand and gradually increase the difficulty and you will get there.

[@susanaceliamoyano4077]

Hello Tanya in my opinion it's hard to learn English because it is an anglo saxon language. So there are few words or structures similar to Spanish, in this case. I insist on this point, I have been studying a lot of English, at school, institutes, and I prepared the program for First Certificate course. Proficiency is another examinations, very demanding too.But not in american English. Things didn't change. Recently I have started with you the american idiom. The other day I enjoyed a pleasant conversation with a teacher, but she speaks British, and lend me some tales in British English to read. So the head is a whirlpool, believe me. Phrasal, I agree with the rest of people, make matters worse, Bye Tanya, a kiss Susana de Argentina.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Susana, I can totally relate to what you are saying. I think it is really important to simplify our practice as much as possible. By that I mean, decide on what works best for us and stick to that. Try not to go in too many directions. I hope this helps.

[@ck8297]

8

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

That's better than 10. Try listening to more things you understand 95% or more. This will help you!

[@minaibrahim-uq4cr]

i have been learing englisg since 2016

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

That's fantastic! Keep going!

[@oumelina5960]

Hello teacher i.have been learning english for 3years but i. Can speak correctly and understand when some one speak to me can you give me some advices please

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Yes, first let me ask you a couple of questions. Do you understand most of what I say in my videos? How much comprehensible input do you listen to and how often?

[@blindbrazilianjustice]

I´ve been learning English since 2020.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

That's great! Keep up the good work!

[@erkanozdogan4765]

Have you ever wondered why is? learning English so hard?

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Do you mean harder than other languages?

[@erkanozdogan4765]

@@EnglishCoach3Ts No, I meant that we non-native speakers are taught that in indirect questions the helping verbs am, is, are should be placed after the subject.

[@marciosilva-kn4ze]

6

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

That seems good to me!

[@antoniocarlosguedesdeolive8744]

For me it's 8 dificult.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Learning a language is difficult. Try getting more comprehensible input.

[@habibullahkhan9624]

20

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

I'm not sure what you mean. Can you tell me what you were responding to?

[@michaelrivman4569]

10

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Wow! Have you found out why it is so difficult for you!

[@dragicagorgieva5492]

For me, the most difficult skill is writting😊

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Me too! Keep practicing, bit by bit it will get easier.

[@habibullahkhan9624]

5

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

This is good. What is the hardest part for you?

[@ericban842]

on the scale of zero out of ten I would say zero" just kidding ". to make a long strory short. In the beggining I learnt english because my father wanted me to learn english so badly because all his family live in the U.S.A So he sent me to an american school. and beleive it or not as soon as I went to this school I took a shine to my english teacher he was the kindest teacher I had never seen before. A little aside from that the deal I had with my father was if was able to have a decent conversation on the phone with his family in the U.S.A he will sent me to the state for three month so beleive or not when he told me that it was music to ear so I did everything under the sun to learn english and to have this long distance phone call. it sound sillyno but back in the 80th it wasn't as easy and cheap as well to make a a long distance phone call. And then something funny it was when i was actually to the U.S.A in order to get in touch with my parents I used to call in collect and when I was saying to my father the operator is asking you if you accept the collect call I could hear my father full of joy calling out my mom saying you see I told you he speak fluently english. My mother who use to have more her head on her shoulder said hon he just answer a question is not speaking fluently 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Fortunatly I said to make a long story short 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

This is a GREAT story. I am so glad you shared it with us! Thank you! It is always a pleasure to have you "in class"!

[@ericban842]

@@EnglishCoach3Ts thank you. And I really enjoy listening to your lesson it so peacefull and I always learn something new. I love it, what am I saying no in fact I adore your lesson.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate your kind words

[@nandinisen704]

Miss you

[@flaviojunioreliasteixeirat5006]

9

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

A lot of students tell me 9. What is the hardest part for you?

[@jacrezende]

10 for me. 😢

[@eliezerruiz7496]

5 read and write, but 9 speaking and listening

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

That's interesting. Do you spend most of your time speaking and listening?

[@ЖаннаКадо]

Maybe 7 maybe 8)))

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Pretty good. If you put the subtitles on, can you understand more?

[@gladysgriffin7347]

The hard part of my English is the pronunciation.

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Pronunciation in English is hard because it is so strange. There are so many exceptions to the way things are spelled. I suggest you find the sounds that are the most difficult for you and practice them one at a time. Also, listen to a lot of things that you understand. Try copying what you hear.

[@susanaceliamoyano4077]

Dear Tanya, Pardon me , because I saw some mistakes in my text. (I suppose the rest on them are not the exception), but my adored female dog is dying...

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Mmmmmm. I am so sorry to hear that. I am sending lots of love to you and your sweet dog ❤️❤️❤️

[@susanaceliamoyano4077]

@@EnglishCoach3Ts I very much appreciate your words...

[@enhatvkita3504]

when I learn English I will spend a lot of time but I will feel more bore so I will drop everything and take a long time to start again

[@frankgradus9474]

so you learn English by fits and starts ...

[@enhatvkita3504]

@@frankgradus9474 Thank you very much, I will try again to adjust the time and rhythm

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

@enhatvkita3504 This is common. When people get bored, frustrated, confused, etc. they often stop or quit. It is so important to find a way to keep going even if it is slowly. Thank you so much for sharing your experience

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

@frankgradus9474 great phrase "fits and starts" - to start and stop again and again

[@ahmedadamflowahmedadam1610]

🤔😌

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

Do you have a question?

[@Mike-8-UA]

🇺🇦

[@lagunigropetense]

I don’t know what to do but I have been trying to learn English fur a few years and it’s so difficult to me . I can say 9 is the number for me .

[@EnglishCoach3Ts]

A lot of students tell me this. You are not alone. What is the most difficult part for you?

[@куликовпавеланатольевич]

22.02 - 🤣

[@osmararagao9235]

5

[@suriyamoorthysadhasivam5520]

5

[@gagikantonyan]

7