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What do you struggle with the most in regards to speaking American English with native English speakers? Is it coming up with words to say? It's pronouncing them clearly so your listener can fully understand? Is it saying enough so you don't sound limited or be able to give enough variety in your responses so you don't sound repetitive? Is it phrasal verbs? Do you use them? Do you understand them? Do you know how many there are? What about your confidence? Do you second guess yourself when you speak English? Do you have a lot of 'ums' and 'uhs' when you speak American English? Do you repeat words and phrases? Do you have long pauses in between your words and phrases? Do you translate in your head before you say it? Do you depend on translating? Do you say the bare minimum which is only the few things you know how to say but if someone asks you to 'say more.' you'd have difficulty? Are you not really sure where you struggle? Have you ever had someone from the United States... a tutor or teacher really judge your speaking and give you feedback?
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Are you new to Italki? Here's how to use Italki to improve your target language using the Italki platform. Do you want 'Free language exchange'? If you do, then click on the Community button at the top of the Italki page and go to the Community message board. Click on the create button and select one of the options. Make a post that mentions your language and your target language and that you want a free language exchange partner. See who responds to your post. Reply to those that respond to your post. Do you want help from a community tutor on Italki? Go to 'Find a Teacher' button at the top of the Italki page. You can select teacher type then community tutor. You can also search by where the tutor is from. Price. What they can help with. Once you see a profile of a tutor that you want to help you, read their profile completely BEFORE booking a lesson with them. ALSO fill out the lesson inquiry/contact form BEFORE booking a lesson with them. Learn about them and inform them FIRST before booking a lesson. Do not just pick someone based on their photo or their location. Do you want help from a certified teacher on Italki? It's the same process as finding a tutor except when you go to 'Find a Teacher' then Teacher Type select Professional teacher. Once you see a profile of a teacher that you want to help you, read their profile completely BEFORE booking a lesson with them. ALSO fill out the lesson inquiry/contact form BEFORE booking a lesson with them. Learn about them and inform them FIRST before booking a lesson. Good luck!!
Oct 2, 2025 6:49 PM
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When you're having a face to face conversation with someone you don't want to make them do all the work to try to 'figure out what you're trying to say.' You want a clear, flowing, natural conversation with someone. You want to learn what to say and how to say it. And chances are if you're talking with a friend or family member or coworker they aren't going to directly tell you that they didn't understand you completely. You most likely have never been told exactly what you say wrong. Most students have no idea. They know they struggle but they've never actually been told if it's pronunciation or vocabulary or sentence structure. They have never really had someone from the United States really listen to all the sounds that come out of their mouth and watch what their mouth does (If it moves much or not.) Most students are taught that pronunciation isn't important.... then they wonder why they still have such a strong accent that sounds nothing at all like American English. Here are a few ways that I can help you improve your spoken American English so you sound more clear and understandable to native English speakers. That way when you speak to someone they don't have to depend on context which can lead to confusion and mis understanding. I could have a conversation with you and point out either your pronunciation mistakes or your sentence structure mistakes depending on which you choose or you can choose to get corrections on both. You would get typed and verbal corrections from me. I could teach you pronunciation skills. For example how to pronounce short vowels, long vowels and more. I could also help you learn phrasal verbs (most students know and use some but they don't know or use many of them). Prepositions (many students forget to use these or don't use the right one. Vocabulary. I've tutored 3,618 Lessons since August of 2018. You can improve your American English speaking. Check out my tutor schedule and my tutor profile!
Oct 2, 2025 1:21 PM
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