I feel a bit discouraged. Tried speaking and it didn’t go very well. Think I’ll stop trying to talk in day to day activities because it really took the fun out of it.
I feel a bit discouraged. Tried speaking and it didn’t go very well. Think I’ll stop trying to talk in day to day activities because it really took the fun out of it.
I had the opposite experience the other day. I believe learning a language has plenty of ups and down depending on the people around you.
I surely sounded incredibly like a newbie, but I was asked in English, and I managed to find words that made sense in the other language. I took it simply word by word, skipping grammatical correctness and not caring about how unnaturally the sentence was constructed, added a swear word as a substitute for a noun I didn’t know, and it all worked out! I was understood, and I was even indirectly praised by one present who didn’t speak English! That made me feel encouraged to learn more, so that I can continue to impress!
This is after a lot of demotivating events however, so that made the upswing just even more powerful!
Super happy to hear that! Yeah there are ups and downs and it’s all about not giving up and staying consistent / daring with trying it out.
Swear words to the rescue! Lol