Solution is very simple, get lots of writing pads, for yourself and him. That way u can express yourself effortlessly

bebe44, what a wrong advise to your nairalander sister


is a natural thing cuz some ar gud in written english while some ar gud in oral english, and some ar sound in both written & oral english, just be confident and believe in what u do, dt is all.

I dont think dt shld be a barrier in relationship anyway unless there is no luv at all.

WOW . . . .such an amazing world we live in . . . I have a friend who suffered the excact opposite of your case.

He had flawless control _{to the point of cultivating an English accent} in speech/Pronounciations but couldn't pass WAEC English _{not until the 4th or 5th attempt}



Please, practice a whole lot with your siblings/friends/people you are very comfortable around

Simply arrange for a lesson teacher especially on English Language (ORAL PART) But, in anycase, speaking English Language fluently shoudn't av affected your relationship if LOVE is genuine, and if i may ask ,

[b]CAN YOU SPEAK YOUR MOTHER LANGUAGE FLUENTLY?

but babe ur written english isnt bad at all kuku be wrtin to ur bobo, jokes.he shuld help u out too.but i bliv u will be speakin greatly soon that is if someone didnt type ur posts 4 u ooooooooooo!

@ poster, If you can afford it, connect to DSTV and watch and listen how words are spoken, then mimick with a natural voice tone and practise most times when you are indoors, also pretend as if you are talking to someone when practising. best of luck.

try to read novels and pay attention to the construction of the tenses, watch some real english movies and pay attention to the tenses, and dont be nervous when u speak, dont be afraid to make mistakes, but be willing to take correction and you will be fine.

@poster
i think you r seeing problem where actually there is non.
I don't believe that you can't speak english fluently. I believe that you are allowing your self to be intimidated by how fluent others around you speak.

your problem is not English but confidence. I think for some reasons you lack confidence in your self. Just look for the source of this lack of confidnce and extinguish it.

Do u think your boyfrend is to rich and polish for u?
do u think he is too handsome for u?
do u think his friends are to suffosticated for you?
How pretty do you think you are?
does he say things about him self that intimidates u?

overcome your fears and the world will b at your feet

for heavens sake stop the joke,
u dont write what u dont speak.
rather u can speak what u cant write.

i am dam sure u just fooling around with nlanders.

am loving this thread ,
We are not perfect in everything, we learn and we will keep learning
Is ur guy complaining? then let him teach u, we can't all be an authority in english speaking
and if he is not complaining, it will only get better, i am still learning and not perfect,
Be cool for who u are.

hmmm, tales by moonlight

I have yet to meet a person who can write coherently and eloquently and fail to express themselves with the same level of eloquence verbally.

*smh*

na boredom cause this kain post on Nairaland

That English sounds too good it was flawless and compared to some muppets in the Sports section i think you are fine.Do you have an accent or does your english just suck? which precisely

You should also ask questions.
Say he says something u dont know what it means, then just ask questions.
I usually do when ma man is yapping all this big big grammer - dont be ashamed to aske for help when u need it.

Study the dictionary religiously and practice the words/sentences u see there

Or come over i help cute chiks out_{if u cute that is}

perhaps u speak more fluently when he is making love to you as u scream "Oh my god! you are giving to to me flawlessly, I am soaring in the air with your love. I ardor you, you are so impeccible, " then the only thing u can rmeber is how to write thoe word but not speak them.

perhaps u speak more fluently when he is making love to you as u scream "Oh my god! you are giving to to me flawlessly, I am soaring in the air with your love. I ardor you, you are so impeccible, " then the only thing u can rmeber is how to write thoe word but not speak them.

why cznt ur b/f help u out? datz wat he suppose 2 do if he loves u, damn, wats da big deal? it only becomes an issue if u r not willing to learn.

Read more novels and attend extra lessons, u will be fine aite

AMAKAONE:

hmmm, tales by moonlight

I have yet to meet a person who can write coherently and eloquently and fail to express themselves with the same level of eloquence verbally.

*smh*

na boredom cause this kain post on Nairaland

Word!

The original poster is anything but sincere. Unfortunately so many seem to have fallen for her idle talks

LittleKim,

Hey, CuteAss is in saying the advise (oh I forgot to how to spell) so you do it. Okay? Lawyers?? Don't worry, they are very poorly speakin, not polished in grammar. They skeap court scripts, okay. Screw them! Your english is good, okay, don't worry okay? Listen to cuteass.

thanks everyone. Am eternally grateful to u all.

My spoken english has improve quite tremendously. In addition to all u ve said i also tried chaning my environment, and also ensured that i spoke the language more often. I think the key to good communication is constant practice.

then buy your self the brighter grammer series and other improvement kits, even software,

I think evry 1 here has contributed well to this topic, but i want to single cute-ass and iice 4 their point.

littlekim:

thanks everyone. Am eternally grateful to u all.

My spoken english has improve quite tremendously. In addition to all u ve said i also tried chaning my environment, and also ensured that i spoke the language more often. I think the key to good communication is constant practice.

Hmmm

My secret - believe it or not - was rapping , Rapping especially freestyling requires you to think quick and form stuff fast , then to deliver it in a manner that everyone can understand.

Record yourself talk. And most of all believe that you can talk well - it is all mentality.

However for my part - i did lose some parts. English is my first language - I speak better french than yoruba and mein French is not good at all - ya dig?

Practice is the best thing , There was a time i wanted to build the strength in my voice so i remember what an orator did. He put stones in his mouth, went to a beach and tried to talk clearly above the crashing and roaring of the oceans.
Well you want a clear voice , and i hope you are not feeling insecure cos of your accent. That would be ridiculous cos everybody has an accent - The English Welsh and Cockney one is the worst - believe me. Practice.

And if your boyfriend dumps you cos of your fluency then he is an idiot.

There was some great advice given in this thread.


Sista

My shit horrible too shorty. Growing up in the slums will do that to ya.
We best form an alliance or suthin so we can date within our unpolished circle?

for those of u saying read novels, she said speak not read,
advice watch sesame street n co.
start from there

I wonder, littlekim, as it has been nearly three years since your first posting, how your spoken English is doing? I'm sure it has improved greatly!

How about an update?

Stop watching home videos.