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Is speaking more like a native English speaker from the United States a goal of yours for 2026? Do you want native English speakers from the United States to really understand you really well without the risk of misunderstand miscommunication and or assumptions? Meet Alice! Hello there! I've been an English tutor on Italki for 7 years now. Tutoring students from all around the world. Over 3,700 one on one lessons taught so far! Check out my tutor profile and book a lesson!

French challenge 🇫🇷 Finish this sentence (don’t overthink): “Quand je parle français, je me sens…” One word is enough. Question: what word came first?

Hello native English speakers. 1. Thank you very much. You consider integrally, with the matter mentioned being analyzed this way, which is worth of praise. (written by me) 2. Thank you very much. You consider things comprehensively, and analyzing the matter mentioned in this holistic way is certainly praiseworthy." (written by AI） Question: Which is grammatically correct? Do both have the same meaning?

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You may have heard “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” but have you ever…

Not long ago, I watched a film called "Dancer in the dark". It is a really sad story about a poor woman with rampant disease, damaging her eyesight. The disease has also affected her son. The famous Icelandic actress and talented singer, Björk Guðmundsdóttir, played the main character and performed the songs. It's sad, but I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it.

Get, get, get… GET is everywhere! The verb GET is very common. We can use it alone (I get lots of emails) or with another word (I get up at 7:00 every morning). Let’s start with the verb alone. Here are four important uses: To receive I got an amazing present for my birthday. Did you get my text? To understand Do you get the joke? I don’t get why people love that movie. To become Do you get nervous when you speak English? I didn’t have breakfast, so I’m getting hungry. To arrive What time do you usually get home from work? It takes 30 minutes to get downtown. You can find get in a lot of phrasal verbs. (A phrasal verb is a verb + a small word = a new meaning) For example: get + together = meet with (informal) Let’s get together for lunch next week. get + away = have a holiday We hope to get away for a week in February. get + along (+ with) = have a good relationship with someone Do you get along with your neighbours? Yes, we get along well. If you are still curious about get, there are many more ways we use it in English. I won’t get into all the uses here! Passive Their car was stolen. = Their car got stolen. Have got (more common in British English) Do you have any brothers and sisters? = Have you got any brothers and sisters? Causative I had my hair cut. = I got my hair cut. Expressions and Idioms to get cold feet, to get on someone’s nerves, to get the hang of something… Good luck! I hope you get get. 😜

Hi there American English language learners! How are you? Did you know pronunciation is just as important as basic grammar and vocabulary skills? Did you know that even if you have real good grammar and know a decent amount of basic vocabulary.... if your short vowel sounds are completely not pronounced well it can make you possibly sound not understandable. Which can lead to confusion and assumptions. Have you ever been taught letter sounds from someone from the United States? Did you know our vowel sounds are not like any other international country? Maybe you want to say: I went for a walk. But you end up pronouncing: I went for a work. Or maybe you want to say: I want to visit the US. But you end up pronouncing: I want to wisit the US. This can and sometimes does lead to your listener maybe not directly saying to you "I don't understand." And sure they could "Figure it out" most likely due to context of what you're saying. But really you're making your listener do more work to understand you. Becoming a fluent American English speaker is so much more than just.... learning some vocabulary...for most students they've never learned American English letter sounds. Being a fluent English speaker or C1/C2 as I would call it... is a combination of being really good at pronunciation, grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary. You don't have to be 'perfect.' but you should at least learn letter sounds. It's part of the American English language. It's a part of our language culture. It's how we are able to understand one another here in the US. It's how we here in the US are able to speak so quickly but still clearly understand one another. Because we naturally move our mouth/lips/tongue/jaw frequently when we speak. Which most international countries are not trained do to at all. So many students want to become fluent but don't realize mouth movement and letter sounds are a part of it.