For non native English speakers, do you feel tired of learning the language sometimes?

[NeuroAtypical]

Sometimes the English language makes me feel tired of learning and speaking, the reason is new words I figure out everyday, words I've never seen before and I am forced to check the translation.

For example foam, froth, lather, preclude, berserk, moth, douse, deuce, tether, broadcast, fishmonger, hive, bound, barn, scratch, to assess, pace, bouncy, swarm, strap, spraw, sprawling, scoundrel, scattered, scatter, etc.

[Xero_Daxter]

Fun fact but my grandma lived in America for 60 years and didn't bother to learn the English Language. How she got citizenship is she memorized the answers to the questions and always have me around to translate for her when out shopping.

[Dracoco OwO]

Publicado originalmente por Xero_Daxter:

Fun fact but my grandma lived in America for 60 years and didn't bother to learn the English Language. How she got citizenship is she memorized the answers to the questions and always have me around to translate for her when out shopping.

My grandma also never learned French she would speak Portuguese until she died. Unfortunately my aunts put her away in a retirement home so she had no one to speak to and probably died because she was lonely and depressed.

[ZZZZZ]

I mean the language needs an update.. like one knife - two knives? rly? why the change of the letter.. one staff but two staves.. STAVES WTF

[Dracoco OwO]

To answer your question OP i didn't even try to learn english though sometimes i have an hard time saying some words.

[Vakers]

Not really. Words like that are uncommon to come across especially the more I learn. Plus I'd just say I'm fluent enough in English it's really not a problem anymore.

It also helps because a lot of stuff translated into my native language (Hungarian) is very frequently translated really poorly. So I've had to learn a lot of more uncommon words to enjoy stuff in English since Hungarian translations are unreliable.

[Vakers]

Publicado originalmente por 󠀡󠀡⁧⁧Orange Mint:

Publicado originalmente por Vakari:

Not really. Words like that are uncommon to come across especially the more I learn. Plus I'd just say I'm fluent enough in English it's really not a problem anymore.

It also helps because a lot of stuff translated into my native language (Hungarian) is very frequently translated really poorly. So I've had to learn a lot of more uncommon words to enjoy stuff in English since Hungarian translations are unreliable.

i think you could earn money if you helped google with translations

They pay for that? I was under the impression it was essentially volunteer work.

[Lukilester]

Nope. Learning new words is so much fun. If you read a book in your native language, chances are you'll also find words you've never seen before.

[Vakers]

Publicado originalmente por 󠀡󠀡⁧⁧Orange Mint:

Publicado originalmente por Vakari:

They pay for that? I was under the impression it was essentially volunteer work.

no clue but that is what I'd like to think

From what I can find, seems to be the case. But well, it is a free translator...and that definitely reflects in the quality of translations.

Ah well. I have a full time job anyway, and honestly being a professional translator is probably underpaid.

[Shiro♌]

I wouldn't call it being tired, but disappointed in myself for not memorizing the words properly and having to check them numerous times before I memorize them.
I have learned English a lot by participating in discussions on a daily basis, but there are a lot of words that I tend to struggle with, mainly when there are two letters at the same time.
For example, prefer X preffer, especially X especialy, (...).

Publicado originalmente por Vakari:

Publicado originalmente por 󠀡󠀡⁧⁧Orange Mint:

i think you could earn money if you helped google with translations

They pay for that? I was under the impression it was essentially volunteer work.

It has used to be paid, but it was never worth the invested time in the end.. And they'd need to pick you over X thousands of individuals who could've done the same, if not better job.
Whether it's still paid or not is a mystery to me, but a pointless one as I don't care about that at all.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

You get used to it after couple of decades.

[Kobs]

The more you speak the more you learn and it's not like hammering sh** into your brain. Best way to learn a language is it immerse yourself in it, you have to learn it when everyone around you speak that language

[$2 Hero]

Why learn it

[skOsH♥]

Publicado originalmente por NeuroAtypical:

Sometimes the English language makes me feel tired of learning and speaking, the reason is new words I figure out everyday, words I've never seen before and I am forced to check the translation.

For example foam, froth, lather, preclude, berserk, moth, douse, deuce, tether, broadcast, fishmonger, hive, bound, barn, scratch, to assess, pace, bouncy, swarm, strap, spraw, sprawling, scoundrel, scattered, scatter, etc.

So, if I said I am a scoundrel that took a frothy deuce that exited my body like a firehose dousing water, and afterwards, there are people swarming the scene to assess the situation and broadcasting it to the world.

Does that make sense?

Read books in English, then watch things with subtitles. Makes it easier

[Slim]

I beg the question, why bother? Having lived all over NA and spent time in the UK, it's not as if English speaking countries enforce the language in any real capacity.

[𝔈𝔩𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔬]

Publicado originalmente por Slim:

I beg the question, why bother? Having lived all over NA and spent time in the UK, it's not as if English speaking countries enforce the language in any real capacity.

Not true, this depends on where you live. America is VERY diverse and unless you plan on homesteading within a single city and only visiting certain places your entire stay here, you're going to have to become fluent in English and understanding American dialects. Especially in rural areas or even just smaller cities that do not have a lot of foreign presence.