dear friend,may I ask you a question?
 

I am a Chinese boy,I find it hard to learn English,especiall audition,
I want to know:do you english-speaking can hear every word somebody
speaks with whom you talk?thank you for helping me.

dear friend,may I ask you a question?
 

ting wrote:
I am a Chinese boy,I find it hard to learn English,especiall audition,
I want to know:do you english-speaking can hear every word somebody
speaks with whom you talk?thank you for helping me.

Yes,however if you was to talk Chinese to me, then no I wouldn't be able to
understand you. :-)

I fancy the bird in my local chippy,but she's not having it as she says
she's married. :-(

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

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I am a Chinese boy,I find it hard to learn English,especiall audition,
I want to know:do you english-speaking can hear every word somebody
speaks with whom you talk?thank you for helping me.


You're not in the right newsgroup here but...

No - often you miss individual words but get the general sense. Perhaps
related to the large number of sounds in English and the indistinct nature
of many of them. Some words are dispensable anyway (some articles, some
plurals). In some other languages you can normally hear all the sounds and
syllables, even if you don't understand all the words (eg German, Japanese).
Others like English can be difficult to hear (French and - others tell me -
Spanish). Don't get me started on the difficulty of hearing the different
tones in Chinese if you are a native speaker of a non-tonal language!

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from "ting" contains these words:

I am a Chinese boy,I find it hard to learn English,especiall audition,
I want to know:do you english-speaking can hear every word somebody
speaks with whom you talk?thank you for helping me.

Trust me, this is the same the world over. I deliberately slow down when
talking to people who are struggling with the language, but I sure they
don't do the same for me!

The French in particular seem to speed up as much as possible.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

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rrh wrote:


"ting" wrote in message
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I am a Chinese boy,I find it hard to learn English,especiall audition,
I want to know:do you english-speaking can hear every word somebody
speaks with whom you talk?thank you for helping me.


You're not in the right newsgroup here but...

No - often you miss individual words but get the general sense. Perhaps
related to the large number of sounds in English and the indistinct nature
of many of them. Some words are dispensable anyway (some articles, some
plurals). In some other languages you can normally hear all the sounds and
syllables, even if you don't understand all the words (eg German,
Japanese). Others like English can be difficult to hear (French and -
others tell me - Spanish). Don't get me started on the difficulty of
hearing the different tones in Chinese if you are a native speaker of a
non-tonal language!

And sometimes you hear every word and it still could mean two different
things!

My wife is Chinese (mandarin speaker) and what little I know of Chinese,
your word and sentence structure is very different from English.

If you want to hear good English for practise, try the BBC website
(www.bbc.co.uk) - many radio and TV programs are available via RealMedia
over the Internet (I assume you are not in the UK right now?).

Cheers

Tim

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Tim S wrote:

And sometimes you hear every word and it still could mean two different
things!

and sometimes a dozen or more. What puzzles me is when the speaker
doesnt seem to comprehend that their rambling vagueries could mean
numerous possibilities.


NT

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Guy King wrote:
The message from "ting" contains these words:
I am a Chinese boy,I find it hard to learn English,especiall audition,
I want to know:do you english-speaking can hear every word somebody
speaks with whom you talk?thank you for helping me.

Trust me, this is the same the world over. I deliberately slow down when
talking to people who are struggling with the language, but I sure they
don't do the same for me!

The French in particular seem to speed up as much as possible.

Look them in the eye with a steady gaze. Speak loudly and slowly.
If they say anything at all, repeat what you said, at the same
volume, but more slowly. Wave your arms about if you think it'll
be helpful, or "mime".

dear friend,may I ask you a question?
 

The message
from Chris Bacon contains these words:

Trust me, this is the same the world over. I deliberately slow down when
talking to people who are struggling with the language, but I sure they
don't do the same for me!

The French in particular seem to speed up as much as possible.

Look them in the eye with a steady gaze. Speak loudly and slowly.
If they say anything at all, repeat what you said, at the same
volume, but more slowly. Wave your arms about if you think it'll
be helpful, or "mime".

I'm quite happy to speak passable French to 'em - just wish they'd slow
down a bit when they answer. Perhaps it's a compliment - they think my
French is so good that they can go at full speed. Somehow I doubt it
though.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

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In article , Guy King
wrote:

I'm quite happy to speak passable French to 'em - just wish they'd slow
down a bit when they answer. Perhaps it's a compliment - they think my
French is so good that they can go at full speed. Somehow I doubt it
though.

One of the best French words to learn early on is "lentement" :-)


--
AJL