How long you spent learning English? [Archivo]

Oesoto

marzo 8, 2007, 10:51

Well, I took a course in the second half of 2003 and I finished it last year. I didn't take an intensive course because I didn't have enough time and that's why it took more time than expected. Anyway, I haven't finished my learning process yet, there's a lot of things left to learn in order to improve my English level.

unbek4nnt

marzo 8, 2007, 02:00

I only had like 2 months ........................ :P cuz I had to learn it fast fast fast !!!!!!!

but what i think is that when u begin u will never end.................. ull learn more til u die

hey Oesoto, I never noticed it before, but how the Heck can u have 15.407 messgs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 lol guess u sleep by ur computer , right? :P

Oesoto

marzo 8, 2007, 02:09

LOL. It's been a hard work but there's always some to do or something to say, that's why that post counter never stops :p

Some people say I'm the official bot of LANeros.com xD

sukebe

marzo 8, 2007, 05:01

I've been learning english for like 15 years now... so you may get an idea of my current level xD

HRC-Ivancho

marzo 9, 2007, 08:07

You learn English everyday (if in touch with the language on a regular basis)and will stop learning the day you die.

asleep01

marzo 9, 2007, 08:23

i move to usa in 1996 take to me maybe 2 year to learn now i have 10 year here

daverumblepack

marzo 12, 2007, 09:52

So it tooks me like a year, but just reading and watching some porn movies hahahahha, just kidding, but it's not hard at all to learn english
see ya!!

jmbarrios13

marzo 13, 2007, 06:22

i've been here in canada for 1 year....,, i'm studying college,,, and i think i'll never stop learning english,,,, a second language is not easy to catch,,, english has many accents and slangs...

julman5

marzo 15, 2007, 09:49

jajajajajajja and this year i want to learn germany, this lenguage is really dificult

jmbarrios13

marzo 19, 2007, 02:44

german, no germany,,,,,,,,haha

DEL_FONSI

marzo 20, 2007, 04:39

i'm still learning jajaja!

julman5

mayo 8, 2007, 11:50

excuse me , german

EnempE

mayo 11, 2007, 10:05

26 years and counting.

It is my L1 though, so I guess that doesn't really count.

wigisan

mayo 13, 2007, 04:23

although most of what I've learned has been all by myself, I've attended to a coulple of courses. The first one when I was in high school, it only lasted 4 months but i learned a lot of grammar. A month ago I had an interview which worked as a placement test, and i guess I must've done it pretty well, 'cause i was inmediatly sent to the advanced classes which are focused on spoken English, and I only have two months lef to get my diploma, so the interview helped to to skip most of the levels :D It's been great, I think these classes have really helped me to improve my listening and fluency skills. So summarizing I've studied English for 5 months, but of course that most of it is up to you and only by practicing everyday you can learn many things that aren't taught in classes and get your level improved.

Pietro_GP

mayo 17, 2007, 06:43

It's a continuous process. You're not meant to stop learning, specially if you are in touch with the language. I've been self-learning (never been in an english school or the likes of) for, like, 20 odd years now, but I still got so many to learn.

Fozy

mayo 18, 2007, 12:21

i think you never stop learning english, the ideal is if you can have a partner for practice a lot

al_elric

julio 30, 2007, 12:48

I agree, not even the native people stop learning, is like Spanish we always learn more and more

wfox

julio 31, 2007, 08:57

since 2001, without a english course, only with videos and music. I think that the english is learned with practice (although the english courses are a great help).

_AXL_

agosto 8, 2007, 06:56

I spent so many years trying to learn english. 6 years in highschool, 4 years ot university :) .
But for me the best way of learning it was my beloved Videogames!!

Greetings

olioelgolpeseco

agosto 8, 2007, 11:53

What the HELL!!! 15 Years?? 21 Years?? Man maybe you are confusing the english with a Alien Idiom or something... I have 18 Years old.. and i speak english... I take 2 Years..

daverumblepack

agosto 10, 2007, 01:10

It's not too hard to learn it, but if you don't use to practice..................

sergioangelsp

agosto 18, 2007, 04:30

I was born with the innate gift cuz I speak english all the time and all that I can remember!!!!:P

karl2006

octubre 20, 2007, 01:00

I took a BBC ENGLISH COURSE by 10 months. That was 10 year ago. I'm still learnig by myself watching tv, listening to the music. The problem is I don't have a partner to practice with. So I think i'm gonna die and i'm not gonna learn a lot. I mean I just want my englisg to be fluid and I want to undestand everything . When I wach TV I don't cath everything...What can I do to learn fast?

GT_Leviatan

diciembre 12, 2007, 04:30

All my life man, is true, since I began to speak I began to learn, I did not take any course, I swear it.

|LMc| Red Dragon

diciembre 12, 2007, 03:33

Well...it took me 2 years, but I learn new things every single day of my life; the first 2 year stage was just to get used to it...I also think we never stop learning a language, there is new vocabulary to be learnt everyday...Greetings!!!

Atte: Carlos Figueroa.

ganimedes

febrero 5, 2008, 07:52

I have studied for near 3 years, but the best way to learn is practice, watch TV shows, try to learn with the activity that you like very much, if you enjoy listen music, just practice with that... the more the better.

see you.

Krieg

febrero 15, 2008, 05:11

15 years and still trying ...

juanchibiris

febrero 26, 2008, 02:28

all the english i know are because of the tv shows, i see usa series for more or less 4 years, i am learning at this moment, but for my graduation i need to know a second lenguaje, english is the option.

Lotar008

febrero 26, 2008, 03:18

I'm not learning I'm practicing

BadWater

marzo 4, 2008, 09:29

well.. I have no idea abt it, just practicing, I guess abt 6 months to understand n talk, n a lifetime to learn/understand/use slang, I think its different when u r exposed to the enviroment, and ofcourse what _AXL_ said its totally true, Videogames (and u being interested abt understanding what the duck r u doing in the game) will help a lot!

Best regards n remeber is not the same to fuc.k a duc.k than to duc.k a fuc.k

Good Luck!

shaolinazul

marzo 11, 2008, 03:11

I think It took me like 1.5 years to reach a good enough level to communicate with native speakers.... after that I've been improving it for almost 5 years!

LearnSmart

marzo 12, 2008, 04:03

Hi there,

Well it has taken me over two years. I'd say like three to four.
You are actually very quick but I assume it has to do with your ability to learn languages and how much effort you put into it.

congrats!

flaco2005

marzo 30, 2008, 09:04

It took me 3 Months.

I was 13 and made a trip to the U.S. with my parents. I was afraid to talk in english but I was able to understand pretty well. Nobody but my family spoke english and all tv and radio stations were in english too.

cfranco-p

marzo 31, 2008, 03:10

i want to know how long you spent learning this language, so example i spent 2 years in a intensive course
Since I was a child, during my primary and high school.....

C.F.

felipereyesl

abril 2, 2008, 12:53

6 years and counting... lol

rall

abril 3, 2008, 07:16

i only watch tv shows, listen music, and lowers the course of ingles sin barreras but he is very boring, i learn a bit everyday, but i dont practice for a long time, maybe if a practice more and i take an intensive course i learn to pronounce it.

excuse my bad ortografia

Yeison

abril 9, 2008, 11:48

leodj29

julio 30, 2008, 08:07

I've never make an intensive course or a kind of, i just begin for myself to understand the English Songs, the came the online videogames, where u use to speak with the other players, then i became an addict to LOST and also a fan of Prison Break, i use to see many movies and play many videogames, so, in that process i can say... 5 years from now.

JD-K@iser

agosto 2, 2008, 09:38

as many people said before, we`ll never finish our learning of English, that`s a process that takes our lifetime.

gK-[Slayer]

agosto 2, 2008, 09:48

Since english is not our born language the learning and comprhension process will never stop. The languages are constantly evolving therefor it is a constatnt process the learning of new words, slang terms etc... that's nothing to worry abot anyway, english speakers (americans most of all) doean't even speak their born language very well :P

GT_Leviatan

agosto 3, 2008, 05:18

If you didn't find it before, check out this page

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Let's keep on learning!!! :rolleyes:

ZeN<Max>

agosto 3, 2008, 10:47

;2424184']Since english is not our born language the learning and comprhension process will never stop. The languages are constantly evolving therefor it is a constatnt process the learning of new words, slang terms etc... that's nothing to worry abot anyway, english speakers (americans most of all) doean't even speak their born language very well :P

No matter if English is or not you native language, It takes all of our live to learn. I have seen british people in forums which have a bad writing... You knew that Australian Immigration are asking the IELTS test to British who want to live here?

Zuertex

leodj29

agosto 5, 2008, 04:19

No matter if English is or not you native language, It takes all of our live to learn. I have seen british people in forums which have a bad writing... You knew that Australian Immigration are asking the IELTS test to British who want to live here?

Zuertex

It's the same with us, we're born and grow with spanish, but almost everyday we learn something new in our language.

<DSP>BONNUS

agosto 6, 2008, 03:12

23 years and I still don't know a lot of things I should... from time to time I make silly mistakes, but everyday I learn new things...
It took me 6 months to be able to understand and follow up a conversation with a native, but even now sometimes I don't understand 100% (still got the main idea, but i get lost with some idiums and expressions).
English is not that difficult, but there's something I think I won't be able to do ever: real time translation :S I cannot do it without saying robot-like translations in both languages...

darksten

septiembre 2, 2008, 10:34

|LMc| Red Dragon

septiembre 3, 2008, 07:57

It`s the first time that i see a topic like this in a on-line community , congratulations, it`s a very good idea ^^.

now about the question i am still learnig to speak and to write in english.

I `ve been studying english for 6 six months more or less

Well...keep going my friend, because we never stop learning a foreign language, not even our native language, we're always learning new words and tricks....Greetings!!!