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User Profile: GreenLime3141
GreenLime3141 Wednesday

What is your first language? What was it like to learn English?

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User Profile: jacek73
jacek73 Wednesday

@GreenLime3141

Hello 😊 My mother tongue is Polish (reportedly one of the most difficult and tricky of non-Asian languages 😆).

I've learnt some Russian at school, so I can still retain some basic communication skills in this language.

I started to learn English by myself, reading a basic course book borrowed from my uncle, coming to the stage of courses with a teacher and certificates when I had been already an adult man.

I picked up some German and Italian on the way, too. But now I do not remember much as my memory is not going better with my age 😉 

The languages of Czech Republic, Slovakia or Croatia are quite similar to ours. I learnt some Ukrainian words recently, too.

User Profile: softcoreemperor
softcoreemperor Wednesday

@GreenLime3141, my 1st language is Bengali.

At first, I didn't like learning it tbh. Especially in school where everything was based on academics. However, I started liking it when I decided that I will study abroad. Initially, I watched many YouTube tutorials then. After that, I focused on movies, series and songs to be more natural to it. Now, I'm preparing for IELTS and SAT.

User Profile: Aayla
Aayla Thursday
@GreenLime3141 my first language is Italian. I've learned English in school since a very young age, I've always liked foreign languages in general but English has always been my favorite one (even more than Spanish, which is way more similar to my native language). Maybe I've been simply influenced by how widespread English is in pop culture and international communication, or by the the fact that it's easier to learn that other languages (I've never been brave enough to learn any Asian languages, for example 😅).
Anyway, I eventually graduated in Foreign languages and literatures and I'm now a teacher. I understand that not everyone has the privilege to undergo such an extensive education, I have the greatest respect for people that learn English (or any other language) in a non-formal context out of necessity or curiosity.
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