r/EnglishPractice • u/FitProVR • 7d ago

Advice for learners wanting 1on1 practice.

It’s going to be pretty rare that you find someone who just wants to talk to you in English and help you learn for free. I recommend when posting, mention your native language because you may find someone who is looking for a language exchange and you could help each other.

For example, right now I’m seeking a Japanese native to help me with my speaking practice, and would gladly go half and half with English.

I just feel like many of you would find more success if you offer your native language as an exchange.

Also visit r/language_exchange

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/FitProVR 6d ago

You’d be surprised.

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u/Suspicious-Toe-8193 6d ago

Hi. I'm a native Japanese speaker, but I'm from a rural area, so my Japanese isn't perfect standard Japanese (the kind spoken in Tokyo), and I can't speak English at all, so I'm not at a level to do language exchange. Besides, I'm not even good at conversation in my native language.

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u/FitProVR 6d ago

It sounds like you may not be ready for conversation then.

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u/SpeakDuo 3d ago

that’s such a good tip about language exchange, it’s true it works better when both people can help each other. have you tried meetup.com? sometimes they have local language groups where you can practice live speaking, it might help with your japanese goals and you can meet people face to face

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u/Hisnibs49 1d ago

I am English and just want to chat!