A hungarian man wrote this article who wants to learn 5 languages in 5years and now I will translate here some part.
"The problem
There are many people that have reached a certain level of language, they know all the inflections and tense, even in the Webster's dictionary editors by offered also by little-known words cut from gut, and even they are able to speak-but somehow feel they can not express themselves. They can not express themselves well.. Unnatural feel of their own speech and hate themselves heard.In a new company or, where the language is mediated by? I'd rather not even say "stupid things" to speak ,furthermore it's incorrect. Sound familiar?
The helping hands
I made two very good friends Russell and Matthew.The first days I was alone as my little finger (even i was the only non-Australian people at the company), I looked around quickly what kind of social safety net i can weawe.The two gentleman I knew at first glance that they can be sure to consume a pint or two of beer. I wanted a company awfully with similar mindset, say friends.
Russell spoke beautifully and elaborately but use a lot of slang, Mat used slang in more than Russell.But I knew even then that language is just a bridge, a device - you're learning a language is to know the other person.This is the bridge had to build as quickly as possible, to retain their company.First of all, I cheated, where I could - I did it as if I understand - and Mat 240 words / minute tempo I was happy when I caught keywords and context to understand what he wanted to say.Of course, sometimes came down I had no idea what you're talking about, then there was the time to ask, "So, you're saying that ..." and repeated it on your own, doe, my simple words.
Redrafted my own.Interact was every day.Of course, not only to listen and to understand, but also had to respond and react to certain situations and things.Here we arrive to the message of the main story, the man with simple words and phrases perfectly express yourself. It is more important to know, say, 999 words and concatenate them fluently than, say, 9,999 words passively, from which the good life can not be put together in a meaningful sentence because the compnay will change direction three times when you have been thinking how you can use the words.
The old saying applies here too: not the quantity but the quality counts!
Know less, but it is definitely and precisely!
It also was the result:we became national friends and hung out a lot together if they are not, then I do not know what would have happened to me out there. Of course, many times when I felt that "I could say this better and nicer," but the conditions that have no chance of this, there was no time.So I've learned to think in English and react.To do this, I had to admit exactly that what devices they use - and this was the fact that I've heard a lot of talk them.
Experiences and Conclusions
Observations and experience: immediately stop the worrying that "you do not talk very well and nicely" and just talk. Speak easy, but right.Learn how to easily express yourself.
Slang? If you do not live in that country, ask yourself this question: do you need? No.What for? And if you get out a couple of weeks / months to pick yourself.For the time being not to overload yourself with it. Only gradually nicely. Learn the basics well and correctly.The following video shows just that:
