How to stop speaking Chinese english during english conversation ?

Question

I am a native cantonese speaker however I found my english was more like chinese english rather than proper englsih. Therefore, creating a bit confusion between me and all my foreign freinds. Pleae help.

Answer 1

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Watch English TV programmes and movies and imitate their dictions. That's the only way.

Answer 2

every time you say chinese english, place money into a glass jar. this will force you to change your habits when there is no money in your wallet

Answer 3

Stop going out with Jackie Chan.

Answer 4

The best way is to practice with trusted American friends who will help you with your English.

Most Chinese speak English with a Chinese accent and is very hard to change completely.

Listen to American movies, tv shows, radio, etc to improve. After constant hearing it, it will get better.

Good Luck!

Answer 5

Just try very very hard and don't sit next to one who does either..

Answer 6

be quiet then

Answer 7

Thank you for even trying. If you can master it perhaps you can teach the African Americans to speak english instead of that ghetto talk they talk.

Answer 8

This takes a long time and a lot of determination. Watch more international news (CNN, BBC, Sky) and other TV programmes and listen to how things are said. Get a dictionary that has phonetics to aid proper pronunciation (Oxford is good). Try not to sound too American or British in your speaking. It can be done. All the best.

Answer 9

if you lisson to people speeking english you will pick up on proper english, copy like your acting or mimicing the way they speek

Answer 10

reform your syntax and your sentence conjugation. These are the things that set languages apart more than the obvious word differences. Pay closer attention not to what the words mean (which you probably already know) but how they are put together. This is where most ESL (english as second language) users show their novice.