How do I cope with this?

[Anonymous]

English is not my first language. I’m trying to so hard for speak well. But, some people always makes their faces sour and acts as if I'm talking too much nonsense. My accent isn’t bad. Because all British people can understand me. But, some people, whose nationality I don’t want to mention as it might seems racist, make me lose my confidence. I don’t want to speak anymore. I don’t talk to anyone anymore at university because I feel like I don’t know how to speak. I didn’t use the translator for this question. If you can understand what I am asking I will be very happy.

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Thank you all! You made me feel better because I had been crying all day :). I had a conversation with British people, and it was great! I don’t feel bad about other nationalities judging my accent anymore. by the way, I have Turkish accent.

[DoodleGirl]

let me ask you this, are those people important to you? does their opinion hold any value in your life?
I'm guessing no, therefore, you shouldn't pay them attention. it is in some people's nature to be sour and impolite when they are dealing with their own insecurities on the inside.
All in all, you seem like an intelligent person based on the way you phrased your whole question. There is no reason to let those people's rudeness make you feel like you are any less than that. they do not deserve to hear you speak or for you to give them even a second of your time.
lastly, an accent is nothing to be ashamed of. it shows part of you and your heritage. I believe accents to be quite interesting actually, how wherever you go and whatever language you speak you'll always have a part of your home with you.
Hope that helps and that you feel a little better about your accent

[purplepoppy]

Your writing is understandable and good but it doesn't flow well, it's as if you're mixing your native grammar with English.

Also, remember when you translate between languages there's always going to be a small time lag, don't worry about it.

A good tip is to use the simplest shortest words and sentences. You're less likely to pick the wrong word or use it out of context.

For example, "She's a big girl," rather than, "She's a gargantuan girl."

Similarly, it's "Twinkle twinkle little star" and not "oscillate oscillate minuscule celestial body."

Also, remember a lot of native English speakers are very bad at English and will feel intimidated when confronted with someone bilingual who uses words they don't understand.

[AviatorDom]

English is my first language, and I will oscillate that minuscule celestial body.

[pierre7i]

The English you've written in this post is very good indeed, especially as it isn't your native language

I bet most, or even all, of those people who make faces at you about your English do not speak another language, only English ! So just smile to yourself and think how pathetic they are for the way they react when you're speaking to them

And don't worry about your accent, it's probably very charming. I'm a New Zealander and English is my 1st language, but overseas I'm often asked if I'm Australian ! Now that's a real insult - lol !!

[BoopBoopBeep]

Your English is better than my pasto and i communicated well enough in that. Screw them. Like @purplepoppy said below (or above... I don't know how this is going to post). There are small places that don't flow well like "I'm trying to so hard for speak well.", but it's not like we can't tell what you're trying to say. Your English isn't straight up gibberish. Ignore the haters and talk away.

[purplepoppy]

The asker doesn't say what her first language is but I suspect "trying to" is covered by a single verb. It's a classic case of trying to translate a word-for-word rather than contextually. The asker would do well to look at song translations to see how to get the meaning across rather than a direct translation.

[Asker]

@boopboopbeep thank you!

[Asker]

@purplepoppy thank you! Could you please, tell me what I should say instead of ‘trying to’ ? I’ll be happy to learn. My first language is Turkish.

[Nikki1989]

It gets easier with time. I have worked very hard to lose my accent, and for the most part it has worked.

[Asker]

It was easy in the beginning actually. For me, getting worse due to people who make me insecure

[Avicenna]

You're never going to please everyone, so don't worry about the haters.

[Iron_Man]

Talk to an English teacher and have her teach her