9 Tips to Speak English Fluently

How to speak English fluently?

Speak...Speak...Speak

Well, if you want to speak fluent English, you must have to practice daily.  What I am saying is that you should try to speak English even when you know that you are speaking wrong. We all know that we learnt our mother tongue without learning grammar, so it is not necessary that you speak in right grammar all the time. My mother tongue is HINDI language, and as I remember my parents never taught me HINDI GRAMMAR. As a child, I was told to speak some words and phrases and by practising I was able to learn HINDI ( never got good marks in HINDI GRAMMAR though) . So, speak everyday with your friends, family members, etc.  and in a matter of time you will see great improvements.

Listen Carefully

You should listen carefully when people are talking in English.  Watch  English news channels, watch English movies, English shows on TV , etc. Why I am saying to listen to English is that, we tend to remember what we listen. We get to learn new phrases, new words and  also enhance our knowledge. So, try to listen carefully, imagine that you are also speaking in the same flow, try to learn new words and speak them. This will surely improve your fluency in English.

Give GRAMMAR a Back-Seat

Fluency is about active communication. If you are stuck in the pond of GRAMMAR, you might not be able to have an active communication. Remember that even the native English speakers make grammatical errors. Its not that you totally put grammar aside and speak all non-sense, but also at the same time don't think too much about grammar. If you are able to communicate and make others understand what you are saying without learning grammar, then what is the need of GRAMMAR. I believe that grammar is for mid-school students who have to do cram the grammar (I also did).

Learn from your surroundings

We cannot learn any language form textbooks and workbooks (although  we can learn grammar). We have to learn from our surroundings. Take help from the people around you. If anyone asked you something about your native language, what would you do? You would simply help the person. Similarly, there are other people waiting to help you out, it's just you have to take the first step forward.

Don't Translate

Never ever try to translate sentences from your native language to English or any other language. This will take you nowhere.When you want to create an English sentence, do not translate the words from your Mother tongue. Instead, learn phrases and sentences so that you don't have to think have to think twice before speaking. It should be fast and automatic.

Submerge Yourself

You don't have to go anywhere to become a fluent English speaker. You only need to surround yourself with English. You can do this by making rules with your existing friends that you will only speak the language. You can also carry around an iPod and constantly listen to English sentences. As you can see, you can achieve results by changing what your surroundings are. Submerge yourself in it this weird language and you will learn several times faster.

Correct Study Material

A common phrase that is incorrect is, "Practice makes perfect." This is far from the truth. Practice only makes what you are practising permanent. If you practice the incorrect sentence, you will have perfected saying the sentence incorrectly. Therefore, it is important that you study material that is commonly used by most people.

Accept the fact that English is Weird

Sometimes you can find patterns in English grammar, but other times English doesn’t make sense at all. For example, why are “read” (reed) and “read” (red) the same word, but pronounced differently depending on whether you’re speaking in the past or present tense? Or why is “mice” the plural of “mouse”, but “houses” is the plural of “house”?
Unfortunately, there are just as many exceptions as there are rules in English. It’s easy to get stuck on learning how to speak English properly, if you try to find a reason for everything. Sometimes it is weird and unexplainable, so instead the best thing to do is just memorize the strange exceptions and move on.

Don't be afraid to make mistakes

Sometimes it can be difficult to put all those rules and words together into a simple sentence. Don’t let the fear of saying something wrong stop you from speaking at all. Even if you think you’re making a mistake, keep speaking anyway. Most of the time, people will understand what you’re trying to say, even if you make a mistake. Plus, the more you speak, the easier it gets, and the more quickly the right words will come to mind.

Summary:

Don’t waste your time, hope and money on a classroom course. Prepare properly and do focused speaking practice with friendly non-teachers.

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