If I don't know the word in English!

[Lmn_Dreem]

While I'm writing an essay or any kind of writing I face a problem which is talking about information I don't know its meaning in English. For example, imagine if I want to say my sister insults me and I don't know the word "insult"!

Give me your suggestion, please?

[Dozy]

Wouldn't you look in a dictionary that translates from your own language into English?

[Lmn_Dreem]

I can do but I want to separate the two languages (English and my language) in order to stop translation during speaking.

[E2e4]

One should live amongst NES for a year or two if wanted to master his English.

[Lmn_Dreem]

Should I surrender if I couldn't leave my country!

[E2e4]

I am conscious I will never know enough words to properly express myself in English.
Also I am conscious I can't speak fluently if I do not speak every day but once in a three months for just a minute.
Even though, in my opinion, to surrender isn't a good option.

[Dozy]

[E2e4]

I have one more problem.
I've started to forget words in my mother tongue. I can't recall some special words when I need them.

[Lmn_Dreem]

My brother studied in an English institute. He asked his teacher "when can we speak English?". The answer was "when you forget your mother tongue"!!!

Awful

[Torsten]

Hi Laila, you don't need to forget your native language in order to learn English. On the contrary: When you learn English you also learn more about your mother tongue. As for your question, the answer is rather simple: If you don't know a certain word in English, don't use it. Use words you do know. If you feel that your active vocabulary is too small, increase your passive vocabulary. In other words: If you want to improve your speaking skills, you need to LISTEN more. If you want to improve your writing skills, you need READ more.

TOEIC listening, photographs: The space shuttle

[Lmn_Dreem]

Fabulous explanation. Thank you Torsten :-)

[Torsten]

You're welcome, Laila. Please remember that you can achieve any level of fluency without leaving your country. There are many ways and resources that allow you to create your own English speaking environment on a daily basis. When you want to exchange voice message, you can use the online voice recorder here on the forum. Also, we will continue our English For Winners coaching with you any time you like.

TOEIC listening, photographs: A mechanic

[Minhajquazi]

Many of us not yet aware how to understand many vocabularies meaning with even don't know the each words meaning in a sentence!

Does anybody know these techniques? Please let us know, candid way please.

Hings: unlock partial, just other will be discernible!
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since 28 years.

[Minhajquazi]

FIRST, JUST DON'T AFRAID OF------------there is no any harmful carnivorous in front
of you!

English grammar derived from Anglo s exon,Latin or Greek language or grammar. That hundred thousands word roots are -Prefix or Suffix by them.

Like, Prefixes
bi= means, two,- biennial every two years, bicycle, etc.
aqua=
agri= means, field,- agriculture
trans=
ambi=

or Suffixes

able=
al=
icious=
osis means, condition (noun suffix), hypnosis condition of induced sleep.

These ways if you know just 100 roots(of course, you have to know how to use them!), it will unlock 1,00000 words!

Do you think it is just a joke? No. it is true.

Our Maximum English teachers even don't know them or know poorly(like me, particularly in Bangladesh!), It is one of the main causes why students are not well in English.(Please see at SAT-1, suggestion book Barron's,or Word power by Norman Lewis, etc.)
when you don't know a particular word meaning during an examination class, it will help you most.

Like, ambi= means both, ambiguous, or carni= now you can go, you are free man! GO!!!
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Quazi,(46) a writer, thinker & humanist
since 28 years.

[Lmn_Dreem]

Hi Minhajquazi,

I like your explanation. I know some of them in general besides more which we use in Chemistry - I'm Chemist - but unfortunately I've never been tought that I can use it to remember or expect some new words which I don't know before. On the other hand, I Need it more in the TOEFL exam which I have to pass. So, would tell me if keeping a list of these prefixes and suffixes will be helpful for me to memorize and use them.