My Journey of Learning English

Hi everyone, my name is Kundan Singh.

After a long time, I finally decided to record a video and share my story. To be honest, it took me more than two years just to gather the courage to come in front of the camera and speak. It was not easy at all. Talking while showing my face has always been very hard for me, and even today it still feels difficult sometimes.

In this article, I want to share my journey of learning English. Even now, my English is not perfect. I make many mistakes when I speak. Sometimes, when I get excited, I speak too fast and people cannot understand what I am saying. This even happens when I talk to AI tools. Because of this, I often face problems while speaking, and that is something I want to talk about honestly.

Where I Started

My first language is Hindi, and I am from Bihar. I studied up to class ten in West Bengal. After that, I enrolled in class eleven but dropped out after some time. Later, I spent a few years doing web development and article writing for my brother’s website.

At that time, article writing was quite easy. You could copy and paste content, and if your website ranked, you would still get views. Looking back now, I feel I wasted a lot of time during those years.

Joining a Spoken English Class

After returning to Bihar, I joined an offline spoken English class. Honestly, I did not want to join at first. My brother went for some time, and my mother suggested that I should at least try it. I was bored at home anyway, so I decided to go with my brother.

In the beginning, it felt easy. We were given simple homework like translating sentences from Hindi to English. For the first few months, we mostly learned grammar and tenses. Later, the teacher started spoken practice.

On speaking days, many students did not come. Sometimes I also did not feel like going, but my elder brother was very serious about learning English, so I had no choice.

Struggles and Small Improvements

In the beginning, my English was really bad. I spoke very fast, and even I could not understand what I was saying. When I spoke in class, other students laughed, and I laughed with them. We were all at the same level, so it felt more like fun than embarrassment.

Slowly, I started developing interest in English. I began speaking more calmly and started going to class regularly. At home, whenever I felt bored, I recorded my voice on my phone and talked about random topics. This habit helped me improve little by little.

The offline spoken class helped me a lot. I learned many things there and made many friends. Talking to them gave me confidence. At first, I had no interest in English, but over time, that routine itself created interest.

Important Lessons I Learned

My teacher once advised us to start thinking in English. This was not very difficult for me because I already consumed a lot of English content like videos and shows. I did not understand everything, but subtitles helped.

Another problem I had was speaking too fast. My teacher asked me to slow down. Then he told me to open my mouth properly while speaking so my sounds would be clearer. At first, I was confused, but slowly I improved.

One important thing I want to say is this: if any institute promises that you can learn fluent English in just a few months, I personally would not fully believe it. Based on my experience, learning English takes time and consistency.

Environment Matters

Environment plays a big role in learning English. If you live in a place where people speak English around you, you will learn faster. I live in a village where almost no one speaks English, so the spoken English institute was the only place where I could practice.

Grammar and writing can be learned in a few months, but speaking takes more time. Speaking needs practice, confidence, and people to talk to.

Final Thoughts

What I learned from my journey is simple: everyone learns at a different pace. You should never compare yourself with others. Your background, environment, and situation all matter.

I am an example. I studied only up to class ten and do not have a degree. Still, I am learning English. You do not need a degree to learn a language. If you want to learn, you can. That is the beauty of language.

Thank you for reading. See you in the next post. Bye.