10 Best Ways to practice English in short time

Learning English can be difficult, but don’t give up! With enough practice and the right resources, you can start speaking English confidently. If you want to improve your English skills, there are several steps you can take to get started. The best way to learn a language is to build a habit. When you do something as a part of the habit, it doesn’t stay as a task.

There are 10 things that you can do to learn English every day is :

Improve English with authentic videos
Get a fun English app on your phone
Have an English learning partner
Track your progress
Learn interesting English words
Listen to a podcast or an audiobook
Use flashcards to improve vocabulary
Sing English songs
Describe pictures
Pronunciation exercises

Improve English with authentic videos

You’ve probably heard that watching movies in English with subtitles is a great way to improve your listening skills. But what about watching videos? Videos are actually even better than movies for improving your listening skills. You don’t have to spend more than 15 minutes, They are easier and more fun to understand because they’re shorter and more conversational. In videos, you learn expressions that you don’t find in books. You learn about real people, real situations and by watching videos, you also make an attempt to speak like them.

You can learn casual English through funny clips, music videos, inspirational talks, and many more.

Get a fun English learning app on your phone

You want to learn English, but having the right resource at the right time is always a problem.

Having a handy, well-featured pack app can help you save a lot of time and work on your English anytime and anywhere. There are several English learning apps for almost everything, like vocabulary building, grammar practice, pronunciation, and speaking practice. You can go from free apps to paid apps according to what you want to focus on.

Have an English learning partner

You do everything in your hand to improve your English. Starting from learning grammar rules and memorizing vocabulary, what you don’t focus on is speaking English every day. Especially with someone who can speak English.

This is just like you want to swim. You know the diving rules but you never actually went into the water. It is important that you take help from English learning partners who can help you to speak in English on a daily basis.

Engvarta is a platform where you can practice English with live English Experts daily. Maybe it is your next interview or you want to excel in your communication skills irrespective of your English level.

Track your progress

You are putting in your efforts every day. It is important to know what method is bearing results and what is not. Tracking your English improvement is an important part of your daily habit.

Check this video to know how you can track the progress of your English speaking skills

How to track your English improvements | SELF ASSESSMENT METHOD

Learning interesting English words

Learning interesting English words can improve your vocabulary and help you express more ideas. It can also make you more knowledgeable in everyday conversation, and people will be impressed by your larger vocabulary.

There are many ways to learn new words. One way is to read a lot. When you come across a word that you’re not familiar with, write it down and look it up when you’re done reading for the day.

Another way to learn new words is to carry a small notebook around with you and write down new words as you think of them or hear them throughout the day.

You can also find lists of new words online and study them when you have time. You could even study with a friend, test each other on the words, and play games like hangman or charades to practice using the words together.

Listen to a podcast or an audiobook

This is a pretty simple way to improve your English, especially when you’re on the go. You can listen to these things while you’re driving, taking the train to work, or doing housework.

One of my favorite podcasts is “The Allusionist”. It’s about language and words that we use every day.

Use flashcards to improve vocabulary

If you want to improve your vocabulary, flashcards are an easy and effective tool.

You can use online flashcard sets or create your own. Either way, you should start by reviewing just a few cards at a time. If you’re making your own cards, choose words that you hear or read frequently but don’t know what they mean; also include words that have subtle meanings that you need to understand to use them correctly. Look up the definition of the word and write it on one side of the card. On the other side, write a sentence that uses the word correctly.

Start out by reviewing just a few cards every day, then add more as you’re able to master them. That way, you won’t get overwhelmed by trying to remember too many words at once. Repeat this process until you’ve mastered all of your vocabulary flashcards!

Sing English songs

One of the best ways to improve your English is to sing along to songs. It’s a fun way to learn new words and phrases, and the repetitive nature of the lyrics will help you memorize them.

You’ll also get more comfortable with English pronunciation, which will help you speak English more fluently and confidently. When you sing along with songs, you’ll learn how to properly pronounce words and stress syllables in sentences, as well as learn new intonation patterns.

The best songs for learning are ones that are popular right now, since they have a lot of exposure and can help you understand conversation topics. They also tend to have a lot of repetition, so they’re easy to pick up quickly.

Pronunciation exercises

Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect (“correct pronunciation”) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.

Conclusion

The more you use these techniques, the better a speaker you will become. You can even practice using them in the foreign language that you work in to get a feel for the phrasing and intonations of your target language with native speakers. Gardening is one of the best ways to learn English because it’s a flexible hobby that won’t require huge time commitments from you. Just make sure to have a lot of fun and practice these important skills.

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021

How to Practice English using Self Talk

One habit every English learner must adopt is – Self Talk – it can be a great way to practice as well because for this you don’t need anyone and we all are continuously having chats with ourselves.

So how to do that?

First thing: You don’t have to be fluent to start speaking English to yourself. You don’t need to know a lot of words or grammar to start learning English?

Here’s how to start with Self Talk

First of all, talking to yourself means talking about what’s going on in your mind. You can do that almost anywhere when you are alone. Because self-talk in public is weird right? So, just find a place where no one can hear you and just start speaking.

Now, you may wonder – What should I speak?

My answer is – Anything that you love talking about.

Maybe your recent crush or your dream destination.

The beauty of self-talk is there are no dos and don’ts. You can be yourself and express your thoughts just the way you like in English.

Self-talk for beginners

If you are a beginner, the first thing you should do is train your mouth to produce the sound of your target language, i.e, English. You need to practice the pronunciation, the usage of common English words and learn to frame them into sentences.

Just like you did when you were a child. You imitated your parents and people around you and that’s how you picked up the language.

Right now, English words may sound unfamiliar to you, so the best way to get accustomed to the language is to watch and listen to people in English. And whatever you listen to, just repeat after them.

Once you can pronounce the sounds in that language you can take some time to look around yourself, like your apartment, your office, or places you visit, and just call out names in English that you see.

Another idea could be – Describe what you are doing right now? Are you working at your desk or are you gardening, cooking? Just elaborate on the activities that you are doing and speak it out.

If you want to talk about the past, you can speak about – How was your week and what are the things that you learned?

Or, if you want to talk about the future – You can just elaborate on your goals for the year or what you will do in the coming week.

The third way to do self-talk is to give yourself imaginable situations. Like how would you start a conversation if you have to order something? Or, how would you take an appointment in English? What would you do if you meet your favorite celebrity?

If you dedicate at least a few minutes to this activity every day, you’ll be able to take up a conversation in English with anyone even if you have fewer phrases and words. You’ll be able to pave new ways to learn English.

Self-talk for advanced learners

If you have words and phrases but you just need practice, narrating personal stories is the best way to do self-talk. Mark my words – the more real and emotional your story is, the faster you will be able to get words and phrases.

You can talk about –

One of the biggest achievements in your life
Who has inspired you most in your life?
What would you like to do if you get a fully paid 1-year leave?
When was the last time you met your cousins & what was it like?
If you could help someone today who would that be & what would you do?

I have a separate blog on topics that you can pick for self-talks – 30 Interesting Topics to practice English

A fun self-talk activity

Take up a situation where you wanted to win an argument but couldn’t. This is the best time for you to recreate that situation and think of an angle & vocabulary/phrases that could have helped you make your point better and potentially win that argument.

This will help you aim for two birds at the same time – Win an argument in English and enhance your English word bank too.

So, are you ready to take up the habit of self-talk? If you have any questions, ask me in comments below.

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

How to Measure Progress of Your English Speaking Practice

How to track progress of your English speaking

Sometimes when English learners practice English or when they speak in English, they feel they are not improving and this feeling discourages them to practice more English and achieve their goal of learning and speaking fluent English. So, why not create a method for yourself and track your progress in improving English on a weekly basis. The best part about this method is you can do it all by yourself.

If you are an English learner, and want to check whether your English is improving or not, watch the video and try this method out.

In this video :

Many English learners ask me this question –

How do I exactly know if my English is improving or not?

How do I measure my success when it comes to improving English? This topic often does not get any attention and due to that most learners give up in the middle of learning English because they feel that they are not improving or they can never do it.

Well! Let me tell you – Whether it is English or any other language that you are learning, it takes a lot of time and effort to actually notice any improvement. But yes…. It is also important that you track your weekly or monthly progress of your English learning practice. Because only tracking will help you to stay focused on the activities that are actually important for improving your English. And it will also help you have realistic goals, stay positive throughout the journey, and celebrate your short achievements of improvement.

See, the journey to becoming fluent in English is just like an endless staircase where you keep on climbing and you never see an end; you don’t know when you’re going to be fluent. But you can always look back and see how far you’ve reached.

Now, the question is how will you measure your progress in learning English? How will you check whether your slope of improvement in learning English is rising, is it constant or is it falling?

Tracking is not a hard job and you can do it all by yourself. You just need to give yourself a genuine self-assessment.

Now how can you self-assess yourself? The first thing is – self-reflect on your journey. Many times when you see someone else speaking better English than you – You instantly start doubting your skills. Comparison is an evil that might help you sometimes but most of the time it leaves us drained of positivity – but that’s another topic for another time.

What you need to do is: Just take a moment to look back – what problems you were facing while speaking English earlier that you don’t face now? For example, a few months back, you were not able to participate in a conversation but now you like talking to people in English. Maybe you are not as fluent as you would like but have you improved from what you were when you started a month back?

You can follow these steps for a simple self-assessment

Anytime during the day, sit down and take a random topic, especially a topic that you are interested in. Or maybe topics like – How does your normal working day look or how was your week so far. If you want to be more creative and make this activity real fun, Write 20 to 30 topics on a small piece of paper and put them in a jar. And you can just pick up one topic from the jar and then start speaking on them for 3 to 5 minutes or as long as you feel like talking. If it is difficult for you to search for these topics, I have mentioned a link that will lead you to a list of topics that you can speak on.

When you do that, make sure to record yourself on your phone. Don’t prepare yourself in advance & don’t take any notes, & yes don’t stress out – it’s just you who will listen to your recording so just be yourself & express yourself on that topic.
Once you are done. Listen to the recording. And what will you check? Your grammar, your vocabulary? No! You just have to check how easily you can bind words together and express yourself. And you need to do this on a weekly basis, maybe every weekend, just take out time for this one activity. And then you can compare recent recordings with past recordings.

If you are in an environment where you have fewer people to talk to, this method can do wonders for your speaking skills.

You know- I suggested this method to one of the English learners at EngVarta and she noticed the difference months later when she heard her old recordings, she could see the massive improvements she made. She could now hear her mistakes and notice how inarticulate or less fluent she was in her old recordings as compared to now.

What I believe is, recording yourself is not just a way of checking your progress but also one of the best ways of practicing your English speaking skills. This is the reason the Engvarta, an English learning app has a feature of recording that can help you listen and analyze yourself after each session. You can also click the I button to check one such recording.

And finally, something that we all can relate to – in a situation when we fail or we face a setback we usually hear a voice in our head that tells us – how much we don’t know and makes us feel miserable. But along with this, we all have that one good voice that encourages us and tells us to look at the brighter side but when we fail that good voice vanishes somewhere making us think -I am not good enough or maybe this is not for me or I am too slow, etc.

So my advice is – listen to the voice that keeps telling you that you are made up for great things & that will keep you motivated in difficult times, be it language learning or any situation in life.

I hope the above video was helpful and you will use this method to track your English learning progress.

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December 9, 2021

How to Overcome your Fear of Speaking in English

How to Overcome fear of speaking English

Hi !

Do you want to know what my struggle in life was?

‘I couldn’t even speak English with my best friend ‘. That’s how afraid I was of speaking in English.

I always had that notion inside my head that people around me speak better English than me and the moment I open my mouth to speak, they will laugh at me.

If you are here, most probably you resonate with me or this fear monster has become your best friend!

Now whenever you share this problem with someone, the only advice you will be getting is – It’s all in your head.

And trust me it’s easy to say this but very difficult to take this monster out of your head.

So, no matter how many times someone comes and motivates you to speak in English. You land up at the same place again with the fear of speaking.

To begin with, let’s write down all possible reasons of your fear of speaking in English –

First, you are afraid because you think if you make mistakes people around you will be like, ‘ Hahahaha….Look at the girl… how poor her English is.’
You fear because people around you can be judgmental and no matter how intelligent you are – they will judge you for a language that isn’t your native language.
You never speak English or never had that environment to do the same so you have an almost negligible amount of confidence.

These are the top 3 reasons English learners fear (do let us know if you have any other fear).

If you connect with any of those three fears – You are not able to speak English because “What will people say if I speak wrong English?”

Tell me one thing, ‘ How many times has it happened that someone made a mistake in front of you & you laughed at him. Only 2 out of 10 people do that unless you are making mistakes in social media or public speaking.

People don’t even remember what you said last time. You never did.

It is the same way round. Sensible people who know that English is not your first language and you are learning it. They will never mock you.

Instead, they will appreciate you for your efforts in speaking in English.

And the ones who mock you – they will do that even if you are perfect.

You cannot stop them from judging you. They are as determined to judge you, as you are to speak in English.

So, there is no point thinking about ‘such people’ and refraining from conversations in English. Because the English language is just like any other skill.

Let’s compare it with an instrument. Let’s say guitar. People will keep appraising you until your chords go out of rhythm. But the good ones will appreciate your overall performance. The same thing happens when you speak English.

Engvarta, an English Learning App has been working for years to help learners from all over the country to overcome their fear and work on their English skills. And the solo philosophy is to improve English only by ‘speaking in English more.’

Phew !

We are done with our Psychology class today & now we will talk about 3 steps that had helped me to tackle my fear and speak in English confidently –

Start with your minor fears

As you know – You cannot jump into the water directly to overcome the fear of hydrophobia.

In the same way, you cannot start challenging yourself to go for Public speaking to overcome the fear of speaking in English. You need to keep patience and take little baby steps. Your first minor fear can be-

Talking to yourself in English.
Talk to your close friends or teachers in English.
Talking to your colleagues in English
Standing in front of the mirror and lecturing yourself for a minute or two in English.
Joining and being a part of a conversation.

It’s your call and you need to improvise accordingly to your level of comfort.

Once you start overcoming these small fear monsters. You will definitely start conquering your greater fears.

Start setting your English Learning Goals

Set a goal or a daily task for yourself. As English is not your first language. You need to engage yourself and create an environment to practice speaking in English. English is about doing small things rather than just completing a vast course. You fear because you know you are not good at something. And to become confident, you need to be involved and set goals on a daily basis. Like learning a grammar rule or some phrases. Or speaking at least 15 minutes in English during the day.

It adds small improvements on a daily basis that will make you confident.

Have Conversations in English with English speakers.

Most of the time, you are not afraid of the ‘English language’ but are afraid of having ‘Conversation in English’. And if you are able to read this article and understand every word, then your problem is not about understanding English. But it is about framing sentences and your ideas using the right words.

Instead of focusing on grammar and vocabulary, have conversations in English with English speakers who can help you and motivate you to speak in English. And most importantly, someone who helps you to come out of the fear.

So, the next time you start having thoughts like, ‘ What if I fumble in between the conversation while speaking in

‘ What if I make a mistake and everybody laughs at me?’

‘ What if I forget words and mess up everything?

Kick out this best friend of yours from your life & even if you make mistakes. Speak in English as much as you can. Because no matter how many such articles you read – You are the one who will have to fight against this fear.

For regular English practice with English experts, you can also download the EngVarta app. EngVarta is an English speaking and English learning app where you can learn English over phone calls with the help of live English experts.

In this English learning app, you will get a friendly environment where you can do daily English conversation practice without worrying about anyone judging you for your mistakes.

October 28, 2021November 27, 2024

Earn Money by Teaching English to Learners on Phone

Work as an English Expert with EngVarta and get paid by talking to English Learners

Do you wish to monetize your fluent English speaking skills by utilizing your idle time?

Look no further!

We are looking for English Experts or English teachers who can help our learners improve their English communication skills by talking to them over one-on-one phone calls.

If you think you can help our English learners achieve their goals – Join EngVarta now !

EngVarta is an English learning app and a place to practice English communication. With the tap of a button, our users get connected with an English expert like you. For every session you take as an expert in our app, you will be paid for it. Whenever you are free, just make yourself available in the app and start giving sessions to users.

Why Join us?

Work From Home

Yes, you read it right. Engvarta provides a complete work from home job. All you need to set up is a stable internet connection, a mobile phone & a headset, and a silent environment and you are good to go. Within your comfort zone, you can talk to the users and help them improve their English. Beginning with applying as an Expert – the hiring process to the calls – everything is conducted from home.

Take sessions over phone calls

EngVarta sessions are taken on one-on-one phone calls. You do not need to travel anywhere to give sessions.

Work flexibility

A minimum commitment of 4 hours is required anytime starting from morning 7 am to 12 am. You can dedicate any time of your day and take the sessions. Whenever you are free, just make yourself available in the app and start giving sessions to users.

Income flexibility & growth.

You will be paid on a per-minute basis. Experts are paid for each minute. This helps in income flexibility. We are not restricted to anything. May it be the income or the working hours. However, the commitment is important to be fulfilled. The income calculated by total working minutes is credited to the experts account each month.

No physical appearance

Every session is conducted through calls. May it be the hiring process or taking the sessions, you won’t be appearing physically. You will be hired on the basis of – voice clarity, fluency, vocabulary & communication skills.

Anonymous

If you have made your study about the platform, you must be knowing by now that EngVarta is an anonymous platform. User’s and experts do not share their personal information with each other. Expert information will be under the discretion of the internal team. Both user and expert shall have a nickname of their choice.

Teach hundred of users

Each expert working with us has realized how important it is for users to learn Spoken English. If you think you can be a guide for the users who motivates & pushes them to speak English effortlessly, we have a place for you. There are a variety of users to join us with hopes of getting better. Experts need to be an active listener & should have problem solving skills.

Become an English Expert with Engvarta now and help people succeed in their English communication skills.

How can you apply as an English Expert?

Download the EngVarta app.
Sign up as an English expert.
Clear the interview
Make yourself available
Respond to calls and grow your income
Get Paid

Who can apply?

Anyone who is confident enough to help learners improve their English communication skills can apply and join our team of English experts.

FAQ’s

What is Engvarta?

Engvarta is an English-speaking practice platform that opens up an opportunity for you to make money by helping people improve their English communication in the comfort of your home.

With the tap of a button, our users get connected with an English Expert like you. For every session you take as an expert in our app, you will be paid for it. Whenever you are free, you just make yourself available in the app and start giving sessions to users.

Is there any registration fee to join as an English Expert?

No, you don’t have to pay anything to join as an English Expert. Expert registration is absolutely free.

How much time should I give as an Expert?

You need to commit a minimum of 4 hours and a maximum of 8 hours by talking to our users anytime starting from morning IST 7 am to IST 12 am-midnight.

How to join as an Expert?

The interview process of Engvarta is not time-consuming & afflicted. Each person applying for the post has to upload an audio. One out of ten experts is chosen by the expert panel keeping in mind voice modulation, voice clarity, grammar understanding & English fluency. The Expert should also possess knowledge of general topics. When the candidate applying fulfills the given criteria, he/she is shortlisted for the further rounds of the interview. Irrespective of your profession, the only requirement is that you should be exceptional with your English.

How much time will it take to approve my profile?

The Expert Panel will review your recording and get back to you. The review process might take 10-15 working days. We appreciate your patience.

How to upload documents?

Once your recording and interview are complete, you will get a call from the Expert Hiring Team and they will ask you to upload the documents.

I forgot my password. How can I reset my password?

Use the ‘Forgot password option. It will send you an OTP on your phone and then you will be able to change your password.

Download the EngVarta App and Sign Up as an English Expert now!

September 23, 2021December 30, 2022

Top 5 English Speaking App in India – Best English Speaking App 2022

Our ability to speak and express ourselves has been given to us by nature!

We have the power to influence others greatly with our words. And these words can only be expressed through language, right?

Your family, your friends, or your colleagues are all people you love to speak with. Especially, when you speak in your native tongue, you can express yourself clearly. You get a sense of a homely vibe. The language is so well spoken by you that no one could judge you because you are fluent in your native language.

But you get highly anxious when it comes to speaking in English. There is an obvious reason for it. You never had the environment to speak English or you had the fear of being judged.

With the advancement of technology, life has become less challenging now. If you have a problem, there is almost every solution to it.

One such savior is the English Speaking App. The best thing about an English speaking app is that regardless of where you are and what profession you are into – You can choose to practice English anytime and anywhere conveniently.

But the challenge is which English speaking app is the best English speaking app in India?

So, here is the list of some best English Speaking Apps in India that can help you to practice English.

(All these English speaking apps are available for iOS and Android)

EngVarta – Best English Speaking App in India

Engvarta is an English conversation practice platform.

This English speaking app is for those English learners who want to practice English 1 on 1 with English experts over the phone. It is not a usual classroom session but it gives you real-life experience of speaking in English. Whether you are preparing for IELTS or want to improve your English – It helps you serve the purpose.

Since EngVarta is a paid English Speaking app (for serious learners only), after you subscribe to a plan – You will be able to connect to live English Experts with the tap of a button in your selected batch hours.

Cake – English Speaking App for English learners

The Cake is a free English speaking app that provides your opportunity to converse with non-native English speakers. All you need to do is record audio. The AI speech recognition technology in this English speaking app tells you where you stand. This English speaking app will also help you to practice pronunciation and bring clarity to your English speaking skills.

Duolingo – Free English Speaking App

If you are an English learner, you must have heard about this English speaking app.

This English speaking app is not just free but it also provides you with a platform to learn more than 18 languages. It offers a tree of lessons that use listening exercises and multiple-choice questions. The community feature lets you connect to people who are learning the same language as you are. It also offers you a feature called to learn with Locals that pairs words with videos. All you need to do is say the phrase aloud and demonstrate the phrase in this English speaking app.

English Hindi Conversation App – English speaking app for conversations

If you are someone who understands Hindi – this English speaking app is for you. This English speaking app gives you a collection of sentences from Hindi to English on topics based on real-life conversations. Like, Introduce yourself, small talk conversations, or talking about your friend or school.

Speaking Pal – English speaking app to practice English conversation

A simple and straightforward English speaking app is absolutely for you. Using this English speaking app, you can record audio by speaking with native English speakers by watching conversations videos just like you speak with a real person. AI speech recognition gives you constructive feedback. It also provides more than 6000 vocabularies and 150+ real-life scenarios. If you are a beginner, it is a great English speaking app to practice English speaking.

List of Top 10 English Speaking Apps that can help you improve your fluency and boost your confidence –

There are many English Speaking apps available online on the playstore, but here we have listed the top 10 best English speaking apps that you can start using today to help improve your spoken English speaking skills.

Engvarta (Best English speaking app in India)
Duolingo
Cake
English Hindi Conversation App
Speaking Pal
BBC Learning English
FluentU
Babbel – App for English speaking
Enguru – English Speaking App
Hello English – English Speaking app for daily English practice.

Start practicing English daily using these English speaking apps and master English fluency.

Which one is your favorite English speaking app?

Top Benefits of English Speaking Apps

India is the land of 121 different spoken languages. English helps in building a relationship with people within the country. Speaking English will not only help in career growth but will also help in building global growth.

Here are a few benefits of using an English speaking app to improve your English.

With the help of an English speaking app, you can practice English from the comfort of your place!
Nobody is going to judge you for your mistakes. In Fact the experts in English speaking apps will guide you throughout your English learning journey.
English speaking apps give you time flexibility. You can learn as per your own time schedule.
Almost every speaking app has interactive features to make your learning fun!
English speaking apps give you the ability to track your learning progress.
Most of the English speaking apps are affordable and within your budget.
English speaking apps provide a personalized learning experience of learning vocabulary, idioms, listening, reading, speaking and writing.

Got impressed with the numerous benefits of English speaking apps?

What are you waiting for now? Download your favorite English speaking app now on your smartphone and begin your journey of learning English in a fun and engaging way!

Let us know which is your favorite English speaking app in the comment below.

September 17, 2021September 21, 2021

Other English Words to Say ‘GOOD’ in your Daily English Conversation

Are you bored of always saying – Good! You should try some new English words instead!

Using new English words in your daily English conversation will help you to improve your English vocabulary and speak English fluently.

ATTENTION – If you have no time to open a dictionary daily and learn words. Or, if you think learning words through a dictionary is not your cup of tea.

Here is what you need to do ~

Subscribe to EngVarta Vocabulary series & Get three words each morning in your mail.

Learn those three words along with your morning tea/coffee daily.

Sounds interesting?

Let’s get started!

Do you know – the word ‘Good’ is used a lot repetitively by many English speakers. Although, there is nothing wrong with it but if you want to sound like an advanced English speaker then using appropriate vocabulary is a must.

English fluency is all about expanding your vocabulary and being able to speak out of your comfort zone in a natural flow.

So, today to help you move one step closer to speaking fluent English, I’m going to share 20 compelling vocabularies with you that you can use instead of going with ‘good’ all the time.

Below are some examples where you will see the same sentences with a better vocabulary replacing the word ‘Good’

Let’s start.

He has a good personality.

He has a wonderful personality.

You have a good family.

You have a lovely family.

Your dress looks really good.

That dress looks splendid

Riya is a good painter

Riya is a skilled painter

My uncle is in good health.

My uncle is healthy.

The party was very good.

The party was fabulous.

We had a very good time in the Maldives.

We had a super time in the Maldives.

It was a very good performance.

It was a marvelous performance.

His proposal is not good.

His proposal is not acceptable.

It was a good speech.

It was a valuable speech.

The cake tasted good.

The cake was delicious.

The movie was good.

The movie was entertaining.

The sunrise in the Maldives was very good.

The sunrise in the Maldives was unforgettable.

We had a good trip.

We had an enriching trip.

Is it a good question?

Is it a valid question?

The art museum had some good paintings.

The art museum had some unique paintings.

I had a very good day.

I had an awesome day.

She did a very good job.

She did an outstanding job.

You have a good smile

You have a pleasant smile.

You have a good dressing sense.

You have a stylish dressing sense.

So, those were some ways on how you can use different vocabulary in different situations instead of the word GOOD all the time.

Other 10 Synonyms for word ‘good’

Acceptable.
Exceptional.
Great.
Fine.
satisfactory.
satisfying.
superb.
valuable.
Admirable
Splendid

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August 5, 2021August 27, 2021

English Learning App : How to learn to speak English in Non-English Environment

How to learn English in Non-English environment

I don’t have an Environment to speak in English – A Problem shared by almost every English learner.

In this article we will help you with ways you can build an English speaking environment for yourself at home.

But before we jump to a solution, let’s understand if this solution will work for you.

There are two kinds of people :

Who have partner or friends speaking in English around them but that environment isn’t helping them because :

The people around them judge them for their mistakes and they are at a position in their career where they can’t afford to make mistakes while speaking in English. So essentially there is an environment but it’s a fear induced environment where you cannot be yourself while speaking – you cannot afford to make mistakes cause it’s your professional work environment & your reputation is at stake. Therefore, speaking proper English is important for your career

Who come from a non English background ( e.g. from a village, studied in regional board )

They struggle to find people who can talk in English on a day to day basis – they are more excited to have conversations in English; but there is no one around them to talk in English with them and offer them guidance. These people, when they graduate and join a company there as well, have some opportunity to converse in English but then again peer pressure of getting judged for mistakes ruins their dream to speak in English.

So what we notice here is that people speaking in English around you does not mean that it’s a favorable environment for you to learn and grow.

For growth and learning you need an environment where you’re comfortable to make mistakes and learn and receive feedback without any feeling of being judged.

There are two ways you can build that kind of environment for yourself :

Community solution

1. In this approach you can make a group of friends ( about 2 to 4 people ) who are excited to speak in English.
2. Practice with each other on a daily basis.
3. You can do activities like debate, book reading, presentation or regular day to day conversation.
4. Keep a window of 1 hour conversation daily in a group of 4 friends where each of you gets the opportunity to speak for about 15 mins.
5. Offer each other constructive feedback about mistakes.

Pros : of this method is that it’s totally free.

Cons : Since you all are struggling to improve English – there are chances you are not able to catch all the mistakes for each other and hence you might start speaking wrong English with the idea in your head that it sounds right. ( how fluent English speakers speak fast without translating & knowing it is correct – the experience of sounds right or wrong is what helps us to speak fluently and that experience comes with listening and speaking.) But don’t worry our next option is something you can choose if the community option does not work for you.

Talk with Experts at EngVarta

Engvarta app (English learning app) provides an English speaking environment for you where you practice speaking English 1 on 1 with live English experts over phone calls. These experts of this English learning app are working professionals who have experience of life to guide you on how to communicate in different situations. The Experts will correct your mistakes and help you improve your English communication ( be it grammar, sentence structure or pronunciation ) – These experts can help you achieve your English learning goal like ( Interview practice or IELTS practice ).

Pros :

It’s a totally anonymous platform therefore you don’t have to worry about someone finding out about your English speaking classes.
It works for you when and where you need it. You can plan your speaking session as per your convenience.

3. It prepares you for the real world – here you don’t talk with one person instead with different experts on a daily basis – just like in the real world. EngVarta (English learning app) helps you to get comfortable with English as a language, not with a person. Because it happens a lot of the time you get nervous to speak in English with new people so we take care of that as well.

Cons :

It’s a Premium English learning app for serious learners. You need to buy a practice plan in this English learning app. Therefore if you’re a working professional or preparing for IELTS or interview – meaning if English is important for your career then this English learning app is highly recommended for you.

Now beside speaking environment there are other things as well that you may do in order to emerge yourself in English completely :

Listen to English music – (there are some really good artists and singers available – start with Justine Biber pop music collection). I try this activity where I pull up the lyrics of my favorite song and then sing it along with the music. It’s stress relieving and also helps you improve your pronunciation.
Watch Regional language movies with English subtitles – this trick helps you find out how to say those sentences from your native language in English. For example, do you know how to say “Babumoshai, zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahi. “ in English – you would know it if you watch this movie with English subtitles. This trick is good because you’re entertaining yourself while you’re exposing yourself to English as well and your brain is learning along with enjoying the movie.
Watch English news, movies, web series – what it all does is that it helps your brain process English content. So if you’re going to consume English you’re going to deliver English in your communication as well. Listening helps your brain learn about sentence structure and pronunciation but you have to practice as well. Try this activity – when watching your favorite show in English – turn on subtitles and repeat the dialog as they happen ( do it alone – otherwise you will be kicked out of the watch party! ).
If you’re a fan of reading – then you can read but if you’re into books then you can skip it as well. It’s not super important as long as you’re doing other activities like listening & watching English content. However reading has its own benefits – one of them is improving your imagination.
Take help of English Learning App: There are a number of English learning apps available you can download on your computer or smartphone that can help you to understand English and also practice speaking in English. Whether you are at the office, college, at home or in another place, you can practice speaking English. An English learning app can really be your best English practice partner.
This ones free – no need for a phone or friend you can do it yourself without any effort. We all do a lot of self talking and right now you’re probably doing it in your mother tongue? Can you do it in English – Yes, but is it going to be easy, NO – however I believe you can do it. Just try, it will be annoying at first but soon you will start enjoying it & English will become your default language for self-talk.

There are countless other pieces of advice but I wouldn’t throw more advice your way to confuse you – just remember – English is language – Enjoy it. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. And believe in baby steps – that’s how you grow!

Just remember – If you have a smartphone, good internet connection and a great English learning app, then you can improve your English pronunciation and English conversation skills no matter where you live.

To make your English learning journey easier – we have listed some of the best English learning apps that can help you improve English –

ENGVARTA – Best English Learning app for android
DUOLINGO – Fun English learning app for learning languages
Memrise – English learning app for all
Bussu – English learning App For Writing English
BBC Learning English
Hello English – English learning app for daily practice
English Conversation practice
Fluentu English learning app
Babbel – English learning app
Enguru English learning app

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July 23, 2021September 14, 2021

50 Superb A – Z words to use during English conversation

Are you bored of your limited jargon and want to sound more interesting ( just like native English speaker)?

English Conversation becomes more engaging when your words are unique & fun. And if you are looking for some words that can make you a better English speaker, you’ve landed up at the right spot.

Stop being afraid of using new vocabulary while speaking in English. All it takes is more practice and less memorization.

Are you ready?

Let’s begin –

ABSOLUTE ( AB suh Loot)

Meaning – Perfect, unlimited, total

Example – An absolute leader is one who makes wise decisions.

ABSTRACT ( AB strakt)

Meaning – Theoretical, impersonal

Example – To like something in the abstract is to like the idea of it.

AMORAL ( ay MAWR ul)

Meaning – lacking a sense of right & wrong.

Example – A moral person does right ; an immoral person always does wrong ; an amoral person simply does.

BELITTLE ( bi LIT ul )

Meaning – to make it seem little. To put someone down

Example – The chairman’s belittling comments made everyone feel someone.

BANAL ( buh NAL, BANE,ul)

Meaning – unoriginal, ordinary

Example – The dinner conversation was so banal that I fell asleep in the dessert dish.

BLITHE ( blythe)

Meaning – Carefree, cheerful

Example – The blithe birds in the garden were chirping so much that I began to wish I was a bird.

CANDOR ( KAN dur )

Meaning – truthfulness, sincere honesty

Example – I always appreciate the CANDOR behaviour of my friends.

CHARISMA ( kuh RIZ muh)

Meaning – a magical – seeming ability to attract followers or inspire loyalty.

Example – To have charisma is to be charismatic.

CIVIL ( SIV il )

Meaning – Polite, civilized, courteous

Example – We pretend to be civil in front of our uninvited guest.

DISCRETE ( di SKREET )

Meaning – Unconnected, separate, distinct

Example – The twins were identical, but their personalities were discrete.

( Note : Do not confuse discrete with discreet )

DUBIOUS ( DOO bee us )

Meaning – full of doubt, uncertain

Example – I was fairly certain that I would be able to fly if I flap my arms hard enough, but Sam was dubious.

DOCILE ( DOS ul )

Meaning – easily taught, obedient, easy to handle )

Example – The baby appeared docile at first, but she was impossible to control once I took her in arms.

EDIFY ( ED uh FYE )

Meaning – to enlighten, to instruct, especially in moral or religious matters.

Example – The teacher’s goal was to edify her students, not to force a handful of facts down the throat.

EXALT ( ig ZAWLT )

Meaning – To raise high, to glorify

Example – Being a Queen must is an exalted occupation,

EXULT ( ig ZULT )

Meaning – to rejoice, to celebrate

Example – I was exulted by victory in the spell bee competition.

FACILE ( FAS il )

Meaning – fluent ; skillful in a superficial way ; easy

Example – The bank president was a facile speaker.

FATUOUS ( FACH oo us )

Meaning – foolish, silly, idiotic

Example – He is so fatuous that he often confuses desert with dessert.

FLOUT ( flout )

Meaning – to disregard something out of disrespect.

Example – A driver flouts the traffic laws by driving through the red light.

GENRE ( ZHAHN ruh )

Meaning – a type of category, especially of art or writing.

Example – The novel has one genre. Poetry is another.

GUILE ( gile )

Meaning – cunning, duplicity. Artfulness

Example – Jose used guile and not intelligence to win the competition.

GENTEEL ( jen TEEL )

Meaning – polite, aristocratic, affecting refinement.

Example – I had a genteel life even after belonging to a village.

HAPLESS ( HAP lis)

Meaning – unlucky

Example – My hapless search for happiness led one disappointment to another.

ILLICIT ( i LIS it)

Meaning – not permitted

Example – Criminals indulge in illicit activities.

IMPECCABLE ( im PEK uh bul )

Meaning – flawless, entirely without sin.

Example – Joe’s clothes were impeccable, even the wrinkles were perfectly creased.

IMPOTENT ( IM puh tunt )

Meaning – powerless, helpless

Example – We felt impotent in our face of their overpowering opposition to our plan.

INCENSE ( in SENS )

Meaning – to make someone very angry.

Example – Jeremy was incense when I told him that he was stupid.

INDIFFERENT ( in DIF ur unt )

Meaning – not caring to one another

Example – Red was indifferent about politics

LAUD (lawd)

Meaning – to praise, to applaud ; to extol ; to celebrate

Example – The teacher lauded the student who saved the classmate from an accident.

MAGNATE (MAG nate)

Meaning – rich, powerful , or a very successful business person.

Example – When I look at him , I see a future Magnate ready to rule.

MEDIATE ( MEE dee ATE )

Meaning – to help settle differences.

Example – The child always tried to mediate the relations between his parents.

MUNDANE ( mun dane )

Meaning – pretty boring, not heavenly or eternal..

Example – My days are filled with mundane chores.

NIHILISM ( NYE uh LIZ um )

Meaning – a belief that there no values & morals in the universe.

Example – An nihilist does not believe in any objective standards of rights.

NOVEL ( NOV ul)

Meaning – new, original.

Example – There’s nothing novel about the author’s latest novel.

OBSCURE ( ub SKYOOR)

Meaning – unknown, hard to understand, dark.

Example – My handwriting is obscure so is my life.

OBTUSE ( ub TOOS )

Meaning – insensitive ; blockhead.

Example – The obtuse student couldn’t understand the difference between addition and subtraction.

PATENT ( PATE unt )

Meaning – obvious.

Example – To say that earth is flat is a patent absurdity.

PAUCITY ( PAW si tee )

Meaning – scarcity

Example – There was a paucity of fresh vegetables after the supermarket.

PERUSE ( puh ROOZ )

Meaning – to read carefully

Example – The couple perused the contract for many hours.

REBUKE ( ri BYOOK )

Meaning – To criticize sharply

Example – We trembled as the neighbor rebuked us for breaking the pots.

SOLVENT ( SOL vent )

Meaning – not broke or bankrupt ; able to pay one’s bill.

Example – I never wished to just become solvent ; I want to be a millionaire.

SURFEIT ( SUR fit )

Meaning – an excess, an excessive amount, overindulging in eating

Example – Thanksgiving meals are usually surfeit for everyone involved.

TOUT ( tout )

Meaning – to praise highly , brag about something publicly

Example – Advertisements touted the chocolate flavored toothpaste.

URBANE ( ur BANE )

Meaning – poised, sophisticated , refined

Example – The new magazine was too urbane to appeal to the wide audience.

VERACITY ( vuh RAS i tee )

Meaning – truthfulness

Example – The veracity of the janitor is loved by all.

Vex ( veks)

Meaning – to confuse, to pester, to annoy.

Example – My brother vexed me by poking me with the pencil.

VIABLE ( VYE uh bul )

Meaning – capable of living, workable

Example – As soon as I kept the plant in sunlight, I had a hope of it being viable.

VITIATE ( VISH ee ate )

Meaning – to make impure, pollute

Example – Firecrackers vitiate the environment to a great extent.

YAFFLE

Meaning – To eat or drink messily

Example – Small kids yaffle when it comes to self – eating.

Yay – Nay

Meaning – Empty headed person.

Example – He replies in Yay- Nay made his lose the interview.

ZACK

Meaning – To walk hesitantly

Example – The way she zacked proved that she was unwell.

These are the 50 amazing words from our books of vocabulary. However, if you want to continue this journey of learning English, EngVarta (English learning app) brings to you its vocabulary series .

Once you subscribe to the vocabulary series, you will receive three words each day with its meaning in your mail account. All it will cost you is effort and the urge to learn something new.

To speak excellent English, you need to have excellent vocabulary. So, continue learning new words and use them in your daily English conversation.

May 21, 2021September 9, 2021

What Is Another Way To Say ‘Nervous’ ?

Do you know how to say “Nervous” in different ways? Let’s check its synonyms below!

Learning to use these synonyms effectively can help you better communicate with others and also improves your vocabulary.