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I don’t understand why Chinese people always like to say “My

English is very poor”.

Just say “My English is not that good” or “My English is not very good”.

“Poor” is not a good word to describe your language ability. I guess you were taught to say so in your textbook or something, but that’s not right please use “poor” properly.

Please keep in mind. Thanks.

Comments

  • Yoki

    I got it😂

  • Sarah

    Thank you😍

  • Tanqiu

    Or l’m learning English. Will it do?

  • Win

    I think western countries always have a sense of superiority when facing Chinese or Asians, maybe the Chinese are too friendly, maybe one day the whole world will want to learn Chinese, don't forget we are all learners也许西方国家对于亚洲人或者中国人的英语天然有种优越感，也许是中国人太过友善，那也许有一天全世界都要去学习中文，别忘了我们仅仅都是学习者

  • JJ

    hahaha, u r right, i remember when i was in high school, the teacher told us: 'my english is bad' is a wrong sentence, you should say 'my english is poor'🤣

  • CiCi

    Ok,got it,thanks 😄

  • Emma

    Thank you!!

  • Mike

    that is common for us. Thank you for reminding.

  • Alan

    @Wendy Wong np

  • Wendy Wong

    @Alan Thanks for letting me know . I sometimes made this mistake too.

  • sunny

    i see,thank you for sharing

  • Sophia

    i got you. Thanks 😇

  • Ken DG

    Thank you!

  • 小可爱已上线 Lifetime VIP

    😁😁😁

  • DC Gain

    hi.. can u teach me english

  • HT User175769

    受教了 got it

  • coral

    ok， I see

  • Ivy可期

    I never say that. Because I never think my English is poor. It just needs more practice.😄

  • Claire VIP Plus

    got it, thank you

  • 樱樱樱Ida

    Got it.The text book taught us that😂

  • 934lsj

    Well my English is good

  • Ron

    we say it like that cuz we are not good at english

  • Anson

    @Alan okay. I see

  • Alan

    @Kelly Daniela very bad means really bad, but saying not that good leaves a room for yourself

  • Kelly Daniela

    and if I speak my English is very bad haha🤔

  • Alan

    @Anson just say my English is not good, people will understand you are from a non-English-speaking country.

  • Jack Lifetime VIP

    Because our teacher taught us that and Chinese people always remain modest

  • Anson

    @Alan so...how to say that? “My worse English “? Or some other words?

  • Lynn

    My English is not that good. Got it! Thanks!

  • Alan

    @Anson don’t use poor at all that’s not right.

  • Anonyme

    Thank you.

  • Anson

    how about saying“my poor English”？

  • Alan

    @Zoe Then that’s very wrong.

  • Zoe

    Lol because that’s how our standard English textbooks have been teaching our kids for decades......

  • Leona

    I got it,thanks☺

  • Alan

    @7加 np

  • Anson

    🤔got it. Thanks 😊

  • Amaya

    I always say that😓

  • 7加

    I got it.Thank you very much.

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