Basic Steps to Learn English Speaking

Basic Steps to Learn English Speaking

1. Start with Sounds & Pronunciation

Before grammar, focus on how English sounds.

• Learn A–Z sounds
• Practice vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
• Learn common sounds: th, sh, ch, v, w

Tip:
Listen → Repeat → Record your voice → Compare

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2. Learn Daily-Use Words First

Don’t memorize long lists. Start with useful words.

Examples:

• Daily actions: eat, go, come, sleep, work
• Common objects: book, phone, water, food
• Feelings: happy, tired, angry, excited

Tip:
Learn 5–10 words daily and use them in sentences.

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3. Make Simple Sentences (Very Important)

Start with Subject + Verb + Object

Examples:

• I eat rice.
• She is happy.
• He works here.
• I am learning English.

Tip:
Don’t worry about mistakes. Speak first, correct later.

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4. Learn Basic Grammar for Speaking

You don’t need full grammar books at first.

Focus on:

• Present tense: I go / I am / I have
• Past tense (basic): I went / I was
• Future (simple): I will go

Tip:
Grammar is for clarity, not fear.

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5. Practice Speaking Daily (Even Alone)

You must open your mouth 😄

Ways to practice:

• Talk to yourself
• Describe what you see:
• I am sitting in a room.
• The weather is nice.
• Speak in front of a mirror

Tip:
10 minutes daily is better than 2 hours once a week.

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6. Listen a Lot (Input is Power)

Listening improves speaking automatically.

What to listen to:

• English cartoons
• Simple YouTube English lessons
• Short English stories
• English news (slow speed)

Tip:
Listen without translating word by word.

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7. Copy Native Speakers (Shadowing)

This is a powerful trick.

How:

1.      Play a short English sentence

2.      Pause

3.      Repeat with same tone & speed

Example:

• “How are you doing today?”

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8. Learn Common Speaking Phrases

Memorize ready-made sentences.

Examples:

• How are you?
• Nice to meet you.
• Can you help me?
• I don’t understand.
• Please repeat.

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9. Don’t Fear Mistakes

Mistakes = progress ✔

❌ Wrong: I no speak English
✔ Better: I don’t speak English well.

Remember:
Fluency comes before accuracy.

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10. Think in English (Slowly)

Stop translating from Nepali/Hindi.

Instead of:
“Nepali → English”

Do this:
Picture → English words

 

Learn English A–Z Sounds (with Nepali Sound Help)

Letter	English Sound	Nepali Sound (approx.)	Example Word
A	ए	ए	Apple (एपल)
B	बी	बि	Ball (बल)
C	सी	सि	Cat (क्याट)
D	डी	डि	Dog (डग)
E	ई	इ	Egg (एग)
F	एफ	एफ	Fish (फिस)
G	जी	जि	Go (गो)
H	एच	एच	Hat (ह्याट)
I	आई	आइ	Ice (आइस)
J	जे	जे	Jug (जग)
K	के	के	Key (कि)
L	एल	एल	Lion (लायन)
M	एम	एम	Man (म्यान)
N	एन	एन	Net (नेट)
O	ओ	ओ	Orange (ओरेन्ज)
P	पी	पि	Pen (पेन)
Q	क्यू	क्यु	Queen (क्विन)
R	आर	आर	Run (रन)
S	एस	एस	Sun (सन)
T	टी	टि	Top (टप)
U	यू	यु	Umbrella (अम्ब्रेला)
V	भी	भि	Van (भ्यान)
W	डब्ल्यू	डब्ल्यु	Watch (वाच)
X	एक्स	एक्स	Box (बक्स)
Y	वाई	वाइ	Yes (येस)
Z	जेड	जेड	Zoo (जु)

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VOWELS – a, e, i, o, u (Very Important)

1. A

• Sound: ऐ / अ
• Example:
• Apple (एपल)
• Cat (क्याट)

2. E

• Sound: ए / इ
• Example:
• Egg (एग)
• Bed (बेड)

3. I

• Sound: इ / आइ
• Example:
• Ink (इन्क)
• Ice (आइस)

4. O

• Sound: ओ / अ
• Example:
• Orange (ओरेन्ज)
• Hot (हट)

5. U

• Sound: अ / यु
• Example:
• Umbrella (अम्ब्रेला)
• Use (युज)

Practice Tip
a-e-i-o-u → ए-इ-आ-ओ-अ (slow & loud)

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COMMON & CONFUSING ENGLISH SOUNDS

1. TH sound (No Nepali sound ❗)

• Put tongue between teeth

Word	Nepali Sound Help
Think	थिङ्क
Thank	थ्याङ्क
This	दिस
That	द्याट

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2. SH sound

• Nepali: श

Word	Sound
Ship	शिप
Shop	शप
Fish	फिश

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3. CH sound

• Nepali: च

Word	Sound
Chair	चेयर
Child	चाइल्ड
Watch	वाच

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4. V sound (Very Important)

• Not ब, not भ
• Touch lower lip with teeth

Word	Sound
Van	भ्यान
Very	भेरी
Voice	भोइस

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5. W sound

• Lips round like उ

Word	Sound
Water	वाटर
Watch	वाच
Work	वर्क

❌ Wrong: बाटर
✔ Right: वाटर

 

50 Basic English Words (with Nepali Sounds)

No.	English Word	Meaning	Nepali Sound
1	I	म	आइ
2	You	तिमी/तपाईं	यु
3	He	ऊ	हि
4	She	ऊ	शि
5	It	यो/त्यो	इट
6	We	हामी	वि
7	They	उनीहरू	दे
8	This	यो	दिस
9	That	त्यो	द्याट
10	What	के	वाट
11	Who	को	हु
12	Where	कहाँ	वेयर
13	When	कहिले	वेन
14	Why	किन	वाइ
15	How	कसरी	हाउ
16	Yes	हो	येस
17	No	होइन	नो
18	Good	राम्रो	गुड
19	Bad	नराम्रो	ब्याड
20	Big	ठूलो	बिग
21	Small	सानो	स्मल
22	Hot	तातो	हट
23	Cold	चिसो	कोल्ड
24	Eat	खानु	इट
25	Drink	पिउनु	ड्रिङ्क
26	Go	जानु	गो
27	Come	आउनु	कम
28	Sit	बस्नु	सिट
29	Stand	उभिनु	स्ट्यान्ड
30	Sleep	सुत्नु	स्लिप
31	Work	काम गर्नु	वर्क
32	Read	पढ्नु	रिड
33	Write	लेख्नु	राइट
34	Speak	बोल्नु	स्पिक
35	Listen	सुन्नु	लिसन
36	See	देख्नु	सि
37	Look	हेर्नु	लुक
38	Give	दिनु	गिभ
39	Take	लिनु	टेक
40	Open	खोल्नु	ओपन
41	Close	बन्द गर्नु	क्लोज
42	Happy	खुसी	ह्याप्पी
43	Sad	दुःखी	स्याड
44	Angry	रिसाएको	आङ्ग्री
45	Tired	थाकेको	टायर्ड
46	Today	आज	टुडे
47	Tomorrow	भोलि	टुमोरो
48	Now	अहिले	नाउ
49	Here	यहाँ	हियर
50	There	त्यहाँ	देयर