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Learn English with Jennifer
It is not you. It is your first language.
Your native language shapes the mistakes you make in English, and each guide shows you exactly how.
Choose your first language below. Each guide compares your language with English, shows the mistakes speakers of your language make most often, and gives you a clear way to fix them.
Most English mistakes are not random. When you speak English, your brain quietly applies the rules of your first language. If your language works differently, the same mistake shows up again and again, even after years of study.
Once you can see the rule from your first language behind each error, you stop guessing. You know what to fix, and why. That is why you can improve faster and speak with more confidence.
Articles (a, an, the)
Many languages, such as Russian, Korean and Mandarin, have no articles. So speakers often say “I bought car” instead of “I bought a car.”
Verb tenses
Some languages, such as Mandarin, do not change the verb for past or future. So speakers often say “Yesterday I go to work” instead of “Yesterday I went to work.”
Subjects and sentence structure
Spanish and Portuguese often drop the subject. So speakers may say “Is very late” instead of “It is very late.”
Each guide shows you the exact connections between your first language and English, so you can fix your most common errors at the source.
Mandarin
Why is English so hard for Mandarin speakers?
Get the guideEnglish for Mandarin Speakers pagePortuguese
Why is English so hard for Portuguese speakers?
Get the guideEnglish for Portuguese Speakers page