This document outlines some of the challenges faced by the author in learning English from their native language. Some of the key problems mentioned include: - Assuming spelling and pronunciation rules are the same between languages. Examples given include doubling consonants and stress placement. - Homophones and words with multiple meanings in English vs their native language, like "get". - Irregular pronunciations of words like "island" and silent letters changing meaning like "fate" vs "fat". - Difficulties distinguishing similar sounding words in conversations like contractions. - Nouns having both countable and uncountable forms like "homeworks" vs "homework". The document advocates learning through

1. Problems we
faced in learning
English

2. Thinking that the
rules are the same
in both
languages .
School>> Sckool
Environment /n/

3. Which one is correct?
Does OR Deos
Fifteen OR fifty
Tuesday OR
Thursday

4. IN
ON

5. Spelling:
Consonant doubling:
E. g:
*comit instead of
commit.
*prety instead of
pretty.
*holliday instead of
holiday.

6. Pronunciation:
Foreign as * foreign
Island as * Island
Handsome as *handsome
Knee as *knee
Knife as *knife
Psychology as
*psychology
Chemical as *chemical
Mete as *mete
Abode as *abode

7. Stress:
apoSTRophe instead
of aPOstrophe
phoTographer instead
photOgrapher of
Export: noun
expORt: verb
Subject: noun
subJExt: verb

8. Huh
!!
Listening:
E. g:
“ I will meet you “
might sound like
“ I’ll meetcha “
“When did you see
her?”
Might sound like
“whenja see - er?”

9. 2- words in English have
multi meanings in Arabic
Like: get.
Nouns: (countable -
uncountable):
E. g:
واجبات
Homeworks instead of
Homework.

10. Now >> Know
Nit >> night
Com >> comb
Ocean , Fashion,
Session
Rough , Though

11. -/E/ change the meaning
and pronunciation
Fat , Fate
-Silent /E/
Have, Face
-Some irregular words
e.g. he , she , be , see .

12. Pronounce /c/ if it come
before I,E,Y as circle , since
.But with another letters it’s
pronounced /k/ as in cat.

13. “By seeking and blundering we learn.”