Despite all the hours that we're putting in and all of the hard work that we're doing,

雖然投入了大量時間和精力在學習那種語言，

when it comes to actually speaking the language, it can sometimes come out stuttered, full of mistakes, and sound like we're not really that good.

當真正要開口講時卻結結巴巴，充滿錯誤，讓他人感覺我們好像很不擅長這種語言。

This can lead to a lot of self-doubt.

這可能會讓自己懷疑自身的能力。

It can lead us to ask questions like, 'Can I really learn this language?' or 'Have I perhaps reached my limit?'

像是質疑自己：「我真的有能力學習這項語言嗎？」或「或許我已經撞到瓶頸了？ 」

The way to start speaking a language more fluently and more proficiently is just to practise speaking it.

唯一能夠讓自己的口說更加流利且熟練的方法就是多練習。

Practise, practise and practise again.

不斷，不斷地練習。

Here are some tips that you can use to get more practice at speaking the language.

這裡有些可以幫助你擁有更多口說練習機會的小技巧。

So, the first one is: get a conversation partner.

第一，找一個口說練習夥伴。

You can find a lot of people who will be happy to practise languages with you online.

透過網路，你可以找到很多很樂意與你練習口說的人們。

Or, otherwise, if you go to a meetup group or a student event, I'm sure you will find plenty of people who you can practise your languages with.

或著，你也可以參加語言交流會或參加學生活動，我相信你一定可以找到許多可以一起練習口說的對象。

If you don't know where to find a conversation partner, the other thing you could do is start to talk to yourself, or, if you're not comfortable talking to yourself in public, just think to yourself.

如果你還是不知道該從哪裡找到口說練習對象，第二點就是你也可以試試跟自己說話，如果你覺得在大庭廣眾下跟自己講話很怪，那就在心裡默念。

Start narrating to yourself what you're doing and working out what things you're comfortable describing and what things you're not yet comfortable talking about.

敘述自己的日常生活，然後試著發現有什麼事情是你可以流利的表達，有什麼事情是你無法熟練的講出來的。

Then, when you go home, you'll be able to fill in those vocabulary gaps, and the next day try again.

然後，你就可以去試著補強那些不熟練的部分，然後隔天再試一遍。

The third thing you can do is to learn vocabulary like you want to use it.

第三，你也可以在背單字時順便把單字用法記起來。

So, instead of just learning the word for 'door', why not learn it in a phrase like 'open the door', 'close the door' or 'behind the door'.

例如，與其只背「門」這個單字，不如把它的用法也一起學起來，像是「開門」，「關門」，「門後」。

That means that when you need to talk about things like that, you're immediately gonna have phrases that you can start using.

所以當你要開口說這個單字的時候可以馬上講出一個句子，而非一個單字。

Finally, whenever you learn a new grammar point or anything really in the language, always think about how you could use this.

最後，每當你學習一個新的文法，甚至是任何東西，盡量思考如何運用這個新的知識。

Imagine a scenario in which you'd use it naturally, with friends, as part of your normal life,

試著想像如何將其自然地運用在日常生活中，

and then immediately you'll find that what you're learning theoretically will be much more applicable to your speaking of the language.

然後你會發現，這些在書本上學習到的知識會在口說方面變得很實用。

Share your language-learning tips and experiences by leaving a comment below, and make sure you check out the other videos in this series.

若有些關於學習語言的技巧或經驗，歡迎在留言區留言，也歡迎看看其他這系列的影片。