I Make Mistakes… But I Speak English #english

Added: 2026-05-15

[00:00:00]Uh, my name is Malati. I live in Bangalore. Actually, I belong to Nepal, but currently stay in Bangalore. And uh, due to my husband's work. And nowadays, uh, if I talk about my education, I have completed my graduation in English literature. I'm a homemaker nowadays, and as well as I'm a mother of a son.

[00:00:18]And uh, if I talk about my hobbies, I like to talk in different different personality in English nowadays. Mhm.

[00:00:24]And apart from that, I like to visiting in different places. And I like to cook.

[00:00:30]And dance also one of my best hobbies.

[00:00:33]Mhm. Yes, it's pretty much. And I have already mentioned you, I have a small YouTube channel, which name is by the name of English with Malati. There I'm trying to, you know, posting some conversation related video, English related actually. So, yes, sir, it's pretty much about myself. You are Nepali or you are Indian?

[00:00:52]I'm Nepali. Okay.

[00:00:55]And your husband also from Nepal?

[00:00:58]Yes.

[00:00:59]Okay. If you don't mind me, I know what does he do in a Bengaluru?

[00:01:04]Yes, he's working here in IT sector.

[00:01:06]I see. Wow.

[00:01:09]That's great. Fantastic. How's the India, madam? What do you think about India? Please share some opinion about India.

[00:01:18]Share share share share your opinion that you live where you live in a Bengaluru.

[00:01:23]Uh, earlier I used to live in Delhi, and I have a little idea about Delhi, some couple of places. Mhm.

[00:01:30]>> And Greater Noida also I have been there earlier. Okay.

[00:01:33]>> Now I'm living in Delhi, sorry, Bengaluru. Mhm. And it's very nice. Uh, Delhi also it was very nice, and here also I found so many mhm things which is a little different also, and so many similar things also.

[00:01:47]Uh, right? Okay. Earlier I faced some of the challenges regarding language. Nowadays I'm habitual, I know I know Hindi also very well. And as well as the now I'm managing in English also.

[00:01:59]And simultaneously I'm learning Kannada language which is also I'm managing. So I'm very happy. Masha'Allah. Wow.

[00:02:05]Great.

[00:02:07]>> [laughter] >> Yes. How did you learn Hindi then, Madam Malati? How did you learn Hindi?

[00:02:14]Uh Hindi, you know, nowadays it's no need to very hard think about Hindi because mostly we use watching Hindi movies and serial earlier. Okay.

[00:02:24]quite good in listening. It was It was called input, no? It was very good in my input. Only I didn't have a output which is I after entered in India, it's very easy to express my thought. Earlier I was I used to fumbling a lot in Hindi also. But nowadays I'm completely okay and fine. Nobody rectify I'm from out of country like that. Very easily I can Yes.

[00:02:48]>> Absolutely, no one can say that you are from Nepal.

[00:02:51]You look like from, you know, I'll tell you I forgot the name, Uttarakhand.

[00:02:58]Yeah, you look like from Uttarakhand.

[00:03:00]That's fantastic.

[00:03:01]Then how What is Why What's What's going on on YouTube channel?

[00:03:06]Why you are making videos for your self-learning or do you have any other vision?

[00:03:12]Or do you want to do something?

[00:03:14]Yeah, definitely it's a great question for me and to be honest I'm telling There was no motive and no my intention, no planning to Okay, one day I will get something, I will be something like that. Just you know, when I starting my YouTube channel that time Nowadays I can get environment because artificial environment here also, okay? Like I'm making so many friends from YouTube and I I can talk with them also. I Earlier it was not happening. Earlier I was completely alone at my room and I couldn't get opportunity to talk anyone, okay? And any kind of language, if you want to learn, definitely you have to speak a lot, how much possible.

[00:03:52]>> Right? Yeah. So, I was scrolling phone one day, that day I come across some of couple of video regarding English conversation. Okay?

[00:04:01]So, then I made plan, okay, I should also join some with YouTuber. So, somehow I joined and slowly and gradually I get the I got the knowledge. If I will gradually or slowly or regularly if I will connect to different different personality, it will be enhance my confidence, right?

[00:04:22]>> Yeah.

[00:04:22]>> And I will be little more expert also.

[00:04:24]Like that I felt and YouTubers also suggest me like that.

[00:04:29]Okay? So, after 1 month I thought, okay, let's try my YouTube channel. If I will try my YouTube channel, at least I will be consistent here, disciplined here, right? Because I am learning this language, might be possible someday I feel very, you know, monotonous. Okay, let it be for 1 week I will try to next week from like that. I I can feel, but if I will open my YouTube channel, otherwise if I will create my YouTube channel, sake of the channel also I will try to put something daily, otherwise something something. So, that is a my main intention I create and yes, I am doing continue work also.

[00:05:06]Uh but yes, I can say proudly I am doing mistakes, I am making mistakes actually while talking, but I am not consider about my mistakes. I just to follow the rules and I try to at least convey my thought. Okay? So, likewise it's my journey still going on and let's see how much time and how many days and years it will take for perfection a little more, but it's still going on. You took your education in Nepal or in India?

[00:05:34]Educate Sorry, Nepal. Uh undergraduate or master you have?

[00:05:40]Masters. Master Master in English literature?

[00:05:43]Yes. Why didn't you try to have a job in Bengaluru or wherever you are living.

[00:05:49]Have you tried ever to get a job?

[00:05:52]Uh not yet because of I have to upbring my child also and I'm taking it actually. I dedicate my precious time for my family now. Actually, I earlier I used to job not like that. I was totally idle, but I used to job also earlier.

[00:06:07]So, now also I want to job. Let's see.

[00:06:10]Uh first, you know, everywhere any sector if you go here, no in my country that time it's not like that.

[00:06:17]There also people are searching what they're learning, who are confident, who are, you know, good communication, okay, who have. But here I saw any sector if you go, no matter teaching, no matter other sector sector, if you in enter for the interview, they will first observe about your communication skills. Isn't it? So, that is a why uh it is a very you know crucial part of the life and first I want to improve, then definitely somewhere I will go in future. Can you Can you please define the definition of communication skill? What does it mean by communication skill?

[00:06:55]Madam Mala.

[00:06:55]>> Communication Uh communication skills means any kind of language, okay, no matter my native language Nepali, Hindi, or English. If you are able to confidently express your thought, okay, without formal without, you know, hesitation. So, it's called communication.

[00:07:13]Communication not only verbal, it can be non-verbal also. Okay. Right?

[00:07:18]So, one of the thing is what what I'm saying, you should be understand properly, okay? So, it's called communication.

[00:07:25]As far as I know, if I'm wrong, please make mine. Absolutely, you are absolutely correct.

[00:07:30]Absolutely correct. Most of the people they they what they think that English and the communication skill is one thing.

[00:07:39]But I would like to tell the people that it's a different thing.

[00:07:43]English learning English is completely different and having a communication skill is completely different that no matter even if I'll ask you a question in Nepali language, you must have all my questions answer with the confidence.

[00:07:59]That's we call the communication skill.

[00:08:02]Anybody can learn English, I'll tell you, but having a communication skill, you have communication skill, Madam Malati.

[00:08:10]Yeah. Really, I'll tell you you have a fantastic communication skill. Look at that. We have been talking It's been It's been 8 minutes we have been talking each other and look at that. You rocked.

[00:08:22]Great.

[00:08:27]Thank you so much.

[00:08:29]What do you think about uh uh the situation of Nepal? Uh I would like to know more about your current Prime Minister. I don't know much, but I have been I've been hearing about him. I don't know much. Would you like to tell me more about your current Prime Minister whether he is good for Nepal or not? Whether you like him or not.

[00:08:50]>> it's a totally it's a totally, you know, captivating situation and mesmerizing situation of my Nepal. And earlier I was totally, you know, zero knowledge and as well as interested earlier I had, but nowadays after becoming new Prime Minister and all the things new I I'm also very enthusiasm for you know, listening and watching daily basis because a new [clears throat] new things going on which is a new generation and every even all the people wants about the Nepal. Mhm. Even though any country, okay, they wants development, they wants improvement, you know, they wants lack of corruption, all the things, right?

[00:09:30]These things going on and but fantastic uh I can't even express, you know, I don't know anything what will happen, but so far within 1 month, I think it's been today yesterday it's completed 1 month. Within 1 month he changed so many he had changes so many and um all the Nepali are very happy and we hope expectation a lot about him and he's doing like well. So, yeah. What do you think What do you think as a development? What do you think about the development? What do you think about the development? Developing development.

[00:10:07]Development means you know, earlier development it was not going on in a education, right? And like education and health Mhm. and as well as so many facilities related I don't know what it's called in different way. Health health health health and more health also include and as well as education also and there are other other things also which is way I can't say now I'm Manufacturing manufacturing a job.

[00:10:37]And creating a job. Jobs. Creating a job opportunity also it was very, you know, pathetic condition that's why people are moving to another country because of lack of opportunity. So, these things it's a totally going on down to down, okay? But now we have a expectation and we can see also we [clears throat] have we are hoping also everything will be go and very nicely and no need to go from that country to another country every new generation for working person purpose, right? Also, only for working and education purpose people are moving there to different countries. So many person young person very hardly will get their likewise this condition was going on, okay?

[00:11:23]So, it was very pathetic condition, but yeah, now we are hoping let's see everything will be fine and good like that we are thinking.

[00:11:32]Since when you have been in India?

[00:11:36]Uh it's 3 years completed. It has been completed. It's been 3 year. It's been 3 year. Okay. What do you think about India?

[00:11:46]Like to tell me some suggestions so I can tell Mr. Modi that we have suggestion so implement it quickly as possible.

[00:11:54]Uh being >> Everything is fine. Mhm. Well, I consider Nepali is our country. Like Nepali we are brother.

[00:12:02]Brother and sister. I consider like that. So obviously if you will give me a suggestion so it will be helpful for us to uh develop.

[00:12:12]Yes, as far as I know definitely every country and every place or something is you know some problem will be there, but I'm living here in Bangalore. Yes, here is a too much traffic problem. We are not only me, every person each and every person are facing the problem and mostly I'm facing here you know expensive all the things. Even rented house also, even water also, even me all the things.

[00:12:40]Okay, grocery item everything is very expensive. And rented room rented you know sometime we feel we should return our hometown like that that much expensive is here. So if it will be you know normal condition which is we can normal person who are like a middle class family like us we can afford it will be very good. If that things happen, but I don't think so it will go because the daily basis people are moving from other another state to here, right? And here is job opportunity also good compared to other state. Maybe that is a one of the reason everything is very expensive. I feel this thing. Otherwise yes, everything is good and education also good compared to other side here.

[00:13:24]I see.

[00:13:25]Yes, and uh health side also I found very good here. Mhm. So, maybe other things also um too much, but I'm not aware too much about here. But yes, as far as I know, expensive is too much here compared to other state. For For example, rent, groceries.

[00:13:44]>> Rent.

[00:13:46]Transportation, transportation.

[00:13:49]Yes.

[00:13:49]>> Medically medical facilities.

[00:13:52]Yes. Okay. And what what other things like groceries, restaurants?

[00:13:59]Am I right? How much?

[00:14:01]We are facing mostly each and every person rent rent problem. Okay.

[00:14:07]So, we have to give advancedly more amount, which is uh you know, it's very hard to survive who are like middle-class family. How much how much if you don't mind can may I know how much do you pay monthly rent?

[00:14:21]>> you know, just I approximately I'm telling.

[00:14:24]Uh if you are staying one BSK, here we have to pay at least 70,000 advance.

[00:14:31]70,000 advance. So, do you imagine?

[00:14:34]First initially. And it's no uh if you end up the time, if you shifted from here to another side, there is no confirm you will get that amount also.

[00:14:43]No matter it will cost 50,000. Yes, I have faced in my personal life uh life I have faced earlier from when I shifted to another building to this building, that time I faced they didn't return that amount also. That kind of problem and we can't say we can't say anything because they are from here. We can't say, no. If we are saying something, they will you know, we can't fight and we can't say. Simply we will go, it's okay, let it be.

[00:15:09]So, that is the way people are facing such kind of problem also. This is a very pathetic condition I found. And why they are thinking why they are doing such kind of things, I don't know. But yes, this thing happened.

[00:15:22]But But yeah, I'm not telling every each and every person. Maybe some person are very good hearted also, kind hearted also. They returned also. But I faced and some of my friend also are saying same thing. So, this kind of issues are here.

[00:15:38]Well, deposit amount must be returned.

[00:15:44]Yes.

[00:15:44]>> To the to the to the to those who is living or those who wants to leave the the house, landlord must return that amount for the tenant.

[00:15:55]>> Yes.

[00:15:57]This is this is unacceptable, I'll tell you. And what about the rent then, madam? Maybe rent maybe 25, 30,000.

[00:16:05]You know that time I I we were new, okay? It was just a 1 year complete in India. So, we faced some kind of problem. We request a lot. It's okay, you if you are not able to return in the month, you can return next month.

[00:16:18]Otherwise, 2 months later also. Yeah.

[00:16:20]Yeah.

[00:16:21]Uh that time he didn't say he he was quiet. We thought, "Okay, maybe he has some problem." We went 1 month later. He couldn't say anything. He start to scold. He start to loudly talk. And we are very scared, okay? Because we don't have other family member, friend are here, right? We already knew. Mhm. We don't want to take any kind of stress and tension. So, simply I was told it's okay. Only for you, it's okay. Let it be. Mhm. Like that we thought and we returned. From that to now, I'm very scared to even shifted to one building to another building also because of this amount. But I'm not telling each and every person like that. Some person are very good are here also.

[00:17:00]Make an agreement. Once you leave, once you start living somewhere, make an agreement before start living.

[00:17:07]All right.

[00:17:09]Without agreement, we can't even shifting. It's very crucial here, okay?

[00:17:14]>> Okay. Yeah.

[00:17:15]had agreement also. But he didn't to saw and he was very loudly. You know, it's not possible who have a kind-hearted not they are facing such kind of problem. I know very well. Yeah, you because you people are nice. Nepali people are very nice and hard working.

[00:17:32]Nepali people never create any problem.

[00:17:35]I have so many Nepali student from around the globe. From Dubai, even I have a Nepali student from Kathmandu also right now.

[00:17:44]Oh, wow. Yeah, I have Nepali student from Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Dubai. Mainly Dubai.

[00:17:52]Okay. Yes.

[00:17:53]Maybe you must know about the Nepali. I am not telling all the Nepali are like that. Depend on person to person also, right?

[00:18:01]But you can say you can found most of the Nepali are yeah, good kind-hearted.

[00:18:07]>> All most of Nepali are kind and the main thing I like with them that they are hard working.

[00:18:14]They are trustworthy. They are hard working.

[00:18:17]And we can trust on them that that's what I like them most.

[00:18:22]Then madam, tell me. How may I help you?

[00:18:25]Do you need any help related to grammar?

[00:18:28]Do you need any help related to communication skill? Come on, ask me.

[00:18:32]I'll try my best to help you out over here. Come on. Do you have any question?

[00:18:37]Uh yeah, I am telling I am here that's why also it's been I think 8 months I am in YouTube.

[00:18:43]Uh but yeah, I am not It's been 8 months I am on a YouTube and I've been making videos. I've been practicing with the co-learners.

[00:18:53]No, I first let me finish my questions, okay? I mean 8 months in this YouTube, but I am in on and off, okay? 2 months I took gap because of my health issues and my family. So, I couldn't be consistent that time also. But yes, anytime I am doing practice like you know with the my friend audio call also. I don't want to skip my single day also so that's why at least 30 minutes also I did practice and still my I still I'm doing. Okay?

[00:19:23]Different part. YouTube is a different part which is 30 minute weekly once or twice I'm doing.

[00:19:30]But I want to know I am interact with different different personalities so far. Okay? But I'm doing practice also but I found myself I'm lacking somewhere which is grammar grammatical error. Okay? So please suggest to me and where I should improve and what kind of things I have to do ahead. And please give me the feedback also. Like that and then I can improve you know different way like which is I'm doing practice daily at least 30 minutes maximum minimum 30 minutes maximum two hours also I'm talking. Okay? There is no doubt for a topic. I'm nowadays I'm incorporate one of the habit which is reading part also. Okay? Okay? And writing is you know writing also whenever I will get time and I feel fresh then only I will try to write. I'm not fond of to writing. But speaking and listening is my most of the favorite part which is I'm doing. Tell me where I have to improve and what I should do ahead.

[00:20:32]Like that. Well, reading portion I I urge you to read grammar book.

[00:20:41]Because you are you are making minor minor mistakes.

[00:20:45]I have encountered your mistake. You are making minor mistake.

[00:20:49]Which if I will train you if I will give you a proper feedback then you will reduce these mistakes. You are making minor minor mistake. Let's talk. I'll find out your Earlier you made one mistake related to used to.

[00:21:04]Do you know the meaning of used to?

[00:21:05]Where we use used to?

[00:21:08]Do you know? Can you explain me?

[00:21:10]>> Yes, sir. In past, if I was doing continually same thing, like that. In past time. Okay. If I was doing same thing in continue, I we have to use in used to and would also we can use.

[00:21:28]Okay. Give me some example. Yeah, give me some example.

[00:21:32]Um I used to go to school. Right?

[00:21:36]>> Okay. Yeah, very good.

[00:21:37]Yes. And I used to teach also earlier.

[00:21:40]Okay.

[00:21:42]And likewise, and my mother would say my mother would say study properly, like that. Mhm. [clears throat] Very good.

[00:21:49]Excellent. So, here we call the past habit. Whenever we describe our past habit, you are absolutely right.

[00:22:00]Continuously, but we in a real term we say a past habit.

[00:22:05]When we when you want to describe your past habit, which you don't do anymore, that time we use used to or would.

[00:22:15]You are absolutely right. Would would, as you said. Would. Yes, yes, yes. But initially initially, if you want to say more about used to used to used to, first time you say used to and then you can later on say later on you can say would. Initially, you cannot say would.

[00:22:33]Otherwise, it will be a little bit complicated. The listener would understand what you are trying to say.

[00:22:39]Okay. You read grammar books, madam.

[00:22:44]Raymond Murphy's grammar book. Essential grammar Essential English. There is a book called Essential English. Read the book. You will understand the you know, the whatever minor mistakes you are making, you can remove that mistakes.

[00:23:00]And Is it a good book? Uh Essential English Essential English Grammar by Raymond Murphy. It's available on Amazon and a Flipkart, also. Fantastic book.

[00:23:13]>> Okay, so In order to remove In order to remove your minor mistakes. Other than this, I'll tell you you are doing fantastic job. You have a fantastic fluency. You have a great communication skill.

[00:23:29]And you know how to deal with You know how to talk with learner or partner. Everything is good. Minor mistakes are there, which will be fine.

[00:23:40]No problem. You are on a win-win situation. Don't worry about that.

[00:23:45]Okay, so next question also I would ask.

[00:23:47]Yeah.

[00:23:50]I don't know. I can't uh you know, judge myself. You can judge me, [clears throat] okay?

[00:23:54]Uh I mean that one of the very famous YouTuber that time I think 7 months back. That time I was very new. Um I had conversation with very famous and very, you know, Twitter actually. She's a Twitter, also. That time she suggested me, yeah, grammatical error was there, but as an age I was talking very fast. Okay, like I couldn't give pause, also. Likewise.

[00:24:18]So, I want to know my level, like how I was talking. Is it good or I have to make more, uh you know, flow or something like that?

[00:24:26]>> No, no. Keep it. Whatever you are doing, keep it. This suits you.

[00:24:31]This suits your personality. This is natural. You have not adopted You have not, uh you know, seen somebody and adopted. No, this is natural. So, keep it. Simultaneously, you try and figure out your problems. Problem in a sense related to grammar. Keep it. Don't bring any changes in your speaking. You have a fantastic fluency. I'll tell you, people are trying to get such fluency which you have already. I'll tell you. So, keep it what you are have.

[00:24:59]Simultaneously, furthermore, you add you try and read grammar books, which will give you a boost. It will enhance your speaking.

[00:25:10]Keep it. Don't bring any changes.

[00:25:13]Thank you so much. Now I'm in cloud on nine. Yes, absolutely.

[00:25:18]But I'll tell you you make some you you are making mistake. You make mistake and you are making mis- minor mistake you are making. How many children do you have?

[00:25:28]Let me find out your mistake. How many children do you have, madam?

[00:25:33]I have a son. You have a one son only.

[00:25:35]And what's your dream? What do you want to be after learning English? Do you want to join any school, any college?

[00:25:42]You want to go go back to your country or you want to join IT company? What do you want to do?

[00:25:48]Uh so far I'm not making any such kind of plan.

[00:25:52]Just I want to improve my English first.

[00:25:55]Then later let's see.

[00:25:58]Definitely I would like to do something in future because in my past also I have already done so many things. I have done, you know, uh journalism, mass communication my subject was that time. I have done my degree in recording, news recording and as reporting also I have done. I I already mentioned you I used to teach also, and I have done my business shows. I have I have done my not a done. I used to help my father in my business also.

[00:26:32]Okay. Okay, I'm going I'm going good or I'm I'm making mistake? Keep keep keep talking.

[00:26:38]Yes, so these things so now I'm little free. I have little bit, you know, leisure time which is I want to utilize for myself. I want to grow myself, right? So, that is now I'm here. In future so far I'm not making that particular plan. I will do some some kind of things like but but I will do some.

[00:27:00]Okay. In future. Here I would like to tell you one thing. As you said, I in the past I have done.

[00:27:07]So, you know, we use as if you want to mention related to the past use simple past.

[00:27:17]I did in the past I did journalism.

[00:27:21]I did Okay.

[00:27:23]Uh you know, job I something like that whatever you said.

[00:27:28]One thing I would like to tell you here if you want to mention particularly past then use second form of the verb.

[00:27:37]But once if you if you want to mention your experience or recently something happened that time you use present perfect as I'll tell you. Madam Malati, I have done my mass communication course. And simultaneously you are the same thing you are telling me in the past I have done you know, mass communications course.

[00:27:58]So, that's not going to work. If you want to keep something in your mind related to past then use the simple past. But something in you want to express your experience you want to say experience then use a present perfect.

[00:28:12]Okay.

[00:28:14]Did you get Did you get my point?

[00:28:15]>> Yes, sir.

[00:28:16]Yes, yes. Completely I getting you. Huh, absolutely.

[00:28:21]So, we use present perfect that action starts action happened.

[00:28:27]We don't mention the time. We just only mention the action. For example, if I'll tell you I've completed my graduation. Look at that. I'm not mentioning that time. I'm just only telling you that something happened. I've completed my graduation.

[00:28:44]Now the same thing if I'll tell you, you know, Madam Malathi, I completed my graduation in 2022.

[00:28:53]So, this is in the past. [clears throat] So, why do say I have completed? Just I can say I completed. Uh look, if you want to keep the date, if you want to keep the date in your sentence, then use simple past.

[00:29:07]If you don't want to mention the date, then make it present perfect.

[00:29:11]Okay, got it. Understand?

[00:29:14]Yes. Then, Madam Malathi, thank you very much for joining. Do you If you have any question, you can ask, or else let's call it a day. We'll see you next time again. Thank you very much.

[00:29:29]Yes, thank you so much for giving me your precious time. And definitely, I would like to know one thing. If you have time, I would ask, otherwise it's okay. Please, please go ahead. Ask me.

[00:29:39]Okay, so you have a very good command in English. Definitely, what Twitter already you mentioned. So, how long have you been in your teaching life?

[00:29:48]I've been teaching over the last 5 year.

[00:29:51]Spoken English.

[00:29:52]>> 5 year. Yes. And before that, how was your English? Means from when you start your English journey. Definitely, you I don't think so you came in English medium. You also came in a government side or something like that. Is it Is it right or not? Absolutely, you are absolutely right. I studied entire my 12th standard from the Gujarati medium, from government school.

[00:30:15]Look, the thing is that why I am fluent and why I'm so skilled, because I love this language.

[00:30:24]That's things only. I don't think so that any other reason. If you love something, do it wholeheartedly.

[00:30:30]Otherwise, don't do that.

[00:30:32]So, and and I'm also pursuing my master in English literature now. I'm in the first year right now. I've completed my undergraduate English literature and I'm pursuing my master English literature.

[00:30:48]Okay, that's great. And yes, definitely I totally resonate with you because if we are loved any language any things, we can emerge very easily, right? Maybe it will take time, but sooner or later we can get achievement, but it should be love. Okay, it should be affection then only.

[00:31:07]>> Yes, absolutely.

[00:31:10]Thank you so much and it's you know, I feel very elated today because I think it's my first in time my journey so far. First time I get feedback and likewise positive also I'm very happy and I will do myself more and more improvement. I will try to my best and thank you so much for your precious time. Best of luck for your future. Take care of your health.