Other ways of saying "having a general command of English"?

Hi,

When someone asks how good my English is and I would like to tell him/her that I only have a general command of the language, but do not want to use this phrase as I think it is a bit too formal in conversational context, what should I say?

I only have "general English"? I only have "average English"? Or are there any more idiomatic ways of saying?

Thank you!

(By the way, I do not know if it is correct to say "general English" or "average English" in describing language ability)

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Originally Posted by thincat

Hi,

When someone asks how good my English is and I would like to tell him/her that I only have a general command of the language, but do not want to use this phrase as I think it is a bit too formal in conversational context, what should I say?

I only have "general English"? I only have "average English"? Or are there any more idiomatic ways of saying?

Thank you!

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"General English" and "average English" are unnatural. I'd say:

- I've got a pretty good command of English.
- My English is quite good.
- I'm about intermediate level in English.