[Grammar] Correcting Grammar by Telling Stories (Part 3)

[adenfzn]

Hello, today I'd like to tell you my story about learning Languages.
When I was a kid I had no interested in learning a new language because I was too busy to become a table tennis player professional and I felt that it will be useless because at that time I could speak two languages (Indonesian and Sundanese) and I could communicate well with people in my country.
But after two years later, I got my first sponsor and I had to go to Germany to increase my table tennis skills. After arrived in Germany, I was like a person from another planet because I couldn't communicate with people there and I felt like I'm too stupid to say that learning a new language will be useless. So only one thing I could communicate with them is through translators.
Then I started to learn German, so I can make a conversation with them and after months I started to understand some of what they say and I was so happy to talk, listen and understand it. After years and grew up, I was thinking like If could speak more than one language, I would get more information, knowledge and ideas from people in the world, not only from people in my country or anyone who can speak Indonesian. After that, I became interested in learning languages and making it one of my hobbies.
I know learning Languages sound weird to be a hobby but to me, that's an advantage because I can do one of my hobbies simultaneously with other hobbies like listening to music, watching movies, etc.
That's all for today and I'll write another post soon. Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello. Today I'd like to tell you my story about learning languages

When I was a kid, I had no [STRIKE]interested[/STRIKE] interest in learning a new language because I was too busy training to become a professional table tennis player [STRIKE]professional[/STRIKE] and I felt that it learning a language [STRIKE]will[/STRIKE] would be useless because at that time I could already speak two languages (Indonesian and Sundanese) and I could communicate well with people in my country

But, [STRIKE]after[/STRIKE] two years later, I got my first sponsor and I had to go to Germany to [STRIKE]increase[/STRIKE] improve my table tennis skills. After [STRIKE]arrived[/STRIKE] arriving/I arrived in Germany, I was like a person from another planet because I couldn't communicate with people there and I felt like [STRIKE]I'm[/STRIKE] I was too stupid to say that learning a new language will be useless. I don't understand the underlined part. Can you explain it differently?

So [STRIKE]only one thing[/STRIKE] I could communicate with them [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] only through translators.

Then I started to learn German (no comma here) so I [STRIKE]can[/STRIKE] could make [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] (no article here) conversation with them and, after a few months, I started to understand some of what they [STRIKE]say[/STRIKE] said and I was [STRIKE]so[/STRIKE] very happy to talk, listen and understand. [STRIKE]it.[/STRIKE]

After years and grew up, (I don't know what the underlined part means) I [STRIKE]was thinking like[/STRIKE] thought that if could speak more than one language, I would get more information, knowledge and ideas from people, [STRIKE]in the world,[/STRIKE] not only from people in my country or [STRIKE]anyone[/STRIKE] people who can speak Indonesian. After that, I became interested in learning languages and making it one of my hobbies.

I know [that] learning languages sounds weird [STRIKE]to be[/STRIKE] as a hobby but, to me, that's an advantage because I can do [STRIKE]one of my hobbies simultaneously with[/STRIKE] it at the same time as my other hobbies, like listening to music, watching movies, etc.

That's all for today and I'll write another post soon. Thank you.

See above.

 

[adenfzn]

I was too stupid to say that learning a new language will be useless.I don't understand the underlined part. Can you explain it differently?

While I was a kid I said "I felt that it learning a new language would be useless" and two years later I remembered what I said "learning a new language would be useless". But in fact, it was very helpful and useful while I was living in Germany. So I was wrong about that and feeling too stupid to say it.

After years and grew up

(I don't know what the underlined part means)

After a couple of years grew up in Germany.

 

[emsr2d2]

"I realised that I had been stupid to think that learning a foreign language would be useless."
"After living in Germany for a couple of years, ..."