I had my first conversation in English recently, despise having been reading books and texting people using this language for a while; and yet, managed to expre

I had my first conversation in English recently, despise having been reading books and texting people using this language for a while; and yet, managed to express my ideas just fine. English pronunciation is a bit harder though, as what is written is oftentimes different from what is spoken, and you risk running in circles trying to find the correct pronunciation. My native language has a phonemic writing system.