How Will You Learn Idioms

How Will You Learn Idioms



To understand a native speaker, you absolutely MUST learn idioms.



"What's Up"

is an idiom. An idiom is a phrase that has a different meaning than the words in it. You cannot understand an idiom by knowing each word in it. You must understand it as a whole-- as a phrase.

But

Unfortunately, you don't learn idioms from textbooks or schools. But you can learn them.

To start, buy a Dictionary of American Idioms. Use it to understand idioms you hear in movies and conversations. Keep these new idioms in a notebook, and review them quickly everyday.

Movies are great for learning idioms. In fact, many of our most common idioms come from movies.

You'll also learn idioms from REAL conversations between native speakers. Try to record two native speakers talking to each other. Then use the recording to learn idioms.

Finally, be patient. It takes time to learn idioms, but you can do it.

You then speak and understand the real English that is used by native speakers.




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