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How to speak like native speakers - Idioms

Hey this is Aref

So we’ve talked about collocations and phrasal verbs so far If you haven’t seen them, make sure to check them out

But today we have something else to talk about We’re gonna talk about idioms

Have you ever been confused when watching a movie or a video?

I mean in a way that you understand the meaning of every single sentence

Yet it doesn’t make any sense to you Well you probably faced and idiom Now what is an idiom?

And how can understanding idioms help us to be as fluent as a native speaker?

or at least close to a native speaker idioms and expressions cannot be understood from the meaning of its separate words and must be learned as a whole expression.

What?

What the fu?

Yeah, I know, don’t worry uncle Aref got you so bear with me

What did I just say?

Bear with me?

Am I saying that I have a bear next to me?

No no no hell no

I’m not gonna even get close to a bear but what the hell I’m talking about?

Bear with me means to be patient with me.

See? You cannot guess the meaning just by hearing it or looking at it

now you know what an idiom is

but there’s just one more thing How do you learn idioms?

It’s kind of like learning phrasal verbs.

You should learn them in context and of course not by memorizing them.

But I can show you 2 ways to make them a little easier to learn.

The first one is using pictures. Take a look at this one

I’m all ears.

it means I’m listening to you with full attention.

Let’s check out the second picture.

This one says: It’s raining cats and dogs.

We say that when it is raining heavily.

So yeah pictures are kind of useful.

Notice that idioms must be said exactly how they are.

You can’t replace the words or change them.

Like you can’t say it’s raning dogs and cats or you can’t say it’s snowing cats and dogs.

Another way to learn idioms is to use a theme

You could use animal related idioms or you could use holiday related idioms or any theme that you’re interested in.

But guys let’s be honest

these are good but after a while it becomes boring.

Why don’t you try and install Zabanshenas?

It’s easy to use and enjoyable at the same time it has hundreds of books, pictures and videos.

You wouldn’t need anything else to learn English

So give it a try, you’re not gonna regret it. Alright. That’s it

Keep working hard. Stay humble. See you soon