How To Learn Idioms and Speak Like a Native

How To Learn Idioms and Speak Like a Native

What's Up?  I hope you are having a good day today.

When I meet my friends, that's what I say:  "What's Up?" 

Of course, this phrase means "Hello, how are you?"

"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.

Native speakers use hundreds of idioms everyday.  We don't even think about it.  

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


**How Will You Learn Idioms?

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.

 

You can even get lessons that use real conversations between native speakers, such as those made by my friends Kristin and Joe at Learn Real English:

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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.

Good luck,


A.J. Hoge
http://www.EffortlessEnglishClub.com
Director
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How to Say Most Common Words in Farsi

How to Say Most Common Words in Farsi

Farsi, aka Persian, is the national language of Iran. Note that Iranians typically do not speak Arabic. Here are some of the most common words to get around with

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Try these common words to make your visit easier. Remember that phonetic sounds makes a language easier to learn. Pronounce these words phonetically.:

    * hello: Salam (sa-lam) or Salamalecom (sa-law-mal-eh-com)
    * I: man (as in MANdatory).
    * you: to (tow)(informal)(singular, slang)- shoma(formal singular,plural).
    * we: maa.
    * please: lotfan (lout-fan).
    * thank you: tashakor or merci or mamnoon "or" khaelee mamnoon.
    * good bye: Khoda-hafez.
    * where: Kojaa.
    * when: key(kei)(similar to pronounce the letter 'K').
    * Why: Chera
    * Going: Miri
    * Whats Wrong: Chi shod
    * Nothing: Hich chi (Hichchi)
    * tourist: gardeshgar or tourist(tour-ist).
    * friend: doost ("oo" as in good)
    * money: pool
    * beautiful: ziba(zee-ba)/ Ghashang (pronouncing with Gh)
    * smart: bahoosh (baaa-whosh). or zerang
    * car: machine (ma-sheen)
    * color: rang
    * girl: dokhtar (dokh-tar)
    * boy: pesar
    * dad: pedar
    * mom: maadar
    * want: meekham (mee-kham)
    * I don't know: Nemeedoonam (Nemi- Doonam) or nemifahmam (I don't know what you're saying)
    * grandma: maman bozorg
    * good: khoob "or" khoobeh
    * lady: khanoom (kha-noom)
    * guy: Aagha (Âa-gha)
    * What: Chi?
    * Ok: Khob
    * bathroom: hammaam(Ham- maam)
    * tree: derakht (de-rakht)
    * hospital: beemarestan (bimarestan)
    * coca-cola : nooshaabeh "or" nooshedanee (soda)
    * fanta: nooshaabeh zard--narenji(this mean is also orange)
    * pizza: pit-za
    * sandwich : saandeh-vich(read as which)
    * water: aab
    * help: komak
    * hand: dast
    * foot: paa
    * sport: varzesh
    * city: shahr
    * country: keshvar
    * music: moosighi / moosic
    * book: ketaab
    * what time is it?: saa`at chande?
    * excuse me: bebakhshid
    * goodbye: khodaa hafez or khodaa negahdaar
    * see you later: ba`dan mibinamet
    * dont: nakon
    * how: chejoori or chetori
    * food: ghazaa
    * i love you: Aasheghetam (aash-egh-ett-amm) or man toro doostet daram (Dooset daaram_ common way to say "i love you"_ )
    * thing: cheez(read as Cheese)
    * bed: takht (taa-kht)
    * couch: mobl (mow-bl)
    * laugh: khande (khaan-deh)
    * oh my: vay (a bit like why but with a V)
    * hair: moo
    * eye: cheshm
    * lips: lab
    * stomach: me'deh
    * soul: rooh
    * sweety: azizam (az -zi-zam)
    * my love: eshgheman (esh-ghe-man)
    * clothes: lebaas
    * play: baazi
    * shopping: kharid (khar-eed)
    * house:khooneh
    * dog: sag
    * cat: gorbeh
    * fish: maahee
    * make up: arayesh(aaraayesh)
    * floor: zamin
    * talk: harf or sohbat(soh_bat)
    * black: siyah
    * white:sefeed/sepid
    * green: sabz
    * red: ghermez
    * blue: aabi (aw-bee)
    * pink:soorati (soor-atee)
    * yellow: zard
    * brown: ghahve-ee
    * picture: aks


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