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What is the -Best way- to learn (Phrasal verbs)?I have trouble in using them since english is not my mother language.
And how Can I get better in expressing my instant inner feelings clearly to others when I can not find the words? I'm not in love or anything like that but am talking about the daily life and encounters I have to deal with. ( i can not even do that using my own mother lanugage)

2006-09-13 00:47:22 · 5 answers · asked by haya D 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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If English is not your first language, the best way to pick up phraseology is to read books in English.
It would be better to read childrens' books, so that you don't get bogged down with the meaning. You will find that you will automatically use common expressions when you read them often enough.

2006-09-13 01:05:23 · answer #1 · answered by cloud43 5 · 0 0

Many English learners focus only on the main part of the phrasal verb, ignoring the particle (the part that looks like a preposition). This is a mistake, because it does not sound the same, and people will be confused. So be sure to always learn the particle along with the verb.

As for how to get more fluent, it just takes time and practice, I think.

2006-09-13 15:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0 0

You're asking two different questions here.

As far as phrasal verbs are concerned, go to the source and check out their list. To learn them you need to read as much as you can, listen to others speak, and try using them (and if you have a teacher, they might correct you and help you there). There's no easy way of learning them.

As for expressing yourself, I find that some students look for the correct word and when they can't find it, they give up trying. What I do is ask them to describe what they feel and to forget the word. For example, someone may want to say I feel deep grief over the loss of my friend, but they don't know the word grief, so I ask them what they feel like--I feel sad, I want to cry, I miss my friend, I feel sorry--OK, I say, there's a word "grief" you could use (the noun) or you could say I am grieving (the verb) over the loss of my friend...Or, someone feels terrified but doesn't know the word. OK, how do you feel? I feel frightened, I want to run away, I am very afraid...OK, sounds like you're terrified.

2006-09-13 01:06:44 · answer #3 · answered by Pandak 5 · 0 0

confident, i exploit phrasal verbs lots. i do no longer think of they're that trouble-free to memorize (working example with flash playing cards, if that's what you meant), the two, with the aid of fact maximum of of them are so comparable and/or rely on the context. working example: recover from it=provide up aggravating or being disillusioned approximately some thing, it rather is interior the previous now circulate over it=to check (working example to proofread a paper, to reread your class notes, or to objective to remember a verbal replace you had to extra appropriate comprehend what the different individual replaced into thinking/feeling) i think of for phrasal verbs you purely ought to attempt them and need the different individual will comprehend and astonishing you if mandatory. (i've got faith that close by English audio gadget are extra vulnerable to astonishing phrasal verbs than maximum different learner blunders.)

2016-11-07 05:43:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

I don't know the best way but don't mind it you will only learn it trough the past of time while speaking English language.You will only realize later on that you did it.

2006-09-13 00:52:03 · answer #5 · answered by jeyan 2 · 0 0

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