Welcome, English student! On this page, you will find resources and lessons to help you learn English vocabulary.
Learning new words and phrases is important. To be able to understand and speak English, you need to a lot of vocabulary.
Here is what you are going to learn here:
The video below talks about which words you should learn and how to learn them.
In summary:
You don’t have to make all passive vocabulary active. In fact, you will become a much more efficient learner if you concentrate on learning words that are relevant to you and your English.
Here is a video that explains that.
Learn vocabulary that you are going to need. For example, if you need to learn English for business, then learn business words and phrases.
To learn new words and phrases, it’s important to learn words in context, learn through sentences, and to get lots of repetition.
This will help you make passive vocabulary active too.
In addition to learning vocabulary that is relevant to you, it’s wise to learn high-frequency words and phrases.
These are vocabulary items that are commonly used. Here is a list of the top 100 most used words. And here is a list of the most common phrases.
Here at To Fluency, we have created vocabulary lessons that use real, everyday English vocabulary.
Each lesson focuses on a word, phrase, idiom, or phrasal verb and gives you plenty of examples to help you learn them.
Browse the lessons below.
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Jack2021-10-21 12:52:522021-10-21 12:52:54What's the Difference Between Borrow and Lend?
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Jack2021-10-07 11:16:562021-10-14 12:58:4911 Essential English Idioms that People Use All the Time
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Jack2021-09-29 14:55:312021-09-29 15:11:3048 Essential English Jobs PhrasesWhen you see a new word or phrase that you don’t understand, I recommend you do the following:
Like I said before, you don’t need to learn all new vocabulary you see. If it is relevant to you, then continue with the following step.s
It’s great practice to look up (phrasal verb) new words and phrases in an English dictionary. Here is one that I recommend.
Once you have found the word or phrase, read the definition and make sure you understand what it means. The context of where you found it is HUGELY important. This helps you understand in which situations and how it is used.
Listen to the word too. Most online dictionaries come with this feature:
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Then, read further examples to help you better understand what it means.
This sometimes makes a big difference. But you need to get the correct translation. A poorly translated word can be very confusing.
Here is the tool I recommend. It doesn’t have a lot of languages, but it does a very good job. If it doesn’t include your native language, search on Google.com for “best English translation [insert language]”
Another way to find the translation is to search for, “[insert word] in [insert language].” For example, “scrumptious in Arabic.”
The next stage is to commit the vocabulary to your long-term memory. That is what you’ve already learned above.
Before I talk about the definition, I want you to know that knowing the difference between words, phrases, and idioms isn’t important.
What’s important is that you internalize the meaning and know how to use new vocabulary.
With that being said, here are the definitions of these terms.
Here is a definition of a sentence:
“A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense, contains a main verb, and begins with a capital letter.”
Here are some examples:
Not typically a complete sentence, a phrase is a meaningful sequence of words. Here are some examples:
An idiom is a phrase that can’t be understood literally. You can’t use the individual words to understand what it means.
Here are some examples:
Idioms are also phrases.
You will probably think that using advanced vocabulary makes you sound, well, advanced.
However, this isn’t the case.
People will think you have a higher level if you use the right words, in the right way, at the right time.
For example, it’s better to say: “Hello, how are you?” in the right situation and with good pronunciation rather than something like, “What’s up, bro?” in the wrong situation and without good pronunciation.
You might think that the first one is too simple. But simple is good. Use vocabulary and sentences that fit the situation. It doesn’t matter if it’s beginner or advanced English. If it’s right, then use it.
This is true for slang too. I added the word bro because a lot of English learners use this in the wrong situations.
A good rule for using slang is this: know exactly what it means and how and when it used before using it yourself.
Again, you don’t need to use every new word or phrase you learn. Some vocabulary is best to stay passive. This is definitely true for a lot of slang terms.
This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t use slang. If you know how to use it, go for it! But be careful because slang is often sensitive and used for very specific situations.
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