How to learn and use slang, idioms, proverbs, and expressions in a new language

When we learn a new language, slang, idioms, proverbs, and expressions become our friends. They not only enrich our skills but also make us enjoy the learning process. Be it any language, proverbs, idioms, and slang never fail to entertain us. Their origins, meanings, and usage - everything has a story behind them. So even if learning might seem boring, the usage of these parts of learning language will lighten you up. But how to learn slang, idioms, proverbs, and expressions? We have answers.

In this article, we are going to share some ways in which you can learn and use slang, idioms, proverbs, and expressions in a new language.

1. Attend classes
   Every language class has sessions for idioms, proverbs, and expressions because these are important parts of language learning. Your learning will be incomplete and even archaic if you don’t embellish it with new idioms and proverbs. So focus on the sessions that teach you about these branches of language. Ask questions to your teachers and enhance your knowledge about them.


2. Speak to native speakers
   Idioms, proverbs, and expressions are something that need to be practiced alongside rote learning. People who speak the target language on a regular basis are the best teachers for learning idioms, proverbs, and expressions. They are aware of the expressions that are used on a daily basis. So when you speak to them, you will learn the right usage of various idioms, proverbs, and expressions.


3. Watch movies
   Another simple way to learn idioms and proverbs is by watching movies. Movies use slang, proverbs, and idioms quite often through dialogues, songs, and titles. When you watch such movies, make sure that you note down new expressions and explore their usage in various contexts. Of course, you will get a context while watching the movie itself. But to enhance your knowledge, you should explore beyond that particular context.


4. Read books
   Reading is another way to catch on new phrases in your conversation. You can read storybooks, novels, or dramas or you can also resort to reading books that are specially written on idioms, proverbs, and slang. Reading such books will increase your knowledge but to make your knowledge last longer, you need to practice those phrases.


5. Speak
   Practice makes us perfect. This is an old adage but equally powerful and relevant in language learning. It is not enough to just read or memorize certain phrases. You need to practice them regularly to retain them in your memory. So make friends in a foreign country through online or offline meetings and converse with them using the phrases that you learn every day.

We hope these tips will help you learn new slang, idioms, proverbs, and expressions in the new language. We also hope that these tips will ease your learning process and also make it interesting. Just remember that while learning something new, you need to do a mental exercise of practicing it every day. You need to make space for the new knowledge not only in your mind but also in your life.