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Collocations in English - Learn English Vocabulary

Hi, I'm Kasia.

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

In this lesson, you can learn about collocations in English.

But, what are collocations?

Why can't you say, There was hard traffic on the way to the centre?

Because of collocation.

Can you say totally exhausted?

Yes, you can,

What about totally freezing?

No, you can't.

Why not?

Collocation!

Why do you apply for a job, but you apply to a company?

Can you guess?

Er…

Of course, the answer is ‘collocation.'

But what does this mean?

Collocation means that some words fit together, and other words don't.

Look at a sentence you heard before:

There was hard traffic on the way to the centre.

Is this correct or not?

It's not correct.

If you said this, everybody would understand what you meant, but native English speakers

would never use the words hard traffic together.

Do you know the correct way to say it?

You could say heavy traffic, bad traffic, terrible traffic, and there are other possibilities.

What's the point here?

The point is that some words fit together, and some words don't.

There isn't any logic to it.

This makes collocations difficult.

If you don't know that heavy traffic is the correct collocation, it's hard to guess.

You either know it, or you don't.

In this lesson, you'll learn about common collocations in English, how to learn and

remember collocations, and why you should focus on collocations as part of your English

study.

You almost certainly know many collocations in English already.

The most common collocations in English are with everyday verbs like do, make, get, give,

have, and so on.

Each of these verbs has tens of possible collocations.

Here's a challenge for you.

You're going to hear a dialogue.

In the dialogue, there are ten collocations with these five verbs.

Listen and write down the ten collocations.

Can you do me a favour?

I've just got in!

Can't I have a break for five minutes?

But I have a big problem!

Amanda's arriving in fifteen minutes, and my car won't start.

Can you give me a lift to the station?

Ok, fine.

Give me a minute to get ready.

So, where's Amanda?

Shouldn't she be here already?

I think I made a mistake…

Oh?

I got confused and mixed up the dates.

She's coming tomorrow.

Well, at least you already made the beds.

Can you give me a lift tomorrow?

Please?

Work is busy tomorrow, but I'll do my best.

How was that?

Could you write down the ten collocations?

If you want, you can go back and listen to the dialogue a second time.

Here are the ten collocations you heard:

do someone a favour do (your) best

make a mistake make the beds

get in get confused

give someone a lift give (me) a minute

have a break have a (big) problem

You can see how common collocations are.

They're everywhere in spoken English!

All the collocations you saw are based on verbs.

However, collocations can be based on any part of speech.

For example, there are adjective-noun collocations, like a great achievement or a long journey.

There are adverb-adjective collocations, like terribly hot or extremely significant.

There are noun-noun collocations, like a slice of cake or a pile of laundry.

There are more.

The point is that collocations are everywhere.

To speak English naturally and fluently, you need to pay attention to them.

So, what should you do?

The best way to find and learn collocations is to do regular reading and listening practice

in English.

As you read or listen, pay attention to collocations.

If you're reading something, you can try to underline the collocations you find.

Remember that just because you know the words, it doesn't mean you know the collocation!

For example, you might see collocations like:

He went bald when he was in his twenties.

It's a big decision, but we have to do something.

It was a little expensive, but still good value.

You might think, “I know the words, so there's nothing to learn here,” but this could be

a mistake.

Think about the collocation big decision.

If you don't know the collocation, you might say something else, like large decision or

heavy decision.

However, these don't work.

You need to know the collocation: big decision.

The collocation is almost like a separate word that you need to learn and remember.

Let's practice!

Look at a short text.

There are ten collocations in the text.

The collocations are of different types.

Can you find the ten collocations?

Pause the video, read the text, and try to find them.

Start again when you're ready.

Ready?

Let's look.

One quick point: maybe some of you have different answers.

Maybe some of you think there are more than ten collocations in the text.

You could be right.

There isn't a clear line between what is a collocation and what isn't.

For example, is very patient a collocation?

You could say that it is, or that it isn't.

It isn't clear.

Don't worry about this point.

It doesn't make any difference to how you should study and use collocations.

So, now you've found ten collocations in your text.

You could find more collocations using a dictionary.

For example, there are two collocations in the text with the word friend: become friends

and one of my closest friends.

Can you find two more?

Use your favourite dictionary, preferably a monolingual dictionary.

Look up the word friend, and write down two more collocations.

Pause the video and do it now!

Ready?

What did you get?

There are many, many possible answers, but maybe you wrote down something like:

make friends (with someone) a good friend

(your) best friend Or: a true friend

Let's do one more.

In the text, you saw the collocation demanding job.

What else can be demanding?

Pause the video, look up demanding in your dictionary, and write down two more possible

collocations.

Ready?

What did you get this time?

Here are three suggestions:

a demanding person a demanding period

a demanding situation

Again, there are other possibilities.

So, when you're reading or listening in English, try to notice the collocations you

see or hear.

You can then use your dictionary to look up related collocations.

However, you'll very quickly have a lot of collocations!

How can you remember them all?

Learning and remembering collocations is the same as learning any other vocabulary.

That means you should:

One: Learn vocabulary from real-life sources, for example from reading articles, listening

to songs, or having conversations with your friends.

Don't learn vocabulary by making big lists of words from the dictionary.

Two: learn and review vocabulary in full sentences.

If you want to remember the collocation keep in touch with someone, don't just write

down the phrase; write down a full sentence which is meaningful for you.

For example: I use Whatsapp to keep in touch with my friends overseas.

Three: you need a system to review vocabulary regularly.

The best way to do this is to use a flashcard app like Quizlet or Anki.

Finally, like any vocabulary, you need to use it, otherwise it won't stick in your

head.

How can you do that?

Here's one suggestion: when you learn collocations, put them in groups by topic.

For example, collocations to describe a person, collocations to describe a city, collocations

to talk about relationships, and so on.

When you have ten or more collocations in a group, write a short text, and try to use

all of the collocations as you write.

For example, if you've found ten collocations to describe a city, you could write a short

paragraph about your hometown using the collocations you've learned.

It might look something like this:

Athens is a sprawling city with a rich history.

The old centre is full of steep, narrow streets and archaeological monuments.

It has a lively atmosphere, especially at night.

You can get around by metro, which is useful because traffic jams are a constant problem.

You can easily find tasty local food in the centre, although touristy places can be overpriced.

There's very little street crime, so you don't have to worry about safety, although

you should look out for pickpockets in the metro.

This can be challenging, but it's worth making the effort.

By using the collocations you learn to write something which is true for you, you'll

be able to remember them more easily.

Finally, let's see how collocations can be the key to increasing your English vocabulary.

Often, students tell us things like:

I need more vocabulary to speak English.

I can't find the right words when I'm speaking.

Or: I need to learn more vocabulary for my IELTS exam.

Or: I want to learn academic vocabulary to express my ideas clearly.

What if we told you that you could improve your vocabulary massively, without even learning

any new words?

What?

How can that be?

It's not about how many words you know; it's about how you use those words.

Remember earlier, you saw the collocation big decision?

Probably, all of you know the words big and decision, but we're guessing not all of

you knew the collocation big decision.

Most of the collocations in this lesson are probably similar.

The individual words might not be new, but the combination is.

You've seen around thirty to forty different collocations in this lesson.

Actually, you've seen many more, but we've highlighted that many.

This is a tiny, tiny proportion of the collocations we could have shown you.

Collocations are everywhere, and many of them use words you're already familiar with.

So here's our final piece of advice: spend more time learning collocations.

Don't just learn single words; learn combinations and phrases with them.

Learn collocations using the vocabulary you have.

Follow the steps in this lesson: find collocations by reading or listening, use good vocabulary

learning practices, and use collocations by writing short texts on different topics.

This way, you can learn to use the vocabulary you already know to express a wider range

of ideas.

You'll be able to talk more fluently and naturally, and express yourself more clearly.

Here's a question for you: have you found any weird, funny, interesting or really illogical

English collocations?

Please share them in the comments!

Don't forget to check out our website for more free English lessons: Oxford Online English

dot com.

Thanks for watching!

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Hi, I'm Kasia. ||สวัสดี ฉันชื่อ Kasia

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

In this lesson, you can learn about collocations in English. |||||||colocações|| In dieser Lektion lernen Sie Kollokationen auf Englisch kennen.

But, what are collocations?

Why can't you say, There was hard traffic on the way to the centre? Warum können Sie nicht sagen: Auf dem Weg ins Zentrum war starker Verkehr?

Because of collocation. ||a colocação Wegen Kollokation.

Can you say totally exhausted? |||совсем| Kann man sagen, total erschöpft?

Yes, you can,

What about totally freezing? |||congelando Was ist mit totalem Einfrieren?

No, you can't.

Why not?

Collocation! Colocação Kollokation!

Why do you apply for a job, but you apply to a company? |||подаёшь заявление||||||||| |||candidata||||||||| Warum bewerben Sie sich auf eine Stelle, aber Sie bewerben sich bei einem Unternehmen?

Can you guess? ||adivinhar

Er…

Of course, the answer is ‘collocation.'

But what does this mean?

Collocation means that some words fit together, and other words don't. |||||combinam|||||

Look at a sentence you heard before:

There was hard traffic on the way to the centre. Auf dem Weg ins Zentrum herrschte starker Verkehr.

Is this correct or not?

It's not correct.

If you said this, everybody would understand what you meant, but native English speakers |||||||||quiseste||||

would never use the words hard traffic together.

Do you know the correct way to say it?

You could say heavy traffic, bad traffic, terrible traffic, and there are other possibilities. Man könnte sagen starker Verkehr, schlechter Verkehr, schrecklicher Verkehr, und es gibt noch andere Möglichkeiten.

What's the point here?

The point is that some words fit together, and some words don't. Эта|суть||||слова||||||

There isn't any logic to it. Da gibt es keine Logik.

This makes collocations difficult.

If you don't know that heavy traffic is the correct collocation, it's hard to guess. Wenn Sie nicht wissen, dass starker Verkehr die richtige Kollokation ist, ist es schwer zu erraten.

You either know it, or you don't. |ou|sabe|||| Entweder man weiß es, oder man weiß es nicht.

In this lesson, you'll learn about common collocations in English, how to learn and

remember collocations, and why you should focus on collocations as part of your English Erinnern Sie sich an Kollokationen und warum Sie sich auf Kollokationen als Teil Ihres Englisch konzentrieren sollten

study.

You almost certainly know many collocations in English already. Sie kennen mit ziemlicher Sicherheit bereits viele Kollokationen im Englischen.

The most common collocations in English are with everyday verbs like do, make, get, give, Die häufigsten Kollokationen im Englischen sind mit alltäglichen Verben wie do, make, get, give,

have, and so on.

Each of these verbs has tens of possible collocations. |||||десятки||| Jedes dieser Verben hat Dutzende von möglichen Kollokationen.

Here's a challenge for you. Hier ist eine Herausforderung für Sie.

You're going to hear a dialogue. Sie werden einen Dialog hören.

In the dialogue, there are ten collocations with these five verbs.

Listen and write down the ten collocations.

Can you do me a favour? Kannst du mir einen Gefallen tun?

I've just got in! ||cheguei| Ich bin gerade eingestiegen! 我剛進去!

Can't I have a break for five minutes? Kann ich nicht fünf Minuten Pause machen?

But I have a big problem!

Amanda's arriving in fifteen minutes, and my car won't start. Amanda kommt in fünfzehn Minuten, und mein Auto springt nicht an.

Can you give me a lift to the station? Peux-tu|||||||| |||||carona||| Kannst du mich zum Bahnhof mitnehmen?

Ok, fine.

Give me a minute to get ready. Gib mir eine Minute, um mich fertig zu machen.

So, where's Amanda? Also, wo ist Amanda?

Shouldn't she be here already? Sollte sie nicht schon hier sein?

I think I made a mistake… Ich glaube, ich habe einen Fehler gemacht …

Oh?

I got confused and mixed up the dates. |fiquei|||||| Ich war verwirrt und habe die Daten verwechselt.

She's coming tomorrow. Sie kommt morgen.

Well, at least you already made the beds. |||||||as camas Wenigstens hast du die Betten schon gemacht. 好吧,至少你已經把床鋪好了。

Can you give me a lift tomorrow? Peux-tu|||||| |||||carona| Kannst du mich morgen mitnehmen?

Please?

Work is busy tomorrow, but I'll do my best. Morgen ist viel Arbeit, aber ich werde mein Bestes geben.

How was that? Wie war das?

Could you write down the ten collocations?

If you want, you can go back and listen to the dialogue a second time.

Here are the ten collocations you heard:

do someone a favour do (your) best jemandem einen Gefallen tun tun (dein) Bestes

make a mistake make the beds |||делать|| machen Sie einen Fehler, machen Sie die Betten

get in get confused reinkommen, verwirrt werden

give someone a lift give (me) a minute |||ajuda|||| jemanden mitnehmen gib (mir) eine Minute

have a break have a (big) problem eine Pause haben ein (großes) Problem haben

You can see how common collocations are. Sie können sehen, wie häufig Kollokationen sind.

They're everywhere in spoken English! Sie sind überall in gesprochenem Englisch!

All the collocations you saw are based on verbs. Alle Kollokationen, die Sie gesehen haben, basieren auf Verben.

However, collocations can be based on any part of speech. Kollokationen können jedoch auf jeder Wortart basieren.

For example, there are adjective-noun collocations, like a great achievement or a long journey. |||||||||великий|достижение|||| ||||||||||conquista|||| Zum Beispiel gibt es Adjektiv-Substantiv-Kollokationen, wie eine große Leistung oder eine lange Reise.

There are adverb-adjective collocations, like terribly hot or extremely significant. ||||||terrivelmente|||| มี|||||||||| Es gibt Adverb-Adjektiv-Kollokationen wie furchtbar heiß oder extrem bedeutsam.

There are noun-noun collocations, like a slice of cake or a pile of laundry. |||||||||||один||| Es gibt Substantiv-Substantiv-Kollokationen, wie ein Stück Kuchen oder ein Haufen Wäsche.

There are more.

The point is that collocations are everywhere.

To speak English naturally and fluently, you need to pay attention to them. Um natürlich und fließend Englisch zu sprechen, müssen Sie darauf achten.

So, what should you do?

The best way to find and learn collocations is to do regular reading and listening practice Der beste Weg, um Kollokationen zu finden und zu lernen, ist regelmäßige Lese- und Hörübungen

in English.

As you read or listen, pay attention to collocations. Achten Sie beim Lesen oder Hören auf Kollokationen.

If you're reading something, you can try to underline the collocations you find.

Remember that just because you know the words, it doesn't mean you know the collocation! Denken Sie daran, nur weil Sie die Wörter kennen, bedeutet das nicht, dass Sie die Kollokation kennen!

For example, you might see collocations like:

He went bald when he was in his twenties. он|||||||| ||careca|||||| Er bekam eine Glatze, als er in seinen Zwanzigern war. 他二十多歲的時候就禿頭了。

It's a big decision, but we have to do something. это||||||||| Es ist eine große Entscheidung, aber wir müssen etwas tun.

It was a little expensive, but still good value. ||||||||стоимость ||||||||valor Es war ein wenig teuer, aber immer noch ein gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis.

You might think, “I know the words, so there's nothing to learn here,” but this could be Sie denken vielleicht: „Ich kenne die Wörter, also gibt es hier nichts zu lernen“, aber das könnte sein

a mistake.

Think about the collocation big decision. Denken Sie an die große Entscheidung für die Kollokation.

If you don't know the collocation, you might say something else, like large decision or

heavy decision.

However, these don't work. Diese funktionieren jedoch nicht.

You need to know the collocation: big decision. ||||||большое| Sie müssen die Kollokation kennen: große Entscheidung.

The collocation is almost like a separate word that you need to learn and remember. Die Kollokation ist fast wie ein separates Wort, das Sie lernen und sich merken müssen.

Let's practice!

Look at a short text.

There are ten collocations in the text.

The collocations are of different types.

Can you find the ten collocations?

Pause the video, read the text, and try to find them.

Start again when you're ready.

Ready?

Let's look.

One quick point: maybe some of you have different answers. Один(1)|быстрый|||||||| Ein kurzer Punkt: Vielleicht haben einige von Ihnen andere Antworten.

Maybe some of you think there are more than ten collocations in the text.

You could be right. Da könntest du recht haben.

There isn't a clear line between what is a collocation and what isn't.

For example, is very patient a collocation? Ist zum Beispiel eine Kollokation sehr geduldig?

You could say that it is, or that it isn't.

It isn't clear.

Don't worry about this point. Machen Sie sich um diesen Punkt keine Sorgen.

It doesn't make any difference to how you should study and use collocations. Es macht keinen Unterschied, wie Sie Kollokationen studieren und verwenden sollten.

So, now you've found ten collocations in your text. So, jetzt haben Sie zehn Kollokationen in Ihrem Text gefunden.

You could find more collocations using a dictionary. Mit einem Wörterbuch können Sie weitere Kollokationen finden.

For example, there are two collocations in the text with the word friend: become friends Zum Beispiel gibt es im Text zwei Kollokationen mit dem Wort Freund: Freunde werden

and one of my closest friends. und einer meiner engsten Freunde.

Can you find two more?

Use your favourite dictionary, preferably a monolingual dictionary. ||||preferencialmente||monolingue| Verwenden Sie Ihr Lieblingswörterbuch, vorzugsweise ein einsprachiges Wörterbuch. 使用您最喜歡的字典,最好是單語字典。

Look up the word friend, and write down two more collocations. Посмотри|||||||||| Schlagen Sie das Wort Freund nach und schreiben Sie zwei weitere Kollokationen auf.

Pause the video and do it now!

Ready?

What did you get? Was hast du bekommen?

There are many, many possible answers, but maybe you wrote down something like: Es gibt viele, viele mögliche Antworten, aber vielleicht haben Sie etwas aufgeschrieben wie:

make friends (with someone) a good friend Freunde (mit jemandem) zu einem guten Freund machen

(your) best friend Or: a true friend ||||один|| (dein) bester Freund Oder: ein wahrer Freund

Let's do one more.

In the text, you saw the collocation demanding job. |||||||требовательная| |||||||exigente|

What else can be demanding? Was kann noch anspruchsvoller sein?

Pause the video, look up demanding in your dictionary, and write down two more possible

collocations.

Ready?

What did you get this time? Was hast du diesmal bekommen?

Here are three suggestions: |||предложения

a demanding person a demanding period eine anspruchsvolle Person eine anspruchsvolle Zeit

a demanding situation eine anspruchsvolle Situation

Again, there are other possibilities. ||||возможности

So, when you're reading or listening in English, try to notice the collocations you

see or hear.

You can then use your dictionary to look up related collocations.

However, you'll very quickly have a lot of collocations! no entanto|||||||| Sie werden jedoch sehr schnell viele Kollokationen haben!

How can you remember them all? Wie kannst du sie dir alle merken?

Learning and remembering collocations is the same as learning any other vocabulary. Das Lernen und Erinnern von Kollokationen ist dasselbe wie das Erlernen anderer Vokabeln.

That means you should: Das heißt, Sie sollten:

One: Learn vocabulary from real-life sources, for example from reading articles, listening ||||||fontes|||||| Erstens: Lernen Sie Vokabeln aus realen Quellen, zum Beispiel durch das Lesen von Artikeln, das Zuhören

to songs, or having conversations with your friends. |canções||||||

Don't learn vocabulary by making big lists of words from the dictionary. 不要透過從字典中列出大量單字來學習詞彙。

Two: learn and review vocabulary in full sentences. Zweitens: Vokabeln in ganzen Sätzen lernen und wiederholen.

If you want to remember the collocation keep in touch with someone, don't just write |||||||||em contato|||||

down the phrase; write down a full sentence which is meaningful for you. ||||||||||значимая|| ||||||||||significativo||

For example: I use Whatsapp to keep in touch with my friends overseas. ||||||||||||за границей ||||||||||||no exterior Zum Beispiel: Ich benutze Whatsapp, um mit meinen Freunden im Ausland in Kontakt zu bleiben.

Three: you need a system to review vocabulary regularly. Три||||||||

The best way to do this is to use a flashcard app like Quizlet or Anki.

Finally, like any vocabulary, you need to use it, otherwise it won't stick in your |||||||||иначе|||прилипнет|| |||||||||caso contrário|||fixar|| Schließlich müssen Sie es, wie jedes Vokabular, verwenden, sonst bleibt es nicht in Ihrem Gedächtnis

head.

How can you do that?

Here's one suggestion: when you learn collocations, put them in groups by topic. Hier ist ein Vorschlag: Wenn Sie Kollokationen lernen, ordnen Sie sie thematisch gruppiert an.

For example, collocations to describe a person, collocations to describe a city, collocations

to talk about relationships, and so on.

When you have ten or more collocations in a group, write a short text, and try to use

all of the collocations as you write.

For example, if you've found ten collocations to describe a city, you could write a short

paragraph about your hometown using the collocations you've learned. |||cidade natal||||| Absatz über Ihre Heimatstadt mit den erlernten Kollokationen.

It might look something like this: Es könnte etwa so aussehen:

Athens is a sprawling city with a rich history. |||广阔的||||| |||tentaculaire||||| |||expansiva||||| |||разрастающийся||||| Athen ist eine weitläufige Stadt mit einer reichen Geschichte. 雅典是個規模龐大、歷史悠久的城市。

The old centre is full of steep, narrow streets and archaeological monuments. ||||||陡峭的||||考古的| ||||||íngremes|estreitas|||| Das alte Zentrum ist voll von steilen, engen Gassen und archäologischen Denkmälern.

It has a lively atmosphere, especially at night. ||||atmosfera||| Es hat eine lebhafte Atmosphäre, besonders nachts.

You can get around by metro, which is useful because traffic jams are a constant problem. ||||||||||||||постоянная| 您可以搭乘地鐵出行,這很有用,因為交通擁堵是一個持續存在的問題。

You can easily find tasty local food in the centre, although touristy places can be overpriced. |||||||||||游客多的|||| |||||||||||||||trop chers |||||||||||นักท่องเที่ยว||||แพงเกินไป ||||||||||embora|||||caro |||||||||||||||с завышенными цен 您可以在市中心輕鬆找到美味的當地美食,但旅遊景點的價格可能會過高。

There's very little street crime, so you don't have to worry about safety, although 街頭犯罪很少,所以你不用擔心安全問題

you should look out for pickpockets in the metro. |||||小偷||| |||||ladrões de carteira||| |||||карманники||| 你應該在地鐵裡提防扒手。

This can be challenging, but it's worth making the effort. ||||||值得||| ||||||vale a pena||| ||||||стоит|||усилие Das kann eine Herausforderung sein, aber es lohnt sich, sich darum zu bemühen.

By using the collocations you learn to write something which is true for you, you'll Wenn Sie die gelernten Kollokationen verwenden, um etwas zu schreiben, das für Sie wahr ist, werden Sie

be able to remember them more easily. sie sich leichter merken können.

Finally, let's see how collocations can be the key to increasing your English vocabulary. Abschließend wollen wir sehen, wie Kollokationen der Schlüssel zur Erweiterung Ihres englischen Wortschatzes sein können.

Often, students tell us things like:

I need more vocabulary to speak English.

I can't find the right words when I'm speaking.

Or: I need to learn more vocabulary for my IELTS exam.

Or: I want to learn academic vocabulary to express my ideas clearly. Oder: Ich möchte akademisches Vokabular lernen, um meine Ideen klar auszudrücken.

What if we told you that you could improve your vocabulary massively, without even learning |||||||||||massivamente||até|aprendendo Was wäre, wenn wir Ihnen sagen würden, dass Sie Ihren Wortschatz massiv verbessern können, ohne überhaupt etwas zu lernen?

any new words? irgendwelche neuen Wörter?

What?

How can that be? Wie kann das sein?

It's not about how many words you know; it's about how you use those words.

Remember earlier, you saw the collocation big decision? Erinnern Sie sich, dass Sie vorhin die große Entscheidung über die Kollokation gesehen haben?

Probably, all of you know the words big and decision, but we're guessing not all of

you knew the collocation big decision. Sie wussten, dass die Kollokation eine große Entscheidung ist.

Most of the collocations in this lesson are probably similar. Die meisten der Kollokationen in dieser Lektion sind wahrscheinlich ähnlich.

The individual words might not be new, but the combination is. |||podem|||||||

You've seen around thirty to forty different collocations in this lesson. |||trinta||||||| Sie haben in dieser Lektion etwa dreißig bis vierzig verschiedene Kollokationen kennengelernt.

Actually, you've seen many more, but we've highlighted that many. |||||||destacado||muitas Eigentlich haben Sie noch viel mehr gesehen, aber so viele haben wir hervorgehoben.

This is a tiny, tiny proportion of the collocations we could have shown you. |||pequena|||||||||| Dies ist nur ein winziger Teil der Kollokationen, die wir Ihnen hätten zeigen können.

Collocations are everywhere, and many of them use words you're already familiar with. ||em todo o lado|||||||||| Kollokationen gibt es überall, und viele von ihnen verwenden Wörter, die Sie bereits kennen.

So here's our final piece of advice: spend more time learning collocations.

Don't just learn single words; learn combinations and phrases with them.

Learn collocations using the vocabulary you have. Lernen Sie Kollokationen anhand des vorhandenen Wortschatzes.

Follow the steps in this lesson: find collocations by reading or listening, use good vocabulary Befolgen Sie die Schritte in dieser Lektion: Finden Sie Kollokationen durch Lesen oder Hören, verwenden Sie gute Vokabeln

learning practices, and use collocations by writing short texts on different topics.

This way, you can learn to use the vocabulary you already know to express a wider range ||||||||||||||так|шире диапазон| |||||||||||||||mais amplo|alcance Auf diese Weise können Sie lernen, den Wortschatz, den Sie bereits kennen, für ein breiteres Spektrum von Ausdrücken zu verwenden.

of ideas.

You'll be able to talk more fluently and naturally, and express yourself more clearly. Sie werden flüssiger und natürlicher sprechen und sich klarer ausdrücken können.

Here's a question for you: have you found any weird, funny, interesting or really illogical ||||||||||||||不合逻辑的 ||||||||||||||ไร้เหตุผล |||||||||estranho|engraçada|||| ||||||||||||||иллогичный Hier ist eine Frage an Sie: Haben Sie irgendwelche seltsamen, lustigen, interessanten oder wirklich unlogischen

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