Hi again.
I know many of you have been studying English for quite a while, and you may be familiar with different types of English speech, such as slangs or idioms, or what we call colloquial speech. Today I wanted to talk about colloquial speech because there’s a lot of it used very off-handedly, um, very off the cuff. Of which ‘off the cuff’ is a colloquial speech statement. But I’m sure you remember Michael Jackson or even heard of Michael Jackson. He was a very popular and famous American singer. He was also very popular around the world. And he had an album with a couple of nice tunes on it. And one of the tunes was called ‘Beat It’. And you know, it was up-tempo rhythmic a dance tune. Just ‘Beat It’ he used to sing in the song. Well, the term ‘beat it’ is a colloquial speech. Because when you think about the two words ‘beat it’, I’m sure you wonder what’s being beaten. What does he mean by “beat it”?
Of course the music is so good that it will grab you and hold you. But the two words “beat it” don’t really make sense to people learning English as a second language. What you should know is that there are a lot of colloquial speech phrases when you speak English. I was helping someone with English the other day, and one of the terms came up which was “I don’t get it”. And she asked me, what do you mean by “I don’t get it”. And I had to tell her that it simply means I don’t understand. ‘I don’t get it’, or ‘I can’t get it’ are colloquial speech types. Now, this types of English speech are used a lot for native English speaking people. And the good news is that you can learn this. You can actually ‘pick it up’. You can learn it as fast as you study English. The bad news is that it’s not taught so much in textbook English.
You don’t hear, or you don’t read this type of speech, unless you’re focused on it. As well, Colloquial Speech has to be a particular part of your English study. But when you’re talking with someone who speaks English, naturally, they will offhandedly speak with colloquial style statements. They will speak with slangs. They will speak with idioms. And a lot of this will definitely ‘go over your head’. ‘Go over your head’ is another colloquial statement or colloquial phrase ‘go over your head’ simply means you probably won’t understand. I do a class online and it’s called Dino’s club and you can join with me. You will need to find my link that connects you with ‘How to speak English, just like an American’. And I go into these types of English phrases and these types of English speech. Today I just want to let you know that you can feel assured that you can learn how to speak English, just like an American and learn all the different types of English speech. Be they colloquial, speech, idioms, and or slang.
You can learn from someone who is willing to take the time to speak with you directly. And I’m willing to do that. It is better than watching videos, and also better than reading books. It is very good when you can actually talk with your teacher who addresses you by name and go through the colloquial speech, idioms, and slangs of American English. So think about that. There’s a lot more to learn with English than just the textbook styles that you have been taught. There’s so much more. And once you get a handle on how to use idioms, colloquial speech, and slang within the English language, then English becomes more expressive. It becomes more powerful for you to use. And actually you become a happier English second language user. And so I want to thank you again for always taking the time to read my writings, and I am always happy to take time to share with you. And I look forward to talking with you again very soon. Until then stay safe, stay healthy, stay happy. Keep smiling. I’ll talk to you again very soon.
Bye for now.
