Appendix

Common Idioms

Idyòm Komen yo

Idyòm yo se fraz ki genyen yon siyifikasyon ki diferan de chak mo endividyèl ki gwoupe ansanm yo. Ann gade ekspresyon “piece of cake la.” Si mwen di, “I want a piece of cake,” Mwen vledi ke mwen vle yon desè. Men si mwen di, “Learning English with EnglishConnect is a piece of cake,” Mwen vIedi ke aprann Anglè avèk EnglishConnect fasil. Idyòm “piece of cake” vledi “fasil.”

Itilizasyon idyòm se yon fason òdinè pou pale ki fè ou plis sanble tankou yon natif natal. Idyòm yo kreye imaj nan tèt nou epi yo ba nou kèk santiman. An Anglè, lè tout moun nan menm sitiyasyon an, nou di, “We’re all in the same boat.” Sa kreye yon imaj moun k ap travay ansanm nan yon bato pou ale yon kote. Di, “We’re all in the same boat” kreye yon santiman kominote ak konpreyansyon.

Konnen ak itilize idyòm yo amizan anpil! Pi ba la gen yon lis idyòm komen yo an Anglè.

Fason pou aprann idyòm yo:

1. Gade idyòm nan. Etidye definisyon ak egzanp.

2. Konsidere idyòm ki similè nan lang pa w yo.

3. Panse sou fason pou w itilize idyòm nan.

4. Ekri fraz avèk idyòm nan. Itilize l nan konvèsasyon yo.

5. Remake idyòm yo pandan w ap li oswa tande Anglè a.

Idyòm	Definisyon	Egzanp
Idyòm a piece of cake	Definisyon fasil	Egzanp That test was a piece of cake!
Idyòm a blessing in disguise	Definisyon yon bon bagay ka sanble move odepa	Egzanp She lost her job, but it was a blessing in disguise. She found a better job.
Idyòm all in the same boat	Definisyon tout moun nan menm sitiyasyon an	Egzanp Nobody can leave this room. We’re all in the same boat.
Idyòm barking up the wrong tree	Definisyon eseye akonpli yon bagay menfè li nan yon fason ke moun pa konprann	Egzanp If you think I’m going to loan you more money, you’re barking up the wrong tree.
Idyòm better late than never	Definisyon pi bon pou l rive ta pase pou l pa janm rive ditou	Egzanp A: He didn’t repay the money until last week. B: That’s okay. Better late than never.
Idyòm birds of a feather flock together	Definisyon moun ki gen menm karaktè, atitid, enterè oawa gou yo souvan gwoupe ansanm	Egzanp I was right that Paul and Ben would get along. Birds of a feather flock together.
Idyòm no use crying over spilled milk	Definisyon Sa pa ede pou nou enkyete oswa vire gade dèyè sou bagay ki te mal pase ke nou pa ka chanje	Egzanp We can’t get the money back, so let’s make a new plan. It’s no use crying over spilled milk.
Idyòm don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched	Definisyon Ou pa gen sètitid ke yon bagay pral rive, donk ou pa ta dwe ko planifye sou li	Egzanp A: I will probably get a raise soon, so I bought a new bed! B: Well, don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. You might not get the raise.
Idyòm get all your ducks in a row	Definisyon byen òganize tout bagay epi pare pou pwochen etap la	Egzanp We have to get all our ducks in a row before the family comes for a visit. Let’s start cleaning and cooking right now.
Idyòm give me a hand	Definisyon ede m	Egzanp I can’t lift this sofa on my own. Can you give me a hand?
Idyòm hang in there	Definisyon pa lage	Egzanp I know learning English is very difficult. Hang in there.
Idyòm it takes two to tango	Definisyon toude moun ki enplike nan aksyon oswa erè a responsab	Egzanp It is partially my fault that we were fighting. It takes two to tango.
Idyòm keep an eye on	Definisyon gade atantivman	Egzanp My son has been misbehaving a lot lately, so please keep an eye on him to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Idyòm let the cat out of the bag	Definisyon pou neglijaman ak entansyonèlman revele yon sekrè	Egzanp I heard that someone let the cat out of the bag, so I might as well tell you myself—I’m pregnant!
Idyòm out of the frying pan and into the fire	Definisyon soti nan yon move sitiyasyon ale nan yon sitiyasyon ki pi mal toujou	Egzanp He didn’t like his previous job, so he quit, but now he can’t find a new job. He’s out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Idyòm go out on a limb	Definisyon eseye yon bagay riske ki ka mete w nan yon pi move pozisyon feblès	Egzanp I’m going to go out on a limb here and invest some money in this project, even though I don’t know if the project will be successful.
Idyòm preaching to the choir	Definisyon eseye konvenk yon moun ki deja dakò avèk ou	Egzanp They are already going to vote for him. He’s just preaching to the choir.
Idyòm rub salt in the wound	Definisyon rann yon sitiyasyon pi mal nan fè moun nan santi li koupab oswa raple yo erè yo	Egzanp I know I shouldn’t have done it. You don’t have to remind me and rub salt in the wound.
Idyòm so far, so good	Definisyon rive jis nan moman sa a, bagay yo ap byen mache	Egzanp This first month, they haven’t had any problems building the house. So far, so good.
Idyòm the straw that broke the camel’s back	Definisyon yon ti pwoblèm ka genyen gwo konsekans paske li se dènye a nan anpil pwoblèm youn apre lòt	Egzanp We had a terrible week. Everything was going wrong. So when we missed the bus, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Idyòm you’re pulling my leg	Definisyon eseye fè yon moun kwè yon bagay enkòrèk nan sans yon blag; pou pyeje yo	Egzanp No, that celebrity isn’t calling me. You’re pulling my leg.

Note

Remak

Etidyan yo renmen aprann idyòm. Men kèk ide pou ede yo aprann.

• Chwazi yon idyòm chak jou pou w anseye etidyan yo. Eksplike siyifikasyon an epi pale konsènan egzanp yo.

• Fè etidyan yo youn apre lòt prezante yon idyòm pou manm gwoup yo a. Yo ta ka prezante yon idyòm ki soti nan lis pi wo a oswa chwazi yon lòt yo ki familye pou yo. Chak etidyan ta ka prezante endividyèlman, oubyen etidyan yo ka travay an gwoup de moun.

• Mande etidyan yo pou yo konpare idyòm sa yo avèk idyòm nan pwòp lang pa yo. Pa egzanp, pou bay ankourajman nan yon sitiyasyon difisil, moun nan Etazini di, “Hang in there!” Ki ekspresyon ki gen menm siyifikasyon an nan lang natifnatal etidyan yo?