لماذا نقول
He missed the bus.
و لا نقول
He lost the bus.
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Collocations
What are Collocations?
تعني المتلازمات اللفظية، و هي تتكون من كلمتين أو أكثر مثل أشباه الجمل
يستخدمها المتحدثون الأصليون بصيغة و هيئة محددة، ولا يمكن أن تتغير
:مثل
- Go home
Why are collocations important?
لأنه يساعد على التحدث بطلاقة و بشكل طبيعي و صحيح مثل المتحدثين الأصليين
يوجد في لغتنا العربية الكثير من المتلازمات اللفظية مثل؛ برد قارس ، ذكاء حاد، خطأ فادح ، أبيض ناصع
Types of Collocations:
- Verb + noun: ( noun phrase)
- Make tea
- Eat soup
- Make money = Earn money
She’s working hard to earn money.
- Run a business = Manage a business
Bill ran his business very well, and he made a lot of money.
- Do your best
- Adj. + noun :
- A fast car
- Heavy smoker
He’s usually a heavy smoker and drinker.
- Nasty surprise = unpleasant surprise
Don’t say “ bad surprise”
Say “ Nasty surprise”
Anyone who wants a cheap ride could get a nasty surprise.
- Strong coffee / strong tea
- Strong feeling
There was a strong feeling of fellowship among the members of the team.
Don’t say powerful coffee / tea / feeling.
- Powerful man
- Economical car / vehicle
Can you suggest a choice of economical cars / vehicles for us?
- Economic problems
Nowadays, economic problems plague the world.
- Adv + adj:
- Utterly stupid.
He looked utterly stupid.
- Richly decorated
- Highly gifted = highly talented
Anwar was a highly gifted and interesting personality.
- Newly appointed
As newly appointed leader, I totally take care of it.
- Crucially important = extremely important
- Absolutely / extremely fascinating
- Noun + preposition + noun:
- A bunch of flowers 💐
I have a bunch of flowers for you
- A bunch of keys
- A bar of chocolate
- A bar of soap
- A phase of life
- A stage of life
Childhood is a stage / phase of life.
- A surge of anger
In a surge of anger, Adnan hurled the cheese against the wall.
- Vigor of emotions
Exercises:
Watch the video and match the right collocation!
