Experiences of learning American slang

Understanding English slang is very important in learning English. You probably have the same confusion. You have accumulated a lot of vocabulary, but when you talk to a native American, you still don’t understand what they talk about, because they use a lot of slang. For example, if a person says: “Let’s hang out tonight.” You may think what “hang out” means. If you explain this phrase literally, you may think the meaning is hanging something out, but, actually, it doesn’t really mean that. It means “Let’s go out tonight and have some fun.” So, understanding slang is very important for communication.
Here, I’d like to share my experience of how to understand some English slang. Having conversations with native speakers as many times as possible, the more you talk, the more you understand. Reading newspapers as much as you can, there is a lot of slang being used in the newspapers, try to understand them, and use them in your real life. You can also buy some English slang books, which will help you understand slang more easily.
Anyhow, as long as you go to great lengths to concentrate on this learning, you will find that your English will be improved quickly.