Learn slang expressions used by teenagers
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Used by Teenagers |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. I'm John. |
| Selin: And I'm Selin! |
| John: This is Must-Know Turkish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 1. In this lesson, you'll learn slang used by teenagers. |
| John: Don't be surprised to hear these among teenagers and sometimes even adults. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Selin: ortam yapmak |
| Selin: kal gelmek |
| Selin: geyik yapmak |
| Selin: okul kırmak |
| John: Selin, what's our first expression? |
| Selin: ortam yapmak |
| John: literally meaning "to form a setting." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to form a social clique." |
| Selin: [SLOW] ortam yapmak [NORMAL] ortam yapmak |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: ortam yapmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you enter a social clique and start hanging out with them. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Üniversitede kendine ortam yapmalısın. [SLOW] Üniversitede kendine ortam yapmalısın. |
| John: "You should join a social group in university." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Üniversitede kendine ortam yapmalısın. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Selin: kal gelmek |
| John: literally meaning "to come to stay." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to freeze." |
| Selin: [SLOW] kal gelmek [NORMAL] kal gelmek |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: kal gelmek |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone freezes in a situation and does nothing but stare. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Eski erkek arkadaşını Aylin ile görünce, ona kal geldi. [SLOW] Eski erkek arkadaşını Aylin ile görünce, ona kal geldi. |
| John: "When she saw his ex-boyfriend with Aylin, she was shocked." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Eski erkek arkadaşını Aylin ile görünce, ona kal geldi. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Selin: geyik yapmak |
| John: literally meaning "to make a deer." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to schmooze." |
| Selin: [SLOW] geyik yapmak [NORMAL] geyik yapmak |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: geyik yapmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you casually chat and hang out. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Sözde ders çalışacaktık ama bütün gece geyik yaptık. [SLOW] Sözde ders çalışacaktık ama bütün gece geyik yaptık. |
| John: "We were supposed to study, but we hung out the whole night." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Sözde ders çalışacaktık ama bütün gece geyik yaptık. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Selin: okul kırmak |
| John: literally meaning "to break out of school." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to ditch school." |
| Selin: [SLOW] okul kırmak [NORMAL] okul kırmak |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: okul kırmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when a student doesn't go to school for a day, for no obvious reason but fun. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Yarın okulu kıralım mı? [SLOW] Yarın okulu kıralım mı? |
| John: "Let's ditch school tomorrow!" |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Yarın okulu kıralım mı? |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: He just stood there, motionless, and watched. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: kal gelmek |
| John: "to freeze" |
| John: You joined the tennis group and you play every Saturday morning. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: ortam yapmak |
| John: "to form a social clique" |
| John: He went to see the new movie on the day of the math exam. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: okul kırmak |
| John: "to ditch school" |
| John: You gather with your friends to talk over a coffee. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: geyik yapmak |
| John: "to schmooze" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Turkish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at TurkishClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Selin: Hoşçakalın! |
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