Learn slang expressions to socialize
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Social Slang |
| James: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. I'm James. |
| Selin: And I'm Selin! |
| James: This is Must-Know Turkish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 20. In this lesson, you'll learn social slang. |
| James: These are commonly used in social life. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Selin: çıkmak |
| Selin: gıcık olmak |
| Selin: uyuz olmak |
| Selin: dil uzatmak |
| James: Selin, what's our first expression? |
| Selin: çıkmak |
| James: literally meaning "to go out." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to date." |
| Selin: [SLOW] çıkmak [NORMAL] çıkmak |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: çıkmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you are talking about dating. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Benimle çıkar mısın? [SLOW] Benimle çıkar mısın? |
| James: "Would you go on a date with me?" |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Benimle çıkar mısın? |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Selin: gıcık olmak |
| James: literally meaning "to have a tickling sensation in the throat." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be frustrated." |
| Selin: [SLOW] gıcık olmak [NORMAL] gıcık olmak |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: gıcık olmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you really dislike someone. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] O kıza gerçekten gıcık oluyorum. [SLOW] O kıza gerçekten gıcık oluyorum. |
| James: "I really have bad feelings about that girl." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] O kıza gerçekten gıcık oluyorum. |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Selin: uyuz olmak |
| James: literally meaning "to have scabies." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to despise." |
| Selin: [SLOW] uyuz olmak [NORMAL] uyuz olmak |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: uyuz olmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when talking about someone you really do not like. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Yeni komşuma uyuz oluyorum! [SLOW] Yeni komşuma uyuz oluyorum! |
| James: "I really despise my new neighbor." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Yeni komşuma uyuz oluyorum! |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Selin: dil uzatmak |
| James: literally meaning "to stretch a tongue." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to speak ill about someone or something." |
| Selin: [SLOW] dil uzatmak [NORMAL] dil uzatmak |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: dil uzatmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when saying something bad about someone or something. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Aileme dil uzatmana izin vermem. [SLOW] Aileme dil uzatmana izin vermem. |
| James: "I won't let you talk bad about my family." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Aileme dil uzatmana izin vermem. |
| QUIZ |
| James: 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? |
| James: You got scolded so many times because of others’ mistakes, it makes you very... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: gıcık olmak |
| James: "to be frustrated" |
| James: They see each other in romantic places, I think they... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: çıkmak |
| James: "to date" |
| James: He keeps putting others under a bad light. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: dil uzatmak |
| James: "to speak ill about someone or something" |
| James: She really can’t stand her new boss. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: uyuz olmak |
| James: "to despise" |
Outro |
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| James: 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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