Learn slang with strange sounds
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Slang with Strange Sounds |
| 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 25. In this lesson, you'll learn slang with strange sounds. |
| James: These are slang words and phrases with strange sounds. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Selin: lamı cimi yok |
| Selin: çok da fifi |
| Selin: dandik |
| Selin: çakozlamak |
| James: Selin, what's our first expression? |
| Selin: lamı cimi yok |
| James: literally meaning "there is no L or C." In the past, Turkish people used the Arabic alphabet instead of Latin. Lam and Cim are the letters L and C. This idiom is like a breadcrumb from the old days. When it's used as a slang expression, it means "there is no way out." |
| Selin: [SLOW] lamı cimi yok [NORMAL] lamı cimi yok |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: lamı cimi yok |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when explaining that there is no other way. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Bunu yiyeceksin, lamı cimi yok! [SLOW] Bunu yiyeceksin, lamı cimi yok! |
| James: "There is no way out, you have to eat this!" |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Bunu yiyeceksin, lamı cimi yok! |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Selin: çok da fifi |
| James: literally meaning "too much blah blah blah." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "I don't care a bit." |
| Selin: [SLOW] çok da fifi [NORMAL] çok da fifi |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: çok da fifi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you don't care about a situation. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Aman sen onu ne dinliyorsun, çok da fifi! [SLOW] Aman sen onu ne dinliyorsun, çok da fifi! |
| James: "Come on, who cares about him!" |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Aman sen onu ne dinliyorsun, çok da fifi! |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Selin: dandik |
| James: literally meaning "trashy." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "low quality." |
| Selin: [SLOW] dandik [NORMAL] dandik |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: dandik |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you think something has a low quality. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Dün aldığım ayakkabı çok dandik çıktı [SLOW] Dün aldığım ayakkabı çok dandik çıktı |
| James: "The shoes I bought yesterday are really trashy." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Dün aldığım ayakkabı çok dandik çıktı |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Selin: çakozlamak |
| James: literally meaning "to get stricken." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to get a clue." |
| Selin: [SLOW] çakozlamak [NORMAL] çakozlamak |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: çakozlamak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when someone gets a clear idea of what's going on. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Annem dün okula gitmediğimi çakozladı. [SLOW] Annem dün okula gitmediğimi çakozladı. |
| James: "My mom caught on that I didn't go to school yesterday." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Annem dün okula gitmediğimi çakozladı. |
| 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: He is telling all those tall tales, but you just don’t have any interest in it. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: çok da fifi |
| James: "I don't care a bit" |
| James: You must stay at work, otherwise you won’t be ready for the presentation tomorrow. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: lamı cimi yok |
| James: "there is no way out" |
| James: He must have been snacking all day because the lunchbox was untouched. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: çakozlamak |
| James: "to get a clue" |
| James: The waterpot I bought broke after the first use. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: dandik |
| James: "low quality" |
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. Thank you everyone, and see you in another series! |
| Selin: Hoşçakalın! |
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