Learn slang expressions with strong meanings to describe people
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang with Strong Meanings that Describes People |
| 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 3. In this lesson, you'll learn slang with strong meanings that describes people. |
| John: These are quite strong phrases. You may hear them in a fight. Try to avoid using them yourself. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Selin: ayı |
| Selin: çatlak |
| Selin: hödük |
| Selin: şaşkın |
| John: Selin, what's our first expression? |
| Selin: ayı |
| John: literally meaning "bear." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "rude person." |
| Selin: [SLOW] ayı [NORMAL] ayı |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: ayı |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone acts too rudely. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Kapıyı çalmadan içeri ayı gibi daldın. [SLOW] Kapıyı çalmadan içeri ayı gibi daldın. |
| John: "You came in very rudely without even knocking on the door." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Kapıyı çalmadan içeri ayı gibi daldın. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Selin: çatlak |
| John: literally meaning "crack." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "crazy person." |
| Selin: [SLOW] çatlak [NORMAL] çatlak |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: çatlak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone acts crazy. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Çatlak mıdır nedir? Beni gece yarısı arıyor. [SLOW] Çatlak mıdır nedir? Beni gece yarısı arıyor. |
| John: "Is he crazy or what? He calls me in the middle of the night." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Çatlak mıdır nedir? Beni gece yarısı arıyor. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Selin: hödük |
| John: literally meaning "boor." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "someone rude." |
| Selin: [SLOW] hödük [NORMAL] hödük |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: hödük |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when talking about a very rude person in an angry tone. You would generally use it in the third person, behind their backs. If you say it directly to someone, you might get into a fight. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] İstemediğimi söyledim, hala beni takip ediyor. Hödük müdür nedir! [SLOW] İstemediğimi söyledim, hala beni takip ediyor. Hödük müdür nedir! |
| John: "I told him I don't want it, but he is still following me. What a jerk!" |
| Selin: [NORMAL] İstemediğimi söyledim, hala beni takip ediyor. Hödük müdür nedir! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Selin: şaşkın |
| John: literally meaning "confused." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "silly." |
| Selin: [SLOW] şaşkın [NORMAL] şaşkın |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: şaşkın |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when somebody does something silly. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Ne şaşkınsın, yanlış otobüse binmişsin. [SLOW] Ne şaşkınsın, yanlış otobüse binmişsin. |
| John: "You are so silly, getting on the wrong bus." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Ne şaşkınsın, yanlış otobüse binmişsin. |
| 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 was running around drunk, and scaring all the dogs in the neighborhood. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: çatlak |
| John: "crazy person" |
| John: He slammed the door very loudly, despite the fact that there was a baby sleeping in the room. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: ayı |
| John: "rude person" |
| John: He put salt in his coffee by mistake. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: şaşkın |
| John: "silly" |
| John: He crashed his car into mine on purpose because I took the parking spot before him. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: hödük |
| John: "someone rude" |
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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