Learn idioms about irresponsible people
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Idioms About Irresponsible 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 8. In this lesson, you'll learn idioms about irresponsible people. |
| John: Turkish people generally use these expressions to talk about irresponsible people. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Selin: leyla leyla gezmek |
| Selin: ense yapmak |
| Selin: aval aval bakmak |
| Selin: arazi olmak |
| John: Selin, what's our first expression? |
| Selin: leyla leyla gezmek |
| John: literally meaning "to walk around like Leyla." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to wander around in a daze." |
| Selin: [SLOW] leyla leyla gezmek [NORMAL] leyla leyla gezmek |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: leyla leyla gezmek |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you see someone walking around as if he or she is in a wonderland. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Evet, onu en son gördüğümde leyla leyla geziyordu. [SLOW] Evet, onu en son gördüğümde leyla leyla geziyordu. |
| John: "Yes, she was walking around in a daze the last time I saw her." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Evet, onu en son gördüğümde leyla leyla geziyordu. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Selin: ense yapmak |
| John: literally meaning "make a nape." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be lazy." |
| Selin: [SLOW] ense yapmak [NORMAL] ense yapmak |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: ense yapmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone is being lazy. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Bütün yaz ense yaptım, ders |
| çalışmadım. [SLOW] Bütün yaz ense yaptım, ders |
| çalışmadım. |
| John: "I kicked back the whole summer. I haven't studied at all." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Bütün yaz ense yaptım, ders |
| çalışmadım. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Selin: aval aval bakmak |
| John: literally meaning "looking in a dopey way." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "looking dumb." |
| Selin: [SLOW] aval aval bakmak [NORMAL] aval aval bakmak |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: aval aval bakmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone stares at you without doing anything. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Neden aval aval yüzüme bakıyorsun? [SLOW] Neden aval aval yüzüme bakıyorsun? |
| John: "Why are you staring at me?" |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Neden aval aval yüzüme bakıyorsun? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Selin: arazi olmak |
| John: literally meaning "to become terrain." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to get out." |
| Selin: [SLOW] arazi olmak [NORMAL] arazi olmak |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: arazi olmak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone is quickly getting out of somewhere. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Alacaklılarını yolda görünce hemen arazi oldu. [SLOW] Alacaklılarını yolda görünce hemen arazi oldu. |
| John: "When he saw his creditors on the street, he got lost immediately." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Alacaklılarını yolda görünce hemen arazi oldu. |
| 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 slept the whole afternoon without doing any homework. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: ense yapmak |
| John: "to be lazy" |
| John: He just looked around confused about what to do, despite it being explained to him only a minute ago. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: leyla leyla gezmek |
| John: "to wander around in a daze" |
| John: The kids fled after breaking the window. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: arazi olmak |
| John: "to get out" |
| John: She just sits there every morning and stares at the people walking by. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: aval aval bakmak |
| John: "looking dumb" |
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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