Learn slang expressions related to playing computer games
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Related to Playing Computer Games |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HungarianPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Lena: And I'm Lena! |
| John: This is Must-Know Hungarian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 12. In this lesson, you'll learn slang related to playing computer games. |
| John: Computer games are getting more and more popular these days, so we will highlight some popular expressions in this lesson. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Lena: kocka |
| Lena: kockul |
| Lena: gépezik |
| Lena: gémelés |
| John: Lena, what's our first expression? |
| Lena: kocka |
| John: literally meaning "cube." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "someone who is keen on computer games, a nerd." |
| Lena: [SLOW] kocka [NORMAL] kocka |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: kocka |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who spends a lot of time in front of the computer or playing computer or phone games - it may have a negative connotation. Teenagers may call each other |
| Lena: kocka |
| John: while they do not think it is a bad quality. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Már megint a gép előtt ülsz? Micsoda kocka vagy! [SLOW] Már megint a gép előtt ülsz? Micsoda kocka vagy! |
| John: "Are you sitting in front of the PC again? What a nerd you are!" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Már megint a gép előtt ülsz? Micsoda kocka vagy! |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Lena: kockul |
| John: literally meaning "to cube." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to sit in front of the computer for a long time." |
| Lena: [SLOW] kockul [NORMAL] kockul |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: kockul |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that someone has spent way too much time in front of the computer or playing computer or phone games. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Ilyen jó időben itt kockultok a szobában? [SLOW] Ilyen jó időben itt kockultok a szobában? |
| John: "Why are you playing computer games in the room in such nice weather?" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Ilyen jó időben itt kockultok a szobában? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Lena: gépezik |
| John: literally meaning "to machine." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to play on the computer." |
| Lena: [SLOW] gépezik [NORMAL] gépezik |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: gépezik |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that someone is playing on the computer. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] A bátyád már megint gépezik? [SLOW] A bátyád már megint gépezik? |
| John: "Is your brother playing on the computer again?" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] A bátyád már megint gépezik? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Lena: gémelés |
| John: literally meaning "to game." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "the act of playing computer games." |
| Lena: [SLOW] gémelés [NORMAL] gémelés |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: gémelés |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to the act of playing computer games. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Tényleg a gémelés a hobbid? [SLOW] Tényleg a gémelés a hobbid? |
| John: "Is playing computer games really your hobby?" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Tényleg a gémelés a hobbid? |
| 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 is so focused on a computer game, that he doesn't even care about dinner. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: kockul |
| John: "to sit in front of the computer for a long time" |
| John: All he ever does is play video games! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: kocka |
| John: "someone who is keen on computer games, a nerd" |
| John: He’s controlling the character of the computer game. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: gémelés |
| John: "the act of playing computer games" |
| John: Your brother’s in his room playing games on his computer. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: gépezik |
| John: "to play on the computer" |
Outro |
|---|
| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Hungarian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at HungarianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Lena: Viszlát! |
Comments
Hide