Learn slang expressions that your friends will often use
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang That Friends Often Use |
| 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 13. In this lesson, you'll learn slang that friends often use. |
| John: Friends use many slang expressions when talking to each other. You might find some of them useful. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Lena: tesó |
| Lena: jó fej |
| Lena: tök |
| Lena: tök jó |
| John: Lena, what's our first expression? |
| Lena: tesó |
| John: This slang expression means "bro or sis." |
| Lena: [SLOW] tesó [NORMAL] tesó |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: tesó |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone's brother or sister; it may also be used to address close friends. It's a short version of |
| Lena: testvér, |
| John: meaning brother or sister. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] A tesód nem jön? [SLOW] A tesód nem jön? |
| John: "Isn't your bro coming?" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] A tesód nem jön? |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Lena: jó fej |
| John: literally meaning "good head." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "nice or cool person." |
| Lena: [SLOW] jó fej [NORMAL] jó fej |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: jó fej |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone that you like, or find nice or cool. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Most mi a bajod? Apukád egész jó fej volt. [SLOW] Most mi a bajod? Apukád egész jó fej volt. |
| John: "What's wrong now? Your dad was quite cool." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Most mi a bajod? Apukád egész jó fej volt. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Lena: tök |
| John: literally meaning "pumpkin." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very much." |
| Lena: [SLOW] tök [NORMAL] tök |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: tök |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express "very much." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Tök sokat tanultam a vizsgára. [SLOW] Tök sokat tanultam a vizsgára. |
| John: "I studied a lot for the exam." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Tök sokat tanultam a vizsgára. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Lena: tök jó |
| John: literally meaning "pumpkin good." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very good, awesome." |
| Lena: [SLOW] tök jó [NORMAL] tök jó |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: tök jó |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to something that is awesome. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] És elhitte? Tök jó! [SLOW] És elhitte? Tök jó! |
| John: "And did he believe you? That's awesome!" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] És elhitte? Tök jó! |
| 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: Cindy thinks Todd is really cool. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: jó fej |
| John: "nice or cool person" |
| John: They are so close, they could be brothers. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: tesó |
| John: "bro or sis" |
| John: You’re visiting Japan next spring?! How awesome! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: tök jó |
| John: "very good, awesome" |
| John: When you want to express "very much" in a very casual way, you say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: tök |
| John: "very much" |
Outro |
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| 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! |
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