Learn slang expressions related to vehicles
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions Related to Vehicles |
| 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 17. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions related to vehicles. |
| John: These expressions help you to talk about vehicles. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Lena: lábbusz |
| Lena: bicaj |
| Lena: verda |
| Lena: tragacs |
| John: Lena, what's our first expression? |
| Lena: lábbusz |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "on foot." |
| Lena: [SLOW] lábbusz [NORMAL] lábbusz |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: lábbusz |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to the act of walking or going on foot. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Hogy mentél haza? - Hogy mentem volna? Lábbusszal. |
| [SLOW] - Hogy mentél haza? - Hogy mentem volna? Lábbusszal. |
| John: "- How did you go home? - What do you think? On foot." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Hogy mentél haza? - Hogy mentem volna? Lábbusszal. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Lena: bicaj |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "bike." |
| Lena: [SLOW] bicaj [NORMAL] bicaj |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: bicaj |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a bike or bicycle. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Milyen jó bicajod van. [SLOW] Milyen jó bicajod van. |
| John: "What a cool bike you have." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Milyen jó bicajod van. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Lena: verda |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "car." |
| Lena: [SLOW] verda [NORMAL] verda |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: verda |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a car. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Én is ilyen verdát szeretnék. [SLOW] Én is ilyen verdát szeretnék. |
| John: "I'd like to have a car like that, too." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Én is ilyen verdát szeretnék. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Lena: tragacs |
| John: literally meaning "jalopy." When it's used as a slang expression, it also means the same. |
| Lena: [SLOW] tragacs [NORMAL] tragacs |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: tragacs |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a car in a bad condition. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Biztos nem ülök be ebbe a tragacsba. [SLOW] Biztos nem ülök be ebbe a tragacsba. |
| John: "I'll surely not sit in that junk." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Biztos nem ülök be ebbe a tragacsba. |
| 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: You refer to a bicycle in a short, casual way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: bicaj |
| John: "bike" |
| John: The bus will take too long, let’s walk. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: lábbusz |
| John: "on foot" |
| John: That car is a total junker. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: tragacs |
| John: "jalopy" |
| John: You refer to a car in a very casual way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: verda |
| John: "car" |
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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