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INTRODUCTION
John: Expressions To Use When You Have Had Enough
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 2. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions to use when you have had enough.
John: You can use these expressions when you have had enough for the day. Hopefully, you will not need to use these very often, but you will surely hear them in conversations.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Lena: tele van a hócipője
Lena: kivan
Lena: ne tudd meg
Lena: nekem nyolc
John: Lena, what's our first expression?
Lena: tele van a hócipője
John: literally meaning "his or her snowboots are full." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be fed up."
Lena: [SLOW] tele van a hócipője [NORMAL] tele van a hócipője
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: tele van a hócipője
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that you have had enough of everything.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Tele van a hócipőm az egésszel. [SLOW] Tele van a hócipőm az egésszel.
John: "I am fed up with the whole thing."
Lena: [NORMAL] Tele van a hócipőm az egésszel.
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Lena: kivan
John: literally meaning "being done." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very tired."
Lena: [SLOW] kivan [NORMAL] kivan
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: kivan
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you feel very tired or you have had enough of something.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Teljesen kivoltam attól, ami tegnap este történt. [SLOW] Teljesen kivoltam attól, ami tegnap este történt.
John: "I got totally tired from what happened yesterday evening."
Lena: [NORMAL] Teljesen kivoltam attól, ami tegnap este történt.
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Lena: ne tudd meg
John: literally meaning "don't get to know it." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "you don't want to know."
Lena: [SLOW] ne tudd meg [NORMAL] ne tudd meg
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: ne tudd meg
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you do not want the other person to be in a similar situation, but the details are not explained.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Tegnap elmentem erre az előadásra. Ne tudd meg... [SLOW] Tegnap elmentem erre az előadásra. Ne tudd meg...
John: "Yesterday I went to this lecture. You don't want to know..."
Lena: [NORMAL] Tegnap elmentem erre az előadásra. Ne tudd meg...
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Lena: nekem nyolc
John: literally meaning "eight for me." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "I don't care."
Lena: [SLOW] nekem nyolc [NORMAL] nekem nyolc
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: nekem nyolc
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when it does not really matter what happens.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Nekem nyolc hova megyünk. [SLOW] Nekem nyolc hova megyünk.
John: "It does not matter where we are going."
Lena: [NORMAL] Nekem nyolc hova megyünk.
QUIZ
John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready?
John: When you are exhausted by a dramatic situation.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: kivan
John: "very tired"
John: You have absolutely had enough!
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: tele van a hócipője
John: "to be fed up"
John: When it doesn’t really matter what happens.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: nekem nyolc
John: "I don't care"
John: Your friend had a bad experience, but doesn’t want to share the details.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: ne tudd meg
John: "you don't want to know"

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!

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