Learn slang expressions to describe dislikes and likes
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions To Describe Disliking or Liking a Person |
| 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 5. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions to describe disliking or liking a person. |
| John: These expressions can be used to describe when you fancy someone or if you do not. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Lena: lekoptat |
| Lena: lapoz |
| Lena: bír |
| Lena: csíp |
| John: Lena, what's our first expression? |
| Lena: lekoptat |
| John: literally meaning "to wear down, to wear off." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to get rid of." |
| Lena: [SLOW] lekoptat [NORMAL] lekoptat |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: lekoptat |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that you have gotten rid of someone or something. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Egész este velem volt, alig tudtam lekoptatni. [SLOW] Egész este velem volt, alig tudtam lekoptatni. |
| John: "He was with me the whole night, I could hardly get rid of him." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Egész este velem volt, alig tudtam lekoptatni. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Lena: lapoz |
| John: literally meaning "to scroll, to turn over." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to go to the next topic." |
| Lena: [SLOW] lapoz [NORMAL] lapoz |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: lapoz |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that you do not want to talk about a certain topic any longer. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Már elmondtam mi történt. Lapozhatnánk végre? [SLOW] Már elmondtam mi történt. Lapozhatnánk végre? |
| John: "I have already told you what happened. Can we leave this alone?" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Már elmondtam mi történt. Lapozhatnánk végre? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Lena: bír |
| John: literally meaning "to have, to bear." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to like, to fancy." |
| Lena: [SLOW] bír [NORMAL] bír |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: bír |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that you like, or in a negation, that you dislike someone or something. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Nagyon bírom a barátnőd. [SLOW] Nagyon bírom a barátnőd. |
| John: "I like your friend a lot." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Nagyon bírom a barátnőd. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Lena: csíp |
| John: literally meaning "to pinch." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to like, to fancy." |
| Lena: [SLOW] csíp [NORMAL] csíp |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: csíp |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express in another way that you like or, in a negation, that you dislike someone or something. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Nem csípem ezt a tanárt. [SLOW] Nem csípem ezt a tanárt. |
| John: "I don't like this teacher." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Nem csípem ezt a tanárt. |
| 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 don’t want to talk about something right now. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: lapoz |
| John: "to go to the next topic" |
| John: Someone really annoys you and you avoid meeting the person. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: lekoptat |
| John: "to get rid of" |
| John: You want to say that you really like something in a very casual way, what would translate normally as "to pinch." |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: csíp |
| John: "to like, to fancy" |
| John: You want to express that you like something to your friend. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: bír |
| John: "to like, to fancy" |
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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