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INTRODUCTION
John: Expressions Meaning "Girl" and "Boy"
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 6. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions meaning "girl" and "boy".
John: These are words that you will hear often. They are used to refer to girls or young women, while the others refer to boys or young men.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Lena: csaj
Lena: csajszi
Lena: srác
Lena: pasi
John: Lena, what's our first expression?
Lena: csaj
John: literally meaning "chick." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "girl, young woman."
Lena: [SLOW] csaj [NORMAL] csaj
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: csaj
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a girl or a young woman.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Ki az a csaj? [SLOW] Ki az a csaj?
John: "Who is that chick?"
Lena: [NORMAL] Ki az a csaj?
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Lena: csajszi
John: literally meaning "chick." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "girl, young woman."
Lena: [SLOW] csajszi [NORMAL] csajszi
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: csajszi
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a girl or a young woman. This is mostly used by other girls.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Aranyos csajszi. [SLOW] Aranyos csajszi.
John: "She is a nice girl."
Lena: [NORMAL] Aranyos csajszi.
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Lena: srác
John: literally meaning "guy." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "boy, young man."
Lena: [SLOW] srác [NORMAL] srác
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: srác
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a boy or a young man.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Mi a baja a srácnak? [SLOW] Mi a baja a srácnak?
John: "What is wrong with that guy?"
Lena: [NORMAL] Mi a baja a srácnak?
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Lena: pasi
John: literally meaning "guy." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "young man, boyfriend."
Lena: [SLOW] pasi [NORMAL] pasi
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: pasi
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a young man or somebody's boyfriend.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] - Ki az a pasi? - Az unokatestvérem. [SLOW] - Ki az a pasi? - Az unokatestvérem.
John: "- Who is that young man? - My cousin."
Lena: [NORMAL] - Ki az a pasi? - Az unokatestvérem.
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: When girls talk casually about other girls, they use this word.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: csajszi
John: "girl, young woman"
John: A young man is talking to his friend about a hot girl across the room.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: csaj
John: "girl, young woman"
John: When you refer to someone’s boyfriend in a very casual way, you say:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: pasi
John: "young man, boyfriend"
John: When you’re talking about a young boy in an informal conversation, you say:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: srác
John: "boy, young man"

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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