Learn slang expressions related to working out and the gym
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions Related to Working Out and the Gym |
| 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 7. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions related to working out and the gym. |
| John: You might like working out or going to the gym. If so, you'll be sure to hear the expressions explained here. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Lena: gyúr |
| Lena: kondizik |
| Lena: izomagy |
| Lena: kigyúrt |
| John: Lena, what's our first expression? |
| Lena: gyúr |
| John: literally meaning "to knead." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to work out." |
| Lena: [SLOW] gyúr [NORMAL] gyúr |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: gyúr |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to working out in a gym. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Majdnem mindennap lemegy gyúrni. [SLOW] Majdnem mindennap lemegy gyúrni. |
| John: "He goes to work out almost every day." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Majdnem mindennap lemegy gyúrni. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Lena: kondizik |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to work out." |
| Lena: [SLOW] kondizik [NORMAL] kondizik |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: kondizik |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: You can use this slang expression when you want to refer to working out in a gym. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Rendszeresen kondizol? [SLOW] Rendszeresen kondizol? |
| John: "Do you work out regularly?" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Rendszeresen kondizol? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Lena: izomagy |
| John: literally meaning "muscle-brain." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "strong man who works out regularly." |
| Lena: [SLOW] izomagy [NORMAL] izomagy |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: izomagy |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a man who has well-built muscles. Be careful when using this word, it has a negative connotation meaning that someone is well-built, but not very clever. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Nézd azt az izomagyat! [SLOW] Nézd azt az izomagyat! |
| John: "Look at that muscleman." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Nézd azt az izomagyat! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Lena: kigyúrt |
| John: literally meaning "kneaded." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "has well-built muscles." |
| Lena: [SLOW] kigyúrt [NORMAL] kigyúrt |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: kigyúrt |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a man who has well-built muscles. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] A képek alapján nem gondoltam, hogy ilyen kigyúrt. [SLOW] A képek alapján nem gondoltam, hogy ilyen kigyúrt. |
| John: "Based on the pictures, I didn't think that he had such well-built muscles." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] A képek alapján nem gondoltam, hogy ilyen kigyúrt. |
| 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 you mention about working out at the gym in a casual conversation, you say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: kondizik |
| John: "to work out" |
| John: Your friend is working out so hard at the gym. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: gyúr |
| John: "to work out" |
| John: The guy over there is very muscular. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: kigyúrt |
| John: "has well-built muscles" |
| John: That guy looks strong, but can he read the sign that says "Please wipe down equipment"? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: izomagy |
| John: "strong man who works out regularly" |
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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