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INTRODUCTION
John: Slang to Describe Something Good or Bad
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 9. In this lesson, you'll learn slang to describe something good or bad.
John: You can hear these words very often, especially among young people when they talk about something cool or the opposite, not cool.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Lena: király
Lena: gagyi
Lena: zsír
Lena: spéci
John: Lena, what's our first expression?
Lena: király
John: literally meaning "king." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "cool."
Lena: [SLOW] király [NORMAL] király
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: király
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to something great.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Nagyon király volt ez a film. [SLOW] Nagyon király volt ez a film.
John: "This movie was really cool."
Lena: [NORMAL] Nagyon király volt ez a film.
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Lena: gagyi
John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "fake or very worthless."
Lena: [SLOW] gagyi [NORMAL] gagyi
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: gagyi
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to something that is very cheap, junk, or fake.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Ne vedd meg, nagyon gagyi. [SLOW] Ne vedd meg, nagyon gagyi.
John: "Don't buy it, it is trash."
Lena: [NORMAL] Ne vedd meg, nagyon gagyi.
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Lena: zsír
John: literally meaning "fat." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "cool."
Lena: [SLOW] zsír [NORMAL] zsír
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: zsír
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to something very awesome.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Köszi! Ez tényleg zsír! [SLOW] Köszi! Ez tényleg zsír!
John: "Thanks! It is really cool"
Lena: [NORMAL] Köszi! Ez tényleg zsír!
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Lena: spéci
John: literally meaning "special." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "special, good."
Lena: [SLOW] spéci [NORMAL] spéci
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Lena: spéci
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a special, good event, or item.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Lena: [NORMAL] Tegnap kaptam egy spéci laptopot. [SLOW] Tegnap kaptam egy spéci laptopot.
John: "I got a cool laptop yesterday."
Lena: [NORMAL] Tegnap kaptam egy spéci laptopot.
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: The no-name TV you just bought broke down the next day.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: gagyi
John: "fake or very worthless"
John: You want to express that something is awesome in an informal situation.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: király
John: "cool"
John: Your friend got a new custom sports car. It is...
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: spéci
John: "special, good"
John: Wow, that’s awesome!
[pause - 5 sec.]
Lena: zsír
John: "cool"

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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