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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
James: Idioms for Difficult Situations
James: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. I'm James.
Selin: And I'm Selin!
James: This is Must-Know Turkish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 11. In this lesson, you'll learn idioms for difficult situations.
James: These are used when someone is in a difficult or risky situation.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Selin: kelle koltukta
Selin: arpası bol gelmek
Selin: çarçur etmek
Selin: açmaza düşmek
James: Selin, what's our first expression?
Selin: kelle koltukta
James: literally meaning "head on the sofa." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to act with courage in uncertain situations."
Selin: [SLOW] kelle koltukta [NORMAL] kelle koltukta
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: kelle koltukta
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when someone deals with issues courageously.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Azıcık para için kelle koltukta çalışıyoruz. [SLOW] Azıcık para için kelle koltukta çalışıyoruz.
James: "We are working valiantly for meager amounts of money."
Selin: [NORMAL] Azıcık para için kelle koltukta çalışıyoruz.
James: Okay, what's the next expression?
Selin: arpası bol gelmek
James: literally meaning "to have more barley than necessary." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to seek unnecessary risks."
Selin: [SLOW] arpası bol gelmek [NORMAL] arpası bol gelmek
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: arpası bol gelmek
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when someone blessed with fortune is seeking out risks, just for the heck of it.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Arpası bol gelen ergenler ırmağa atlıyorlar. [SLOW] Arpası bol gelen ergenler ırmağa atlıyorlar.
James: "Unnecessary-risk seeking teenagers are jumping into the river."
Selin: [NORMAL] Arpası bol gelen ergenler ırmağa atlıyorlar.
James: Okay, what's our next expression?
Selin: çarçur etmek
James: literally meaning "make waste." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to spend recklessly."
Selin: [SLOW] çarçur etmek [NORMAL] çarçur etmek
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: çarçur etmek
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when someone wastes resources.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Zamanını sokaklarda çarçur ediyor. [SLOW] Zamanını sokaklarda çarçur ediyor.
James: "He wastes his time doing nothing out in the streets."
Selin: [NORMAL] Zamanını sokaklarda çarçur ediyor.
James: Okay, what's the last expression?
Selin: açmaza düşmek
James: literally meaning "fall into dilemma." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to find yourself in a bad situation."
Selin: [SLOW] açmaza düşmek [NORMAL] açmaza düşmek
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: açmaza düşmek
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when talking about being in a bad situation and not knowing what to do.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] İşimi de kaybedince çok açmaza düştüm. [SLOW] İşimi de kaybedince çok açmaza düştüm.
James: "When I lost my job, I didn't know what to do."
Selin: [NORMAL] İşimi de kaybedince çok açmaza düştüm.
QUIZ
James: 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?
James: He loves climbing mountains without any appropriate gear.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: arpası bol gelmek
James: "to seek unnecessary risks"
James: The warriors fearlessly attacked the bigger army knowing they might lose in the movie.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: kelle koltukta
James: "to act with courage in uncertain situations"
James: They found out that there was no insurance on the house after it burned down.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: açmaza düşmek
James: "to find yourself in a bad situation"
James: He won the lottery, but went on buying more ending up spending all the money he got.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: çarçur etmek
James: "to spend recklessly"

Outro
James: There you have it; you have mastered four Turkish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at TurkishClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time!
Selin: Hoşçakalın!

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