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INTRODUCTION
John: Slang with Strong Meanings that Describes People
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. I'm John.
Selin: And I'm Selin!
John: This is Must-Know Turkish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 3. In this lesson, you'll learn slang with strong meanings that describes people.
John: These are quite strong phrases. You may hear them in a fight. Try to avoid using them yourself.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Selin: ayı
Selin: çatlak
Selin: hödük
Selin: şaşkın
John: Selin, what's our first expression?
Selin: ayı
John: literally meaning "bear." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "rude person."
Selin: [SLOW] ayı [NORMAL] ayı
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: ayı
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when someone acts too rudely.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Kapıyı çalmadan içeri ayı gibi daldın. [SLOW] Kapıyı çalmadan içeri ayı gibi daldın.
John: "You came in very rudely without even knocking on the door."
Selin: [NORMAL] Kapıyı çalmadan içeri ayı gibi daldın.
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Selin: çatlak
John: literally meaning "crack." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "crazy person."
Selin: [SLOW] çatlak [NORMAL] çatlak
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: çatlak
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when someone acts crazy.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Çatlak mıdır nedir? Beni gece yarısı arıyor. [SLOW] Çatlak mıdır nedir? Beni gece yarısı arıyor.
John: "Is he crazy or what? He calls me in the middle of the night."
Selin: [NORMAL] Çatlak mıdır nedir? Beni gece yarısı arıyor.
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Selin: hödük
John: literally meaning "boor." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "someone rude."
Selin: [SLOW] hödük [NORMAL] hödük
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: hödük
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when talking about a very rude person in an angry tone. You would generally use it in the third person, behind their backs. If you say it directly to someone, you might get into a fight.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] İstemediğimi söyledim, hala beni takip ediyor. Hödük müdür nedir! [SLOW] İstemediğimi söyledim, hala beni takip ediyor. Hödük müdür nedir!
John: "I told him I don't want it, but he is still following me. What a jerk!"
Selin: [NORMAL] İstemediğimi söyledim, hala beni takip ediyor. Hödük müdür nedir!
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Selin: şaşkın
John: literally meaning "confused." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "silly."
Selin: [SLOW] şaşkın [NORMAL] şaşkın
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: şaşkın
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when somebody does something silly.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Ne şaşkınsın, yanlış otobüse binmişsin. [SLOW] Ne şaşkınsın, yanlış otobüse binmişsin.
John: "You are so silly, getting on the wrong bus."
Selin: [NORMAL] Ne şaşkınsın, yanlış otobüse binmişsin.
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: He was running around drunk, and scaring all the dogs in the neighborhood.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: çatlak
John: "crazy person"
John: He slammed the door very loudly, despite the fact that there was a baby sleeping in the room.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: ayı
John: "rude person"
John: He put salt in his coffee by mistake.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: şaşkın
John: "silly"
John: He crashed his car into mine on purpose because I took the parking spot before him.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: hödük
John: "someone rude"

Outro

John: 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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