Learn slang expressions that describe people
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Describing People, Part 1 |
| 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 4. In this lesson, you'll learn slang describing people, part 1. |
| John: Turkish people have a lot of nicknames and labels for people for almost every situation. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Selin: kokoş |
| Selin: acıların çocuğu |
| Selin: sonradan görme |
| Selin: çenesi düşük |
| John: Selin, what's our first expression? |
| Selin: kokoş |
| John: literally meaning "pompous person." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "person who dresses up excessively." |
| Selin: [SLOW] kokoş [NORMAL] kokoş |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: kokoş |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you think someone is too dressy. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Sema da çok kokoş. Spora bile makyajlı geliyor. [SLOW] Sema da çok kokoş. Spora bile makyajlı geliyor. |
| John: "Sema is always so fancy, she even goes to the gym with makeup on." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Sema da çok kokoş. Spora bile makyajlı geliyor. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Selin: acıların çocuğu |
| John: literally meaning "child of pain." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "person who exaggerates his or her problems." |
| Selin: [SLOW] acıların çocuğu [NORMAL] acıların çocuğu |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: acıların çocuğu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone exaggerates his or her own issues to the point of annoyance. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Furkan acıların çocuğudur, sakın derdini sorma. [SLOW] Furkan acıların çocuğudur, sakın derdini sorma. |
| John: "Furkan exaggerates his ordeals, never ask him about his problems." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Furkan acıların çocuğudur, sakın derdini sorma. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Selin: sonradan görme |
| John: literally meaning "someone who saw something later on." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "unmannered upstart." |
| Selin: [SLOW] sonradan görme [NORMAL] sonradan görme |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: sonradan görme |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you think someone is acting without manners, especially about material wealth. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Pastaya sonradan görmeler gibi saldırmasana! [SLOW] Pastaya sonradan görmeler gibi saldırmasana! |
| John: "Don't gobble up the cake like an unmannered upstart!" |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Pastaya sonradan görmeler gibi saldırmasana! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Selin: çenesi düşük |
| John: literally meaning "his chin is down." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "chatterbox." |
| Selin: [SLOW] çenesi düşük [NORMAL] çenesi düşük |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Selin: çenesi düşük |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone is talking too much. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Ahmet'in dün gece ne kadar çenesi düşüktü. [SLOW] Ahmet'in dün gece ne kadar çenesi düşüktü. |
| John: "Ahmet was too chatty last night." |
| Selin: [NORMAL] Ahmet'in dün gece ne kadar çenesi düşüktü. |
| 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: She complained about the mailman the whole afternoon because she got her delivery one hour late. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: acıların çocuğu |
| John: "person who exaggerates his or her problems" |
| John: He wore a full-on tuxedo, despite it being a simple formal gathering. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: kokoş |
| John: "person who dresses up excessively" |
| John: She always gets excited and can’t stop talking when asked about how she met her boyfriend. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: çenesi düşük |
| John: "chatterbox" |
| John: He put his feet with his shoes on the clean sofa. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Selin: sonradan görme |
| John: "unmannered upstart" |
Outro |
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| 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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