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INTRODUCTION
John: Idioms About Irresponsible 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 8. In this lesson, you'll learn idioms about irresponsible people.
John: Turkish people generally use these expressions to talk about irresponsible people.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Selin: leyla leyla gezmek
Selin: ense yapmak
Selin: aval aval bakmak
Selin: arazi olmak
John: Selin, what's our first expression?
Selin: leyla leyla gezmek
John: literally meaning "to walk around like Leyla." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to wander around in a daze."
Selin: [SLOW] leyla leyla gezmek [NORMAL] leyla leyla gezmek
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: leyla leyla gezmek
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you see someone walking around as if he or she is in a wonderland.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Evet, onu en son gördüğümde leyla leyla geziyordu. [SLOW] Evet, onu en son gördüğümde leyla leyla geziyordu.
John: "Yes, she was walking around in a daze the last time I saw her."
Selin: [NORMAL] Evet, onu en son gördüğümde leyla leyla geziyordu.
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Selin: ense yapmak
John: literally meaning "make a nape." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be lazy."
Selin: [SLOW] ense yapmak [NORMAL] ense yapmak
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: ense yapmak
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when someone is being lazy.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Bütün yaz ense yaptım, ders
çalışmadım. [SLOW] Bütün yaz ense yaptım, ders
çalışmadım.
John: "I kicked back the whole summer. I haven't studied at all."
Selin: [NORMAL] Bütün yaz ense yaptım, ders
çalışmadım.
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Selin: aval aval bakmak
John: literally meaning "looking in a dopey way." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "looking dumb."
Selin: [SLOW] aval aval bakmak [NORMAL] aval aval bakmak
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: aval aval bakmak
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when someone stares at you without doing anything.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Neden aval aval yüzüme bakıyorsun? [SLOW] Neden aval aval yüzüme bakıyorsun?
John: "Why are you staring at me?"
Selin: [NORMAL] Neden aval aval yüzüme bakıyorsun?
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Selin: arazi olmak
John: literally meaning "to become terrain." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to get out."
Selin: [SLOW] arazi olmak [NORMAL] arazi olmak
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: arazi olmak
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when someone is quickly getting out of somewhere.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Alacaklılarını yolda görünce hemen arazi oldu. [SLOW] Alacaklılarını yolda görünce hemen arazi oldu.
John: "When he saw his creditors on the street, he got lost immediately."
Selin: [NORMAL] Alacaklılarını yolda görünce hemen arazi oldu.
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 just slept the whole afternoon without doing any homework.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: ense yapmak
John: "to be lazy"
John: He just looked around confused about what to do, despite it being explained to him only a minute ago.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: leyla leyla gezmek
John: "to wander around in a daze"
John: The kids fled after breaking the window.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: arazi olmak
John: "to get out"
John: She just sits there every morning and stares at the people walking by.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: aval aval bakmak
John: "looking dumb"

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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