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INTRODUCTION
John: Idioms Including Food
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 9. In this lesson, you'll learn idioms including food .
John: Turkish cuisine is very famous and Turkish people love to use food in their sentences to describe a situation.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Selin: Acı patlıcanı kırağı çalmaz.
Selin: bal dök yala
Selin: ağzı süt kokmak
Selin: su koyuvermek
John: Selin, what's our first expression?
Selin: Acı patlıcanı kırağı çalmaz.
John: literally meaning "already sour eggplant doesn't get affected by cold frost." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "nothing can hurt an already hurt person."
Selin: [SLOW] Acı patlıcanı kırağı çalmaz. [NORMAL] Acı patlıcanı kırağı çalmaz.
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: Acı patlıcanı kırağı çalmaz.
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when talking about a tough person.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Özge işten atılmış ama acı patlıcanı kırağı çalmaz. [SLOW] Özge işten atılmış ama acı patlıcanı kırağı çalmaz.
John: "Özge got fired, but she has seen so much in her life, this won't hurt her."
Selin: [NORMAL] Özge işten atılmış ama acı patlıcanı kırağı çalmaz.
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Selin: bal dök yala
John: literally meaning "pour the honey and lick it." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very clean."
Selin: [SLOW] bal dök yala [NORMAL] bal dök yala
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: bal dök yala
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when someone talks about something that is very clean.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Evim pırıl pırıl, bal dök yala. [SLOW] Evim pırıl pırıl, bal dök yala.
John: "My house is so clean that it is spotless."
Selin: [NORMAL] Evim pırıl pırıl, bal dök yala.
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Selin: ağzı süt kokmak
John: literally meaning "someone's mouth smells like milk." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "naive, inexperienced person."
Selin: [SLOW] ağzı süt kokmak [NORMAL] ağzı süt kokmak
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: ağzı süt kokmak
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when talking about an inexperienced person.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] O daha 15 yaşında, ağzı süt kokar. [SLOW] O daha 15 yaşında, ağzı süt kokar.
John: "He is only 15, he doesn't know anything."
Selin: [NORMAL] O daha 15 yaşında, ağzı süt kokar.
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Selin: su koyuvermek
John: literally meaning "to put down water." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to give up."
Selin: [SLOW] su koyuvermek [NORMAL] su koyuvermek
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: su koyuvermek
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when someone is calling it off last minute.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Neden gelmiyorsun sinemaya? Su koyverdin valla! [SLOW] Neden gelmiyorsun sinemaya? Su koyverdin valla!
John: "Why aren't you coming to the movies?! You called it off last minute!"
Selin: [NORMAL] Neden gelmiyorsun sinemaya? Su koyverdin valla!
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: You can see your reflection on the floor.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: bal dök yala
John: "very clean"
John: Your friend lost the contents, but you know that he is a tough cookie.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: Acı patlıcanı kırağı çalmaz.
John: "nothing can hurt an already hurt person"
John: You just got a text saying that your friend is not coming to the concert when you are already in the venue.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: su koyuvermek
John: "to give up"
John: He went to the job interview without preparing for the possible questions.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: ağzı süt kokmak
John: "naive, inexperienced person"

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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