Learn slang expressions to express actions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Phrases Expressing Actions, Part 3 |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to VietnamesePod101.com. I'm John. |
| Nguyet: And I'm Nguyet! |
| John: This is Must-Know Vietnamese Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 7. In this lesson, you'll learn phrases expressing actions — part 3. |
| John: These are phrases that describe actions and they are all modern terms. Show your Vietnamese friends how quickly you can catch up with them! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Nguyet: dừng hình |
| Nguyet: bị đá |
| Nguyet: tự sướng |
| Nguyet: huệ |
| John: Nguyet, what's our first expression? |
| Nguyet: dừng hình |
| John: literally meaning "stop the image." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "freeze." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] dừng hình [NORMAL] dừng hình |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: dừng hình |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say somebody stopped moving for a while because of being shocked or surprised. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Hôm qua khi anh ta nói vậy, em dừng hình luôn! [SLOW] Hôm qua khi anh ta nói vậy, em dừng hình luôn! |
| John: "Yesterday, when I heard he said so, I was so surprised that I couldn't move for a second." |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Hôm qua khi anh ta nói vậy, em dừng hình luôn! |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Nguyet: bị đá |
| John: literally meaning "to be kicked." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to get dumped." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] bị đá [NORMAL] bị đá |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: bị đá |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about the act of getting dumped by your boyfriend or girlfriend. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Tôi đang buồn đây. Tôi vừa bị đá. [SLOW] Tôi đang buồn đây. Tôi vừa bị đá. |
| John: "I am so sad right now. I got dumped by my girlfriend." |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Tôi đang buồn đây. Tôi vừa bị đá. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Nguyet: tự sướng |
| John: literally meaning "self-satisfy." As a slang expression, it has several meanings. One of them in particular means "to take a selfie." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] tự sướng [NORMAL] tự sướng |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: tự sướng |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about the act of taking a selfie. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Nào, tự sướng 1 kiểu ảnh nào! [SLOW] Nào, tự sướng 1 kiểu ảnh nào! |
| John: "Ok, let's take a selfie!" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Nào, tự sướng 1 kiểu ảnh nào! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Nguyet: huệ |
| John: In Vietnam, this is the sound of vomiting. And, it's also a female name. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to throw up." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] huệ [NORMAL] huệ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: huệ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about the act of throwing up. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Nó đi gặp chị Huệ rồi! [SLOW] Nó đi gặp chị Huệ rồi! |
| John: "He went to meet Ms. Hue!" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Nó đi gặp chị Huệ rồi! |
| 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 got a text from his girlfriend saying that she doesn’t want to see him anymore. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: bị đá |
| John: "to get dumped" |
| John: You heard some shocking news and now you feel like you can’t move. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: dừng hình |
| John: "freeze" |
| John: You ate something bad and feel nausea. You’re about to... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: huệ |
| John: "to throw up" |
| John: No one’s around who could take our picture. Let’s do it on our own! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: tự sướng |
| John: "to take a selfie" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Vietnamese Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at VietnamesePod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Nguyet: Tạm biệt. |
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