Learn slang expressions to express feelings
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Words And Phrases Often Used in Daily Conversation, Part 1 |
| 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 8. In this lesson, you'll learn words and phrases often used in daily conversation — part 1 . |
| John: These phrases describe one's feelings. Use them to express how you feel. These will help you to amaze native speakers. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Nguyet: ngất ngây con gà tây |
| Nguyet: chán như con gián |
| Nguyet: buồn như con chuồn chuồn |
| Nguyet: bị bỏ bom |
| John: Nguyet, what's our first expression? |
| Nguyet: ngất ngây con gà tây |
| John: literally meaning "as satisfying as a turkey." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very satisfying." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] ngất ngây con gà tây [NORMAL] ngất ngây con gà tây |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: ngất ngây con gà tây |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you talk about something so good or so beautiful that it brings you a satisfying feeling. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Buổi biểu diễn đẹp ngất ngây con gà tây. [SLOW] Buổi biểu diễn đẹp ngất ngây con gà tây. |
| John: "The show was so amazing!" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Buổi biểu diễn đẹp ngất ngây con gà tây. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Nguyet: chán như con gián |
| John: literally meaning "it's as boring as a cockroach." The phrase is used because |
| Nguyet: chán |
| John: rhymes with |
| Nguyet: gián. |
| John: But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "so boring." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] chán như con gián [NORMAL] chán như con gián |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: chán như con gián |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you talk about something boring. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Phim này chán như con gián ấy. [SLOW] Phim này chán như con gián ấy. |
| John: "This movie is so boring!" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Phim này chán như con gián ấy. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Nguyet: buồn như con chuồn chuồn |
| John: literally meaning "sad as a dragonfly." The word, |
| Nguyet: buồn |
| John: meaning "sad," rhymes with |
| Nguyet: chuồn chuồn |
| John: meaning "dragonfly." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "sad." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] buồn như con chuồn chuồn [NORMAL] buồn như con chuồn chuồn |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: buồn như con chuồn chuồn |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say "sad." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Buồn như con chuồn chuồn! Có ai đi chơi cùng mình hem? [SLOW] Buồn như con chuồn chuồn! Có ai đi chơi cùng mình hem? |
| John: "I am so sad! Anybody wanna go out with me?" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Buồn như con chuồn chuồn! Có ai đi chơi cùng mình hem? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Nguyet: bị bỏ bom |
| John: literally meaning "to be dropped a boom." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be stood up by somebody." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] bị bỏ bom [NORMAL] bị bỏ bom |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: bị bỏ bom |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you had an appointment with somebody, but they didn't show up. So, you are stood up by somebody. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Hôm qua, tôi đã bị bạn tôi bỏ bom. [SLOW] Hôm qua, tôi đã bị bạn tôi bỏ bom. |
| John: "Yesterday, I was stood up by my friends." |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Hôm qua, tôi đã bị bạn tôi bỏ bom. |
| 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 almost fell asleep, because the lecture is so... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: chán như con gián |
| John: "so boring" |
| John: That banana parfait was everything you wanted. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: ngất ngây con gà tây |
| John: "very satisfying" |
| John: You had plans to meet your friends but they didn’t show up |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: bị bỏ bom |
| John: "to be stood up by somebody" |
| John: His dog ran away, he feels so…. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: buồn như con chuồn chuồn |
| John: "sad" |
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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