Learn slang words to describe an object or person
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Words and Phrases Used to Describe an Object or Person |
| 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 9. In this lesson, you'll learn words and phrases used to describe an object or person. |
| John: These words and phrases are used to describe something or someone. If you add these to your conversations with Vietnamese friends, they will surely laugh very hard! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Nguyet: nuột |
| Nguyet: chuẩn không cần chỉnh |
| Nguyet: ngon lành cành đào |
| Nguyet: thiếu muối |
| John: Nguyet, what's our first expression? |
| Nguyet: nuột |
| John: literally meaning "smooth." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "smooth, look good." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] nuột [NORMAL] nuột |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: nuột |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about somebody who has a nice body, or something works well. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Tôi vừa chỉnh sửa lại phần mềm này. Bây giờ thì nó chạy nuột hơn rồi. [SLOW] Tôi vừa chỉnh sửa lại phần mềm này. Bây giờ thì nó chạy nuột hơn rồi. |
| John: "I have just adjusted this program. Now it runs better." |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Tôi vừa chỉnh sửa lại phần mềm này. Bây giờ thì nó chạy nuột hơn rồi. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Nguyet: chuẩn không cần chỉnh |
| John: literally meaning "so perfect that there's no need to be embellished." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "perfect." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] chuẩn không cần chỉnh [NORMAL] chuẩn không cần chỉnh |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: chuẩn không cần chỉnh |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say "perfect" or "more than perfect." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Trông em hôm nay quá đẹp, chuẩn không cần chỉnh. [SLOW] Trông em hôm nay quá đẹp, chuẩn không cần chỉnh. |
| John: "You look gorgeous today. More than perfect!" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Trông em hôm nay quá đẹp, chuẩn không cần chỉnh. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Nguyet: ngon lành cành đào |
| John: literally meaning "good peach branch." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "good, perfect." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] ngon lành cành đào [NORMAL] ngon lành cành đào |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: ngon lành cành đào |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say something is as good as you expected. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Tớ vừa sửa cái xe đạp này rồi. Bây giờ thì ngon lành cành đào rồi. [SLOW] Tớ vừa sửa cái xe đạp này rồi. Bây giờ thì ngon lành cành đào rồi. |
| John: "I got this bike fixed. It's good to go now." |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Tớ vừa sửa cái xe đạp này rồi. Bây giờ thì ngon lành cành đào rồi. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Nguyet: thiếu muối |
| John: literally meaning "lack of salt." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "boring." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] thiếu muối [NORMAL] thiếu muối |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: thiếu muối |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say somebody, or a story, is boring. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Chuyện của em thiếu muối quá đấy! [SLOW] Chuyện của em thiếu muối quá đấy! |
| John: "Your story is too boring, man!" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Chuyện của em thiếu muối quá đấy! |
| 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: The dress that you ordered turned out to be prettier than you thought it would be. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: chuẩn không cần chỉnh |
| John: "perfect" |
| John: Everything happened just the way you planned. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: nuột |
| John: "smooth, look good" |
| John: He keeps talking about the same thing over and over again. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: thiếu muối |
| John: "boring" |
| John: You knew that it’s the best restaurant in town. The food was as good as expected. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: ngon lành cành đào |
| John: "good, perfect" |
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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