Learn slang words often used in daily conversation
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Words And Phrases Often Used in Daily Conversation, Part 2 |
| 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 11. In this lesson, you'll learn words and phrases often used in daily conversation — part 2. |
| John: These are slang expressions used mostly by young people or teenagers. They are very common greetings in Vietnam. Try them the next time you are texting someone! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Nguyet: 2! |
| Nguyet: tuyệt vời ông mặt trời |
| Nguyet: hồn nhiên như cô tiên |
| Nguyet: sến |
| John: Nguyet, what's our first expression? |
| Nguyet: 2! |
| John: literally meaning "two." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "Hi!" |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] 2! [NORMAL] 2! |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: 2! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say "hi" when texting. Because in Vietnamese, 2 is |
| Nguyet: hai, |
| John: which sounds the same as "hi" in English. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] 2! Bạn có khoẻ không? [SLOW] 2! Bạn có khoẻ không? |
| John: "Hi! How are you?" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] 2! Bạn có khoẻ không? |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Nguyet: tuyệt vời ông mặt trời |
| John: literally meaning "It's as great as the sun." This slang is a pun as |
| Nguyet: tuyệt vời |
| John: rhymes with |
| Nguyet: mặt trời. |
| John: When it's used as a slang expression, it means "so awesome, so great." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] tuyệt vời ông mặt trời [NORMAL] tuyệt vời ông mặt trời |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: tuyệt vời ông mặt trời |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you talk about something so great, so amazing. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Có đươc công việc này quả là tuyệt vời ông mặt trời! [SLOW] Có đươc công việc này quả là tuyệt vời ông mặt trời! |
| John: "Nailing this job is such an amazing thing!" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Có đươc công việc này quả là tuyệt vời ông mặt trời! |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Nguyet: hồn nhiên như cô tiên |
| John: literally meaning "as innocent as a fairy." This is a pun as |
| Nguyet: hồn nhiên |
| John: rhymes with |
| Nguyet: cô tiên. |
| John: When it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be innocent." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] hồn nhiên như cô tiên [NORMAL] hồn nhiên như cô tiên |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: hồn nhiên như cô tiên |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you refer to someone's innocence or naivety. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Cô ấy có tính cách hồn nhiên như cô tiên. [SLOW] Cô ấy có tính cách hồn nhiên như cô tiên. |
| John: "It's her personality, how naive she is." |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Cô ấy có tính cách hồn nhiên như cô tiên. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Nguyet: sến |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "cheesy." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] sến [NORMAL] sến |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: sến |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say somebody is cheesy. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Anh ấy quá sến. [SLOW] Anh ấy quá sến. |
| John: "He is too cheesy." |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Anh ấy quá sến. |
| 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 got the ticket to your favorite show! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: tuyệt vời ông mặt trời |
| John: "so awesome, so great" |
| John: When you use a number to greet your friend in a text message, you type: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: 2! |
| John: "Hi!" |
| John: His new song is about romance again, how... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: sến |
| John: "cheesy" |
| John: She just can’t think that someone would do her wrong, she is so... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: hồn nhiên như cô tiên |
| John: "to be innocent" |
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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