Learn slang words used in daily conversations
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Words Often Used in Daily Conversations |
| 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 4. In this lesson, you'll learn words often used in daily conversations. |
| John: These slang terms are used like normal words in everyday conversations. If you try to use them, you will be sure to put a smile on your Vietnamese friend's face! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Nguyet: keo |
| Nguyet: hạt dẻ |
| Nguyet: xe của Bộ |
| Nguyet: nồi cơm điện |
| John: Nguyet, what's our first expression? |
| Nguyet: keo |
| John: literally meaning "candy." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "stingy." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] keo [NORMAL] keo |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: keo |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say someone is stingy. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Anh ta keo lắm, không cho tiền boa đâu. [SLOW] Anh ta keo lắm, không cho tiền boa đâu. |
| John: "He is very stingy, he never gives a tip." |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Anh ta keo lắm, không cho tiền boa đâu. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Nguyet: hạt dẻ |
| John: literally meaning "chestnut.” But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "cheap." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] hạt dẻ [NORMAL] hạt dẻ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: hạt dẻ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say that something is cheap. The word |
| Nguyet: dẻ |
| John: meaning "chestnut" is pronounced similarly to |
| Nguyet: rẻ |
| John: meaning "cheap" in Vietnamese. Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Cái này chỉ hai mươi nghìn thôi á? Hạt dẻ đấy! [SLOW] Cái này chỉ hai mươi nghìn thôi á? Hạt dẻ đấy! |
| John: "Oh, this one is only 20,000 dong? It's cheap!" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Cái này chỉ hai mươi nghìn thôi á? Hạt dẻ đấy! |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Nguyet: xe của Bộ |
| John: literally meaning "Vehicle of government department." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "walking." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] xe của Bộ [NORMAL] xe của Bộ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: xe của Bộ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang when you want to tell someone you don't have your own vehicle and that you always walk — in a funny way. The word, |
| Nguyet: Bộ |
| John: means |
| Nguyet: đi bộ, |
| John: "walk," but also means "government department." Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Tôi không có xe máy vì tôi có xe của Bộ rồi. [SLOW] Tôi không có xe máy vì tôi có xe của Bộ rồi. |
| John: "I don't have a motorbike, so I walk all the time. " |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Tôi không có xe máy vì tôi có xe của Bộ rồi. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Nguyet: nồi cơm điện |
| John: literally meaning "rice cooker." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "helmet." |
| Nguyet: [SLOW] nồi cơm điện [NORMAL] nồi cơm điện |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Nguyet: nồi cơm điện |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say "helmet." — As helmets look as big and inconvenient as rice cookers on the head. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Em mua ở đâu cái nồi cơm điện vừa to vừa nặng vậy? [SLOW] Em mua ở đâu cái nồi cơm điện vừa to vừa nặng vậy? |
| John: "Where did you buy that big and heavy helmet?" |
| Nguyet: [NORMAL] Em mua ở đâu cái nồi cơm điện vừa to vừa nặng vậy? |
| 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 tell your friend about a very great deal using a word literally meaning "chestnut." |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: hạt dẻ |
| John: "cheap" |
| John: That man paid the minimum at the charity party. He is... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: keo |
| John: "stingy" |
| John: You joke with your friend about his helmet being way too big. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: nồi cơm điện |
| John: "helmet" |
| John: You missed the bus, so you had to go on foot all the way. You say... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Nguyet: xe của Bộ |
| John: "walking" |
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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