Learn slang idioms that can be used to close a conversation
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Idioms That Can Be Used to Close a Conversation |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HungarianPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Lena: And I'm Lena! |
| John: This is Must-Know Hungarian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 20. In this lesson, you'll learn idioms that can be used to close a conversation. |
| John: The idioms introduced in this lesson are mostly used by young people and they should not be translated word by word. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Lena: Végre! |
| Lena: Szerinted? |
| Lena: Nem mondod! |
| Lena: nem gond |
| John: Lena, what's our first expression? |
| Lena: Végre! |
| John: literally meaning "Finally!" And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means the same. |
| Lena: [SLOW] Végre! [NORMAL] Végre! |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: Végre! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when something happened that you were not looking forward to or you are not happy about. It’s meant to be used in a sarcastic way, when you don’t really mean it. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Elromlott a tv. - Végre! [SLOW] - Elromlott a tv. - Végre! |
| John: "- The TV has broken down. - Finally!" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Elromlott a tv. - Végre! |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Lena: Szerinted? |
| John: literally meaning "What do you think?" And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means the same. |
| Lena: [SLOW] Szerinted? [NORMAL] Szerinted? |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: Szerinted? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when it is very obvious what has happened, but the person you are talking to is still asking about it, or you want to express disbelief. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Megbuktam a vizsgán. - És megkaptad a biciklit? - Szerinted? [SLOW] - Megbuktam a vizsgán. - És megkaptad a biciklit? - Szerinted? |
| John: "- I failed the exam.” “- And did you get the bike?” “- What do you think?" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Megbuktam a vizsgán. - És megkaptad a biciklit? - Szerinted? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Lena: Nem mondod! |
| John: literally meaning "You don't say!" And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means the same. |
| Lena: [SLOW] Nem mondod! [NORMAL] Nem mondod! |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: Nem mondod! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when it could have been known that something would happen. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Juli tegnap megint éjfél után jött haza. - Nem mondod! [SLOW] - Juli tegnap megint éjfél után jött haza. - Nem mondod! |
| John: "- Yesterday, Juli got home after midnight again. - What a surprise!" |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Juli tegnap megint éjfél után jött haza. - Nem mondod! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Lena: nem gond |
| John: literally meaning "no problem." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means the same. |
| Lena: [SLOW] nem gond [NORMAL] nem gond |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: nem gond |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that something is not a problem at all. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Ne haragudj, összetörtem a csészét. - Nem gond. [SLOW] - Ne haragudj, összetörtem a csészét. - Nem gond. |
| John: "- Sorry, I broke the cup. - No problem." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - Ne haragudj, összetörtem a csészét. - Nem gond. |
| 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: A sassy response when the answer is obvious. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: Szerinted? |
| John: "What do you think?" |
| John: A sarcastic expression you could use when your car breaks down. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: Végre! |
| John: "Finally!" |
| John: Someone is returning the notes you lent them last time. How would you respond? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: nem gond |
| John: "no problem" |
| John: Your friend is only now finding out about something you knew all along. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: Nem mondod! |
| John: "You don't say!" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Hungarian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at HungarianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Lena: Viszlát! |
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