Learn slang expressions related to tobacco
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions Using the Word Originally Meaning Chewing Tobacco |
| 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 24. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions using the word originally meaning chewing tobacco. |
| Lena: Bagó |
| John: originally means "chewing tobacco." In this lesson, you’ll learn how its meaning has changed. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Lena: oda se bagózik |
| Lena: bagóért |
| Lena: bagós |
| Lena: bagó |
| John: Lena, what's our first expression? |
| Lena: oda se bagózik |
| John: literally meaning "not even smoking there." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "not paying attention, not listening." |
| Lena: [SLOW] oda se bagózik [NORMAL] oda se bagózik |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: oda se bagózik |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that someone is not paying attention at all. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Beszélek neki egész nap, de oda se bagózik. [SLOW] Beszélek neki egész nap, de oda se bagózik. |
| John: "I keep talking to him all day, but he is not listening to me at all." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Beszélek neki egész nap, de oda se bagózik. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Lena: bagóért |
| John: literally meaning "for chewing tobacco." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "for very little money, almost nothing." |
| Lena: [SLOW] bagóért [NORMAL] bagóért |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: bagóért |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to something that did not cost much or was sold way below its real value. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - De jó kis motor. - Bagóért vettem a piacon. [SLOW] - De jó kis motor. - Bagóért vettem a piacon. |
| John: "- What a nice little motorbike. - I got it cheap at the market." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] - De jó kis motor. - Bagóért vettem a piacon. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Lena: bagós |
| John: literally meaning "having chewing tobacco." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "heavy smoker." |
| Lena: [SLOW] bagós [NORMAL] bagós |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: bagós |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a smoker - usually someone who smokes a lot. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] A nagybátyám mindig nagy bagós volt. [SLOW] A nagybátyám mindig nagy bagós volt. |
| John: "My uncle has always been a heavy smoker." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] A nagybátyám mindig nagy bagós volt. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Lena: bagó |
| John: literally meaning "chewing tobacco." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "money." |
| Lena: [SLOW] bagó [NORMAL] bagó |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Lena: bagó |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to money. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Semmi bagó nincs nálam. [SLOW] Semmi bagó nincs nálam. |
| John: "I don't have any money on me." |
| Lena: [NORMAL] Semmi bagó nincs nálam. |
| 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 explain to your friend that you got the computer very cheap. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: bagóért |
| John: "for very little money, almost nothing" |
| John: She was on her cell phone when she ran the red light. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: oda se bagózik |
| John: "not paying attention, not listening" |
| John: You refer to money in a very casual way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: bagó |
| John: "money" |
| John: His dad is a chain smoker. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Lena: bagós |
| John: "heavy smoker" |
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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