Learn casual greetings among young people
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Greetings Used Among Young People |
| James: Hi everyone, and welcome back to JapanesePod101.com. I'm James. |
| Risa: And I'm Risa! |
| James: This is Must-Know Japanese Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 1. In this lesson, you'll learn greetings used among young people. |
| James: Here are common greeting expressions mainly used among teenagers or young people. Now you will find out what they mean exactly. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Risa: おっす! (Ossu!) |
| Risa: ちーっす! (Chīssu!) |
| Risa: おつかれ! (Otsukare! ) |
| Risa: あざす! (Azasu! ) |
| James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
| Risa: おっす! (Ossu!) |
| James: literally meaning "Good morning!" But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "What's up?" or "Hey!" |
| Risa: [SLOW] おっす! [NORMAL] おっす! |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: おっす! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you say "hi" to your close friends anytime. It is originally an abbreviation for |
| Risa: おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu), |
| James: meaning "good morning." |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] おっす！久しぶり！ [SLOW] おっす！久しぶり！ |
| James: "What's up? Long time no see!" |
| Risa: [NORMAL] おっす！久しぶり！ |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Risa: ちーっす! (Chīssu!) |
| James: literally meaning "Hello!" But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "Hey man!" or "Yo!" |
| Risa: [SLOW] ちーっす! [NORMAL] ちーっす! |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ちーっす! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you say "hi" to your close friends anytime. It is originally an abbreviation for |
| Risa: こんにちは (kon'nichiwa), |
| James: meaning "hello." |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] ちーっす。元気？ [SLOW] ちーっす。元気？ |
| James: "Hey man! How's it going?" |
| Risa: [NORMAL] ちーっす。元気？ |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Risa: おつかれ! (Otsukare! ) |
| James: literally meaning "Good work!" But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "See you!" or "How are you doing?" |
| Risa: [SLOW] おつかれ! [NORMAL] おつかれ! |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: おつかれ! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you leave work or meet your friends after work, or you're going through a tough situation. It is an abbreviation for |
| Risa: お疲れさまです (otsukaresama desu), |
| James: meaning "How are you?" or |
| Risa: お疲れさまでした (otsukaresama deshita), |
| James: meaning "Good-bye" or "Good job for today." There's also a related slang, |
| Risa: おっつー (ottsū), |
| James: which has the same meaning as |
| Risa: おつかれ (otsukare) |
| James: and is a more informal expression. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] おつかれ！また明日！ [SLOW] おつかれ！また明日！ |
| James: "See you tomorrow!" |
| Risa: [NORMAL] おつかれ！また明日！ |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Risa: あざす! (Azasu! ) |
| James: literally meaning "Thanks!" But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "Thanks." or "Cheers!" |
| Risa: [SLOW] あざす! [NORMAL] あざす! |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: あざす! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to thank someone lightly. It is an abbreviation for |
| Risa: ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu), |
| James: meaning "thank you." |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 昼飯おごってくれるの？あざす！ [SLOW] 昼飯おごってくれるの？あざす！ |
| James: "Do you treat me to lunch? Thanks!" |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 昼飯おごってくれるの？あざす！ |
| QUIZ |
| James: 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? |
| James: When you meet up with your friends, you say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ちーっす! |
| James: "Hey man!" or "Yo!" |
| James: When you see your friend on your way to school, you say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: おっす! |
| James: "What's up?" or "Hey!" |
| James: When your friend passed you a glass of water at a cafe, you say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: あざす! |
| James: "Thanks." or "Cheers!" |
| James: When you are leaving the sports club, you say to your friends: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: おつかれ! |
| James: "See you!" or "How are you doing?" |
Outro |
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| James: There you have it; you have mastered four Japanese Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at JapanesePod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Risa: またね! |
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