Learn idioms for every-day life
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Idioms for Daily Life |
| 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 11. In this lesson you'll learn idioms for daily life. |
| James: These slang terms are widely used for Japanese everyday life. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Risa: チャリ (chari ) |
| Risa: ビーサン (bīsan) |
| Risa: ゲーセン (gēsen) |
| Risa: B級グルメ (bīkyū gurume) |
| James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
| Risa: チャリ (chari ) |
| James: literally meaning "a sound of a bell,” "ding-ding." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "bike." |
| Risa: [SLOW] チャリ [NORMAL] チャリ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: チャリ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a bike, especially a city cycle. This slang comes from the sound of the bell on a bike. It's also referred to as |
| Risa: チャリンコ (charinko). |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] チャリで通学している。 [SLOW] チャリで通学している。 |
| James: "I ride to school on my bike." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] チャリで通学している。 |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Risa: ビーサン (bīsan) |
| James: literally meaning "beach sandals," and when it's used as a slang expression, it means the same. |
| Risa: [SLOW] ビーサン [NORMAL] ビーサン |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ビーサン |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to beach sandals. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼はよくビーサンで出かける。 [SLOW] 彼はよくビーサンで出かける。 |
| James: "He often goes out with beach sandals." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼はよくビーサンで出かける。 |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Risa: ゲーセン (gēsen) |
| James: literally meaning "game arcade." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "arcade." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ゲーセン [NORMAL] ゲーセン |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ゲーセン |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to the arcade. It's an abbreviation for the Japanese English... |
| Risa: ゲームセンター (gēmu sentā) |
| James: with the same meaning. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 学生の頃は毎日ゲーセンに行った。 [SLOW] 学生の頃は毎日ゲーセンに行った。 |
| James: "I used to play in the arcade every day when I was a student." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 学生の頃は毎日ゲーセンに行った。 |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Risa: B級グルメ (bīkyū gurume) |
| James: literally meaning "B-grade gourmet food." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "locals' favorite food." |
| Risa: [SLOW] B級グルメ [NORMAL] B級グルメ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: B級グルメ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to local cheap and popular food. It's named by contrast with refined gorgeous food, in the meaning of "second-class food." |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] たこ焼きは、海外の人にも人気のB級グルメです。 [SLOW] たこ焼きは、海外の人にも人気のB級グルメです。 |
| James: "Takoyaki is one of the most popular locals' favorite foods for foreigners." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] たこ焼きは、海外の人にも人気のB級グルメです。 |
| 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: You will go to the beach wearing casual sandals, they are: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ビーサン |
| James: "beach sandals" |
| James: She often goes to the grocery store by city bike. What she rides is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: チャリ |
| James: "bike" |
| James: You are visiting a provincial city and enjoying the popular food there, it is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: B級グルメ |
| James: "locals' favorite food" |
| James: You are playing arcade games with your friends, you are at the: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ゲーセン |
| James: "arcade" |
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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