Learn verbs which are frequently used in slang to describing emotions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Verbs Frequently Used in Slang Expressions Describing Emotions |
| 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 20. In this lesson, you'll learn verbs frequently used in slang expressions describing emotions. |
| James: These slang words will help you express your feelings or temper. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Risa: キレる (kireru) |
| Risa: テンパる (tenparu) |
| Risa: ビビる (bibiru) |
| Risa: へこむ (hekomu) |
| James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
| Risa: キレる (kireru) |
| James: literally meaning "to cut." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to snap, to flip out." |
| Risa: [SLOW] キレる [NORMAL] キレる |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: キレる |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about losing control because of anger over the limits of patience. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼女は友達の嘘にキレた。 [SLOW] 彼女は友達の嘘にキレた。 |
| James: "She snapped at her friend's lie." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼女は友達の嘘にキレた。 |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Risa: テンパる (tenparu) |
| James: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to get panicky." |
| Risa: [SLOW] テンパる [NORMAL] テンパる |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: テンパる |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about being in a panic or losing one's composure under pressure. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 同時にお客さんがたくさん店に入ってきて、テンパった。 [SLOW] 同時にお客さんがたくさん店に入ってきて、テンパった。 |
| James: "I was in a panic when many customers came in to the shop at the same time." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 同時にお客さんがたくさん店に入ってきて、テンパった。 |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Risa: ビビる (bibiru) |
| James: literally meaning "to feel afraid." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to freak out." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ビビる [NORMAL] ビビる |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ビビる |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to express the act of freaking out or being startled by someone or something. There's a nominalized word for the slang verb... |
| Risa: ビビり (bibiri), |
| James: which means "coward." |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] あの子は大きな犬にビビっている。 [SLOW] あの子は大きな犬にビビっている。 |
| James: "The big dog freaks the boy out." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] あの子は大きな犬にビビっている。 |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Risa: へこむ (hekomu) |
| James: literally meaning "to become hollow." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to feel down." |
| Risa: [SLOW] へこむ [NORMAL] へこむ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: へこむ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to express that you are feeling down due to external factors. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 初デートがキャンセルになった。へこむわー。 [SLOW] 初デートがキャンセルになった。へこむわー。 |
| James: "My first date was canceled. It makes me feel down." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 初デートがキャンセルになった。へこむわー。 |
| 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: He is panicking because he has never spoken in public: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: テンパる |
| James: "to get panicky" |
| James: She said some things that ticked him off and he blew up: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: キレる |
| James: "to snap, to flip out" |
| James: He couldn’t get the concert ticket of his favorite artist and he is sad: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: へこむ |
| James: "to feel down" |
| James: She never wants to watch horror movies as they are so scary: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ビビる |
| James: "to freak out" |
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! |
Comments
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