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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Interesting and Unique Slang Expressions |
| 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 22. In this lesson, you'll learn interesting and unique slang expressions. |
| James: These slang terms indicate a certain condition of someone or something with a unique expression. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Risa: ポシャる (posharu) |
| Risa: イカれる (ikareru) |
| Risa: 浮いてる (uite ru) |
| Risa: まったりする (mattari suru) |
| James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
| Risa: ポシャる (posharu) |
| James: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. When it's used as a slang expression, it means "to fizzle out." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ポシャる [NORMAL] ポシャる |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ポシャる |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to express that a plan or a schedule becomes aborted halfway through. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 大きいプロジェクトを任されたのに、ポシャった。 [SLOW] 大きいプロジェクトを任されたのに、ポシャった。 |
| James: "I was in charge of a big project, but it failed in vain." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 大きいプロジェクトを任されたのに、ポシャった。 |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Risa: イカれる (ikareru) |
| James: literally meaning "to be able to go." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to become broken." |
| Risa: [SLOW] イカれる [NORMAL] イカれる |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: イカれる |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you express that someone gets crazy, or something doesn't work normally. The word is from the verb |
| Risa: 行く (iku), |
| James: which means "to go" plus the auxiliary verb |
| Risa: れる (reru), |
| James: which indicates potential. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] あいつはイカれている。 [SLOW] あいつはイカれている。 |
| James: "He is crazy." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] あいつはイカれている。 |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Risa: 浮いてる (uite ru) |
| James: literally meaning "to be floating." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be out of place." |
| Risa: [SLOW] 浮いてる [NORMAL] 浮いてる |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: 浮いてる |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you express that someone or something stands out because of not being adapted to its surroundings. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] クラスの中で、自分が少し浮いているような気がした。 [SLOW] クラスの中で、自分が少し浮いているような気がした。 |
| James: "I felt a bit out of place in my class." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] クラスの中で、自分が少し浮いているような気がした。 |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Risa: まったりする (mattari suru) |
| James: literally meaning "to do full-bodied flavor." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to chill out." |
| Risa: [SLOW] まったりする [NORMAL] まったりする |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: まったりする |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to indicate an action of chilling out or relaxing. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 週末はカフェでまったりするのが好きだ。 [SLOW] 週末はカフェでまったりするのが好きだ。 |
| James: "I like to chill out at a cafe on the weekends." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 週末はカフェでまったりするのが好きだ。 |
| 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: The 20-year-old air conditioner broke down and won’t work at all, it is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: イカれる |
| James: "to become broken" |
| James: When a trip planned with your friends breaks down in the middle, you could say it: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ポシャる |
| James: "to fizzle out" |
| James: You are relaxing at home without doing anything in particular, you are: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: まったりする |
| James: "to chill out" |
| James: She wears a very casual dress and stands out in the formal party, she is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: 浮いてる |
| James: "to be out of place" |
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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