Learn idioms to abbreviate verb phrases
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Idioms to Abbreviate Verb Phrases |
| 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 23. In this lesson, you'll learn idioms to abbreviate verb phrases. |
| James: You will see how Japanese people love to make new words, shortening the original words. They're such amazing expressions! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Risa: ググる (guguru) |
| Risa: 告る (kokuru) |
| Risa: ビニる (biniru) |
| Risa: ディスる (disuru) |
| James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
| Risa: ググる (guguru) |
| James: literally meaning "to do Google." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to google." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ググる [NORMAL] ググる |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ググる |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you indicate an action of searching something on Google. It's a combination word of |
| Risa: グーグル (gūguru), |
| James: meaning "Google" and |
| Risa: する (suru), |
| James: meaning "to do" and then abbreviated. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 「近くのコーヒーショップ」でググったら、10件ヒットした。 [SLOW] 「近くのコーヒーショップ」でググったら、10件ヒットした。 |
| James: "I googled "nearby coffee shop" and had 10 hits." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 「近くのコーヒーショップ」でググったら、10件ヒットした。 |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Risa: 告る (kokuru) |
| James: literally meaning "to confess." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to tell one's love, to ask somebody out." |
| Risa: [SLOW] 告る [NORMAL] 告る |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: 告る |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you indicate an action of confessing love to someone. It's an abbreviation word of |
| Risa: 告白する (kokuhaku suru), |
| James: meaning "to confess something." |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼女に告ったら、振られた。 [SLOW] 彼女に告ったら、振られた。 |
| James: "I told her my feelings, but she rejected me." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼女に告ったら、振られた。 |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Risa: ビニる (biniru) |
| James: literally meaning "to do convenience store." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to go to the convenience store." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ビニる [NORMAL] ビニる |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ビニる |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you indicate an action of going and shopping at a convenience store. This word is combined with |
| Risa: コンビニ (konbini), |
| James: meaning "convenience store" and |
| Risa: する (suru), |
| James: meaning "to do" and then abbreviated. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] お腹すいたから、ちょっとビニってくるね。 [SLOW] お腹すいたから、ちょっとビニってくるね。 |
| James: "I'm hungry. I'm going to the convenience store." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] お腹すいたから、ちょっとビニってくるね。 |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Risa: ディスる (disuru) |
| James: literally meaning "to do disrespect." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to disrespect someone." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ディスる [NORMAL] ディスる |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ディスる |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you indicate an action of insulting someone. It's an abbreviation of the English word "disrespect" and the Japanese word |
| Risa: する (suru), |
| James: meaning "to do" and then abbreviated. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] SNSのコメントでディスってる人が多い。 [SLOW] SNSのコメントでディスってる人が多い。 |
| James: "There are many people dissing others through their SNS comments." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] SNSのコメントでディスってる人が多い。 |
| 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 will tell her that he loves her, he is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: 告る |
| James: "to tell one's love, to ask someone out" |
| James: You are searching on Google "popular Japanese songs", you are: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ググる |
| James: "to google" |
| James: That experienced actress spoke ill of the new actress, so she: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ディスる |
| James: "to disrespect someone" |
| James: You are going to drop by the convenience store to buy a bottle of water, you are: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ビニる |
| James: "to go to the convenience store" |
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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