Learn slang expressions to describe people
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Slang Expressions for Describing People, Part 1 |
| 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 4. In this lesson you'll learn Slang Expressions for Describing People, Part 1. |
| James: Here, you will learn expressions that describe men or women with certain characteristics. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Risa: ツンデレ (tsundere) |
| Risa: イケメン (ikemen) |
| Risa: ブサメン (busamen) |
| Risa: イクメン (ikumen) |
| James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
| Risa: ツンデレ (tsundere) |
| James: literally meaning "hot-and-cold." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hot-and-cold person." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ツンデレ [NORMAL] ツンデレ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ツンデレ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a girl who is usually cold but sometimes lovey-dovey. It is an abbreviation for |
| Risa: ツンツンデレデレ (tsuntsun deredere), |
| James: which has the same meaning. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼、ツンデレがタイプみたいだよ。 [SLOW] 彼、ツンデレがタイプみたいだよ。 |
| James: "Seems that he likes the hot-and-cold girls." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼、ツンデレがタイプみたいだよ。 |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Risa: イケメン (ikemen) |
| James: literally meaning "good looking man." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hottie." |
| Risa: [SLOW] イケメン [NORMAL] イケメン |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: イケメン |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a man who is good looking. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼、超イケメンだよね。 [SLOW] 彼、超イケメンだよね。 |
| James: "He is a real hottie, isn’t he?" |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼、超イケメンだよね。 |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Risa: ブサメン (busamen) |
| James: literally meaning "ugly man." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "bad-looking guy." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ブサメン [NORMAL] ブサメン |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ブサメン |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a man who is unattractive. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] ブサメンとは付き合いたくない。 [SLOW] ブサメンとは付き合いたくない。 |
| James: "I don't want to go out with bad-looking guys." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] ブサメンとは付き合いたくない。 |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Risa: イクメン (ikumen) |
| James: literally meaning "man who raises a baby." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a man who enjoys child raising." |
| Risa: [SLOW] イクメン [NORMAL] イクメン |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: イクメン |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a man who actively cares for kids. This phrase was born to praise that minority group of fathers in Japanese culture, since it was customary that men didn't care much about kids and housework. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 最近は、イクメンが増えてきている。 [SLOW] 最近は、イクメンが増えてきている。 |
| James: "Child-rearing fathers are increasing recently." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 最近は、イクメンが増えてきている。 |
| 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 saw a guy with very good looks, you can say he is a: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: イケメン |
| James: "hottie" |
| James: Your girlfriend is cold, but sometimes acts lovey-dovey, she is a: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ツンデレ |
| James: "hot-and-cold person" |
| James: Your husband actively cares for kids and enjoys it, he is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: イクメン |
| James: "a man who enjoys child raising" |
| James: The guy is not good looking, or below average, you could say he is a: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ブサメン |
| James: "bad-looking guy" |
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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