Learn more slang expressions to describe people
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Slang Expressions for Describing People, Part 2 |
| 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 5. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions for describing people, part 2. |
| James: In this lesson, you will learn more expressions that describe someone with certain characteristics. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Risa: メンクイ (menkui) |
| Risa: オタク (otaku) |
| Risa: 肉食系 (nikushokukei) |
| Risa: 草食系 (sōshokukei) |
| James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
| Risa: メンクイ (menkui) |
| James: literally meaning "face eater." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a person who goes for good looking men or women." |
| Risa: [SLOW] メンクイ [NORMAL] メンクイ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: メンクイ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a person who likes only good-looking men or women. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 妹はメンクイだ。 [SLOW] 妹はメンクイだ。 |
| James: "My sister goes for only good-looking guys." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 妹はメンクイだ。 |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Risa: オタク (otaku) |
| James: literally meaning "you, your home." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "nerd, geek." |
| Risa: [SLOW] オタク [NORMAL] オタク |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: オタク |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a person who is enthusiastic and has knowledge about a specific field. It was used particularly for the anime and manga fields, but now it's also used in various kinds of fields. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] あの人たちは、オタクっぽい。 [SLOW] あの人たちは、オタクっぽい。 |
| James: "They look like nerds." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] あの人たちは、オタクっぽい。 |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Risa: 肉食系 (nikushokukei) |
| James: literally meaning "carnivorous." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a person who is aggressive in love." |
| Risa: [SLOW] 肉食系 [NORMAL] 肉食系 |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: 肉食系 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a person who is eager to get boyfriends or girlfriends. It sometimes means "a player." |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼は肉食系だから、私のタイプじゃない。 [SLOW] 彼は肉食系だから、私のタイプじゃない。 |
| James: "He is such a player and not my type." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼は肉食系だから、私のタイプじゃない。 |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Risa: 草食系 (sōshokukei) |
| James: literally meaning "herbivorous." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a person who is passive in love." |
| Risa: [SLOW] 草食系 [NORMAL] 草食系 |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: 草食系 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a person who is not eager to get girlfriends. It's usually used for males. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 私は草食系男子と仲がいい。 [SLOW] 私は草食系男子と仲がいい。 |
| James: "I get along with beta males." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 私は草食系男子と仲がいい。 |
| 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: Your friend is a train enthusiast, you can say he is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: オタク |
| James: "nerd, geek" |
| James: If you love only good-looking men or girls, you must be: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: メンクイ |
| James: "a person who goes for good-looking men or women" |
| James: He never gets greedy with girls, he might be: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: 草食系 |
| James: "a person who is passive in love" |
| James: She is always too aggressive in terms of romance, you can say she is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: 肉食系 |
| James: "a person who is aggressive in love" |
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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