Learn more slang expressions to describe relationships
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Slang Expressions for Describing Relationships, 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 7. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions for describing relationships, part 2. |
| James: You will find slang terms for various types of friends. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Risa: タメ (tame) |
| Risa: ダチ (dachi) |
| Risa: ネッ友 (nettomo) |
| Risa: リア友 (riatomo) |
| James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
| Risa: タメ (tame) |
| James: literally meaning "same number shown on a pair of die." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "same age." |
| Risa: [SLOW] タメ [NORMAL] タメ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: タメ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to being the same age as someone. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼と弟はタメだ。 [SLOW] 彼と弟はタメだ。 |
| James: "He and my younger brother are the same age." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼と弟はタメだ。 |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Risa: ダチ (dachi) |
| James: literally meaning "friend." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "intimate friend, buddy." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ダチ [NORMAL] ダチ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ダチ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a close friend. It is an abbreviation for |
| Risa: 友だち (tomodachi), |
| James: meaning "friend." |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 小林って、お前のダチなの？ [SLOW] 小林って、お前のダチなの？ |
| James: "Is Kobayashi your friend?" |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 小林って、お前のダチなの？ |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Risa: ネッ友 (nettomo) |
| James: literally meaning "internet friend." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "online friend." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ネッ友 [NORMAL] ネッ友 |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ネッ友 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a friend on the internet. It is an abbreviation for |
| Risa: ネット友だち (netto tomodachi), |
| James: with the same meaning. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] ネッ友と、ゲームの話で盛り上がった。 [SLOW] ネッ友と、ゲームの話で盛り上がった。 |
| James: "I enjoyed chatting about games with my online friend." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] ネッ友と、ゲームの話で盛り上がった。 |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Risa: リア友 (riatomo) |
| James: literally meaning "real friend." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "friend in real life." |
| Risa: [SLOW] リア友 [NORMAL] リア友 |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: リア友 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a friend in real life, used in contrast to |
| Risa: ネッ友 (nettomo). |
| James: It is an abbreviation for |
| Risa: リアル友だち (riaru tomodachi), |
| James: with the same meaning. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼はネッ友ばかりでリア友が少ない。 [SLOW] 彼はネッ友ばかりでリア友が少ない。 |
| James: "He has many online friends, but few friends in his real life." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] 彼はネッ友ばかりでリア友が少ない。 |
| 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 is your good friend, you could say he is an: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ダチ |
| James: "intimate friend, buddy" |
| James: You are 25 years old, and your friend is also 25 years old, you two are: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: タメ |
| James: "the same age" |
| James: She is your friend, not on the internet, you could say she is a: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: リア友 |
| James: "friend in real life" |
| James: He is your friend only on the internet, you can say he is an: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ネッ友 |
| James: "online friend" |
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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