Learn expressions to describe how easy something is
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions to Describe How Easy Something Is |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Marzena: And I'm Marzena! |
| John: This is Must-Know Polish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 14. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions to describe how easy something is. |
| John: These expressions are used to describe how simple something is. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Marzena: jak bułka z masłem |
| Marzena: jasne jak słońce |
| Marzena: pikuś |
| Marzena: banalny |
| John: Marzena, what's our first expression? |
| Marzena: jak bułka z masłem |
| John: It literally means "a bun with butter," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a piece of cake." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] jak bułka z masłem [NORMAL] jak bułka z masłem |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: jak bułka z masłem |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say that something was really easy. Depending on the situation, it can be also be used to brag. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] To jest proste jak bułka z masłem. [SLOW] To jest proste jak bułka z masłem. |
| John: "It's a piece of cake. (Literally meaning: This is easy as a bun with butter.)" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] To jest proste jak bułka z masłem. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Marzena: jasne jak słońce |
| John: It literally means "clear as the sun," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "obvious, clear." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] jasne jak słońce [NORMAL] jasne jak słońce |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: jasne jak słońce |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say that something is very clear or obvious. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Pewnie, to jest jasne jak słońce. [SLOW] Pewnie, to jest jasne jak słońce. |
| John: "Sure, it's obvious." |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Pewnie, to jest jasne jak słońce. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Marzena: pikuś |
| John: It doesn't have a literal meaning, but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "easy." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] pikuś [NORMAL] pikuś |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: pikuś |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to express that something is really easy. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] -Zrobisz to dla mnie? |
| -Jasne, to pikuś! [SLOW] -Zrobisz to dla mnie? |
| -Jasne, to pikuś! |
| John: "-Will you do it for me? |
| - Sure, it's easy." |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] -Zrobisz to dla mnie? |
| -Jasne, to pikuś! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Marzena: banalny |
| John: It literally means "banal," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "trivial." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] banalny [NORMAL] banalny |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: banalny |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to express that something is really easy, which makes it a synonym for pikuś. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] -I jak sprawdzian poszedł? |
| -Świetnie. Był banalny! [SLOW] -I jak sprawdzian poszedł? |
| -Świetnie. Był banalny! |
| John: "-How did your test go? |
| -Great, it was nothing!" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] -I jak sprawdzian poszedł? |
| -Świetnie. Był banalny! |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I'll describe four situations, and you choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: You want to say that something is very clear to you. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: jasne jak słońce |
| John: "obvious, clear" |
| John: You want to say that something is or was very easy to do. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: jak bułka z masłem |
| John: "a piece of cake" |
| John: You want to state that something is trivial. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: banalny |
| John: "trivial" |
| John: You want to state that something doesn’t pose any difficulties, it’s really easy. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: pikuś |
| John: "easy" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Polish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at PolishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Marzena: Cześć. |
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