Learn slang that are used in school
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Used in School, part II |
| 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 24. In this lesson, you'll learn more slang used in school. |
| John: These are expressions used mostly by young people or teenagers. You will encounter these mostly in schools. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Marzena: ściema |
| Marzena: nara |
| Marzena: kumać |
| Marzena: kijowy |
| John: Marzena, what's our first expression? |
| Marzena: ściema |
| John: It doesn't have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "fake." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] ściema [NORMAL] ściema |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: ściema |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say that someone or something is fake. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Nie no, to jakaś wielka ściema! [SLOW] Nie no, to jakaś wielka ściema! |
| John: "Nah, it's a fake!" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Nie no, to jakaś wielka ściema! |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Marzena: nara |
| John: It literally means "short from narazie "see you later," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "see you." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] nara [NORMAL] nara |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: nara |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you say "bye bye" to your good friends. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] To nara, do jutra! [SLOW] To nara, do jutra! |
| John: "See you tomorrow!" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] To nara, do jutra! |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Marzena: kumać |
| John: It doesn't have a literal meaning, but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to understand." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] kumać [NORMAL] kumać |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: kumać |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say that somebody understands something like a teenager would. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Kumasz o co biega? [SLOW] Kumasz o co biega? |
| John: "Do you know what this means?" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Kumasz o co biega? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Marzena: kijowy |
| John: It literally means "stick-like," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "really bad." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] kijowy [NORMAL] kijowy |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: kijowy |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you refer to something bad or of poor quality. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Ten nowy film jest jakiś kijowy. [SLOW] Ten nowy film jest jakiś kijowy. |
| John: "This new movie is really bad." |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Ten nowy film jest jakiś kijowy. |
| 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 need to go back home and you want to say bye. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: nara |
| John: "see you" |
| John:You heard something but you are convinced that this is fake news. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: ściema |
| John: "fake" |
| John: The movie you saw lately was not too good. In fact, it was terrible. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: kijowy |
| John: "really bad" |
| John: You want to make sure that your close friend understood everything you said. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: kumać |
| John: "to understand" |
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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