Learn slang expressions to give someone a compliment
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions That Involve Compliments |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HindiPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Shakti: And I'm Shakti! |
| John: This is Must-Know Hindi Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 20. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions that involve compliments. |
| John: Want to compliment someone? Use these expressions. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Shakti: ख़तरनाक |
| Shakti: सिकंदर |
| Shakti: पटाखा |
| Shakti: झकास |
| John: Shakti, what's our first expression? |
| Shakti: ख़तरनाक |
| John: literally meaning "dangerous, deadly." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "deadly." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] ख़तरनाक [NORMAL] ख़तरनाक |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: ख़तरनाक |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say "great" or "excellent" or "outstanding" or "extraordinary". It is similar to the English usage of "killer", as in "killer song" or "killer looks". |
| Use it among friends and people who are close acquaintances. Avoid using it with the elderly, your seniors, or anyone where some respect is required. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] कल की मूवी क्या ख़तरनाक थी, यार! [SLOW] कल की मूवी क्या ख़तरनाक थी, यार! |
| John: "Yesterday's movie was so great, man!" |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] कल की मूवी क्या ख़तरनाक थी, यार! |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Shakti: सिकंदर |
| John: literally meaning "Alexander." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "winner, a successful person, a leader in his area." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] सिकंदर [NORMAL] सिकंदर |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: सिकंदर |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is a winner or successful. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] सिकंदर तो वही होता है जो बाज़ी जीत लेता है। [SLOW] सिकंदर तो वही होता है जो बाज़ी जीत लेता है। |
| John: "Only whoever wins the match is the winner." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] सिकंदर तो वही होता है जो बाज़ी जीत लेता है। |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Shakti: पटाखा |
| John: literally meaning "firecracker." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hot, good-looking." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] पटाखा [NORMAL] पटाखा |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: पटाखा |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say that a woman is looking hot. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] शादी के जोड़े में पूजा क्या पटाखा लग रही है। [SLOW] शादी के जोड़े में पूजा क्या पटाखा लग रही है। |
| John: "Pooja is looking hot in her bridal attire." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] शादी के जोड़े में पूजा क्या पटाखा लग रही है। |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Shakti: झकास |
| John: literally meaning "awesome." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "awesome, cool." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] झकास [NORMAL] झकास |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: झकास |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say "great" or "awesome" or "cool". It can also be an answer to a "How are you?" question. While the slang had originated in Mumbai Hindi, it has become part of Hindi all over the country now. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] समर - कैसा है तू? |
| पीटर - एकदम झकास! [SLOW] समर - कैसा है तू? |
| पीटर - एकदम झकास! |
| John: "Samar - How are you? |
| Peter - Absolutely great!" |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] समर - कैसा है तू? |
| पीटर - एकदम झकास! |
| QUIZ |
| John: 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? |
| John: He is a leader in his field. |
| Shakti: सिकंदर |
| John: "Alexander" |
| John: Those are some killer tunes you are listening to. |
| Shakti: ख़तरनाक |
| John: "dangerous, deadly" |
| John: He skydives on the weekends. How cool! |
| Shakti: झकास |
| John: "awesome" |
| John: She looks so hot in red! |
| Shakti: पटाखा |
| John: "firecracker" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Hindi Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at HindiPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Shakti: धन्यवाद. |
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