Learn slang expressions related to age
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions That Involve Age |
| 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 25. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions that involve age. |
| John: We all go through youth and old age. No one can escape it. Here are a few expressions that someone may use in Hindi to express their age. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Shakti: उम्र ढल जाना |
| Shakti: उम्र न रहना |
| Shakti: छोकरा |
| Shakti: जवानी की दहलीज़ |
| John: Shakti, what's our first expression? |
| Shakti: उम्र ढल जाना |
| John: literally meaning "age is setting like a sunset." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to become old." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] उम्र ढल जाना [NORMAL] उम्र ढल जाना |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: उम्र ढल जाना |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is old. It is a polite way of saying that you or someone else is old. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] मेहनत करते-करते मेरी उम्र ढल गई, लेकिन कुछ हाथ नहीं आया। [SLOW] मेहनत करते-करते मेरी उम्र ढल गई, लेकिन कुछ हाथ नहीं आया। |
| John: "I have become old working hard, but still, there is nothing in my hands." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] मेहनत करते-करते मेरी उम्र ढल गई, लेकिन कुछ हाथ नहीं आया। |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Shakti: उम्र न रहना |
| John: literally meaning "age no more." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "not my age anymore." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] उम्र न रहना [NORMAL] उम्र न रहना |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: उम्र न रहना |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say that you are too old to try or do something. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] पढ़ाई करने की मेरी उम्र नहीं रही। मुझे नौकरी ढूंढनी चाहिए। [SLOW] पढ़ाई करने की मेरी उम्र नहीं रही। मुझे नौकरी ढूंढनी चाहिए। |
| John: "It is not my age to study anymore. I should look for a job." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] पढ़ाई करने की मेरी उम्र नहीं रही। मुझे नौकरी ढूंढनी चाहिए। |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Shakti: छोकरा |
| John: literally meaning "lad." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "boy." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] छोकरा [NORMAL] छोकरा |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: छोकरा |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a young boy. It is usually used for teenagers. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] छोकरा मेरा पर्स लेकर भाग गया। [SLOW] छोकरा मेरा पर्स लेकर भाग गया। |
| John: "That young boy ran away with my purse." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] छोकरा मेरा पर्स लेकर भाग गया। |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Shakti: जवानी की दहलीज़ |
| John: literally meaning "at the threshold of youth." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "at the threshold of youth." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] जवानी की दहलीज़ [NORMAL] जवानी की दहलीज़ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: जवानी की दहलीज़ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is not a child anymore. It is usually used for adolescents. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] जो बच्चे कल तक इस आंगन में खेला-कूदा करते थे, आज जवानी की दहलीज़ पर हैं। [SLOW] जो बच्चे कल तक इस आंगन में खेला-कूदा करते थे, आज जवानी की दहलीज़ पर हैं। |
| John: "The kids who used to play around in this courtyard until yesterday are now on the threshold of their youth." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] जो बच्चे कल तक इस आंगन में खेला-कूदा करते थे, आज जवानी की दहलीज़ पर हैं। |
| 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: I’m too old to stay out drinking until four in the morning. |
| Shakti: उम्र न रहना |
| John: "age no more" |
| John: A kind way to refer to the old man down the street. |
| Shakti: उम्र ढल जाना |
| John: "age is setting like a sunset" |
| John: Samantha just turned 13, she is no longer a child. |
| Shakti: जवानी की दहलीज़ |
| John: "at the threshold of youth" |
| John: Teenagers don’t know how good they have it! |
| Shakti: छोकरा |
| John: "lad" |
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 in another series! |
| Shakti: धन्यवाद. |
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