Learn slang expressions about drinking and smoking
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions About Drinking And Smoking |
| 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 3. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions about drinking and smoking. |
| John: Like it or not, drinking and smoking have become a part of society. These expressions are used to refer to these activities, to something that goes with it, or to someone who gets into it. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Shakti: टुन्न होना |
| Shakti: चखना |
| Shakti: सुट्टा मारना |
| Shakti: नशे में धुत्त |
| John: Shakti, what's our first expression? |
| Shakti: टुन्न होना |
| John: literally meaning "to be drunk." And when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be drunk." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] टुन्न होना [NORMAL] टुन्न होना |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: टुन्न होना |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is completely drunk. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] वह नशे में टुन्न सड़क पर पड़ा मिला था। [SLOW] वह नशे में टुन्न सड़क पर पड़ा मिला था। |
| John: "He was found lying on the street, drunk." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] वह नशे में टुन्न सड़क पर पड़ा मिला था। |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Shakti: चखना |
| John: literally meaning "to taste." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "snacks taken with drinks." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] चखना [NORMAL] चखना |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: चखना |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to some snacks while drinking. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] लोगों को शराब के साथ चखना खाने की आदत होती है। [SLOW] लोगों को शराब के साथ चखना खाने की आदत होती है। |
| John: "People prefer having something to eat with their drinks." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] लोगों को शराब के साथ चखना खाने की आदत होती है। |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Shakti: सुट्टा मारना |
| John: literally meaning "to smoke a cigarette." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to have a smoke." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] सुट्टा मारना [NORMAL] सुट्टा मारना |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: सुट्टा मारना |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to make a reference to smoking. |
| Shakti: Suttaa |
| John: means "cigarette" and |
| Shakti: maaraNaa |
| John: is a colloquial way to say "to do" or "to have". |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] चल, सुट्टा मार के आते हैं। [SLOW] चल, सुट्टा मार के आते हैं। |
| John: "Come, let's have a smoke." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] चल, सुट्टा मार के आते हैं। |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Shakti: नशे में धुत्त |
| John: literally meaning "totally intoxicated." And when it's used as a slang expression, it means "totally intoxicated." |
| Shakti: [SLOW] नशे में धुत्त [NORMAL] नशे में धुत्त |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Shakti: नशे में धुत्त |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is totally intoxicated or under the influence of either alcohol or drugs. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] नशे में धुत्त होकर एक शख़्स ने पुलिस स्टेशन में हंगामा मचाया। [SLOW] नशे में धुत्त होकर एक शख़्स ने पुलिस स्टेशन में हंगामा मचाया। |
| John: "A totally intoxicated guy caused a ruckus in the police station." |
| Shakti: [NORMAL] नशे में धुत्त होकर एक शख़्स ने पुलिस स्टेशन में हंगामा मचाया। |
| 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 need both snacks and a drink in the movie theater. |
| Shakti: चखना |
| John: "to taste" |
| John: It’s not a great idea to get drunk at company parties. |
| Shakti: टुन्न होना |
| John: "to be drunk" |
| John: He should not have been driving, he was completely intoxicated. |
| Shakti: नशे में धुत्त |
| John: "totally intoxicated" |
| John: I’m going to take my ten minute break. Want to grab a smoke? |
| Shakti: सुट्टा मारना |
| John: "to smoke a cigarette" |
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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