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INTRODUCTION
John: Expressions Related To Appearances
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 17. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions related to appearances.
John: Want to express how much you like how someone looks? Make use of these expressions.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Shakti: माल
Shakti: धिनचक
Shakti: चिकना
Shakti: बिंदास
John: Shakti, what's our first expression?
Shakti: माल
John: literally meaning "goods." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "looking great."
Shakti: [SLOW] माल [NORMAL] माल
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Shakti: माल
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone is looking great. It is usually used for women.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Shakti: [NORMAL] क्या माल लग रही हो तुम! [SLOW] क्या माल लग रही हो तुम!
John: "You are looking great!"
Shakti: [NORMAL] क्या माल लग रही हो तुम!
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Shakti: धिनचक
John: literally meaning "flashy." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "stylish."
Shakti: [SLOW] धिनचक [NORMAL] धिनचक
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Shakti: धिनचक
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you see something flashy. It is often used when someone is wearing a lot of jewelry or wearing shiny and flashy clothes.
Be careful while using it with women you are not friendly with or with the elderly. It may be considered offensive and disrespectful.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Shakti: [NORMAL] तेरे कपड़े तो एकदम धिनचक लग रहे हैं! क्या बात है! [SLOW] तेरे कपड़े तो एकदम धिनचक लग रहे हैं! क्या बात है!
John: "Your clothes are looking quite stylish! Great!"
Shakti: [NORMAL] तेरे कपड़े तो एकदम धिनचक लग रहे हैं! क्या बात है!
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Shakti: चिकना
John: literally meaning "smooth." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "good-looking."
Shakti: [SLOW] चिकना [NORMAL] चिकना
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Shakti: चिकना
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to compliment someone on the way they look. If it is a guy, you can call them…
Shakti: cikaNaa or cikaNe.
John: If it is a girl, you can call them…
Shakti: cikaNii.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Shakti: [NORMAL] क्या चिकना लग रहा है तू! [SLOW] क्या चिकना लग रहा है तू!
John: "You look very handsome!"
Shakti: [NORMAL] क्या चिकना लग रहा है तू!
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Shakti: बिंदास
John: literally meaning "carefree." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "chilled, cool fellow."
Shakti: [SLOW] बिंदास [NORMAL] बिंदास
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Shakti: बिंदास
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is a "cool dude", popular with everyone, carefree, fun to be around, and always relaxed.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Shakti: [NORMAL] कल की फ़िल्म क्या बिंदास थी! [SLOW] कल की फ़िल्म क्या बिंदास थी!
John: "Yesterday's movie was so cool!"
Shakti: [NORMAL] कल की फ़िल्म क्या बिंदास थी!
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: Those shoes are stylish!
Shakti: धिनचक
John: "flashy"
John: You look great in that dress!
Shakti: माल
John: "goods"
John: What a cool person!
Shakti: बिंदास
John: "carefree"
John: He is very good-looking.
Shakti: चिकना
John: "smooth"

Outro

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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