Learn slang expressions related to appearances
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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 |
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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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