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Learn slang expressions to give opinions about someone else
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INTRODUCTION |
John: Expressions Related To Giving Opinions About Someone Else - Part 2 |
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 24. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions related to giving opinions about someone else — part 2. |
John: Use these expressions to give opinions about a person. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Shakti: पकाऊ |
Shakti: जुगाड़ू |
Shakti: मस्तमौला |
Shakti: लेट लतीफ़ |
John: Shakti, what's our first expression? |
Shakti: पकाऊ |
John: literally meaning "something or someone that cooks you." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "boring person, annoying person." |
Shakti: [SLOW] पकाऊ [NORMAL] पकाऊ |
John: Listeners, please repeat. |
Shakti: पकाऊ |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is boring or to someone whose incessant talking annoys you so much that your brains get cooked. |
John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Shakti: [NORMAL] उसकी बातें तो ख़तम होने का नाम ही नहीं लेती हैं। बहुत पकाऊ है। [SLOW] उसकी बातें तो ख़तम होने का नाम ही नहीं लेती हैं। बहुत पकाऊ है। |
John: "He just doesn't stop talking. He is very annoying." |
Shakti: [NORMAL] उसकी बातें तो ख़तम होने का नाम ही नहीं लेती हैं। बहुत पकाऊ है। |
John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Shakti: जुगाड़ू |
John: literally meaning "someone who can solve a problem in an innovative way." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a problem-solver." |
Shakti: [SLOW] जुगाड़ू [NORMAL] जुगाड़ू |
John: Listeners, please repeat. |
Shakti: जुगाड़ू |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is quite useful, flexible, and innovative in the way that he or she solves a problem. |
John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Shakti: [NORMAL] मिताली से बात करके देखो। वह बहुत जुगाड़ू है, ज़रूर कोई जुगाड़ लगाएगी। [SLOW] मिताली से बात करके देखो। वह बहुत जुगाड़ू है, ज़रूर कोई जुगाड़ लगाएगी। |
John: "Talk to Mitali. She is quite the problem-solver, she will surely find a way." |
Shakti: [NORMAL] मिताली से बात करके देखो। वह बहुत जुगाड़ू है, ज़रूर कोई जुगाड़ लगाएगी। |
John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Shakti: मस्तमौला |
John: literally meaning "god of carefree." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "carefree." |
Shakti: [SLOW] मस्तमौला [NORMAL] मस्तमौला |
John: Listeners, please repeat. |
Shakti: मस्तमौला |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is carefree and nonchalant, someone who laughs a lot and seems to always be happy and free of any worries. |
John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Shakti: [NORMAL] उसे दुनिया की कोई फ़िक्र नहीं है। बिल्कुल मस्तमौला है। [SLOW] उसे दुनिया की कोई फ़िक्र नहीं है। बिल्कुल मस्तमौला है। |
John: "He has no worldly worries. He is completely carefree." |
Shakti: [NORMAL] उसे दुनिया की कोई फ़िक्र नहीं है। बिल्कुल मस्तमौला है। |
John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Shakti: लेट लतीफ़ |
John: literally meaning "late Latif." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "someone who is always late." |
Shakti: [SLOW] लेट लतीफ़ [NORMAL] लेट लतीफ़ |
John: Listeners, please repeat. |
Shakti: लेट लतीफ़ |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is always late, never punctual, tardy. "Late" is a English word. |
John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Shakti: [NORMAL] लेट लतीफ़ सोनू हमेशा क्लास में देरी से आता है। [SLOW] लेट लतीफ़ सोनू हमेशा क्लास में देरी से आता है। |
John: "Late Latif Sonu is always late for class." |
Shakti: [NORMAL] लेट लतीफ़ सोनू हमेशा क्लास में देरी से आता है। |
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: Charles is really great at thinking outside of the box. |
Shakti: जुगाड़ू |
John: "someone who can solve a problem in an innovative way" |
John: He’s very smart but extremely tedious to speak with. |
Shakti: पकाऊ |
John: "something or someone that cooks you" |
John: Unfortunately, I am often late to work. |
Shakti: लेट लतीफ़ |
John: "late Latif" |
John: Since retiring, Sally has been happy and worry-free. |
Shakti: मस्तमौला |
John: "god of carefree" |
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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