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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

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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