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INTRODUCTION
John: Expressions That Refer To Talking
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 8. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions that refer to talking.
John: Want to express how you feel about someone's incessant talking or how beautifully they speak? Check out these expressions.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Shakti: बकबक करना
Shakti: दिमाग़ चाट जाना
Shakti: मीठा बोलना
Shakti: अंट-शंट बोलना
John: Shakti, what's our first expression?
Shakti: बकबक करना
John: literally meaning "to talk too much." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to talk too much, to incessantly talk."
Shakti: [SLOW] बकबक करना [NORMAL] बकबक करना
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Shakti: बकबक करना
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is talking too much. The word…
Shakti: bakabak
John: is a colloquial word used for referring to talking incessantly or talking nonsense.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Shakti: [NORMAL] पाँच बजे से बैठा-बैठा आठ बजे तक वह बकबक कर रहा था। [SLOW] पाँच बजे से बैठा-बैठा आठ बजे तक वह बकबक कर रहा था।
John: "He was talking incessantly from five a.m. to eight a.m."
Shakti: [NORMAL] पाँच बजे से बैठा-बैठा आठ बजे तक वह बकबक कर रहा था।
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Shakti: दिमाग़ चाट जाना
John: literally meaning "to lick one's brain." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to bother."
Shakti: [SLOW] दिमाग़ चाट जाना [NORMAL] दिमाग़ चाट जाना
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Shakti: दिमाग़ चाट जाना
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is talking incessantly and really irritating you. You can also use this to refer to someone who bothers you by constantly repeating a request that you probably want to ignore.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Shakti: [NORMAL] वह अपनी चाची के यहां बैठकर उसका दिमाग़ चाट रहा है। [SLOW] वह अपनी चाची के यहां बैठकर उसका दिमाग़ चाट रहा है।
John: "He is sitting at his aunt's house and bothering her."
Shakti: [NORMAL] वह अपनी चाची के यहां बैठकर उसका दिमाग़ चाट रहा है।
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Shakti: मीठा बोलना
John: literally meaning "to talk sweet." And when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to talk sweet."
Shakti: [SLOW] मीठा बोलना [NORMAL] मीठा बोलना
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Shakti: मीठा बोलना
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who speaks sweetly, mildly, and with carefully chosen words to make sure they don't hurt anyone.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Shakti: [NORMAL] मीठा बोलना एक कला है जो कड़वा बोलने वाले कभी नहीं सीख सकते हैं। [SLOW] मीठा बोलना एक कला है जो कड़वा बोलने वाले कभी नहीं सीख सकते हैं।
John: "Talking sweetly is an art that people who speak bitterly can never learn."
Shakti: [NORMAL] मीठा बोलना एक कला है जो कड़वा बोलने वाले कभी नहीं सीख सकते हैं।
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Shakti: अंट-शंट बोलना
John: literally meaning "talking nonsense." And when it's used as a slang expression, it means "talking nonsense."
Shakti: [SLOW] अंट-शंट बोलना [NORMAL] अंट-शंट बोलना
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Shakti: अंट-शंट बोलना
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who talks nonsense or gives no thought to what he or she is saying, or to someone who is thinking nonsense.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Shakti: [NORMAL] क्या अंटशंट बक रहे हो? [SLOW] क्या अंटशंट बक रहे हो?
John: "What nonsense are you saying?"
Shakti: [NORMAL] क्या अंटशंट बक रहे हो?
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: Her sister bothers her incessantly.
Shakti: दिमाग़ चाट जाना
John: "to lick one's brain"
John: She’s such a chatterbox, I hardly can get anything done.
Shakti: बकबक करना
John: "to talk too much"
John: Don’t say such things! That’s nonsense.
Shakti: अंट-शंट बोलना
John: "talking nonsense"
John: She is so great on the phone, she has a kind voice.
Shakti: मीठा बोलना
John: "to talk sweet"

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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