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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: A Few Two-Part Idioms
Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to BulgarianPod101.com. I'm Sydney.
Petar: And I'm Petar!
Sydney: This is Must-Know Bulgarian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 13. In this lesson, you'll learn a few two-part idioms.
Sydney: Here are some idioms that might sound strange as they do not contain a verb.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Petar: след дъжд - качулка (sled dazhd - kachulka)
Petar: на всяка манджа - мерудия (na vsyaka mandzha - merudiya)
Petar: под вол - теле (pod vol - tele)
Petar: след нас - потоп (sled nas - potop)
Sydney: Petar, what's our first expression?
Petar: след дъжд - качулка (sled dazhd - kachulka)
Sydney: literally meaning "after the rain - a hood." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "too late, when it is pointless."
Petar: [SLOW] след дъжд - качулка [NORMAL] след дъжд - качулка
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: след дъжд - качулка
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to point out that it is too late, or not necessary any more, to offer help.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Не ти искам помощта, след дъжд - качулка. [SLOW] Не ти искам помощта, след дъжд - качулка.
Sydney: "I do not want your help, it is useless."
Petar: [NORMAL] Не ти искам помощта, след дъжд - качулка.
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Petar: на всяка манджа - мерудия (na vsyaka mandzha - merudiya)
Sydney: literally meaning "to every dish - parsley." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "nosy, to have a finger in every pie."
Petar: [SLOW] на всяка манджа - мерудия [NORMAL] на всяка манджа - мерудия
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: на всяка манджа - мерудия
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you mean that someone is very nosy and offers their opinion any time, without being asked.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Тази много ме дразни, иска да бъде на всяка манджа мерудия. [SLOW] Тази много ме дразни, иска да бъде на всяка манджа мерудия.
Sydney: "She is annoying me, she wants to have a finger in every pie."
Petar: [NORMAL] Тази много ме дразни, иска да бъде на всяка манджа мерудия.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Petar: под вол - теле (pod vol - tele)
Sydney: literally meaning "under the bull - a calf." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "something non-existent, impossible."
Petar: [SLOW] под вол - теле [NORMAL] под вол - теле
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: под вол - теле
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you mean that someone is looking for anything non-existent, or is deliberately looking for even tiny faults.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] С тези въпроси създаваш усещане, че искаш само да търсиш под вола теле. [SLOW] С тези въпроси създаваш усещане, че искаш само да търсиш под вола теле.
Sydney: "With these questions, you just create a feeling that you only want to fuss about nothing."
Petar: [NORMAL] С тези въпроси създаваш усещане, че искаш само да търсиш под вола теле.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Petar: след нас - потоп (sled nas - potop)
Sydney: literally meaning "after us - flood." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to have no care about consequences."
Petar: [SLOW] след нас - потоп [NORMAL] след нас - потоп
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: след нас - потоп
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you mean that someone is not thinking about, or considering, the consequences of their actions or inactions.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] И сега какво, след теб потоп. [SLOW] И сега какво, след теб потоп.
Sydney: "And now what, you have no care about what you are leaving behind."
Petar: [NORMAL] И сега какво, след теб потоп.
QUIZ
Sydney: 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?
Sydney: Our nosy neighbor will tell you how to do something, even if you never asked for advice.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: на всяка манджа - мерудия
Sydney: "nosy, to have a finger in every pie"
Sydney: The police arrived on the scene 20 minutes after the purse-snatcher had gotten away.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: след дъжд - качулка
Sydney: "too late, when it is pointless"
Sydney: She shoplifted without really thinking about the consequences.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: след нас - потоп
Sydney: "to have no care about consequences"
Sydney: Your mom is just trying to find things not to like about me.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: под вол - теле
Sydney: "something non-existent, impossible"

Outro
Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered four Bulgarian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at BulgarianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time!
Petar: До скоро!

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