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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Slang Words For Some Professional Occupations
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 22. In this lesson, you'll learn slang words for some professional occupations.
Sydney: Do not ever use these words when a person with the respective profession is nearby, but you are safe when you are talking to friends.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Petar: бакшиш (bakshish)
Petar: топкаджия (topkadzhiya)
Petar: кука (kuka)
Petar: жичкаджия (zhichkadzhiya)
Sydney: Petar, what's our first expression?
Petar: бакшиш (bakshish)
Sydney: literally meaning "a tip." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a taxi driver."
Petar: [SLOW] бакшиш [NORMAL] бакшиш
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: бакшиш
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about a taxi driver when one is not present.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Баща му работи като бакшиш. [SLOW] Баща му работи като бакшиш.
Sydney: "His father works as a taxi driver."
Petar: [NORMAL] Баща му работи като бакшиш.
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Petar: топкаджия (topkadzhiya)
Sydney: literally meaning “ball guy.” But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "football player."
Petar: [SLOW] топкаджия [NORMAL] топкаджия
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: топкаджия
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about a football player.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Те искаха да стана цигулар, а аз станах топкаджия. [SLOW] Те искаха да стана цигулар, а аз станах топкаджия.
Sydney: "They wanted me to become a violinist, and I became a football player."
Petar: [NORMAL] Те искаха да стана цигулар, а аз станах топкаджия.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Petar: кука (kuka)
Sydney: literally meaning "a hook." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "policeman."
Petar: [SLOW] кука [NORMAL] кука
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: кука
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk about a policeman when one is not present.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Внимавай, по пътя може да има куки. [SLOW] Внимавай, по пътя може да има куки.
Sydney: "Watch out, there might be policemen along the way."
Petar: [NORMAL] Внимавай, по пътя може да има куки.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Petar: жичкаджия (zhichkadzhiya)
Sydney: literally meaning “cable guy.” But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "electrician."
Petar: [SLOW] жичкаджия [NORMAL] жичкаджия
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: жичкаджия
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you mean an electrician in a very informal conversation.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Търся някой добър жичкаджия. [SLOW] Търся някой добър жичкаджия.
Sydney: "I'm looking for a good electrician."
Petar: [NORMAL] Търся някой добър жичкаджия.
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: Slang for a football player.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: топкаджия
Sydney: "football player"
Sydney: What you can call a taxi driver, as long as they can’t hear you.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: бакшиш
Sydney: "a taxi driver"
Sydney: A very informal term for an electrician.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: жичкаджия
Sydney: "electrician"
Sydney: What you can call a police officer when they aren’t in earshot.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: кука
Sydney: "policeman"

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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