Learn slang words that mean "cool"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Words You Can Use to Say "Cool" |
| 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 3. In this lesson, you'll learn words you can use to say "cool". |
| Sydney: "Cool" is a word that teenagers or young people will use in their vocabulary. Learn some of its variations in Bulgarian. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Petar: яко (yako) |
| Petar: готинo (gotino) |
| Petar: чук (chuk) |
| Petar: кърти (karti) |
| Sydney: Petar, what's our first expression? |
| Petar: яко (yako) |
| Sydney: The literal meaning is “it is strong.” But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "cool." |
| Petar: [SLOW] яко [NORMAL] яко |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Petar: яко |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to express agreement to or comment that something is cool. Be careful though, as it is becoming outdated. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Яко, кога ще тръгваме? [SLOW] Яко, кога ще тръгваме? |
| Sydney: "Cool, when are we going?" |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Яко, кога ще тръгваме? |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Petar: готинo (gotino) |
| Sydney: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "cool." |
| Petar: [SLOW] готинo [NORMAL] готинo |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Petar: готинo |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to express that something is agreeably okay. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Petar: [NORMAL] И да си прекарате готино. [SLOW] И да си прекарате готино. |
| Sydney: "Have a really cool time." |
| Petar: [NORMAL] И да си прекарате готино. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Petar: чук (chuk) |
| Sydney: literally meaning "a hammer." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "smashing, superb." |
| Petar: [SLOW] чук [NORMAL] чук |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Petar: чук |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to express agreement with an idea, or that something is trendy. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Petar: [NORMAL] - Какво ще кажеш за идеята? - Чук. [SLOW] - Какво ще кажеш за идеята? - Чук. |
| Sydney: "- What would you say about that idea? - Smashing." |
| Petar: [NORMAL] - Какво ще кажеш за идеята? - Чук. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Petar: кърти (karti) |
| Sydney: literally meaning "to break out." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hip, breaking." |
| Petar: [SLOW] кърти [NORMAL] кърти |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Petar: кърти |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to say you are particularly impressed by an idea or performance. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Тази песен кърти. [SLOW] Тази песен кърти. |
| Sydney: "This song is so hip." |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Тази песен кърти. |
| 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: You agree that something is okay. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Petar: готинo |
| Sydney: "cool" |
| Sydney: An old-fashioned slang word meaning "cool". |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Petar: яко |
| Sydney: "cool" |
| Sydney: You were particularly impressed by a performance. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Petar: кърти |
| Sydney: "hip, breaking" |
| Sydney: You want to say that something is trendy and you like it. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Petar: чук |
| Sydney: "smashing, superb" |
Outro |
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| 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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