Learn expressions to use when you do not like something
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Expressions to Use When You Escape From a Situation You Do Not Like |
| 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 4. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions to use when you escape from a situation you do not like. |
| Sydney: The expressions introduced here will help you describe your behavior when avoiding an unpleasant situation. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Petar: духвам (duhvam) |
| Petar: изпарявам се (izparyavam se) |
| Petar: обирам си крушите (obiram si krushite) |
| Petar: вазирам (vaziram) |
| Sydney: Petar, what's our first expression? |
| Petar: духвам (duhvam) |
| Sydney: literally meaning "to blow gently." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "disappear." |
| Petar: [SLOW] духвам [NORMAL] духвам |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Petar: духвам |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you run away from a situation you want to avoid. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Тоя накъде духна. [SLOW] Тоя накъде духна. |
| Sydney: "He disappeared somewhere." |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Тоя накъде духна. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Petar: изпарявам се (izparyavam se) |
| Sydney: literally meaning "to evaporate." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "vanish." |
| Petar: [SLOW] изпарявам се [NORMAL] изпарявам се |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Petar: изпарявам се |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you get away from a situation you do not want to be part of. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Тя се изпари и повече не я видях. [SLOW] Тя се изпари и повече не я видях. |
| Sydney: "She vanished and I did not see her anymore." |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Тя се изпари и повече не я видях. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Petar: обирам си крушите (obiram si krushite) |
| Sydney: literally meaning "to pick up one's pears." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "get one's stuff together and go away." |
| Petar: [SLOW] обирам си крушите [NORMAL] обирам си крушите |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Petar: обирам си крушите |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to escape a situation or you are asked to leave in a not-too-friendly manner. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Хей, обирай си крушите и повече да не съм те видял. [SLOW] Хей, обирай си крушите и повече да не съм те видял. |
| Sydney: "Hey, get your stuff and go away, I do not want to see you anymore." |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Хей, обирай си крушите и повече да не съм те видял. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Petar: вазирам (vaziram) |
| Sydney: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "scoot off." |
| Petar: [SLOW] вазирам [NORMAL] вазирам |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Petar: вазирам |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want, or are asked, to go away. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Чуя ли нещо за работа и вазирам на 180 градуса. [SLOW] Чуя ли нещо за работа и вазирам на 180 градуса. |
| Sydney: "If I hear anything about work, I just scoot off and make a 180 degree turn." |
| Petar: [NORMAL] Чуя ли нещо за работа и вазирам на 180 градуса. |
| 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: To seemingly evaporate out of a situation you don’t want to be a part of. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Petar: изпарявам се |
| Sydney: "vanish" |
| Sydney: To run away from a situation you want to avoid. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Petar: духвам |
| Sydney: "disappear" |
| Sydney: You’re asked to go away. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Petar: вазирам |
| Sydney: "scoot off" |
| Sydney: You are forcefully asked to leave the premises. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Petar: обирам си крушите |
| Sydney: "get one's stuff together and go away" |
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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