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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Expressions for Crazy
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 9. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions for crazy.
Sydney: Here are some expressions which will help you describe a person when they act funny or strange.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Petar: получава факсове (poluchava faksove)
Petar: нещо е мръднал (neshto e mradnal)
Petar: сам си говори (sam si govori)
Petar: хлопа му дъската (hlopa mu daskata)
Sydney: Petar, what's our first expression?
Petar: получава факсове (poluchava faksove)
Sydney: literally meaning "to be getting fax messages." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be in a low mood."
Petar: [SLOW] получава факсове [NORMAL] получава факсове
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: получава факсове
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you mean that someone has put a stupid idea in their head, are getting obsessed with it, or are just in a bad mood.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Остави го на мира, нещо е получил факсовете. [SLOW] Остави го на мира, нещо е получил факсовете.
Sydney: "Leave him alone, he's in a pretty bad mood."
Petar: [NORMAL] Остави го на мира, нещо е получил факсовете.
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Petar: нещо е мръднал (neshto e mradnal)
Sydney: literally meaning "to have twitched." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to get crazy."
Petar: [SLOW] нещо е мръднал [NORMAL] нещо е мръднал
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: нещо е мръднал
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to express that someone is crazy or not in their full mind.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Комшията му нещо е мръднал. [SLOW] Комшията му нещо е мръднал.
Sydney: "His neighbor is not quite in his mind."
Petar: [NORMAL] Комшията му нещо е мръднал.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Petar: сам си говори (sam si govori)
Sydney: literally meaning "to talk to oneself." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "crazy."
Petar: [SLOW] сам си говори [NORMAL] сам си говори
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: сам си говори
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you feel very frustrated by someone.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Той е много странен, нещо все сам си говори. [SLOW] Той е много странен, нещо все сам си говори.
Sydney: "He is very strange, he often talks to himself."
Petar: [NORMAL] Той е много странен, нещо все сам си говори.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Petar: хлопа му дъската (hlopa mu daskata)
Sydney: literally meaning "his board is knocking." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be certifiable."
Petar: [SLOW] хлопа му дъската [NORMAL] хлопа му дъската
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: хлопа му дъската
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to express that someone is not making sense, or is stubborn in their opinion, which you disagree with.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Не го занимавай, нещо му хлопа дъската. [SLOW] Не го занимавай, нещо му хлопа дъската.
Sydney: "Do not bother him, he is not making any sense."
Petar: [NORMAL] Не го занимавай, нещо му хлопа дъската.
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: He is not in his right mind at all!
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: нещо е мръднал
Sydney: "to get crazy"
Sydney: When your friend is still obsessing over his ex-girlfriend.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: получава факсове
Sydney: "to be in a low mood"
Sydney: Someone is stubbornly arguing against facts.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: хлопа му дъската
Sydney: "to be certifiable"
Sydney: Your little brother is talking to himself out of exhaustion
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: сам си говори
Sydney: "crazy"

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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