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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 |
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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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