Learn idioms to say "grimace" and more
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Idioms Related to Body Parts |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com. I'm Michael. |
| Anna: And I'm Anna! |
| Michael: This is Must-Know Romanian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 16. In this lesson you'll learn Idioms Related to Body Parts. |
| Michael: There is nothing to "grimace" at or "get terrified" from by these expressions. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: a face mutre |
| Anna: a (i) se face părul măciucă |
| Anna: pe barba (cuiva) |
| Anna: cât ai clipi |
| Michael: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: a face mutre |
| Michael: literally meaning "make faces." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "grimace." |
| Anna: [SLOW] a face mutre [NORMAL] a face mutre |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: a face mutre |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about someone who doesn't like something and shows that discontent on his/her face. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu mai face atâtea mutre! Te-ai răsfățat prea mult. [SLOW] Nu mai face atâtea mutre! Te-ai răsfățat prea mult. |
| Michael: "Stop grimacing at everything! You are too spoiled." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu mai face atâtea mutre! Te-ai răsfățat prea mult. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: a (i) se face părul măciucă |
| Michael: literally meaning "make one's hair stand straight up." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "get terrified." |
| Anna: [SLOW] a (i) se face părul măciucă [NORMAL] a (i) se face părul măciucă |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: a (i) se face părul măciucă |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about something that gets you really scared. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ce s-a auzit? Mi s-a făcut părul măciucă. [SLOW] Ce s-a auzit? Mi s-a făcut părul măciucă. |
| Michael: "What was that noise? It got me terrified." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ce s-a auzit? Mi s-a făcut părul măciucă. |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: pe barba (cuiva) |
| Michael: literally meaning "on (someone's) beard." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "at one's own risk." |
| Anna: [SLOW] pe barba (cuiva) [NORMAL] pe barba (cuiva) |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: pe barba (cuiva) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about people who take the risk of doing something without any help. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Dacă vrei să pleci, mergi pe barba ta! [SLOW] Dacă vrei să pleci, mergi pe barba ta! |
| Michael: "If you want to go, you're at your own risk!" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Dacă vrei să pleci, mergi pe barba ta! |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: cât ai clipi |
| Michael: literally meaning "in the blink of an eye." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "immediately." |
| Anna: [SLOW] cât ai clipi [NORMAL] cât ai clipi |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: cât ai clipi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about something done extremely fast. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] O să fac totul curat cât ai clipi! [SLOW] O să fac totul curat cât ai clipi! |
| Michael: "I will clean everything immediately." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] O să fac totul curat cât ai clipi! |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: 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? |
| Michael: This is something that only thinking about gets you scared. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: a (i) se face părul măciucă |
| Michael: "get terrified" |
| Michael: You are not enjoying yourself and this is something you are not hiding. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: a face mutre |
| Michael: "grimace" |
| Michael: You’ve never seen something done so fast. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: cât ai clipi |
| Michael: "immediately" |
| Michael:You can’t help your friends so they have to manage on their own. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: pe barba (cuiva) |
| Michael: "at one's own risk" |
Outro |
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| Michael: There you have it; you have mastered four Romanian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at RomanianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Anna: La revedere! |
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