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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Expressions Related to Food |
| 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 18. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions Related to Food. |
| Michael: Romanians like their food and expressions related to it. But be careful not to offend someone. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: altă mâncare de pește |
| Anna: mămăligă |
| Anna: a rânji fasolea |
| Anna: mură-n gură |
| Michael: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: altă mâncare de pește |
| Michael: literally meaning "another fish dish." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "entirely different." |
| Anna: [SLOW] altă mâncare de pește [NORMAL] altă mâncare de pește |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: altă mâncare de pește |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about something unrelated to the case. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Despre ce vorbești? Asta-i altă mâncare de pește. [SLOW] Despre ce vorbești? Asta-i altă mâncare de pește. |
| Michael: "What are you talking about? That's something entirely different." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Despre ce vorbești? Asta-i altă mâncare de pește. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: mămăligă |
| Michael: literally meaning "polenta." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "weak." |
| Anna: [SLOW] mămăligă [NORMAL] mămăligă |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: mămăligă |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you deprecatingly talk about a person who is weak or lacks character. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ce stai ca o mămăligă? Vorbește cu șefu! [SLOW] Ce stai ca o mămăligă? Vorbește cu șefu! |
| Michael: "Why are you being so weak? Talk to your boss!" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ce stai ca o mămăligă? Vorbește cu șefu! |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: a rânji fasolea |
| Michael: literally meaning "show (someone's) teeth." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "smile." |
| Anna: [SLOW] a rânji fasolea [NORMAL] a rânji fasolea |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: a rânji fasolea |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about someone who smiles for no reason, showing his teeth. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] De ce rânjești fasolea la mine? [SLOW] De ce rânjești fasolea la mine? |
| Michael: "Why are you smiling at me?" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] De ce rânjești fasolea la mine? |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: mură-n gură |
| Michael: literally meaning "blackberry in the mouth." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "effortless, easy." |
| Anna: [SLOW] mură-n gură [NORMAL] mură-n gură |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: mură-n gură |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about something very easy, without doing anything for it. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu vreau să le dau totul mură-n gură, trebuie să mai muncească și ei. [SLOW] Nu vreau să le dau totul mură-n gură, trebuie să mai muncească și ei. |
| Michael: "I don't want everything to be effortless for them, they need to work too." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu vreau să le dau totul mură-n gură, trebuie să mai muncească și ei. |
| 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: You can use this word to describe a person that anyone can push around. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: mămăligă |
| Michael: "weak" |
| Michael: This situation has nothing to do with the previous one. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: altă mâncare de pește |
| Michael: "entirely different" |
| Michael: You don’t want to just tell your child the answer, kids need to use their brains. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: mură-n gură |
| Michael: "effortless, easy" |
| Michael: This is what you do when you smile with your teeth showing. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: a rânji fasolea |
| Michael: "smile" |
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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