Learn useful expressions to describe an angry person
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Expressions Describing Anger |
| 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 9. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions Describing Anger. |
| Michael: These are useful to describe an angry person. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: morcovit |
| Anna: a călca pe coadă |
| Anna: cu capsa pusă |
| Anna: a face spume |
| Michael: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: morcovit |
| Michael: literally meaning "like a carrot." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "upset." |
| Anna: [SLOW] morcovit [NORMAL] morcovit |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: morcovit |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to say someone is restless and angry about something. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ce s-a întâmplat? De ce esti așa morcovit? [SLOW] Ce s-a întâmplat? De ce esti așa morcovit? |
| Michael: "What happened? Why are you being so upset?" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ce s-a întâmplat? De ce esti așa morcovit? |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: a călca pe coadă |
| Michael: literally meaning "step on somebody's tail." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "step on someone's toes." |
| Anna: [SLOW] a călca pe coadă [NORMAL] a călca pe coadă |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: a călca pe coadă |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to say someone makes you feel offended or angry. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu-l călca pe coadă, și-așa e supărat. [SLOW] Nu-l călca pe coadă, și-așa e supărat. |
| Michael: "Don't step on his toes, he is angry already." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu-l călca pe coadă, și-așa e supărat. |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: cu capsa pusă |
| Michael: literally meaning "with a squib on." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "grumpy." |
| Anna: [SLOW] cu capsa pusă [NORMAL] cu capsa pusă |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: cu capsa pusă |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when someone is so upset that they are ready for a fight. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu i-am spus adevărul pentru că era cu capsa pusă. [SLOW] Nu i-am spus adevărul pentru că era cu capsa pusă. |
| Michael: "I didn't tell him the truth because he was so grumpy." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu i-am spus adevărul pentru că era cu capsa pusă. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: a face spume |
| Michael: literally meaning "to foam at the mouth." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "boil, go mad." |
| Anna: [SLOW] a face spume [NORMAL] a face spume |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: a face spume |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when someone gets really angry. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nici nu am terminat de explicat, că a început să facă spume. [SLOW] Nici nu am terminat de explicat, că a început să facă spume. |
| Michael: "I had hardly finished explaining when he started to go mad." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nici nu am terminat de explicat, că a început să facă spume. |
| 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: Someone made you angry with their annoying remarks. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: a călca pe coadă |
| Michael: "step on someone's toes" |
| Michael: The whole situation made you restless and a bit angry. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: morcovit |
| Michael: "upset" |
| Michael: Losing your passport when travelling made you terribly angry. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: a face spume |
| Michael: "boil, go mad" |
| Michael: Your friend didn’t have his coffee this morning so he is ready to fight over nothing. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: cu capsa pusă |
| Michael: "grumpy" |
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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