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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Popular Funny Expressions |
| 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 14. In this lesson you'll learn Popular Funny Expressions. |
| Michael: These expressions are very funny but not recommended to be used in front of the person you are describing. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: cel mai tare din parcare |
| Anna: a (se) rupe în figuri |
| Anna: a avea pitici pe creier |
| Anna: a da cu mucii în fasole |
| Michael: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: cel mai tare din parcare |
| Michael: literally meaning "the toughest guy in the parking place." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "greatest or toughest." |
| Anna: [SLOW] cel mai tare din parcare [NORMAL] cel mai tare din parcare |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: cel mai tare din parcare |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you ironically name someone the toughest or the best person around. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ia uite cine e cel mai tare din parcare! [SLOW] Ia uite cine e cel mai tare din parcare! |
| Michael: "Look who's the toughest around!" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ia uite cine e cel mai tare din parcare! |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: a (se) rupe în figuri |
| Michael: literally meaning "brake (oneself) in pieces." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "show off, prance." |
| Anna: [SLOW] a (se) rupe în figuri [NORMAL] a (se) rupe în figuri |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: a (se) rupe în figuri |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you ironically talk about a person who is showing off. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu te mai rupe atâta în figuri, doar ne cunoaștem de 10 ani! [SLOW] Nu te mai rupe atâta în figuri, doar ne cunoaștem de 10 ani! |
| Michael: "Stop showing off like that! We've known each other for 10 years." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu te mai rupe atâta în figuri, doar ne cunoaștem de 10 ani! |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: a avea pitici pe creier |
| Michael: literally meaning "have dwarfs on (someone's) brain." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "be crazy or mad." |
| Anna: [SLOW] a avea pitici pe creier [NORMAL] a avea pitici pe creier |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: a avea pitici pe creier |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you ironically talk about someone who is acting crazy, has crazy ideas. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Toți aveți pitici pe creier în familia asta? [SLOW] Toți aveți pitici pe creier în familia asta? |
| Michael: "Are you all mad in this family?" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Toți aveți pitici pe creier în familia asta? |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: a da cu mucii în fasole |
| Michael: literally meaning "throw (one's) boogers in the beans." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "do a silly thing, mess up." |
| Anna: [SLOW] a da cu mucii în fasole [NORMAL] a da cu mucii în fasole |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: a da cu mucii în fasole |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you ironically talk about someone who did a stupid thing unexpectedly. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu da cu mucii în fasole după ce ai muncit atâta! [SLOW] Nu da cu mucii în fasole după ce ai muncit atâta! |
| Michael: "Don't mess up after so much work!" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu da cu mucii în fasole după ce ai muncit atâta! |
| 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 what someone does when they brag about themselves. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: a (se) rupe în figuri |
| Michael: "show off, prance" |
| Michael: You can use this funny expression to describe someone who thinks they are the toughest. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: cel mai tare din parcare |
| Michael: "greatest, toughest " |
| Michael: This is what someone does when making a mistake when nobody expects it. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: a da cu mucii în fasole |
| Michael: "do a silly thing, mess up" |
| Michael: You can use this expression when describing someone with crazy ideas. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: a avea pitici pe creier |
| Michael: "be crazy, mad" |
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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