Learn to talk about something special, amazing, or intense
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Expressions Describing Superlatives |
| 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 7. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions Describing Superlatives. |
| Michael: You need to talk about something special, amazing, or intense. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: de mama focului |
| Anna: de speriat |
| Anna: de stă mâța-n coadă |
| Anna: cu moț în frunte |
| Michael: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: de mama focului |
| Michael: literally meaning "like fire's mother." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "intensely, passionately." |
| Anna: [SLOW] de mama focului [NORMAL] de mama focului |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: de mama focului |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about an action made with great passion or intensity. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] A plâns de mama focului când l-am prins cu minciuna. [SLOW] A plâns de mama focului când l-am prins cu minciuna. |
| Michael: "He cried so intensely when I caught him lying." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] A plâns de mama focului când l-am prins cu minciuna. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: de speriat |
| Michael: literally meaning "scary." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "terrible." |
| Anna: [SLOW] de speriat [NORMAL] de speriat |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: de speriat |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to something really terrible. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Atitudinea tinerilor de azi e ceva de speriat. [SLOW] Atitudinea tinerilor de azi e ceva de speriat. |
| Michael: "Young people today behave really terribly." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Atitudinea tinerilor de azi e ceva de speriat. |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: de stă mâța-n coadă |
| Michael: literally meaning "the cat sits on its tail." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "unbelievable, amazing." |
| Anna: [SLOW] de stă mâța-n coadă [NORMAL] de stă mâța-n coadă |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: de stă mâța-n coadă |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to something really incredible. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Am făcut un tort de stă mâța-n coadă. [SLOW] Am făcut un tort de stă mâța-n coadă. |
| Michael: "I've made such an amazing cake." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Am făcut un tort de stă mâța-n coadă. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: cu moț în frunte |
| Michael: literally meaning "with a star on their forehead." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "better." |
| Anna: [SLOW] cu moț în frunte [NORMAL] cu moț în frunte |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: cu moț în frunte |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about a person who considers themself better than the rest. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Se crede cu moț în frunte, nici nu vorbește cu noi. [SLOW] Se crede cu moț în frunte, nici nu vorbește cu noi. |
| Michael: "He thinks he's better than us, he doesn't even talk to us." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Se crede cu moț în frunte, nici nu vorbește cu noi. |
| 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: Two young people behave inappropriately. Their attitude is... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: de speriat |
| Michael: "terrible" |
| Michael: When you do something very passionately. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: de mama focului |
| Michael: "intensely, passionately" |
| Michael: Your friend considers himself more special than everyone else. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: cu moț în frunte |
| Michael: "better" |
| Michael: Someone did a very cool job. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: de stă mâța-n coadă |
| Michael: "unbelievable, amazing" |
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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