Learn how to use slang for common words
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| INTRODUCTION | |
| Eric: Slang for Common Words | |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SpanishPod101.com. I'm Eric. | |
| Anna: And I'm Anna! | |
| Eric: This is Must-Know Spanish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 4. In this lesson you'll learn Slang for Common Words. | |
| Eric: Spanish people tend to talk fast, and doing that means we end up using shorter words to talk about different things. | |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS | |
| Eric: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: | |
| Anna: finde | |
| Anna: tele | |
| Anna: caña | |
| Anna: piti | |
| Eric: Anna, what's our first expression? | |
| Anna: finde | |
| Eric: literally meaning "end-of.” It is an abbreviation of | |
| Anna: fin de semana. | |
| Eric: So when it's used as a slang expression it means "weekend." | |
| Anna: [SLOW] finde [NORMAL] finde | |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. | |
| Anna: finde | |
| [pause - 5 sec.] | |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to the weekend in a colloquial situation. | |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. | |
| Anna: [NORMAL] ¿Qué harás este finde? [SLOW] ¿Qué harás este finde? | |
| Eric: "What are you gonna do on the weekend?" | |
| Anna: [NORMAL] ¿Qué harás este finde? | |
| Eric: Okay, what's the next expression? | |
| Anna: tele | |
| Eric: literally meaning "TV". As you can guess, this is the shortened form of "television." | |
| Anna: [SLOW] tele [NORMAL] tele | |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. | |
| Anna: tele | |
| [pause - 5 sec.] | |
| Eric: Use this word when you want to say "televisión" in a more casual way, and in an informal speech. | |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. | |
| Anna: [NORMAL] No encuentro el mando de la tele. [SLOW] No encuentro el mando de la tele. | |
| Eric: "I can't find the TV remote." | |
| Anna: [NORMAL] No encuentro el mando de la tele. | |
| Eric: Okay, what's the next expression? | |
| Anna: caña | |
| Eric: literally meaning "cane." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "glass of draft beer." | |
| Anna: [SLOW] caña [NORMAL] caña | |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. | |
| Anna: caña | |
| [pause - 5 sec.] | |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you go to a bar and want to drink a glass of draft beer. You can give your order to the waiter by saying - | |
| Anna: Una caña, por favor. | |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. | |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ayer fui a tomar unas cañas con mis amigos. [SLOW] Ayer fui a tomar unas cañas con mis amigos. | |
| Eric: "Yesterday, I went to drink some beers with my friends." | |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ayer fui a tomar unas cañas con mis amigos. | |
| Eric: Okay, what's the last expression? | |
| Anna: piti | |
| Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "a cigarette." | |
| Anna: [SLOW] piti [NORMAL] piti | |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. | |
| Anna: piti | |
| [pause - 5 sec.] | |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to ask for a cigarette in an informal setting. | |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. | |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Oye tío, ¿tienes un piti? [SLOW] Oye tío, ¿tienes un piti? | |
| Eric: "Hey dude, do you have a cigarette?" | |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Oye tío, ¿tienes un piti? | |
| QUIZ | |
| Eric: 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? | |
| Eric: What’s going on on this TV show? | |
| Anna: tele | |
| Eric: "television" | |
| Eric: What are you doing over the weekend? | |
| Anna: finde | |
| Eric: "weekend" | |
| Eric: I ran out of cigarettes. | |
| Anna: pitis | |
| Eric: "a cigarette" | |
| Eric: What would you like to order? | |
| Anna: caña | |
| Eric: "glass of draft beer" | |
Outro |
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| Eric: There you have it; you have mastered four Iberian Spanish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at SpanishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! | |
| Anna: ¡Hasta la próxima! |
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