Learn how to use expressions for gossiping
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Expressions for Gossiping |
| 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 6. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions for Gossiping. |
| Eric: Many people enjoy gossiping, especially Spanish people! If you want to gossip with them, be sure to learn these expressions. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Eric: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: cotillear |
| Anna: chisme |
| Anna: maruja |
| Anna: chochear |
| Eric: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: cotillear |
| Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "to gossip." |
| Anna: [SLOW] cotillear [NORMAL] cotillear |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: cotillear |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to describe the action of gossiping. From this word, you can also get another word for saying “gossip”, which is... |
| Anna: cotilleo. |
| Eric: And if you define someone who likes gossiping you can call them a... |
| Anna: cotilla. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Eugenia se pasa el día cotilleando en la peluquería. [SLOW] Eugenia se pasa el día cotilleando en la peluquería. |
| Eric: "Eugenia spends all day gossiping at the hairdresser." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Eugenia se pasa el día cotilleando en la peluquería. |
| Eric: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: chisme |
| Eric: literally meaning "gadget." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "gossip,” or “rumor." |
| Anna: [SLOW] chisme [NORMAL] chisme |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: chisme |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you know some gossip or a rumor that probably everybody is going to know very soon. The verb form is... |
| Anna: chismear. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Tía, ayer me enteré de un chisme que cuando te lo diga no te lo podrás creer. [SLOW] Tía, ayer me enteré de un chisme que cuando te lo diga no te lo podrás creer. |
| Eric: "Girl, yesterday I heard a rumor that you're not going to believe when I tell you." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Tía, ayer me enteré de un chisme que cuando te lo diga no te lo podrás creer. |
| Eric: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: maruja |
| Eric: This expression is a variant of the name María, which is Mary in English. But when it's used as a slang expression it means "gossip." |
| Anna: [SLOW] maruja [NORMAL] maruja |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: maruja |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who talks about other people maliciously or based on rumors. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Tu amiga es una maruja, siempre está hablando de la vida de los demás. [SLOW] Tu amiga es una maruja, siempre está hablando de la vida de los demás. |
| Eric: "Your friend is a gossip, she is always talking about the lives of others. " |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Tu amiga es una maruja, siempre está hablando de la vida de los demás. |
| Eric: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: chochear |
| Eric: literally meaning "be senile." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "to do stuff old people would do." |
| Anna: [SLOW] chochear [NORMAL] chochear |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: chochear |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when someone starts doing stuff a senior might do, such as forgetting things. Be careful when you use this word, because elderly people might feel offended. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Creo que mi padre empieza a chochear, ayer me dijo cinco veces que lavase los platos. [SLOW] Creo que mi padre empieza a chochear, ayer me dijo cinco veces que lavase los platos. |
| Eric: "I think my father is becoming senile. Yesterday he told me five times to wash the dishes." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Creo que mi padre empieza a chochear, ayer me dijo cinco veces que lavase los platos. |
| 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: Your friend tells you a secret that you want to tell everybody. |
| Anna: chisme |
| Eric: "gossip, a rumor" |
| Eric: When two people start talking about another person’s life. |
| Anna: cotillear |
| Eric: "to gossip" |
| Eric: Somebody who starts to forget little things. |
| Anna: chochear |
| Eric: "to do stuff old people would do" |
| Eric: I am always surrounded by people who like gossiping. |
| Anna: maruja |
| Eric: "gossip" |
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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