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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Slang Expressions Related to Behaviors - Part 4
Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to IndonesianPod101.com. I'm Sydney.
Blanca: And I'm Blanca!
Sydney: This is Must-Know Indonesian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 6. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions related to behaviors — part 4.
Sydney: Here are the slang expressions that you can use when describing someone’s behaviors.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Blanca: bokis
Blanca: afgan
Blanca: jaim
Blanca: geer
Sydney: Blanca, what's our first expression?
Blanca: bokis
Sydney: meaning "lying."
Blanca: [SLOW] bokis [NORMAL] bokis
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: bokis
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to someone who tells lies, no matter how serious it is. Usually this is used among close friends.
Sydney : Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Astaga, kamu kok bokis terus sama pacar sendiri? [SLOW] Astaga, kamu kok bokis terus sama pacar sendiri?
Sydney: "Oh gosh, why do you keep lying to your own girlfriend?"
Blanca: [NORMAL] Astaga, kamu kok bokis terus sama pacar sendiri?
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Blanca: afgan
Sydney: It is the name of a top Indonesian male pop singer. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "mercilessly underbidding an item for sale, to the point of offering outrageously low prices."
Blanca: [SLOW] afgan [NORMAL] afgan
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: afgan
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you receive an incredibly low bid from a potential buyer. It is originally the name of a famous Indonesian male pop singer who had a song titled Sadistic. Because of the title name, now people use the singer’s name to try to say "sadistic or incredibly low bid".
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Parah bener tuh calon pembeli, afgan banget nawar barang gue. [SLOW] Parah bener tuh calon pembeli, afgan banget nawar barang gue.
Sydney: "That potential buyer is really bad, he underbid the items I sold."
Blanca: [NORMAL] Parah bener tuh calon pembeli, afgan banget nawar barang gue.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Blanca: jaim
Sydney: This is an acronym of...
Blanca: JAga IMage
Sydney: ...which means "playing it cool, as if one's reputation is great."
Blanca: [SLOW] jaim [NORMAL] jaim
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: jaim
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you describe someone who behaves as if he or she wants to lead people into thinking that they are a cool and respectable person.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Karena udah jadi pejabat, dia sekarang jaim kalau ketemu orang sekampung. [SLOW] Karena udah jadi pejabat, dia sekarang jaim kalau ketemu orang sekampung.
Sydney: "Since he is now a high-ranking government official, he plays it cool every time he meets fellow villagers."
Blanca: [NORMAL] Karena udah jadi pejabat, dia sekarang jaim kalau ketemu orang sekampung.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Blanca: geer
Sydney: This is an acronym for:
Blanca: GEde RAsa…
Sydney: which means "over-confident to the extent of assuming that others might have him or her on their minds, which is probably not the case." Or shortly, people say…
Blanca: GR
Blanca: [SLOW] geer [NORMAL] geer
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: geer
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to someone who thinks other people around him or her always think of him or her.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Si gadis cantik itu geer terus kalo ada pria yang deketin. [SLOW] Si gadis cantik itu geer terus kalo ada pria yang deketin.
Sydney: "The pretty girl is always overconfident when approached by a guy."
Blanca: [NORMAL] Si gadis cantik itu geer terus kalo ada pria yang deketin.
QUIZ
Sydney: 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?
Sydney: When your seller suggests an incredibly low bid to you, which word can you use?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: afgan
Sydney: "mercilessly underbidding an item for sale, to the point of offering outrageously low prices"
Sydney: When your friend keeps lying, which slang word can you use to describe their behavior?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: bokis
Sydney: "lying"
Sydney: When you see someone overconfident, which slang word can you use?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: geer
Sydney: "overconfident to the extent of assuming that others might have him or her on their minds, which is probably not the case"
Sydney: When you see someone acting as if their reputation is high although it is not, which slang word can you use?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: jaim
Sydney: "playing cool as if one's reputation were great"

Outro
Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered four Indonesian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at IndonesianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time!
Blanca: Sampai jumpa lagi!

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