Learn slang expressions related to behaviors
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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 |
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| 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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