Learn slang expressions that refer to teenagers
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Slang Expressions Referring to Teenagers |
| 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 8. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions referring to teenagers. |
| Sydney: There are some expressions that a certain age group uses and here are Indonesian slang expressions referring to teenagers. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Blanca: abege |
| Blanca: alay |
| Blanca: brondong |
| Sydney: Blanca, what's our first expression? |
| Blanca: abege |
| Sydney: This is an abbreviation of… |
| Blanca: Anak Baru Gede |
| Sydney: which means "teenagers" or "coming of age." Even shorter, you can say… |
| Blanca: ABG |
| Blanca: [SLOW] abege [NORMAL] abege |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: abege |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to young people who have just reached puberty. |
| Sydney : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Kebanyakan ABG zaman sekarang maennya gadget terus, gak kayak dulu, banyak aktivitas fisik. [SLOW] Kebanyakan ABG zaman sekarang maennya gadget terus, gak kayak dulu, banyak aktivitas fisik. |
| Sydney: "Most of today's teenagers get hooked on gadgets, unlike those in the past who did a lot of physical activities." |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Kebanyakan ABG zaman sekarang maennya gadget terus, gak kayak dulu, banyak aktivitas fisik. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Blanca: alay |
| Sydney: It is an acronym for… |
| Blanca: anak layangan |
| Sydney: which literally means "a child of kites." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "tacky and cheesy teenagers." |
| Blanca: [SLOW] alay [NORMAL] alay |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: alay |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you describe a teenager who is tacky, cheesy, and seems uneducated because he or she does not spell words correctly, for example. |
| Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Aduh, cape gua baca tulisan alay kayak gitu, huruf sama angka dicampur-campur. [SLOW] Aduh, cape gua baca tulisan alay kayak gitu, huruf sama angka dicampur-campur. |
| Sydney: "Oh gosh, I'm tired of reading a cheesy teen's text messages, they've gotten letters and numbers mixed up." |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Aduh, cape gua baca tulisan alay kayak gitu, huruf sama angka dicampur-campur. |
| Sydney: Okay, what's our last expression? |
| Blanca: brondong |
| Sydney: literally meaning "immature corn." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a person who is dating an older person". |
| Blanca: [SLOW] brondong (or berondong) [NORMAL] brondong (or berondong) |
| Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: brondong (or berondong) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sydney: Use this slang expression when you describe a young person dating someone much older. |
| Sydney : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Itu ibu-ibu kok sama brondong lagi? [SLOW] Itu ibu-ibu kok sama brondong lagi? |
| Sydney: "Why is that old woman with another young boy?" |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Itu ibu-ibu kok sama brondong lagi? |
| QUIZ |
| Sydney: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe three situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Sydney: When you see a teenager who acts cheesy, which slang word can you use? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: alay |
| Sydney: "tacky and cheesy teenagers" |
| Sydney: When you want to use a slang word describing a teenager in general, which word can you use? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: abege (or ABG) |
| Sydney: "teenagers, coming of age" |
| Sydney: When you see a young person dating with a much older one, which slang word can you use? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: brondong or berondong |
| Sydney: "a person who is dating an older person" |
Outro |
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| Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered three 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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