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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Slang Words Related to Family Relationships - Part 1
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 9. In this lesson, you'll learn slang words related to family relationships — part 1.
Sydney: Family is important to Indonesian people. Therefore, there are some slang words related to family.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Blanca: bini
Blanca: bokap
Blanca: bokin
Blanca: nyokap
Sydney: Blanca, what's our first expression?
Blanca: bini
Sydney: meaning "wife."
Blanca: [SLOW] bini [NORMAL] bini
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: bini
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to your wife or your friends' wife.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Bini gue marah-marah mulu selama beberapa hari ini. [SLOW] Bini gue marah-marah mulu selama beberapa hari ini.
Sydney: "My wife has been angry with me for the past couple of days."
Blanca: [NORMAL] Bini gue marah-marah mulu selama beberapa hari ini.
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Blanca: bokap
Sydney: literally "father" or "dad."
Blanca: [SLOW] bokap [NORMAL] bokap
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: bokap
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to your dad, or your friend's dad.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Aku takut sama bokap pacarku. [SLOW] Aku takut sama bokap pacarku.
Sydney: "I'm scared of my girlfriend's dad."
Blanca: [NORMAL] Aku takut sama bokap pacarku.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Blanca: bokin
Sydney: This is another slang word meaning "wife." Unlike the other one, this one is used mostly by young people.
Blanca: [SLOW] bokin [NORMAL] bokin
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: bokin
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to your wife or your friend's wife.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Kok bisa ya bokin temenku itu baik banget sama dia? [SLOW] Kok bisa ya bokin temenku itu baik banget sama dia?
Sydney: "How come my friend's wife is so nice to him?"
Blanca: [NORMAL] Kok bisa ya bokin temenku itu baik banget sama dia?
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Blanca: nyokap
Sydney: meaning "mother, mom."
Blanca: [SLOW] nyokap [NORMAL] nyokap
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Blanca: nyokap
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you refer to your mom, or your friend’s mother.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Blanca: [NORMAL] Aku pengin ketemu nyokap kamu dan nyobain masakannya. [SLOW] Aku pengin ketemu nyokap kamu dan nyobain masakannya.
Sydney: "I want to see your mom and taste the food she cooks."
Blanca: [NORMAL] Aku pengin ketemu nyokap kamu dan nyobain masakannya.
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: Which slang word can you use to refer to your father?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: bokap
Sydney: "father, dad"
Sydney: Which slang word can you use to mean "wife" in general?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: bini
Sydney: "wife"
Sydney: Which slang word can you use to refer to your mother?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: nyokap
Sydney: "mother, mom"
Sydney: Which slang word do young people use to mean "wife"?
[pause - 5 sec.]
Blanca: bokin
Sydney: "wife"

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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