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INTRODUCTION |
Sydney: Common slang verbs, part 4. |
Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SwedishPod101.com. I'm Sydney. |
Jesper: And I'm Jesper! |
Sydney: This is Must-Know Swedish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 12. In this lesson, you'll learn common slang verbs, part 4. |
Sydney: Here are some more Swedish slang verbs that are used on an almost daily basis. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Jesper: att skamma |
Jesper: att hänga |
Jesper: att dissa |
Jesper: att inte palla |
Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression? |
Jesper: att skamma |
Sydney: It means "to scam." |
Jesper: [SLOW] att skamma [NORMAL] att skamma |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: att skamma |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when talking about someone being scammed. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Akta dig för det där företaget, jag har hört att de skammar folk. [SLOW] Akta dig för det där företaget, jag har hört att de skammar folk. |
Sydney: "Watch out for that company, I've heard that they're scamming people." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Akta dig för det där företaget, jag har hört att de skammar folk. |
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Jesper: att hänga |
Sydney: literally meaning "to hang." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to hang out." |
Jesper: [SLOW] att hänga [NORMAL] att hänga |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: att hänga |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you're hanging out with a friend and spending time together. |
Jesper: Do not mix this up with the phrase att hänga med which means "to tag along." |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Vill du hänga ett tag imorgon kväll? [SLOW] Vill du hänga ett tag imorgon kväll? |
Sydney: "Would you like to hang out for a while tomorrow night?" |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Vill du hänga ett tag imorgon kväll? |
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Jesper: att dissa |
Sydney: literally meaning "to diss." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to diss, to disrespect someone, to ignore someone, to turn someone away." |
Jesper: [SLOW] att dissa [NORMAL] att dissa |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: att dissa |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when talking about ignoring or turning away someone. It can also mean to disrespect someone. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Kan du sluta dissa mig hela tiden? [SLOW] Kan du sluta dissa mig hela tiden? |
Sydney: "Could you stop turning me away all the time? " |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Kan du sluta dissa mig hela tiden? |
Sydney: You can also use the word "dissig" as an adjective. For example… |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Skit i honom, han är dissig mot alla. [SLOW] Skit i honom, han är dissig mot alla. |
Sydney: "Nevermind him, he's disrespectful to everyone." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Skit i honom, han är dissig mot alla. |
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Jesper: att inte palla |
Sydney: It means "to not be bothered." |
Jesper: [SLOW] att inte palla [NORMAL] att inte palla |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: att inte palla |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you can't be bothered to do something because it's too much work. Or when you don't have the energy to do something. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag pallar inte plugga mer idag! [SLOW] Jag pallar inte plugga mer idag! |
Sydney: "I can't face doing any more studying today." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag pallar inte plugga mer idag! |
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: I’m going to spend some time with my family this week. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: att hänga |
Sydney: "to hang out" |
Sydney: He was completely tricked by that company. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: att skamma |
Sydney: "to scam" |
Sydney: Let’s take a taxi, I can’t be bothered to walk. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: att inte palla |
Sydney: "to not be bothered" |
Sydney: I asked her out, but she wasn’t interested. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: att dissa |
Sydney: "to diss, to disrespect someone, to ignore someone, to turn someone away" |
Outro |
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Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered four Swedish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at SwedishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
Jesper: Det var allt för den här gången, vi ses snart igen! |
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