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Learn slang expressions to describe a bad situation
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INTRODUCTION |
Sydney: Common idioms to use when things aren't looking so great. |
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 15. In this lesson, you'll learn common idioms to use when things aren't looking so great. |
Sydney: Let's check out some useful phrases for when you're having a rough time. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Jesper: tappa hakan |
Jesper: gå åt pipan |
Jesper: ha skinn på näsan |
Jesper: kasta in handduken |
Sydney: Jesper, what's our first expression? |
Jesper: tappa hakan |
Sydney: literally meaning "to lose your chin." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "become very surprised and speechless." |
Jesper: [SLOW] tappa hakan [NORMAL] tappa hakan |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: tappa hakan |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you or someone else becomes very surprised and their mouth opens and they don't know what to say. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag tappade hakan helt när jag såg hur snygg han var! [SLOW] Jag tappade hakan helt när jag såg hur snygg han var! |
Sydney: "I was completely speechless when I saw how gorgeous he was!" |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag tappade hakan helt när jag såg hur snygg han var! |
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Jesper: gå åt pipan |
Sydney: literally meaning "walk towards the pipe." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to go straight to hell." |
Jesper: [SLOW] gå åt pipan [NORMAL] gå åt pipan |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: gå åt pipan |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when everything is going very badly and nothing is working out. Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Det gick ju helt åt pipan att försöka cykla in till jobbet idag. [SLOW] Det gick ju helt åt pipan att försöka cykla in till jobbet idag. |
Sydney: "Well, trying to cycle into work today went straight to hell." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Det gick ju helt åt pipan att försöka cykla in till jobbet idag. |
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Jesper: ha skinn på näsan |
Sydney: literally meaning "have skin on your nose." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be tough and not let what other people say get to you." |
Jesper: [SLOW] ha skinn på näsan [NORMAL] ha skinn på näsan |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: ha skinn på näsan |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you need to be strong and not let other people bring you down. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Man måste ha skinn på näsan för att klara av all kritik. [SLOW] Man måste ha skinn på näsan för att klara av all kritik. |
Sydney: "You have to be tough to handle all the criticism." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Man måste ha skinn på näsan för att klara av all kritik. |
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Jesper: kasta in handduken |
Sydney: literally meaning "throw in the towel." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to give up." |
Jesper: [SLOW] kasta in handduken [NORMAL] kasta in handduken |
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat. |
Jesper: kasta in handduken |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to give up on something. |
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag kastar in handduken för idag, jag får fortsätta imorgon. [SLOW] Jag kastar in handduken för idag, jag får fortsätta imorgon. |
Sydney: "I'm giving up for today, I'll have to continue tomorrow." |
Jesper: [NORMAL] Jag kastar in handduken för idag, jag får fortsätta imorgon. |
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: Well, that didn’t work out at all. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: gå åt pipan |
Sydney: "to go straight to hell" |
Sydney: I don’t even know what to say to such an insult. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: tappa hakan |
Sydney: "become very surprised and speechless" |
Sydney: I can’t finish it all, I give up! |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: kasta in handduken |
Sydney: "to give up" |
Sydney: My parents taught me to be tough when the other kids teased me. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Jesper: ha skinn på näsan |
Sydney: "to be tough and not let what other people say get to you" |
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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